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

Miami-Dade County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 67 counties in 2021, at 75.1%. Dixie County had the lowest, at 3.7%. The median was 11.1% and the figure for Florida was 29.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest75.1Miami-Dade County
Lowest3.7Dixie County
Median11.167 counties
Florida29.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Alachua County: 15 %Baker County: 4 %Bay County: 8.9 %Bradford County: 4.2 %Brevard County: 11.1 %Broward County: 41.9 %Calhoun County: 7.2 %Charlotte County: 10.2 %Citrus County: 6.4 %Clay County: 10.7 %Collier County: 33.6 %Columbia County: 7.3 %DeSoto County: 25.4 %Dixie County: 3.7 %Duval County: 15.3 %Escambia County: 7.8 %Flagler County: 15.4 %Franklin County: 6.4 %Gadsden County: 10.3 %Gilchrist County: 5.5 %Glades County: 21.6 %Gulf County: 6.4 %Hamilton County: 11 %Hardee County: 37.7 %Hendry County: 49.5 %Hernando County: 11.7 %Highlands County: 20.5 %Hillsborough County: 30.2 %Holmes County: 4.1 %Indian River County: 14 %Jackson County: 5.8 %Jefferson County: 6.6 %Lafayette County: 17.4 %Lake County: 15.3 %Lee County: 23.7 %Leon County: 9.7 %Levy County: 7.3 %Liberty County: 5.4 %Madison County: 7.4 %Manatee County: 18.2 %Marion County: 13.7 %Martin County: 13.8 %Miami-Dade County: 75.1 %Monroe County: 21.6 %Nassau County: 5.8 %Okaloosa County: 11.9 %Okeechobee County: 22.7 %Orange County: 37.5 %Osceola County: 54.1 %Palm Beach County: 33.1 %Pasco County: 16.1 %Pinellas County: 14.9 %Polk County: 24.2 %Putnam County: 8.5 %St. Johns County: 9.4 %St. Lucie County: 23.1 %Santa Rosa County: 6.5 %Sarasota County: 13.1 %Seminole County: 23.7 %Sumter County: 7.1 %Suwannee County: 8.6 %Taylor County: 7.3 %Union County: 5 %Volusia County: 14.7 %Wakulla County: 5.8 %Walton County: 7.8 %Washington County: 6.1 %
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  • 6.4 to 7.8
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  • 15 to 24
  • 24 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Miami-Dade County: 75.1 %Miami-Dade County75.1Osceola County: 54.1 %Osceola County54.1Hendry County: 49.5 %Hendry County49.5Broward County: 41.9 %Broward County41.9Hardee County: 37.7 %Hardee County37.7Orange County: 37.5 %Orange County37.5Collier County: 33.6 %Collier County33.6Palm Beach County: 33.1 %Palm Beach County33.1Hillsborough County: 30.2 %Hillsborough County30.2DeSoto County: 25.4 %DeSoto County25.4Polk County: 24.2 %Polk County24.2Seminole County: 23.7 %Seminole County23.7Lee County: 23.7 %Lee County23.7St. Lucie County: 23.1 %St. Lucie County23.1Okeechobee County: 22.7 %Okeechobee County22.7Glades County: 21.6 %Glades County21.6Monroe County: 21.6 %Monroe County21.6Highlands County: 20.5 %Highlands County20.5Manatee County: 18.2 %Manatee County18.2Lafayette County: 17.4 %Lafayette County17.4Pasco County: 16.1 %Pasco County16.1Flagler County: 15.4 %Flagler County15.4Duval County: 15.3 %Duval County15.3Lake County: 15.3 %Lake County15.3Alachua County: 15 %Alachua County15Pinellas County: 14.9 %Pinellas County14.9Volusia County: 14.7 %Volusia County14.7Indian River County: 14 %Indian River County14Martin County: 13.8 %Martin County13.8Marion County: 13.7 %Marion County13.7Sarasota County: 13.1 %Sarasota County13.1Okaloosa County: 11.9 %Okaloosa County11.9Hernando County: 11.7 %Hernando County11.7Brevard County: 11.1 %Brevard County11.1Hamilton County: 11 %Hamilton County11Clay County: 10.7 %Clay County10.7Gadsden County: 10.3 %Gadsden County10.3Charlotte County: 10.2 %Charlotte County10.2Leon County: 9.7 %Leon County9.7St. Johns County: 9.4 %St. Johns County9.4Miami-Dade County: 75.1 %Miami-Dade County75.1Osceola County: 54.1 %Osceola