Arkansas Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on April 15, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 3.01M Arkansas population, 1.03M had Other Groups ancestry (34.31%), 922.24K had Unclassified ancestry (30.68%), and 280.27K had German ancestry (9.32%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups by percentage, and the table below shows both the population and percentages for many ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other states.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: Arkansas ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Arkansas Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 1031546 | 34.31 |
| Unclassified | 922244 | 30.68 |
| German | 280274 | 9.32 |
| Irish | 279619 | 9.30 |
| American | 276583 | 9.20 |
| English | 270784 | 9.01 |
| Scottish | 50913 | 1.69 |
| European | 45961 | 1.53 |
| French (except Basque) | 45236 | 1.51 |
| Italian | 45165 | 1.50 |
| Scotch Irish | 30878 | 1.03 |
| Dutch | 28926 | 0.96 |
| Subsaharan African | 24333 | 0.81 |
| Polish | 22785 | 0.76 |
| African | 20937 | 0.70 |
| British | 16642 | 0.55 |
| Norwegian | 14334 | 0.48 |
| Welsh | 13943 | 0.46 |
| Swedish | 12502 | 0.42 |
| Czech | 6450 | 0.22 |
| Scandinavian | 5692 | 0.19 |
| French Canadian | 5625 | 0.19 |
| Swiss | 4724 | 0.16 |
| Danish | 4681 | 0.16 |
| Russian | 4210 | 0.14 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 3801 | 0.13 |
| Northern European | 3223 | 0.11 |
| Greek | 3189 | 0.11 |
| Eastern European | 3024 | 0.10 |
| Portuguese | 2946 | 0.10 |
| Hungarian | 2410 | 0.08 |
| Austrian | 2291 | 0.08 |
| Canadian | 2041 | 0.07 |
| Ukrainian | 1891 | 0.06 |
| Cajun | 1777 | 0.06 |
| Czechoslovakian | 1681 | 0.06 |
| Lithuanian | 1603 | 0.05 |
| Finnish | 1322 | 0.04 |
| Dutch West Indian | 1287 | 0.04 |
| Lebanese | 1236 | 0.04 |
| Romanian | 1127 | 0.04 |
| Arab | 1003 | 0.03 |
| Slovak | 988 | 0.03 |
| Brazilian | 968 | 0.03 |
| Belgian | 962 | 0.03 |
| Nigerian | 896 | 0.03 |
| West Indian | 885 | 0.03 |
| Iranian | 764 | 0.03 |
| Armenian | 603 | 0.02 |
| Croatian | 594 | 0.02 |
| Egyptian | 592 | 0.02 |
| Pennsylvania German | 588 | 0.02 |
| Jamaican | 577 | 0.02 |
| South African | 528 | 0.02 |
| Haitian | 488 | 0.02 |
| Ghanaian | 475 | 0.02 |
| Syrian | 465 | 0.02 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 450 | 0.02 |
| Yugoslavian | 422 | 0.01 |
| Bulgarian | 376 | 0.01 |
| Australian | 334 | 0.01 |
| Israeli | 307 | 0.01 |
| Iraqi | 293 | 0.01 |
| Serbian | 287 | 0.01 |
| Celtic | 280 | 0.01 |
| Slovene | 270 | 0.01 |
| Moroccan | 254 | 0.01 |
| Palestinian | 229 | 0.01 |
| Jordanian | 193 | 0.01 |
| Slavic | 193 | 0.01 |
| Turkish | 169 | 0.01 |
| Senegalese | 157 | 0.01 |
| Sierra Leonean | 153 | 0.01 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 150 | 0.01 |
| Bermudan | 125 | 0.004 |
| Belizean | 120 | 0.004 |
| Basque | 112 | 0.004 |
| Latvian | 99 | 0.003 |
| Macedonian | 91 | 0.003 |
| Icelander | 85 | 0.003 |
| Kenyan | 85 | 0.003 |
| Bahamian | 83 | 0.003 |
| New Zealander | 75 | 0.003 |
| Estonian | 62 | 0.002 |
| Albania | 59 | 0.002 |
| US Virgin Islander | 55 | 0.002 |
| German Russian | 54 | 0.002 |
| Liberian | 51 | 0.002 |
| Ethiopian | 49 | 0.002 |
| Zimbabwean | 44 | 0.002 |
| Luxembourger | 40 | 0.001 |
| Maltese | 40 | 0.001 |
| British West Indian | 37 | 0.001 |
| Alsatian | 34 | 0.001 |
| Afghan | 25 | 0.001 |
| Cape Verdean | 22 | 0.001 |
| Ugandan | 13 | 0.000 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 12 | 0.000 |
| Guyanese | 12 | 0.000 |
| Barbadian | 6 | 0.000 |