Languages spoken in Arkansas

Of 2,869,111 residents of Arkansas aged 5 and over, 238,660 (8.3%) speak a language other than English at home, and 98,201 (3.4%) speak English less than "very well".

The most common non-English language is Spanish with 176,128 speakers, followed by Ilocano, Samoan, Hawaiian, or other Austronesian languages (7,831).

Limited-English-proficiency counts are the best public proxy for local demand for interpreters and document translation in healthcare, courts, schools and social services.