County54.1Hendry County: 49.5 %Hendry County49.5Broward County: 41.9 %Broward County41.9Hardee County: 37.7 %Hardee County37.7Orange County: 37.5 %Orange County37.5Collier County: 33.6 %Collier County33.6Palm Beach County: 33.1 %Palm Beach County33.1Hillsborough County: 30.2 %Hillsborough County30.2DeSoto County: 25.4 %DeSoto County25.4Polk County: 24.2 %Polk County24.2Seminole County: 23.7 %Seminole County23.7Lee County: 23.7 %Lee County23.7St. Lucie County: 23.1 %St. Lucie County23.1Okeechobee County: 22.7 %Okeechobee County22.7Glades County: 21.6 %Glades County21.6Monroe County: 21.6 %Monroe County21.6Highlands County: 20.5 %Highlands County20.5Manatee County: 18.2 %Manatee County18.2Lafayette County: 17.4 %Lafayette County17.4Pasco County: 16.1 %Pasco County16.1Flagler County: 15.4 %Flagler County15.4Duval County: 15.3 %Duval County15.3Lake County: 15.3 %Lake County15.3Alachua County: 15 %Alachua County15Pinellas County: 14.9 %Pinellas County14.9Volusia County: 14.7 %Volusia County14.7Indian River County: 14 %Indian River County14Martin County: 13.8 %Martin County13.8Marion County: 13.7 %Marion County13.7Sarasota County: 13.1 %Sarasota County13.1Okaloosa County: 11.9 %Okaloosa County11.9Hernando County: 11.7 %Hernando County11.7Brevard County: 11.1 %Brevard County11.1Hamilton County: 11 %Hamilton County11Clay County: 10.7 %Clay County10.7Gadsden County: 10.3 %Gadsden County10.3Charlotte County: 10.2 %Charlotte County10.2Leon County: 9.7 %Leon County9.7St. Johns County: 9.4 %St. Johns County9.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Miami-Dade County75.1
2Osceola County54.1
3Hendry County49.5
4Broward County41.9
5Hardee County37.7
6Orange County37.5
7Collier County33.6
8Palm Beach County33.1
9Hillsborough County30.2
10DeSoto County25.4
11Polk County24.2
12Seminole County23.7
13Lee County23.7
14St. Lucie County23.1
15Okeechobee County22.7
16Glades County21.6
17Monroe County21.6
18Highlands County20.5
19Manatee County18.2
20Lafayette County17.4
21Pasco County16.1
22Flagler County15.4
23Duval County15.3
24Lake County15.3
25Alachua County15
26Pinellas County14.9
27Volusia County14.7
28Indian River County14
29Martin County13.8
30Marion County13.7
31Sarasota County13.1
32Okaloosa County11.9
33Hernando County11.7
34Brevard County11.1
35Hamilton County11
36Clay County10.7
37Gadsden County10.3
38Charlotte County10.2
39Leon County9.7
40St. Johns County9.4
41Bay County8.9
42Suwannee County8.6
43Putnam County8.5
44Escambia County7.8
44Walton County7.8
46Madison County7.4
47Columbia County7.3
47Levy County7.3
49Taylor County7.3
50Calhoun County7.2
51Sumter County7.1
52Jefferson County6.6
53Santa Rosa County6.5
54Citrus County6.4
54Gulf County6.4
56Franklin County6.4
57Washington County6.1
58Wakulla County5.8
59Jackson County5.8
60Nassau County5.8
61Gilchrist County5.5
62Liberty County5.4
63Union County5
64Bradford County4.2
65Holmes County4.1
66Baker County4
67Dixie County3.7

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 Florida 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 Florida 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/florida-counties?period=2021. 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 a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Florida 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/florida-counties?period=2021.

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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 Florida 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/florida-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Miami-Dade County, with 75.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Dixie County, with 3.7% in 2021.

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