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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.69K people in Arkansas with Scandinavian ancestry (0.19% of Arkansas population). Among all Arkansas counties, Cross County had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (0.52%), followed by Carroll County (0.51%), and Van Buren County (0.46%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Cross County
Carroll County
Van Buren County
Boone County
Independence County
Crittenden County
Washington County
Crawford County
Benton County
Lonoke County
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Cross County 0.52
2 Carroll County 0.51
3 Van Buren County 0.46
4 Boone County 0.45
5 Independence County 0.41
6 Crittenden County 0.36
6 Washington County 0.36
7 Crawford County 0.35
8 Benton County 0.30
8 Lonoke County 0.30
9 Montgomery County 0.29
10 Sharp County 0.26
11 Clark County 0.24
12 Faulkner County 0.23
12 Pope County 0.23
13 Garland County 0.22
14 Union County 0.21
15 Saline County 0.20
16 Chicot County 0.19
16 Johnson County 0.19
16 Mississippi County 0.19
17 Marion County 0.17
17 Sebastian County 0.17
18 Baxter County 0.16
18 Cleburne County 0.16
18 Pike County 0.16
18 White County 0.16
19 Scott County 0.15
20 Columbia County 0.14
20 Pulaski County 0.14
21 Conway County 0.13
21 Grant County 0.13
21 Monroe County 0.13
22 Lawrence County 0.12
22 Miller County 0.12
23 Lee County 0.11
23 Lincoln County 0.11
24 Phillips County 0.10
25 Greene County 0.08
25 Jefferson County 0.08
25 Newton County 0.08
26 Ouachita County 0.07
26 Polk County 0.07
27 Izard County 0.06
28 Craighead County 0.05
28 Hot Spring County 0.05
28 Howard County 0.05
28 St. Francis County 0.05
28 Searcy County 0.05
28 Sevier County 0.05
29 Calhoun County 0.04
29 Logan County 0.04
30 Little River County 0.03
30 Perry County 0.03
31 Clay County 0.01
31 Hempstead County 0.01
31 Jackson County 0.01