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 2023, at 59.3%. Gove County had the lowest, at 0.5%. The median was 4.5% and the figure for Kansas was 12.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest59.3Seward County
Lowest0.5Gove County
Median4.5105 counties
Kansas12.1History

Map of counties, 2023

Allen County: 3.3 %Anderson County: 7.5 %Atchison County: 3.5 %Barber County: 2.2 %Barton County: 8.9 %Bourbon County: 3.4 %Brown County: 2.2 %Butler County: 5.5 %Chase County: 6.2 %Chautauqua County: 1.5 %Cherokee County: 2.2 %Cheyenne County: 7.9 %Clark County: 6.9 %Clay County: 2 %Cloud County: 4.3 %Coffey County: 5.2 %Comanche County: 1.3 %Cowley County: 6.4 %Crawford County: 5.6 %Decatur County: 3.2 %Dickinson County: 3.4 %Doniphan County: 3.3 %Douglas County: 9.5 %Edwards County: 18.2 %Elk County: 1.2 %Ellis County: 6.7 %Ellsworth County: 3.3 %Finney County: 46.4 %Ford County: 47.3 %Franklin County: 3.4 %Geary County: 14.9 %Gove County: 0.5 %Graham County: 1.3 %Grant County: 42.6 %Gray County: 21.1 %Greeley County: 11.8 %Greenwood County: 1.7 %Hamilton County: 38.2 %Harper County: 2.4 %Harvey County: 6.5 %Haskell County: 36.2 %Hodgeman County: 3.9 %Jackson County: 4 %Jefferson County: 1.4 %Jewell County: 2 %Johnson County: 12.3 %Kearny County: 29.2 %Kingman County: 1.9 %Kiowa County: 7.4 %Labette County: 5.1 %Lane County: 14.2 %Leavenworth County: 5.2 %Lincoln County: 1.3 %Linn County: 1.8 %Logan County: 6.8 %Lyon County: 16.2 %McPherson County: 5.6 %Marion County: 2.4 %Marshall County: 3.4 %Meade County: 21.2 %Miami County: 2.6 %Mitchell County: 2.4 %Montgomery County: 5.4 %Morris County: 2.9 %Morton County: 18.9 %Nemaha County: 3.3 %Neosho County: 2.4 %Ness County: 14.1 %Norton County: 2.6 %Osage County: 2.1 %Osborne County: 2.2 %Ottawa County: 2.9 %Pawnee County: 2.1 %Phillips County: 2 %Pottawatomie County: 3.2 %Pratt County: 3.9 %Rawlins County: 6.3 %Reno County: 5.9 %Republic County: 2.1 %Rice County: 8.1 %Riley County: 8.5 %Rooks County: 1.4 %Rush County: 4.4 %Russell County: 1.5 %Saline County: 8.7 %Scott County: 21.9 %Sedgwick County: 15.2 %Seward County: 59.3 %Shawnee County: 7 %Sheridan County: 5.1 %Sherman County: 9.3 %Smith County: 1.1 %Stafford County: 7 %Stanton County: 45 %Stevens County: 29.1 %Sumner County: 1.8 %Thomas County: 6.4 %Trego County: 0.7 %Wabaunsee County: 1.3 %Wallace County: 4.5 %Washington County: 5.4 %Wichita County: 17.2 %Wilson County: 1.9 %Woodson County: 0.7 %Wyandotte County: 30.9 %
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  • 15 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Seward County: 59.3 %Seward County59.3Ford County: 47.3 %Ford County47.3Finney County: 46.4 %Finney County46.4Stanton County: 45 %Stanton County45Grant County: 42.6 %Grant County42.6Hamilton County: 38.2 %Hamilton County38.2Haskell County: 36.2 %Haskell County36.2Wyandotte County: 30.9 %Wyandotte County30.9Kearny County: 29.2 %Kearny County29.2Stevens County: 29.1 %Stevens County29.1Scott County: 21.9 %Scott County21.9Meade County: 21.2 %Meade County21.2Gray County: 21.1 %Gray County21.1Morton County: 18.9 %Morton County18.9Edwards County: 18.2 %Edwards County18.2Wichita County: 17.2 %Wichita County17.2Lyon County: 16.2 %Lyon County16.2Sedgwick County: 15.2 %Sedgwick County15.2Geary County: 14.9 %Geary County14.9Lane County: 14.2 %Lane County14.2Ness County: 14.1 %Ness County14.1Johnson County: 12.3 %Johnson County12.3Greeley County: 11.8 %Greeley County11.8Douglas County: 9.5 %Douglas County9.5Sherman County: 9.3 %Sherman County9.3Barton County: 8.9 %Barton County8.9Saline County: 8.7 %Saline County8.7Riley County: 8.5 %Riley County8.5Rice County: 8.1 %Rice County8.1Cheyenne County: 7.9 %Cheyenne County7.9Anderson County: 7.5 %Anderson County7.5Kiowa County: 7.4 %Kiowa County7.4Shawnee County: 7 %Shawnee County7Stafford County: 7 %Stafford County7Clark County: 6.9 %Clark County6.9Logan County: 6.8 %Logan County6.8Ellis County: 6.7 %Ellis County6.7Harvey County: 6.5 %Harvey County6.5Thomas County: 6.4 %Thomas County6.4Cowley County: 6.4 %Cowley County6.4Seward County: 59.3 %Seward County59.3Ford County: 47.3 %Ford County47.3Finney County: 46.4 %Finney County46.4Stanton County: 45 %Stanton County45Grant County: 42.6 %Grant County42.6Hamilton County: 38.2 %Hamilton County38.2Haskell County: 36.2 %Haskell County36.2Wyandotte County: 30.9 %Wyandotte County30.9Kearny County: 29.2 %Kearny County29.2Stevens County: 29.1 %Stevens County29.1Scott County: 21.9 %Scott County21.9Meade County: 21.2 %Meade County21.2Gray County: 21.1 %Gray County21.1Morton County: 18.9 %Morton County18.9Edwards County: 18.2 %Edwards County18.2Wichita County: 17.2 %Wichita County17.2Lyon County: 16.2 %Lyon County16.2Sedgwick County: 15.2 %Sedgwick County15.2Geary County: 14.9 %Geary County14.9Lane County: 14.2 %Lane County14.2Ness County: 14.1 %Ness County14.1Johnson County: 12.3 %Johnson County12.3Greeley County: 11.8 %Greeley County11.8Douglas County: 9.5 %Douglas County9.5Sherman County: 9.3 %Sherman County9.3Barton County: 8.9 %Barton County8.9Saline County: 8.7 %Saline County8.7Riley County: 8.5 %Riley County8.5Rice County: 8.1 %Rice County8.1Cheyenne County: 7.9 %Cheyenne County7.9Anderson County: 7.5 %Anderson County7.5Kiowa County: 7.4 %Kiowa County7.4Shawnee County: 7 %Shawnee County7Stafford County: 7 %Stafford County7Clark County: 6.9 %Clark County6.9Logan County: 6.8 %Logan County6.8Ellis County: 6.7 %Ellis County6.7Harvey County: 6.5 %Harvey County6.5Thomas County: 6.4 %Thomas County6.4Cowley County: 6.4 %Cowley County6.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Seward County59.3+0.8 pts
2Ford County47.3-0.5 pts
3Finney County46.4+1.4 pts
4Stanton County45+5.6 pts
5Grant County42.6+2 pts
6Hamilton County38.2+7.2 pts
7Haskell County36.2-4.6 pts
8Wyandotte County30.9+1.7 pts
9Kearny County29.2+3.1 pts
10Stevens County29.1+3.2 pts
11Scott County21.9+1.6 pts
12Meade County21.2+1.2 pts
13Gray County21.1-1.8 pts
14Morton County18.9+0.3 pts
15Edwards County18.2-1 pts
16Wichita County17.2+3.6 pts
17Lyon County16.2+0.4 pts
