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

Sullivan County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 115 counties in 2024, at 19%. Bollinger County had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 2.8% and the figure for Missouri was 6.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2024

Adair County: 8.2 %Andrew County: 2.7 %Atchison County: 2.5 %Audrain County: 4.9 %Barry County: 9.4 %Barton County: 4.8 %Bates County: 2.9 %Benton County: 1.9 %Bollinger County: 0.3 %Boone County: 9.1 %Buchanan County: 6.2 %Butler County: 1.8 %Caldwell County: 2.2 %Callaway County: 1.7 %Camden County: 3.9 %Cape Girardeau County: 3.6 %Carroll County: 0.7 %Carter County: 3.6 %Cass County: 3.3 %Cedar County: 2.7 %Chariton County: 2.3 %Christian County: 4.2 %Clark County: 1.6 %Clay County: 7.9 %Clinton County: 2.4 %Cole County: 4 %Cooper County: 2.3 %Crawford County: 1.4 %Dade County: 2.3 %Dallas County: 3.6 %Daviess County: 8.1 %DeKalb County: 1.9 %Dent County: 1.2 %Douglas County: 0.8 %Dunklin County: 6.6 %Franklin County: 1.9 %Gasconade County: 1.3 %Gentry County: 3.7 %Greene County: 5.5 %Grundy County: 5 %Harrison County: 3.7 %Henry County: 2.1 %Hickory County: 3.6 %Holt County: 1 %Howard County: 1.1 %Howell County: 3.1 %Iron County: 1.5 %Jackson County: 10.5 %Jasper County: 6.6 %Jefferson County: 3.3 %Johnson County: 4.9 %Knox County: 5.3 %Laclede County: 2.7 %Lafayette County: 3.6 %Lawrence County: 8.3 %Lewis County: 2.4 %Lincoln County: 2.7 %Linn County: 3.1 %Livingston County: 2.5 %McDonald County: 15.9 %Macon County: 3.1 %Madison County: 2.6 %Maries County: 0.8 %Marion County: 0.9 %Mercer County: 7.5 %Miller County: 2.8 %Mississippi County: 1.1 %Moniteau County: 11.3 %Monroe County: 2.3 %Montgomery County: 2.1 %Morgan County: 8 %New Madrid County: 2.1 %Newton County: 7.6 %Nodaway County: 3.7 %Oregon County: 0.9 %Osage County: 0.8 %Ozark County: 1.8 %Pemiscot County: 2.6 %Perry County: 3.7 %Pettis County: 13.2 %Phelps County: 4.8 %Pike County: 4.1 %Platte County: 8.2 %Polk County: 3.9 %Pulaski County: 10.9 %Putnam County: 4.3 %Ralls County: 1.1 %Randolph County: 2 %Ray County: 2.6 %Reynolds County: 0.5 %Ripley County: 1.3 %St. Charles County: 5.8 %St. Clair County: 2.4 %Ste. Genevieve County: 0.8 %St. Francois County: 1.3 %St. Louis County: 10.5 %Saline County: 8.8 %Schuyler County: 7.4 %Scotland County: 12.8 %Scott County: 2.2 %Shannon County: 1.4 %Shelby County: 2.1 %Stoddard County: 1.2 %Stone County: 2.2 %Sullivan County: 19 %Taney County: 6.5 %Texas County: 2.4 %Vernon County: 6.5 %Warren County: 2.8 %Washington County: 1.7 %Wayne County: 0.7 %Webster County: 8.1 %Worth County: 0.7 %Wright County: 3.3 %St. Louis city: 9.4 %
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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

