 The two largest ethnic groups reported in Agarfa were the Oromo (87.46%), and the Amhara (11.68%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.86% of the population.Oromiffa was spoken as a first language by 85.47%, and 14.21% spoke Amharic; the remaining 0.32% spoke all other primary languages reported.The majority of the inhabitants were Muslim, with 71.53% of the population having reported they practiced that belief, while 27.6% of the population said they professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.