Ranking of Arkansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 276.58K people in Arkansas with American ancestry (9.20% of Arkansas population). Among all Arkansas cities and places with a population of at least 10K, El Dorado city had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (20.94%), followed by Russellville city (18.31%), and Paragould city (16.16%).

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

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

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Ranking of Arkansas Cities and Places By Population with American Ancestry in 2021

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Arkansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021

El Dorado city

Russellville city

Paragould city

Van Buren city

Marion city

Magnolia city

Texarkana city

Malvern city

Jonesboro city

West Memphis city

Ranking of Arkansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	El Dorado city	20.94
2	Russellville city	18.31
3	Paragould city	16.16
4	Van Buren city	15.62
5	Marion city	15.61
6	Magnolia city	14.39
7	Texarkana city	13.03
8	Malvern city	10.32
9	Jonesboro city	10.12
10	West Memphis city	9.71
11	Sherwood city	8.26
12	Searcy city	8.22
13	Benton city	8.10
14	Blytheville city	8.03
15	Bryant city	7.61
16	Hot Springs Village CDP	6.89
17	Cabot city	6.78
18	Batesville city	6.71
19	Mountain Home city	5.88
20	Harrison city	5.75
21	Maumelle city	5.52
22	Fort Smith city	5.43
23	Bella Vista city	5.38
24	Conway city	5.36
25	Little Rock city	5.25
26	Hot Springs city	5.19
27	Fayetteville city	4.91
28	Centerton city	4.88
29	Jacksonville city	4.84
30	Bentonville city	4.59
31	Arkadelphia city	4.39
32	Rogers city	4.25
33	North Little Rock city	4.20
34	Springdale city	4.13
35	Camden city	3.56
36	Siloam Springs city	2.82
37	Forrest City city	2.29
38	Pine Bluff city	2.07