Sullivan County: 19 %Sullivan County19McDonald County: 15.9 %McDonald County15.9Pettis County: 13.2 %Pettis County13.2Scotland County: 12.8 %Scotland County12.8Moniteau County: 11.3 %Moniteau County11.3Pulaski County: 10.9 %Pulaski County10.9Jackson County: 10.5 %Jackson County10.5St. Louis County: 10.5 %St. Louis County10.5St. Louis city: 9.4 %St. Louis city9.4Barry County: 9.4 %Barry County9.4Boone County: 9.1 %Boone County9.1Saline County: 8.8 %Saline County8.8Lawrence County: 8.3 %Lawrence County8.3Adair County: 8.2 %Adair County8.2Platte County: 8.2 %Platte County8.2Daviess County: 8.1 %Daviess County8.1Webster County: 8.1 %Webster County8.1Morgan County: 8 %Morgan County8Clay County: 7.9 %Clay County7.9Newton County: 7.6 %Newton County7.6Mercer County: 7.5 %Mercer County7.5Schuyler County: 7.4 %Schuyler County7.4Dunklin County: 6.6 %Dunklin County6.6Jasper County: 6.6 %Jasper County6.6Taney County: 6.5 %Taney County6.5Vernon County: 6.5 %Vernon County6.5Buchanan County: 6.2 %Buchanan County6.2St. Charles County: 5.8 %St. Charles County5.8Greene County: 5.5 %Greene County5.5Knox County: 5.3 %Knox County5.3Grundy County: 5 %Grundy County5Audrain County: 4.9 %Audrain County4.9Johnson County: 4.9 %Johnson County4.9Phelps County: 4.8 %Phelps County4.8Barton County: 4.8 %Barton County4.8Putnam County: 4.3 %Putnam County4.3Christian County: 4.2 %Christian County4.2Pike County: 4.1 %Pike County4.1Cole County: 4 %Cole County4Camden County: 3.9 %Camden County3.9Sullivan County: 19 %Sullivan County19McDonald County: 15.9 %McDonald County15.9Pettis County: 13.2 %Pettis County13.2Scotland County: 12.8 %Scotland County12.8Moniteau County: 11.3 %Moniteau County11.3Pulaski County: 10.9 %Pulaski County10.9Jackson County: 10.5 %Jackson County10.5St. Louis County: 10.5 %St. Louis County10.5St. Louis city: 9.4 %St. Louis city9.4Barry County: 9.4 %Barry County9.4Boone County: 9.1 %Boone County9.1Saline County: 8.8 %Saline County8.8Lawrence County: 8.3 %Lawrence County8.3Adair County: 8.2 %Adair County8.2Platte County: 8.2 %Platte County8.2Daviess County: 8.1 %Daviess County8.1Webster County: 8.1 %Webster County8.1Morgan County: 8 %Morgan County8Clay County: 7.9 %Clay County7.9Newton County: 7.6 %Newton County7.6Mercer County: 7.5 %Mercer County7.5Schuyler County: 7.4 %Schuyler County7.4Dunklin County: 6.6 %Dunklin County6.6Jasper County: 6.6 %Jasper County6.6Taney County: 6.5 %Taney County6.5Vernon County: 6.5 %Vernon County6.5Buchanan County: 6.2 %Buchanan County6.2St. Charles County: 5.8 %St. Charles County5.8Greene County: 5.5 %Greene County5.5Knox County: 5.3 %Knox County5.3Grundy County: 5 %Grundy County5Audrain County: 4.9 %Audrain County4.9Johnson County: 4.9 %Johnson County4.9Phelps County: 4.8 %Phelps County4.8Barton County: 4.8 %Barton County4.8Putnam County: 4.3 %Putnam County4.3Christian County: 4.2 %Christian County4.2Pike County: 4.1 %Pike County4.1Cole County: 4 %Cole County4Camden County: 3.9 %Camden County3.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Sullivan County19+2.5 pts
2McDonald County15.9+1 pts
3Pettis County13.2+1.3 pts
4Scotland County12.8+2.3 pts
5Moniteau County11.3+1 pts
6Pulaski County10.9-0.4 pts
7Jackson County10.5+0.5 pts
7St. Louis County10.5+0.3 pts
9St. Louis city9.4+0.5 pts
10Barry County9.4+0.4 pts
