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

Franklin County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 67 counties in 2021, at 16.1%. Conecuh County had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 3.1% and the figure for Alabama was 5.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.1Franklin County
Lowest0.4Conecuh County
Median3.167 counties
Alabama5.3History

Map of counties, 2021

Autauga County: 3.5 %Baldwin County: 5.2 %Barbour County: 7.2 %Bibb County: 1.7 %Blount County: 7.9 %Bullock County: 8.4 %Butler County: 2.3 %Calhoun County: 3.6 %Chambers County: 3.2 %Cherokee County: 2.7 %Chilton County: 7.8 %Choctaw County: 1.8 %Clarke County: 0.9 %Clay County: 2.5 %Cleburne County: 2.6 %Coffee County: 7.1 %Colbert County: 2.3 %Conecuh County: 0.4 %Coosa County: 1 %Covington County: 1.7 %Crenshaw County: 2.1 %Cullman County: 3.5 %Dale County: 6.3 %Dallas County: 0.7 %DeKalb County: 13.8 %Elmore County: 3.1 %Escambia County: 1.5 %Etowah County: 4.3 %Fayette County: 1 %Franklin County: 16.1 %Geneva County: 3.2 %Greene County: 0.7 %Hale County: 1 %Henry County: 2.7 %Houston County: 3.8 %Jackson County: 2.3 %Jefferson County: 5.7 %Lamar County: 0.5 %Lauderdale County: 3.8 %Lawrence County: 2.4 %Lee County: 7.4 %Limestone County: 6.4 %Lowndes County: 0.6 %Macon County: 1.2 %Madison County: 7 %Marengo County: 2.3 %Marion County: 3.4 %Marshall County: 13.6 %Mobile County: 4.4 %Monroe County: 0.6 %Montgomery County: 6.2 %Morgan County: 7.8 %Perry County: 0.8 %Pickens County: 5.1 %Pike County: 5.1 %Randolph County: 2.9 %Russell County: 5.4 %St. Clair County: 3.1 %Shelby County: 7.5 %Sumter County: 2.7 %Talladega County: 3.3 %Tallapoosa County: 3.2 %Tuscaloosa County: 5.6 %Walker County: 2.3 %Washington County: 0.7 %Wilcox County: 2.4 %Winston County: 2.4 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Franklin County: 16.1 %Franklin County16.1DeKalb County: 13.8 %DeKalb County13.8Marshall County: 13.6 %Marshall County13.6Bullock County: 8.4 %Bullock County8.4Blount County: 7.9 %Blount County7.9Chilton County: 7.8 %Chilton County7.8Morgan County: 7.8 %Morgan County7.8Shelby County: 7.5 %Shelby County7.5Lee County: 7.4 %Lee County7.4Barbour County: 7.2 %Barbour County7.2Coffee County: 7.1 %Coffee County7.1Madison County: 7 %Madison County7Limestone County: 6.4 %Limestone County6.4Dale County: 6.3 %Dale County6.3Montgomery County: 6.2 %Montgomery County6.2Jefferson County: 5.7 %Jefferson County5.7Tuscaloosa County: 5.6 %Tuscaloosa County5.6Russell County: 5.4 %Russell County5.4Baldwin County: 5.2 %Baldwin County5.2Pickens County: 5.1 %Pickens County5.1Pike County: 5.1 %Pike County5.1Mobile County: 4.4 %Mobile County4.4Etowah County: 4.3 %Etowah County4.3Lauderdale County: 3.8 %Lauderdale County3.8Houston County: 3.8 %Houston County3.8Calhoun County: 3.6 %Calhoun County3.6Cullman County: 3.5 %Cullman County3.5Autauga County: 3.5 %Autauga County3.5Marion County: 3.4 %Marion County3.4Talladega County: 3.3 %Talladega County3.3Geneva County: 3.2 %Geneva County3.2Chambers County: 3.2 %Chambers County3.2Tallapoosa County: 3.2 %Tallapoosa County3.2Elmore County: 3.1 %Elmore County3.1St. Clair County: 3.1 %St. Clair County3.1Randolph County: 2.9 %Randolph County2.9Cherokee County: 2.7 %Cherokee County2.7Sumter County: 2.7 %Sumter County2.7Henry County: 2.7 %Henry County2.7Cleburne County: 2.6 %Cleburne