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

All 14 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `language_other_than_english_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/massachusetts-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
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| 1 | Suffolk County | 38.8 |
| 2 | Middlesex County | 29.1 |
| 3 | Essex County | 28.7 |
| 4 | Hampden County | 25.6 |
| 5 | Norfolk County | 23.3 |
| 6 | Worcester County | 22.3 |
| 7 | Bristol County | 21.7 |
| 8 | Nantucket County | 18.7 |
| 9 | Plymouth County | 14.7 |
| 10 | Dukes County | 14.1 |
| 11 | Hampshire County | 12.9 |
| 12 | Barnstable County | 10.8 |
| 13 | Berkshire County | 8.1 |
| 14 | Franklin County | 6.8 |