Counties in Alabama by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024

Franklin County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 67 counties in 2024, at 17.9%. Greene County had the lowest, at 0.5%. The median was 3.3% and the figure for Alabama was 6.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.9Franklin County
Lowest0.5Greene County
Median3.367 counties
Alabama6.1History

Map of counties, 2024

Autauga County: 3.8 %Baldwin County: 5.9 %Barbour County: 7.3 %Bibb County: 2.2 %Blount County: 8.3 %Bullock County: 5.8 %Butler County: 3.1 %Calhoun County: 3.9 %Chambers County: 3.6 %Cherokee County: 2.6 %Chilton County: 8.9 %Choctaw County: 2 %Clarke County: 1.8 %Clay County: 3.1 %Cleburne County: 1.2 %Coffee County: 8 %Colbert County: 2.4 %Conecuh County: 1.3 %Coosa County: 2.9 %Covington County: 1.6 %Crenshaw County: 2.8 %Cullman County: 4.4 %Dale County: 5.7 %Dallas County: 2 %DeKalb County: 14.9 %Elmore County: 2.7 %Escambia County: 2 %Etowah County: 4.3 %Fayette County: 0.6 %Franklin County: 17.9 %Geneva County: 4.6 %Greene County: 0.5 %Hale County: 1.6 %Henry County: 1.8 %Houston County: 4.6 %Jackson County: 3.3 %Jefferson County: 7.6 %Lamar County: 0.9 %Lauderdale County: 3.9 %Lawrence County: 3 %Lee County: 8.6 %Limestone County: 6.4 %Lowndes County: 2 %Macon County: 2.2 %Madison County: 7.7 %Marengo County: 2.3 %Marion County: 1.8 %Marshall County: 13.3 %Mobile County: 4.8 %Monroe County: 1.1 %Montgomery County: 7.3 %Morgan County: 9 %Perry County: 1.4 %Pickens County: 3.6 %Pike County: 4.8 %Randolph County: 2.2 %Russell County: 4.1 %St. Clair County: 3.3 %Shelby County: 8.4 %Sumter County: 1.7 %Talladega County: 3.4 %Tallapoosa County: 3.8 %Tuscaloosa County: 6.6 %Walker County: 3.5 %Washington County: 1.3 %Wilcox County: 0.8 %Winston County: 3 %
  • Under 1.7
  • 1.7 to 2.3
  • 2.3 to 3.3
  • 3.3 to 4.4
  • 4.4 to 7.3
  • 7.3 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Franklin County: 17.9 %Franklin County17.9DeKalb County: 14.9 %DeKalb County14.9Marshall County: 13.3 %Marshall County13.3Morgan County: 9 %Morgan County9Chilton County: 8.9 %Chilton County8.9Lee County: 8.6 %Lee County8.6Shelby County: 8.4 %Shelby County8.4Blount County: 8.3 %Blount County8.3Coffee County: 8 %Coffee County8Madison County: 7.7 %Madison County7.7Jefferson County: 7.6 %Jefferson County7.6Barbour County: 7.3 %Barbour County7.3Montgomery County: 7.3 %Montgomery County7.3Tuscaloosa County: 6.6 %Tuscaloosa County6.6Limestone County: 6.4 %Limestone County6.4Baldwin County: 5.9 %Baldwin County5.9Bullock County: 5.8 %Bullock County5.8Dale County: 5.7 %Dale County5.7Mobile County: 4.8 %Mobile County4.8Pike County: 4.8 %Pike County4.8Geneva County: 4.6 %Geneva County4.6Houston County: 4.6 %Houston County4.6Cullman County: 4.4 %Cullman County4.4Etowah County: 4.3 %Etowah County4.3Russell County: 4.1 %Russell County4.1Calhoun County: 3.9 %Calhoun County3.9Lauderdale County: 3.9 %Lauderdale County3.9Tallapoosa County: 3.8 %Tallapoosa County3.8Autauga County: 3.8 %Autauga County3.8Chambers County: 3.6 %Chambers County3.6Pickens County: 3.6 %Pickens County3.6Walker County: 3.5 %Walker County3.5Talladega County: 3.4 %Talladega County3.4Jackson County: 3.3 %Jackson County3.3St. Clair County: 3.3 %St. Clair County3.3Clay County: 3.1 %Clay County3.1Butler County: 3.1 %Butler County3.1Winston County: 3 %Winston County3Lawrence County: 3 %Lawrence County3Coosa County: 2.9 %Coosa County2.9Franklin County: 17.9 %Franklin County17.9DeKalb County: 14.9 %DeKalb County14.9Marshall County: 13.3 %Marshall County13.3Morgan County: 9 %Morgan County9Chilton County: 8.9 %Chilton County8.9Lee County: 8.6 %Lee County8.6Shelby County: 8.4 %Shelby County8.4Blount County: 8.3 %Blount County8.3Coffee County: 8 %Coffee County8Madison County: 7.7 %Madison County7.7Jefferson County: 7.6 %Jefferson County7.6Barbour County: 7.3 %Barbour County7.3Montgomery County: 7.3 %Montgomery County7.3Tuscaloosa County: 6.6 %Tuscaloosa County6.6Limestone County: 6.4 %Limestone County6.4Baldwin County: 5.9 %Baldwin County5.9Bullock County: 5.8 %Bullock County5.8Dale