Population speaking Spanish at home

People aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

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Measures the language used at home, not English ability or Hispanic origin. Hispanic origin is hispanic_share.

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Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

Rankings

US states by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024

Top 15. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

California: 28.3 %California28.3Texas: 28.1 %Texas28.1New Mexico: 24.5 %New Mexico24.5Florida: 22.6 %Florida22.6Nevada: 19.9 %Nevada19.9Arizona: 19.3 %Arizona19.3New Jersey: 17.2 %New Jersey17.2New York: 14.8 %New York14.8Illinois: 14 %Illinois14Rhode Island: 13.5 %Rhode Island13.5Connecticut: 12.8 %Connecticut12.8Colorado: 11.1 %Colorado11.1Utah: 10.9 %Utah10.9Massachusetts: 9.7 %Massachusetts9.7Maryland: 9.6 %Maryland9.6California: 28.3 %California28.3Texas: 28.1 %Texas28.1New Mexico: 24.5 %New Mexico24.5Florida: 22.6 %Florida22.6Nevada: 19.9 %Nevada19.9Arizona: 19.3 %Arizona19.3New Jersey: 17.2 %New Jersey17.2New York: 14.8 %New York14.8Illinois: 14 %Illinois14Rhode Island: 13.5 %Rhode Island13.5Connecticut: 12.8 %Connecticut12.8Colorado: 11.1 %Colorado11.1Utah: 10.9 %Utah10.9Massachusetts: 9.7 %Massachusetts9.7Maryland: 9.6 %Maryland9.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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