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

Seward County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 105 counties in 2021, at 58.6%. Clay County had the lowest, at 0.6%. The median was 4.3% and the figure for Kansas was 11.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest58.6Seward County
Lowest0.6Clay County
Median4.3105 counties
Kansas11.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Allen County: 3.4 %Anderson County: 4.4 %Atchison County: 3 %Barber County: 4.4 %Barton County: 8.2 %Bourbon County: 2.7 %Brown County: 1.6 %Butler County: 4.7 %Chase County: 5.3 %Chautauqua County: 1.6 %Cherokee County: 2 %Cheyenne County: 7.6 %Clark County: 6.1 %Clay County: 0.6 %Cloud County: 3.2 %Coffey County: 1.6 %Comanche County: 2.7 %Cowley County: 4.8 %Crawford County: 4.7 %Decatur County: 3.7 %Dickinson County: 2.2 %Doniphan County: 1.9 %Douglas County: 10.2 %Edwards County: 20 %Elk County: 2.9 %Ellis County: 6.9 %Ellsworth County: 2.4 %Finney County: 43.6 %Ford County: 49.2 %Franklin County: 3.4 %Geary County: 16.3 %Gove County: 1.2 %Graham County: 1.6 %Grant County: 42.6 %Gray County: 19.8 %Greeley County: 22.7 %Greenwood County: 1.4 %Hamilton County: 30.9 %Harper County: 2.8 %Harvey County: 4.8 %Haskell County: 40.5 %Hodgeman County: 7.7 %Jackson County: 3.7 %Jefferson County: 1.7 %Jewell County: 1.1 %Johnson County: 12.1 %Kearny County: 28 %Kingman County: 4.9 %Kiowa County: 6.7 %Labette County: 3.5 %Lane County: 9.3 %Leavenworth County: 4.7 %Lincoln County: 0.8 %Linn County: 1.9 %Logan County: 4.8 %Lyon County: 15.2 %McPherson County: 5.1 %Marion County: 3 %Marshall County: 4.2 %Meade County: 20.7 %Miami County: 2.8 %Mitchell County: 1.6 %Montgomery County: 4.3 %Morris County: 3.4 %Morton County: 19.2 %Nemaha County: 2.7 %Neosho County: 3.3 %Ness County: 12 %Norton County: 3.2 %Osage County: 2 %Osborne County: 2.1 %Ottawa County: 2.9 %Pawnee County: 2.1 %Phillips County: 2.2 %Pottawatomie County: 3.3 %Pratt County: 4.6 %Rawlins County: 6 %Reno County: 5.6 %Republic County: 1.2 %Rice County: 6.6 %Riley County: 9.3 %Rooks County: 1.4 %Rush County: 2.9 %Russell County: 2.7 %Saline County: 7.6 %Scott County: 20.6 %Sedgwick County: 15.2 %Seward County: 58.6 %Shawnee County: 7.6 %Sheridan County: 5.3 %Sherman County: 9.8 %Smith County: 1.6 %Stafford County: 6 %Stanton County: 38.2 %Stevens County: 29.7 %Sumner County: 2.4 %Thomas County: 6.3 %Trego County: 0.8 %Wabaunsee County: 1.1 %Wallace County: 2.9 %Washington County: 4.2 %Wichita County: 16.8 %Wilson County: 2.1 %Woodson County: 1.3 %Wyandotte County: 28 %
  • Under 1.9
  • 1.9 to 2.9
  • 2.9 to 4.3
  • 4.3 to 6.1
  • 6.1 to 16
  • 16 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

