Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 280.27K people in Arkansas with German ancestry (9.32% of Arkansas population). Among all Arkansas counties, Marion County had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (20.90%), followed by Fulton County (18.75%), and Izard County (17.20%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having German ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Arkansas.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Marion County
Fulton County
Izard County
Boone County
Baxter County
Sharp County
Randolph County
Van Buren County
Independence County
Conway County
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Marion County 20.90
2 Fulton County 18.75
3 Izard County 17.20
4 Boone County 16.84
5 Baxter County 15.39
6 Sharp County 14.67
7 Randolph County 14.52
8 Van Buren County 14.34
9 Independence County 13.77
10 Conway County 13.15
11 Clay County 13.13
12 Cleburne County 13.08
13 Arkansas County 12.60
14 Lawrence County 12.22
15 Carroll County 11.87
16 Stone County 11.85
17 Craighead County 11.55
18 Benton County 11.48
19 Prairie County 11.33
20 Franklin County 11.30
21 Saline County 11.28
22 Logan County 11.04
23 Newton County 11.02
24 Madison County 10.84
25 Washington County 10.73
26 Perry County 10.71
27 Crawford County 10.44
28 Lonoke County 10.25
29 Polk County 10.22
30 Garland County 10.20
31 Johnson County 9.97
32 Pope County 9.79
33 Montgomery County 9.65
34 Greene County 9.07
35 Sebastian County 9.00
36 Howard County 8.82
37 Cross County 8.71
38 Poinsett County 8.63
39 Yell County 8.25
40 Faulkner County 8.24
41 Pulaski County 8.13
42 White County 8.12
43 Hot Spring County 7.92
44 Jackson County 7.77
45 Searcy County 7.76
46 Little River County 7.47
47 Cleveland County 7.42
48 Hempstead County 7.31
49 Monroe County 7.21
50 Grant County 6.91
51 Sevier County 6.27
52 Clark County 6.15
53 Pike County 5.80
54 Miller County 5.71
55 Crittenden County 5.66
56 Scott County 5.45
57 Mississippi County 5.21
58 Union County 4.99
59 Lee County 4.05
60 Dallas County 3.79
61 Drew County 3.73
62 Ashley County 3.56
63 Columbia County 3.51
64 St. Francis County 3.35
65 Phillips County 3.25
66 Ouachita County 3.01
67 Woodruff County 2.76
68 Jefferson County 2.69
69 Lafayette County 2.61
70 Bradley County 2.31
70 Nevada County 2.31
71 Chicot County 2.17
72 Lincoln County 1.96
73 Calhoun County 1.77
74 Desha County 1.62