18Sedgwick County15.2+0.1 pts
19Geary County14.9-1.3 pts
20Lane County14.2+3 pts
21Ness County14.1+0.9 pts
22Johnson County12.3+0.5 pts
23Greeley County11.8-4.2 pts
24Douglas County9.5-0.7 pts
25Sherman County9.3-0.8 pts
26Barton County8.9+0.4 pts
27Saline County8.7+0.2 pts
28Riley County8.50 pts
29Rice County8.1+1.6 pts
30Cheyenne County7.9+0.3 pts
31Anderson County7.5+2.2 pts
32Kiowa County7.4-0.3 pts
33Shawnee County7-0.3 pts
33Stafford County7+1.3 pts
35Clark County6.9+0.1 pts
36Logan County6.8+1.7 pts
37Ellis County6.7+0.4 pts
38Harvey County6.5+0.4 pts
39Thomas County6.40 pts
40Cowley County6.4+1.5 pts
41Rawlins County6.3+0.5 pts
42Chase County6.2+2.8 pts
43Reno County5.9-0.2 pts
44McPherson County5.60 pts
45Crawford County5.6+1.1 pts
46Butler County5.5+0.1 pts
47Montgomery County5.4+1.2 pts
47Washington County5.4+0.4 pts
49Coffey County5.2+3.7 pts
50Leavenworth County5.2-0.3 pts
51Sheridan County5.1-0.5 pts
52Labette County5.1+0.9 pts
53Wallace County4.5+1.2 pts
54Rush County4.4+0.4 pts
55Cloud County4.3-1.2 pts
56Jackson County4-0 pts
57Hodgeman County3.9-2.9 pts
57Pratt County3.9+0.2 pts
59Atchison County3.5+0.3 pts
60Dickinson County3.4+0.5 pts
61Bourbon County3.4+0.7 pts
62Franklin County3.4-0.5 pts
62Marshall County3.4-0.8 pts
64Doniphan County3.3+0.3 pts
65Nemaha County3.3+0.6 pts
66Allen County3.3-0.4 pts
67Ellsworth County3.3+0.8 pts
68Pottawatomie County3.2-0 pts
69Decatur County3.2+1.7 pts
70Morris County2.9+0.4 pts
70Ottawa County2.9-0.1 pts
72Norton County2.6-0.8 pts
73Miami County2.6-0.1 pts
74Neosho County2.4-0.2 pts
75Mitchell County2.4-1.4 pts
76Marion County2.4-0.1 pts
77Harper County2.4-0.3 pts
78Brown County2.2+0.4 pts
78Cherokee County2.2+1.1 pts
80Barber County2.2-1.1 pts
80Osborne County2.2-0.6 pts
82Republic County2.1+0.9 pts
83Osage County2.1+0.2 pts
84Pawnee County2.1-0.4 pts
85Jewell County2-0 pts
86Clay County2+1.3 pts
87Phillips County2+0.2 pts
88Kingman County1.9-0.5 pts
89Wilson County1.9+0.1 pts
90Linn County1.8+0.4 pts
90Sumner County1.8+0.1 pts
92Greenwood County1.7+0.1 pts
93Russell County1.5-0.8 pts
94Chautauqua County1.5+0.5 pts
95Jefferson County1.4-0.2 pts
96Rooks County1.4+0.4 pts
97Comanche County1.3-1 pts
98Lincoln County1.3+0.5 pts
99Graham County1.3-0.2 pts
99Wabaunsee County1.3-0.2 pts
101Elk County1.2-2.5 pts
102Smith County1.1-0.6 pts
103Trego County0.7+0.1 pts
104Woodson County0.7-0.5 pts
105Gove 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 Kansas by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/kansas-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/kansas-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/kansas-counties?period=2023 (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 Kansas by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2023}},
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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?

Seward County, with 59.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Gove County, with 0.5% in 2023.

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