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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 279.62K people in Arkansas with Irish ancestry (9.30% of Arkansas population). Among all Arkansas counties, Stone County had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (21.56%), followed by Izard County (18.05%), and Van Buren County (16.98%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
Stone County
Izard County
Van Buren County
Boone County
Randolph County
Sharp County
Fulton County
Marion County
Little River County
Polk County
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Stone County 21.56
2 Izard County 18.05
3 Van Buren County 16.98
4 Boone County 15.82
5 Randolph County 14.81
6 Sharp County 14.78
7 Fulton County 14.62
8 Marion County 14.51
9 Little River County 13.56
10 Polk County 13.51
11 Greene County 13.43
12 Baxter County 12.80
13 Searcy County 12.55
14 Independence County 12.35
15 Saline County 12.22
16 Perry County 12.07
17 Lawrence County 12.04
18 Garland County 11.92
19 Conway County 11.89
20 Crawford County 11.69
21 Montgomery County 11.61
22 Miller County 11.55
23 Cleburne County 11.36
24 White County 11.33
25 Lonoke County 11.28
26 Jackson County 11.23
27 Clay County 11.15
28 Poinsett County 10.87
29 Nevada County 10.83
30 Craighead County 10.78
31 Prairie County 10.54
32 Sevier County 10.43
33 Scott County 10.41
34 Washington County 10.15
35 Pike County 9.77
36 Pope County 9.60
37 Mississippi County 9.40
38 Grant County 9.25
39 Cleveland County 9.17
40 Madison County 9.07
41 Monroe County 9.04
42 Franklin County 9.03
43 Johnson County 8.95
44 Howard County 8.54
45 Newton County 8.46
46 Sebastian County 8.17
47 Drew County 8.05
48 Cross County 7.74
49 Hempstead County 7.73
50 Pulaski County 7.70
51 Hot Spring County 7.64
52 Arkansas County 7.63
53 Benton County 7.59
54 Clark County 7.47
55 Carroll County 7.36
56 Crittenden County 7.25
57 Faulkner County 7.24
58 Logan County 6.75
59 Calhoun County 6.53
60 Yell County 6.12
61 Ashley County 5.90
62 Ouachita County 5.75
63 Lafayette County 5.54
64 Phillips County 5.01
65 Dallas County 4.95
66 Columbia County 4.66
67 Bradley County 4.49
68 Woodruff County 4.47
69 Lincoln County 4.40
70 Chicot County 4.26
71 Union County 3.97
72 St. Francis County 3.80
73 Desha County 3.26
73 Jefferson County 3.26
74 Lee County 3.20