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

Sullivan County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 115 counties in 2021, at 17.3%. Carter County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.8% and the figure for Missouri was 6.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.3Sullivan County
Lowest0Carter County
Median2.8115 counties
Missouri6.2History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 6.3 %Andrew County: 2.3 %Atchison County: 1.7 %Audrain County: 6.1 %Barry County: 8.6 %Barton County: 3 %Bates County: 1.8 %Benton County: 2.2 %Bollinger County: 0.8 %Boone County: 7.9 %Buchanan County: 6.4 %Butler County: 1.8 %Caldwell County: 3 %Callaway County: 1.5 %Camden County: 3.9 %Cape Girardeau County: 3.4 %Carroll County: 0.8 %Carter County: 0 %Cass County: 2.7 %Cedar County: 2.8 %Chariton County: 2.5 %Christian County: 3.9 %Clark County: 4.5 %Clay County: 7.2 %Clinton County: 1.9 %Cole County: 3.8 %Cooper County: 2.3 %Crawford County: 1.8 %Dade County: 1.9 %Dallas County: 5.4 %Daviess County: 9.6 %DeKalb County: 2.3 %Dent County: 1.7 %Douglas County: 0.4 %Dunklin County: 7.2 %Franklin County: 1.7 %Gasconade County: 1.4 %Gentry County: 5.9 %Greene County: 5.3 %Grundy County: 6.1 %Harrison County: 3.2 %Henry County: 2.2 %Hickory County: 4.3 %Holt County: 1.3 %Howard County: 2 %Howell County: 2.8 %Iron County: 1.3 %Jackson County: 9.4 %Jasper County: 7.1 %Jefferson County: 3.2 %Johnson County: 4.2 %Knox County: 5.4 %Laclede County: 1.9 %Lafayette County: 2.8 %Lawrence County: 7.2 %Lewis County: 1.7 %Lincoln County: 1.6 %Linn County: 3.1 %Livingston County: 2.5 %McDonald County: 14 %Macon County: 3.5 %Madison County: 2.5 %Maries County: 2.3 %Marion County: 0.9 %Mercer County: 4.3 %Miller County: 3.4 %Mississippi County: 1.6 %Moniteau County: 8.9 %Monroe County: 4.1 %Montgomery County: 2.5 %Morgan County: 6.5 %New Madrid County: 3 %Newton County: 5.7 %Nodaway County: 2.3 %Oregon County: 1.9 %Osage County: 1 %Ozark County: 1.9 %Pemiscot County: 3.3 %Perry County: 3.7 %Pettis County: 11.4 %Phelps County: 5.3 %Pike County: 3.1 %Platte County: 7.8 %Polk County: 3.6 %Pulaski County: 11.9 %Putnam County: 2.1 %Ralls County: 1.8 %Randolph County: 1.8 %Ray County: 2.2 %Reynolds County: 0.7 %Ripley County: 1.1 %St. Charles County: 5.3 %St. Clair County: 1.4 %Ste. Genevieve County: 1.6 %St. Francois County: 1.7 %St. Louis County: 9.5 %Saline County: 8.5 %Schuyler County: 3.1 %Scotland County: 7.7 %Scott County: 3 %Shannon County: 0.5 %Shelby County: 2.1 %Stoddard County: 1.1 %Stone County: 2.4 %Sullivan County: 17.3 %Taney County: 5.6 %Texas County: 2.3 %Vernon County: 5.8 %Warren County: 1.9 %Washington County: 1.6 %Wayne County: 1.2 %Webster County: 7.2 %Worth County: 0.7 %Wright County: 5.2 %St. Louis city: 9.5 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Sullivan County: 17.3 %Sullivan County17.3McDonald County: 14 %McDonald County14Pulaski County: 11.9 %Pulaski County11.9Pettis County: 11.4 %Pettis County11.4Daviess County: 9.6 %Daviess County9.6St. Louis city: 9.5 %St. Louis city9.5St. Louis County: 9.5 %St. Louis County9.5Jackson County: 9.4 %Jackson County9.4Moniteau County: 8.9 %Moniteau County8.9Barry County: 8.6 %Barry County8.6Saline County: 8.5 %Saline County8.5Boone County: 7.9 %Boone County7.9Platte