County2.6Franklin County: 16.1 %Franklin County16.1DeKalb County: 13.8 %DeKalb County13.8Marshall County: 13.6 %Marshall County13.6Bullock County: 8.4 %Bullock County8.4Blount County: 7.9 %Blount County7.9Chilton County: 7.8 %Chilton County7.8Morgan County: 7.8 %Morgan County7.8Shelby County: 7.5 %Shelby County7.5Lee County: 7.4 %Lee County7.4Barbour County: 7.2 %Barbour County7.2Coffee County: 7.1 %Coffee County7.1Madison County: 7 %Madison County7Limestone County: 6.4 %Limestone County6.4Dale County: 6.3 %Dale County6.3Montgomery County: 6.2 %Montgomery County6.2Jefferson County: 5.7 %Jefferson County5.7Tuscaloosa County: 5.6 %Tuscaloosa County5.6Russell County: 5.4 %Russell County5.4Baldwin County: 5.2 %Baldwin County5.2Pickens County: 5.1 %Pickens County5.1Pike County: 5.1 %Pike County5.1Mobile County: 4.4 %Mobile County4.4Etowah County: 4.3 %Etowah County4.3Lauderdale County: 3.8 %Lauderdale County3.8Houston County: 3.8 %Houston County3.8Calhoun County: 3.6 %Calhoun County3.6Cullman County: 3.5 %Cullman County3.5Autauga County: 3.5 %Autauga County3.5Marion County: 3.4 %Marion County3.4Talladega County: 3.3 %Talladega County3.3Geneva County: 3.2 %Geneva County3.2Chambers County: 3.2 %Chambers County3.2Tallapoosa County: 3.2 %Tallapoosa County3.2Elmore County: 3.1 %Elmore County3.1St. Clair County: 3.1 %St. Clair County3.1Randolph County: 2.9 %Randolph County2.9Cherokee County: 2.7 %Cherokee County2.7Sumter County: 2.7 %Sumter County2.7Henry County: 2.7 %Henry County2.7Cleburne County: 2.6 %Cleburne County2.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Franklin County16.1
2DeKalb County13.8
3Marshall County13.6
4Bullock County8.4
5Blount County7.9
6Chilton County7.8
7Morgan County7.8
8Shelby County7.5
9Lee County7.4
10Barbour County7.2
11Coffee County7.1
12Madison County7
13Limestone County6.4
14Dale County6.3
15Montgomery County6.2
16Jefferson County5.7
17Tuscaloosa County5.6
18Russell County5.4
19Baldwin County5.2
20Pickens County5.1
21Pike County5.1
22Mobile County4.4
23Etowah County4.3
24Lauderdale County3.8
25Houston County3.8
26Calhoun County3.6
27Cullman County3.5
28Autauga County3.5
29Marion County3.4
30Talladega County3.3
31Geneva County3.2
32Chambers County3.2
33Tallapoosa County3.2
34Elmore County3.1
35St. Clair County3.1
36Randolph County2.9
37Cherokee County2.7
38Sumter County2.7
39Henry County2.7
40Cleburne County2.6
41Clay County2.5
42Wilcox County2.4
43Lawrence County2.4
44Winston County2.4
45Walker County2.3
46Marengo County2.3
47Butler County2.3
48Jackson County2.3
49Colbert County2.3
50Crenshaw County2.1
51Choctaw County1.8
52Covington County1.7
53Bibb County1.7
54Escambia County1.5
55Macon County1.2
56Hale County1
57Coosa County1
58Fayette County1
59Clarke County0.9
60Perry County0.8
61Washington County0.7
62Dallas County0.7
63Greene County0.7
64Monroe County0.6
65Lowndes County0.6
66Lamar County0.5
67Conecuh County0.4

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/alabama-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/alabama-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/alabama-counties?period=2021 (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, 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Franklin County, with 16.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Conecuh County, with 0.4% in 2021.

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