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

Nobles County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 87 counties in 2024, at 34.6%. Lake of the Woods County had the lowest, at 1.2%. The median was 5.2% and the figure for Minnesota was 12.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34.6Nobles County
Lowest1.2Lake of the Woods County
Median5.287 counties
Minnesota12.4History

Map of counties, 2024

Aitkin County: 1.8 %Anoka County: 14.3 %Becker County: 3 %Beltrami County: 4.7 %Benton County: 5.5 %Big Stone County: 3.8 %Blue Earth County: 7.7 %Brown County: 5 %Carlton County: 3.6 %Carver County: 8 %Cass County: 2.9 %Chippewa County: 10.1 %Chisago County: 4.2 %Clay County: 6.9 %Clearwater County: 7.9 %Cook County: 5.2 %Cottonwood County: 10.3 %Crow Wing County: 2 %Dakota County: 14.1 %Dodge County: 6.1 %Douglas County: 2.5 %Faribault County: 5.2 %Fillmore County: 5 %Freeborn County: 8.6 %Goodhue County: 3.6 %Grant County: 5 %Hennepin County: 18.2 %Houston County: 3.5 %Hubbard County: 2.9 %Isanti County: 3 %Itasca County: 1.9 %Jackson County: 4.9 %Kanabec County: 2 %Kandiyohi County: 14.3 %Kittson County: 4.7 %Koochiching County: 1.7 %Lac qui Parle County: 3.3 %Lake County: 1.5 %Lake of the Woods County: 1.2 %Le Sueur County: 5.8 %Lincoln County: 2.9 %Lyon County: 11.2 %McLeod County: 6.4 %Mahnomen County: 11.7 %Marshall County: 4.2 %Martin County: 5.7 %Meeker County: 3 %Mille Lacs County: 3.5 %Morrison County: 2.2 %Mower County: 18.6 %Murray County: 6.7 %Nicollet County: 7.1 %Nobles County: 34.6 %Norman County: 4.8 %Olmsted County: 14.2 %Otter Tail County: 4.6 %Pennington County: 5.8 %Pine County: 3.5 %Pipestone County: 6.5 %Polk County: 6 %Pope County: 2.7 %Ramsey County: 23.3 %Red Lake County: 2 %Redwood County: 5.2 %Renville County: 7.2 %Rice County: 13.7 %Rock County: 3.7 %Roseau County: 4.5 %St. Louis County: 3.2 %Scott County: 14 %Sherburne County: 5.9 %Sibley County: 8.2 %Stearns County: 12 %Steele County: 6.7 %Stevens County: 12.7 %Swift County: 5.6 %Todd County: 12.5 %Traverse County: 7.7 %Wabasha County: 2.7 %Wadena County: 2.6 %Waseca County: 5.7 %Washington County: 12.5 %Watonwan County: 24.9 %Wilkin County: 2.2 %Winona County: 4.9 %Wright County: 6 %Yellow Medicine County: 4.9 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Nobles County: 34.6 %Nobles County34.6Watonwan County: 24.9 %Watonwan County24.9Ramsey County: 23.3 %Ramsey County23.3Mower County: 18.6 %Mower County18.6Hennepin County: 18.2 %Hennepin County18.2Anoka County: 14.3 %Anoka County14.3Kandiyohi County: 14.3 %Kandiyohi County14.3Olmsted County: 14.2 %Olmsted County14.2Dakota County: 14.1 %Dakota County14.1Scott County: 14 %Scott County14Rice County: 13.7 %Rice County13.7Stevens County: 12.7 %Stevens County12.7Todd County: 12.5 %Todd County12.5Washington County: 12.5 %Washington County12.5Stearns County: 12 %Stearns County12Mahnomen County: 11.7 %Mahnomen County11.7Lyon County: 11.2 %Lyon County11.2Cottonwood County: 10.3 %Cottonwood County10.3Chippewa County: 10.1 %Chippewa County10.1Freeborn County: 8.6 %Freeborn County8.6Sibley County: 8.2 %Sibley County8.2Carver County: 8 %Carver County8Clearwater County: 7.9 %Clearwater County7.9Blue Earth County: 7.7 %Blue Earth County7.7Traverse County: 7.7 %Traverse County7.7Renville County: 7.2 %Renville County7.2Nicollet County: 7.1 %Nicollet County7.1Clay County: 6.9 %Clay County6.9Murray County: 6.7 %Murray County6.7Steele County: 6.7 %Steele County6.7Pipestone County: 6.5 %Pipestone County6.5McLeod County: 6.4 %McLeod County6.4Dodge County: 6.1 %Dodge County6.1Polk County: 6 %Polk County6Wright County: 6 %Wright County6Sherburne County: 5.9 %Sherburne County5.9Le Sueur County: 5.8 %Le Sueur County5.8Pennington County: 5.8 %Pennington County5.8Waseca County: 5.7 %Waseca County5.7Martin County: 5.7 %Martin County5.7Nobles County: 34.6 %Nobles County34.6Watonwan County: 24.9 %Watonwan County24.9Ramsey County: 23.3 %Ramsey County23.3Mower County: 18.6 %Mower County18.6Hennepin County: 18.2 %Hennepin County18.2Anoka County: 14.3 %Anoka County14.3Kandiyohi County: 14.3 %Kandiyohi County14.3Olmsted County: 14.2 %Olmsted County14.2Dakota County: 14.1 %Dakota County14.1Scott County: 14 %Scott County14Rice County: 13.7 %Rice County13.7Stevens County: 12.7 %Stevens County12.7Todd County: 12.5 %Todd County12.5Washington