County: 5.7 %Dale County5.7Mobile County: 4.8 %Mobile County4.8Pike County: 4.8 %Pike County4.8Geneva County: 4.6 %Geneva County4.6Houston County: 4.6 %Houston County4.6Cullman County: 4.4 %Cullman County4.4Etowah County: 4.3 %Etowah County4.3Russell County: 4.1 %Russell County4.1Calhoun County: 3.9 %Calhoun County3.9Lauderdale County: 3.9 %Lauderdale County3.9Tallapoosa County: 3.8 %Tallapoosa County3.8Autauga County: 3.8 %Autauga County3.8Chambers County: 3.6 %Chambers County3.6Pickens County: 3.6 %Pickens County3.6Walker County: 3.5 %Walker County3.5Talladega County: 3.4 %Talladega County3.4Jackson County: 3.3 %Jackson County3.3St. Clair County: 3.3 %St. Clair County3.3Clay County: 3.1 %Clay County3.1Butler County: 3.1 %Butler County3.1Winston County: 3 %Winston County3Lawrence County: 3 %Lawrence County3Coosa County: 2.9 %Coosa County2.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Franklin County17.9+0.9 pts
2DeKalb County14.9+0.2 pts
3Marshall County13.3-0.7 pts
4Morgan County9-0.2 pts
5Chilton County8.9-0.3 pts
6Lee County8.6-0 pts
7Shelby County8.40 pts
8Blount County8.3+0.2 pts
9Coffee County8-0.5 pts
10Madison County7.7+0.2 pts
11Jefferson County7.6+0.7 pts
12Barbour County7.3-0.5 pts
12Montgomery County7.3+0.4 pts
14Tuscaloosa County6.6+0.5 pts
15Limestone County6.4-0.1 pts
16Baldwin County5.9+0.4 pts
17Bullock County5.8-1 pts
18Dale County5.7-0.8 pts
19Mobile County4.8+0.3 pts
20Pike County4.8+0.2 pts
21Geneva County4.6+0.5 pts
22Houston County4.60 pts
23Cullman County4.4+0.2 pts
24Etowah County4.3-0.4 pts
25Russell County4.1-0.7 pts
26Calhoun County3.9+0.2 pts
27Lauderdale County3.9-0.1 pts
28Tallapoosa County3.8-0.1 pts
29Autauga County3.8-0.1 pts
30Chambers County3.6-0.3 pts
31Pickens County3.6-2.1 pts
32Walker County3.5+0.1 pts
33Talladega County3.4+0.1 pts
34Jackson County3.3+0.4 pts
35St. Clair County3.3+0.2 pts
36Clay County3.1-0.1 pts
37Butler County3.1+0.8 pts
38Winston County3+0.3 pts
39Lawrence County3-0.1 pts
40Coosa County2.9+0.8 pts
41Crenshaw County2.8-0.5 pts
42Elmore County2.7-0 pts
43Cherokee County2.6+0.1 pts
44Colbert County2.4+0.4 pts
45Marengo County2.3+0.3 pts
46Macon County2.2+0.4 pts
47Randolph County2.2-0.3 pts
48Bibb County2.2-0.5 pts
49Lowndes County2+0.7 pts
50Choctaw County2-0.1 pts
51Escambia County2+0.4 pts
52Dallas County2+0.4 pts
53Clarke County1.80 pts
54Marion County1.8-0.1 pts
55Henry County1.8-0.2 pts
56Sumter County1.7-0.4 pts
57Covington County1.6-0.1 pts
57Hale County1.6+0.5 pts
59Perry County1.4+0.9 pts
60Conecuh County1.3+0.1 pts
60Washington County1.3-0.1 pts
62Cleburne County1.2-0.3 pts
63Monroe County1.1+0.2 pts
64Lamar County0.9-0.1 pts
65Wilcox County0.80 pts
66Fayette County0.6-0.5 pts
67Greene County0.5-0.6 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English 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: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Alabama by population speaking a language other than English at home, 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

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Alabama by population speaking a language other than English at home, 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/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/alabama-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Alabama by population speaking a language other than English at home, 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/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/alabama-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Alabama by population speaking a language other than English at home, 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/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/alabama-counties (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 a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in Alabama by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024}},
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Franklin County, with 17.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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