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

All 87 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/minnesota-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
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| 1 | Nobles County | 34.6 |
| 2 | Watonwan County | 24.9 |
| 3 | Ramsey County | 23.3 |
| 4 | Mower County | 18.6 |
| 5 | Hennepin County | 18.2 |
| 6 | Anoka County | 14.3 |
| 6 | Kandiyohi County | 14.3 |
| 8 | Olmsted County | 14.2 |
| 9 | Dakota County | 14.1 |
| 10 | Scott County | 14 |
| 11 | Rice County | 13.7 |
| 12 | Stevens County | 12.7 |
| 13 | Todd County | 12.5 |
| 14 | Washington County | 12.5 |
| 15 | Stearns County | 12 |
| 16 | Mahnomen County | 11.7 |
| 17 | Lyon County | 11.2 |
| 18 | Cottonwood County | 10.3 |
| 19 | Chippewa County | 10.1 |
| 20 | Freeborn County | 8.6 |
| 21 | Sibley County | 8.2 |
| 22 | Carver County | 8 |
| 23 | Clearwater County | 7.9 |
| 24 | Blue Earth County | 7.7 |
| 25 | Traverse County | 7.7 |
| 26 | Renville County | 7.2 |
| 27 | Nicollet County | 7.1 |
| 28 | Clay County | 6.9 |
| 29 | Murray County | 6.7 |
| 29 | Steele County | 6.7 |
| 31 | Pipestone County | 6.5 |
| 32 | McLeod County | 6.4 |
| 33 | Dodge County | 6.1 |
| 34 | Polk County | 6 |
| 35 | Wright County | 6 |
| 36 | Sherburne County | 5.9 |
| 37 | Le Sueur County | 5.8 |
| 37 | Pennington County | 5.8 |
| 39 | Waseca County | 5.7 |
| 40 | Martin County | 5.7 |
| 41 | Swift County | 5.6 |
| 42 | Benton County | 5.5 |
| 43 | Cook County | 5.2 |
| 44 | Faribault County | 5.2 |
| 44 | Redwood County | 5.2 |
| 46 | Grant County | 5 |
| 47 | Brown County | 5 |
| 47 | Fillmore County | 5 |
| 49 | Jackson County | 4.9 |
| 49 | Winona County | 4.9 |
| 51 | Yellow Medicine County | 4.9 |
| 52 | Norman County | 4.8 |
| 53 | Beltrami County | 4.7 |
| 54 | Kittson County | 4.7 |
| 55 | Otter Tail County | 4.6 |
| 56 | Roseau County | 4.5 |
| 57 | Marshall County | 4.2 |
| 58 | Chisago County | 4.2 |
| 59 | Big Stone County | 3.8 |
| 60 | Rock County | 3.7 |
| 61 | Carlton County | 3.6 |
| 62 | Goodhue County | 3.6 |
| 63 | Houston County | 3.5 |
| 64 | Pine County | 3.5 |
| 65 | Mille Lacs County | 3.5 |
| 66 | Lac qui Parle County | 3.3 |
| 67 | St. Louis County | 3.2 |
| 68 | Becker County | 3 |
| 68 | Meeker County | 3 |
| 70 | Isanti County | 3 |
| 71 | Lincoln County | 2.9 |
| 72 | Hubbard County | 2.9 |
| 73 | Cass County | 2.9 |
| 74 | Wabasha County | 2.7 |
| 75 | Pope County | 2.7 |
| 76 | Wadena County | 2.6 |
| 77 | Douglas County | 2.5 |
| 78 | Wilkin County | 2.2 |
| 79 | Morrison County | 2.2 |
| 80 | Kanabec County | 2 |
| 81 | Crow Wing County | 2 |
| 81 | Red Lake County | 2 |
| 83 | Itasca County | 1.9 |
| 84 | Aitkin County | 1.8 |
| 85 | Koochiching County | 1.7 |
| 86 | Lake County | 1.5 |
| 87 | Lake of the Woods County | 1.2 |