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Population speaking Spanish at home in Philadelphia County

Population speaking Spanish at home in Philadelphia County was 10.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1 pts from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 67 counties in 2024.

202410.9%
Change on 2023+0.1 pts
Rank4th of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high11.22022
Series low10.82023

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Population speaking Spanish at home in Philadelphia County, 2021 to 2024

10.710.810.91111.111.220212022202320242021: 11 %2022: 11.2 %2023: 10.8 %2024: 10.9 %10.610.81111.2202120242021: 11 %2022: 11.2 %2023: 10.8 %2024: 10.9 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Period%
202410.9
202310.8
202211.2
202111

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place2024
Philadelphia County10.9
Pennsylvania5.6
United States13.6

Philadelphia County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 4.7 %Allegheny County: 1.9 %Armstrong County: 0.5 %Beaver County: 1.4 %Bedford County: 0.8 %Berks County: 17.6 %Blair County: 0.8 %Bradford County: 1.2 %Bucks County: 4.1 %Butler County: 1.2 %Cambria County: 1.2 %Cameron County: 0.5 %Carbon County: 3.8 %Centre County: 2.3 %Chester County: 5.1 %Clarion County: 0.5 %Clearfield County: 1.8 %Clinton County: 0.9 %Columbia County: 1.2 %Crawford County: 0.6 %Cumberland County: 2.6 %Dauphin County: 6.8 %Delaware County: 3 %Elk County: 0.4 %Erie County: 2 %Fayette County: 0.9 %Forest County: 3.3 %Franklin County: 5.1 %Fulton County: 0.3 %Greene County: 1 %Huntingdon County: 1.4 %Indiana County: 1 %Jefferson County: 0.4 %Juniata County: 3.2 %Lackawanna County: 5.8 %Lancaster County: 6.8 %Lawrence County: 1.1 %Lebanon County: 9.2 %Lehigh County: 19.5 %Luzerne County: 12.9 %Lycoming County: 1 %McKean County: 1 %Mercer County: 0.8 %Mifflin County: 0.6 %Monroe County: 9.8 %Montgomery County: 4.1 %Montour County: 2.3 %Northampton County: 9.4 %Northumberland County: 2.3 %Perry County: 1.4 %Philadelphia County: 10.9 %Pike County: 6.6 %Potter County: 0.9 %Schuylkill County: 4.6 %Snyder County: 1.5 %Somerset County: 0.9 %Sullivan County: 2.1 %Susquehanna County: 1.3 %Tioga County: 0.7 %Union County: 3.6 %Venango County: 0.5 %Warren County: 1.1 %Washington County: 1.4 %Wayne County: 2.6 %Westmoreland County: 0.9 %Wyoming County: 1.3 %York County: 5.4 %
  • Under 0.8
  • 0.8 to 1.1
  • 1.1 to 1.4
  • 1.4 to 3
  • 3 to 5.4
  • 5.4 and over
Population speaking Spanish at home, 2024, %. Philadelphia County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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.

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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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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, Philadelphia 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, Philadelphia 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/philadelphia-county-pennsylvania. 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, Philadelphia 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/philadelphia-county-pennsylvania.

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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, Philadelphia 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/philadelphia-county-pennsylvania (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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, Philadelphia County, 2021 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/spanish-spoken-at-home/philadelphia-county-pennsylvania. 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 Philadelphia County?

Population speaking Spanish at home in Philadelphia County was 10.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1 pts from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 67 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 Philadelphia County?

11.2% in 2022, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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