11Boone County9.1+0.2 pts
12Saline County8.8-0.5 pts
13Lawrence County8.3-0.5 pts
14Adair County8.2+2.2 pts
14Platte County8.2-0.1 pts
16Daviess County8.1-0.3 pts
17Webster County8.1+1.7 pts
18Morgan County8+0.3 pts
19Clay County7.9+0.3 pts
20Newton County7.6+0.6 pts
21Mercer County7.5+2.2 pts
22Schuyler County7.4-0.6 pts
23Dunklin County6.6-0.1 pts
24Jasper County6.6-0.5 pts
25Taney County6.5-0.3 pts
26Vernon County6.5-0 pts
27Buchanan County6.2-0 pts
28St. Charles County5.8+0.3 pts
29Greene County5.5-0 pts
30Knox County5.3+3.4 pts
31Grundy County5-0.2 pts
32Audrain County4.9-0.5 pts
33Johnson County4.9-0.1 pts
34Phelps County4.8-0.6 pts
35Barton County4.8+0.8 pts
36Putnam County4.3+0.6 pts
37Christian County4.2-0.5 pts
38Pike County4.1+0.7 pts
39Cole County4-0.1 pts
40Camden County3.90 pts
40Polk County3.9-0.1 pts
42Nodaway County3.7+0.6 pts
43Harrison County3.7+2.2 pts
44Gentry County3.7-1.3 pts
45Perry County3.7-0.3 pts
46Carter County3.6+1.7 pts
47Cape Girardeau County3.6+0.1 pts
48Hickory County3.6+2.3 pts
49Dallas County3.6-1.3 pts
50Lafayette County3.6-0.2 pts
51Wright County3.3-0.9 pts
52Jefferson County3.3-0 pts
53Cass County3.3-0.1 pts
54Howell County3.1+0.3 pts
55Linn County3.1+0.2 pts
56Macon County3.1-0.3 pts
57Bates County2.9+0.2 pts
58Miller County2.8-1.2 pts
58Warren County2.8-0.4 pts
60Lincoln County2.7+0.3 pts
61Laclede County2.7-0.1 pts
62Cedar County2.7+0.7 pts
63Andrew County2.7-0.2 pts
64Madison County2.6-0.7 pts
65Pemiscot County2.6-1.3 pts
66Ray County2.6+0.5 pts
67Atchison County2.5+0.2 pts
67Livingston County2.5+0.6 pts
69St. Clair County2.4+0.9 pts
70Texas County2.4+0.5 pts
71Lewis County2.4+0.1 pts
72Clinton County2.4+0.2 pts
73Cooper County2.3-0.6 pts
74Chariton County2.3-0.6 pts
74Dade County2.3+1 pts
76Monroe County2.3-1.5 pts
77Stone County2.2-0.1 pts
78Caldwell County2.2+0.1 pts
79Scott County2.2-0.4 pts
80Montgomery County2.1+0.1 pts
81Henry County2.1+0.1 pts
82Shelby County2.1+0.3 pts
83New Madrid County2.1-0.4 pts
84Randolph County2-0.3 pts
85Benton County1.9+0.6 pts
86Franklin County1.9+0.1 pts
87DeKalb County1.9-1.3 pts
88Ozark County1.8-0.1 pts
89Butler County1.8-0.7 pts
90Washington County1.7-0.1 pts
91Callaway County1.7+0.2 pts
92Clark County1.6-0.5 pts
93Iron County1.5+0.3 pts
94Crawford County1.4-0 pts
95Shannon County1.4+0.3 pts
96St. Francois County1.3+0.1 pts
97Gasconade County1.3-0.2 pts
98Ripley County1.3+0.1 pts
99Stoddard County1.2-0.3 pts
100Dent County1.2+0.1 pts
101Howard County1.1-0.5 pts
101Mississippi County1.1-0.6 pts
103Ralls County1.1-0.6 pts
104Holt County1-0.5 pts
105Oregon County0.9-0.5 pts
106Marion County0.9+0.1 pts
107Osage County0.8+0.1 pts
107Ste. Genevieve County0.8-0.4 pts
109Douglas County0.8+0.1 pts
110Maries County0.8-1.6 pts
111Wayne County0.7-0.2 pts
112Worth County0.7+0.4 pts
113Carroll County0.7-0.3 pts
114Reynolds County0.5-0.1 pts
115Bollinger County0.3-0 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.

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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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Sullivan County, with 19% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Bollinger County, with 0.3% in 2024.

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