County: 12.5 %Washington County12.5Stearns County: 12 %Stearns County12Mahnomen County: 11.7 %Mahnomen County11.7Lyon County: 11.2 %Lyon County11.2Cottonwood County: 10.3 %Cottonwood County10.3Chippewa County: 10.1 %Chippewa County10.1Freeborn County: 8.6 %Freeborn County8.6Sibley County: 8.2 %Sibley County8.2Carver County: 8 %Carver County8Clearwater County: 7.9 %Clearwater County7.9Blue Earth County: 7.7 %Blue Earth County7.7Traverse County: 7.7 %Traverse County7.7Renville County: 7.2 %Renville County7.2Nicollet County: 7.1 %Nicollet County7.1Clay County: 6.9 %Clay County6.9Murray County: 6.7 %Murray County6.7Steele County: 6.7 %Steele County6.7Pipestone County: 6.5 %Pipestone County6.5McLeod County: 6.4 %McLeod County6.4Dodge County: 6.1 %Dodge County6.1Polk County: 6 %Polk County6Wright County: 6 %Wright County6Sherburne County: 5.9 %Sherburne County5.9Le Sueur County: 5.8 %Le Sueur County5.8Pennington County: 5.8 %Pennington County5.8Waseca County: 5.7 %Waseca County5.7Martin County: 5.7 %Martin County5.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Nobles County34.6-0.4 pts
2Watonwan County24.9+1.4 pts
3Ramsey County23.3+0.1 pts
4Mower County18.6-0.1 pts
5Hennepin County18.2+0.1 pts
6Anoka County14.3+0.6 pts
6Kandiyohi County14.3+0.6 pts
8Olmsted County14.2-0.6 pts
9Dakota County14.1+0.9 pts
10Scott County14+0.7 pts
11Rice County13.7-0.1 pts
12Stevens County12.7+1.3 pts
13Todd County12.5-0.3 pts
14Washington County12.5+0.6 pts
15Stearns County12+0.9 pts
16Mahnomen County11.7+1.1 pts
17Lyon County11.2+1 pts
18Cottonwood County10.3+0.9 pts
19Chippewa County10.1+1.1 pts
20Freeborn County8.6+0.2 pts
21Sibley County8.2+0.5 pts
22Carver County8+0.1 pts
23Clearwater County7.9+1.6 pts
24Blue Earth County7.7-0.2 pts
25Traverse County7.7+0.6 pts
26Renville County7.2+0.4 pts
27Nicollet County7.1+0.5 pts
28Clay County6.9-0.8 pts
29Murray County6.7+0.2 pts
29Steele County6.7-0.3 pts
31Pipestone County6.5+1 pts
32McLeod County6.4+0.5 pts
33Dodge County6.1+0.1 pts
34Polk County6-0.3 pts
35Wright County6+0.5 pts
36Sherburne County5.9+0.7 pts
37Le Sueur County5.8-0.4 pts
37Pennington County5.8-0.1 pts
39Waseca County5.7-1.2 pts
40Martin County5.70 pts
41Swift County5.6-0.6 pts
42Benton County5.5+0.4 pts
43Cook County5.2+0.3 pts
44Faribault County5.2-0.2 pts
44Redwood County5.2-0.1 pts
46Grant County5+1.9 pts
47Brown County50 pts
47Fillmore County5-0.2 pts
49Jackson County4.90 pts
49Winona County4.9-0 pts
51Yellow Medicine County4.9+0.3 pts
52Norman County4.8+0.7 pts
53Beltrami County4.7-0 pts
54Kittson County4.7-0.4 pts
55Otter Tail County4.6+0.3 pts
56Roseau County4.5+0.4 pts
57Marshall County4.2-0 pts
58Chisago County4.2+0.4 pts
59Big Stone County3.8+0.2 pts
60Rock County3.70 pts
61Carlton County3.6+0.4 pts
62Goodhue County3.6-0.1 pts
63Houston County3.5-0 pts
64Pine County3.5+0.4 pts
65Mille Lacs County3.5-0.1 pts
66Lac qui Parle County3.3-0.2 pts
67St. Louis County3.2-0.3 pts
68Becker County3-0 pts
68Meeker County3+0.4 pts
70Isanti County3-0.3 pts
71Lincoln County2.9+0.7 pts
72Hubbard County2.9-0.1 pts
73Cass County2.9-0.6 pts
74Wabasha County2.7-1.1 pts
75Pope County2.7-0.5 pts
76Wadena County2.6-0.4 pts
77Douglas County2.5+0.2 pts
78Wilkin County2.2-0.6 pts
79Morrison County2.2-0.2 pts
80Kanabec County2-0.7 pts
81Crow Wing County2-0.1 pts
81Red Lake County2-0.7 pts
83Itasca County1.9-0.2 pts
84Aitkin County1.8+0.3 pts
85Koochiching County1.7-0.5 pts
86Lake County1.5+0.1 pts
87Lake of the Woods County1.2-0.7 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Minnesota by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Minnesota by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/minnesota-counties. 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 Minnesota by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/minnesota-counties.

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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 Minnesota by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/minnesota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Nobles County, with 34.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lake of the Woods County, with 1.2% in 2024.

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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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