Seward County: 58.6 %Seward County58.6Ford County: 49.2 %Ford County49.2Finney County: 43.6 %Finney County43.6Grant County: 42.6 %Grant County42.6Haskell County: 40.5 %Haskell County40.5Stanton County: 38.2 %Stanton County38.2Hamilton County: 30.9 %Hamilton County30.9Stevens County: 29.7 %Stevens County29.7Kearny County: 28 %Kearny County28Wyandotte County: 28 %Wyandotte County28Greeley County: 22.7 %Greeley County22.7Meade County: 20.7 %Meade County20.7Scott County: 20.6 %Scott County20.6Edwards County: 20 %Edwards County20Gray County: 19.8 %Gray County19.8Morton County: 19.2 %Morton County19.2Wichita County: 16.8 %Wichita County16.8Geary County: 16.3 %Geary County16.3Lyon County: 15.2 %Lyon County15.2Sedgwick County: 15.2 %Sedgwick County15.2Johnson County: 12.1 %Johnson County12.1Ness County: 12 %Ness County12Douglas County: 10.2 %Douglas County10.2Sherman County: 9.8 %Sherman County9.8Lane County: 9.3 %Lane County9.3Riley County: 9.3 %Riley County9.3Barton County: 8.2 %Barton County8.2Hodgeman County: 7.7 %Hodgeman County7.7Saline County: 7.6 %Saline County7.6Shawnee County: 7.6 %Shawnee County7.6Cheyenne County: 7.6 %Cheyenne County7.6Ellis County: 6.9 %Ellis County6.9Kiowa County: 6.7 %Kiowa County6.7Rice County: 6.6 %Rice County6.6Thomas County: 6.3 %Thomas County6.3Clark County: 6.1 %Clark County6.1Stafford County: 6 %Stafford County6Rawlins County: 6 %Rawlins County6Reno County: 5.6 %Reno County5.6Sheridan County: 5.3 %Sheridan County5.3Seward County: 58.6 %Seward County58.6Ford County: 49.2 %Ford County49.2Finney County: 43.6 %Finney County43.6Grant County: 42.6 %Grant County42.6Haskell County: 40.5 %Haskell County40.5Stanton County: 38.2 %Stanton County38.2Hamilton County: 30.9 %Hamilton County30.9Stevens County: 29.7 %Stevens County29.7Kearny County: 28 %Kearny County28Wyandotte County: 28 %Wyandotte County28Greeley County: 22.7 %Greeley County22.7Meade County: 20.7 %Meade County20.7Scott County: 20.6 %Scott County20.6Edwards County: 20 %Edwards County20Gray County: 19.8 %Gray County19.8Morton County: 19.2 %Morton County19.2Wichita County: 16.8 %Wichita County16.8Geary County: 16.3 %Geary County16.3Lyon County: 15.2 %Lyon County15.2Sedgwick County: 15.2 %Sedgwick County15.2Johnson County: 12.1 %Johnson County12.1Ness County: 12 %Ness County12Douglas County: 10.2 %Douglas County10.2Sherman County: 9.8 %Sherman County9.8Lane County: 9.3 %Lane County9.3Riley County: 9.3 %Riley County9.3Barton County: 8.2 %Barton County8.2Hodgeman County: 7.7 %Hodgeman County7.7Saline County: 7.6 %Saline County7.6Shawnee County: 7.6 %Shawnee County7.6Cheyenne County: 7.6 %Cheyenne County7.6Ellis County: 6.9 %Ellis County6.9Kiowa County: 6.7 %Kiowa County6.7Rice County: 6.6 %Rice County6.6Thomas County: 6.3 %Thomas County6.3Clark County: 6.1 %Clark County6.1Stafford County: 6 %Stafford County6Rawlins County: 6 %Rawlins County6Reno County: 5.6 %Reno County5.6Sheridan County: 5.3 %Sheridan County5.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Seward County58.6
2Ford County49.2
3Finney County43.6
4Grant County42.6
5Haskell County40.5
6Stanton County38.2
7Hamilton County30.9
8Stevens County29.7
9Kearny County28
10Wyandotte County28
11Greeley County22.7
12Meade County20.7
13Scott County20.6
14Edwards County20
15Gray County19.8
16Morton County19.2
17Wichita County16.8
18Geary County16.3
19Lyon County15.2
19Sedgwick County15.2
21Johnson County12.1
22Ness County12
23Douglas County10.2
24Sherman County9.8
25Lane County9.3
26Riley County9.3
27Barton County8.2
28Hodgeman County7.7
29Saline County7.6
30Shawnee County7.6
31Cheyenne County7.6
32Ellis County6.9
33Kiowa County6.7
34Rice County6.6
35Thomas County6.3
36Clark County6.1
37Stafford County6
38Rawlins County6
39Reno County5.6
40Sheridan County5.3
41Chase County5.3
42McPherson County5.1
43Kingman County4.9
44Harvey County4.8
45Logan County4.8
46Cowley County4.8
47Crawford County4.7
47Leavenworth County4.7
49Butler County4.7
50Pratt County4.6
51Anderson County4.4
51Barber County4.4
53Montgomery County4.3
54Marshall County4.2
54Washington County4.2
56Decatur County3.7
57Jackson County3.7
58Labette County3.5
59Franklin County3.4
60Morris County3.4
61Allen County3.4
62Neosho County3.3
63Pottawatomie County3.3
64Cloud County3.2
64Norton County3.2
66Atchison County3
67Marion County3
68Elk County2.9
69Rush County2.9
70Wallace County2.9
71Ottawa County2.9
72Harper County2.8
73Miami County2.8
74Comanche County2.7
75Bourbon County2.7
76Nemaha County2.7
76Russell County2.7
78Ellsworth County2.4
79Sumner County2.4
80Phillips County2.2
81Dickinson County2.2
82Osborne County2.1
83Pawnee County2.1
83Wilson County2.1
85Cherokee County2
86Osage County2
87Linn County1.9
88Doniphan County1.9
89Jefferson County1.7
90Brown County1.6
90Graham County1.6
90Smith County1.6
93Mitchell County1.6
94Chautauqua County1.6
95Coffey County1.6
96Greenwood County1.4
97Rooks County1.4
98Woodson County1.3
99Republic County1.2
100Gove County1.2
101Jewell County1.1
101Wabaunsee County1.1
103Trego County0.8
104Lincoln County0.8
105Clay County0.6

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 Kansas 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

MLA 9

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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Seward County, with 58.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Clay County, with 0.6% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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