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

All 83 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/michigan-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Wayne County | 16.4 |
| 2 | Oakland County | 16 |
| 3 | Washtenaw County | 15.7 |
| 4 | Macomb County | 15.6 |
| 5 | Ingham County | 13.4 |
| 6 | Kent County | 13.1 |
| 7 | St. Joseph County | 12.5 |
| 8 | Branch County | 11.7 |
| 9 | Oceana County | 11.4 |
| 10 | Van Buren County | 10.1 |
| 11 | Ottawa County | 8.1 |
| 12 | Kalamazoo County | 8 |
| 13 | Berrien County | 7.9 |
| 14 | Mackinac County | 7.4 |
| 15 | Oscoda County | 7.2 |
| 16 | Allegan County | 7.1 |
| 17 | Calhoun County | 6.9 |
| 18 | Eaton County | 6.5 |
| 18 | Isabella County | 6.5 |
| 20 | Houghton County | 6.5 |
| 21 | Mecosta County | 6.2 |
| 22 | Clare County | 5.5 |
| 23 | Newaygo County | 5.2 |
| 24 | Barry County | 4.9 |
| 25 | Sanilac County | 4.8 |
| 26 | Lenawee County | 4.8 |
| 27 | Montcalm County | 4.7 |
| 28 | Chippewa County | 4.7 |
| 29 | Lake County | 4.6 |
| 30 | Saginaw County | 4.6 |
| 31 | Clinton County | 4.5 |
| 32 | Leelanau County | 4.3 |
| 33 | Cass County | 4.3 |
| 34 | Osceola County | 4.3 |
| 35 | Lapeer County | 4.2 |
| 36 | Presque Isle County | 4.1 |
| 37 | Gratiot County | 4.1 |
| 38 | Muskegon County | 4 |
| 39 | Genesee County | 3.9 |
| 40 | Midland County | 3.9 |
| 41 | Gladwin County | 3.8 |
| 42 | Monroe County | 3.5 |
| 43 | Jackson County | 3.5 |
| 44 | Livingston County | 3.5 |
| 45 | Missaukee County | 3.4 |
| 46 | Hillsdale County | 3.4 |
| 46 | Wexford County | 3.4 |
| 48 | Iron County | 3.4 |
| 49 | Luce County | 3.4 |
| 50 | Manistee County | 3.4 |
| 51 | Mason County | 3.3 |
| 52 | Huron County | 3.3 |
| 53 | Emmet County | 3.1 |
| 54 | Schoolcraft County | 3.1 |
| 55 | Cheboygan County | 3 |
| 56 | Dickinson County | 3 |
| 57 | Charlevoix County | 3 |
| 58 | Keweenaw County | 3 |
| 59 | Iosco County | 3 |
| 60 | Gogebic County | 2.9 |
| 61 | Menominee County | 2.8 |
| 62 | Alger County | 2.8 |
| 63 | Kalkaska County | 2.7 |
| 64 | Montmorency County | 2.6 |
| 65 | Marquette County | 2.6 |
| 66 | Arenac County | 2.5 |
| 66 | St. Clair County | 2.5 |
| 68 | Ionia County | 2.5 |
| 69 | Alpena County | 2.5 |
| 70 | Grand Traverse County | 2.4 |
| 71 | Otsego County | 2.4 |
| 72 | Bay County | 2.4 |
| 73 | Baraga County | 2.3 |
| 73 | Ontonagon County | 2.3 |
| 75 | Tuscola County | 2.2 |
| 76 | Ogemaw County | 2 |
| 77 | Benzie County | 2 |
| 77 | Shiawassee County | 2 |
| 79 | Antrim County | 1.9 |
| 80 | Alcona County | 1.8 |
| 81 | Crawford County | 1.6 |
| 82 | Delta County | 1.5 |
| 83 | Roscommon County | 1.4 |