Population speaking Spanish at home in Kent County
Population speaking Spanish at home in Kent County was 3.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2 pts from 2023. That is the 3rd highest of 5 counties in 2024.
Population speaking Spanish at home in Kent County, 2021 to 2024
All 4 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.8 |
| 2023 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 3.2 |
| 2021 | 3.1 |
Compared with Rhode Island and United States
| Place | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Kent County | 3.8 |
| Rhode Island | 13.5 |
| United States | 13.6 |
Rankings
- US states by population speaking Spanish at home
- Counties in Rhode Island by population speaking Spanish at home
Definition
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.
Measures the language used at home, not English ability or Hispanic origin. Hispanic origin is hispanic_share.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Population speaking Spanish at home, Kent County, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat
MLA 9
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Population speaking Spanish at home, Kent County, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/spanish-spoken-at-home/kent-county-rhode-island. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Population speaking Spanish at home, Kent County, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/spanish-spoken-at-home/kent-county-rhode-island.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Population speaking Spanish at home, Kent County, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/spanish-spoken-at-home/kent-county-rhode-island (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_population_speaking_spanish_at_2024,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs: Population speaking Spanish at home, Kent County, 2021 to 2024}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/spanish-spoken-at-home/kent-county-rhode-island. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the population speaking Spanish at home in Kent County?
Population speaking Spanish at home in Kent County was 3.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2 pts from 2023. That is the 3rd highest of 5 counties in 2024.
Where does this figure come from?
U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest population speaking Spanish at home in Kent County?
3.8% in 2024, the highest value since 2021 in this series.