County: 7.8 %Platte County7.8Scotland County: 7.7 %Scotland County7.7Clay County: 7.2 %Clay County7.2Dunklin County: 7.2 %Dunklin County7.2Lawrence County: 7.2 %Lawrence County7.2Webster County: 7.2 %Webster County7.2Jasper County: 7.1 %Jasper County7.1Morgan County: 6.5 %Morgan County6.5Buchanan County: 6.4 %Buchanan County6.4Adair County: 6.3 %Adair County6.3Grundy County: 6.1 %Grundy County6.1Audrain County: 6.1 %Audrain County6.1Gentry County: 5.9 %Gentry County5.9Vernon County: 5.8 %Vernon County5.8Newton County: 5.7 %Newton County5.7Taney County: 5.6 %Taney County5.6Knox County: 5.4 %Knox County5.4Dallas County: 5.4 %Dallas County5.4St. Charles County: 5.3 %St. Charles County5.3Greene County: 5.3 %Greene County5.3Phelps County: 5.3 %Phelps County5.3Wright County: 5.2 %Wright County5.2Clark County: 4.5 %Clark County4.5Hickory County: 4.3 %Hickory County4.3Mercer County: 4.3 %Mercer County4.3Johnson County: 4.2 %Johnson County4.2Monroe County: 4.1 %Monroe County4.1Camden County: 3.9 %Camden County3.9Sullivan County: 17.3 %Sullivan County17.3McDonald County: 14 %McDonald County14Pulaski County: 11.9 %Pulaski County11.9Pettis County: 11.4 %Pettis County11.4Daviess County: 9.6 %Daviess County9.6St. Louis city: 9.5 %St. Louis city9.5St. Louis County: 9.5 %St. Louis County9.5Jackson County: 9.4 %Jackson County9.4Moniteau County: 8.9 %Moniteau County8.9Barry County: 8.6 %Barry County8.6Saline County: 8.5 %Saline County8.5Boone County: 7.9 %Boone County7.9Platte County: 7.8 %Platte County7.8Scotland County: 7.7 %Scotland County7.7Clay County: 7.2 %Clay County7.2Dunklin County: 7.2 %Dunklin County7.2Lawrence County: 7.2 %Lawrence County7.2Webster County: 7.2 %Webster County7.2Jasper County: 7.1 %Jasper County7.1Morgan County: 6.5 %Morgan County6.5Buchanan County: 6.4 %Buchanan County6.4Adair County: 6.3 %Adair County6.3Grundy County: 6.1 %Grundy County6.1Audrain County: 6.1 %Audrain County6.1Gentry County: 5.9 %Gentry County5.9Vernon County: 5.8 %Vernon County5.8Newton County: 5.7 %Newton County5.7Taney County: 5.6 %Taney County5.6Knox County: 5.4 %Knox County5.4Dallas County: 5.4 %Dallas County5.4St. Charles County: 5.3 %St. Charles County5.3Greene County: 5.3 %Greene County5.3Phelps County: 5.3 %Phelps County5.3Wright County: 5.2 %Wright County5.2Clark County: 4.5 %Clark County4.5Hickory County: 4.3 %Hickory County4.3Mercer County: 4.3 %Mercer County4.3Johnson County: 4.2 %Johnson County4.2Monroe County: 4.1 %Monroe County4.1Camden County: 3.9 %Camden County3.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Sullivan County17.3
2McDonald County14
3Pulaski County11.9
4Pettis County11.4
5Daviess County9.6
6St. Louis city9.5
7St. Louis County9.5
8Jackson County9.4
9Moniteau County8.9
10Barry County8.6
11Saline County8.5
12Boone County7.9
13Platte County7.8
14Scotland County7.7
15Clay County7.2
16Dunklin County7.2
16Lawrence County7.2
18Webster County7.2
19Jasper County7.1
20Morgan County6.5
21Buchanan County6.4
22Adair County6.3
23Grundy County6.1
24Audrain County6.1
25Gentry County5.9
26Vernon County5.8
27Newton County5.7
28Taney County5.6
29Knox County5.4
30Dallas County5.4
31St. Charles County5.3
32Greene County5.3
33Phelps County5.3
34Wright County5.2
35Clark County4.5
36Hickory County4.3
37Mercer County4.3
38Johnson County4.2
39Monroe County4.1
40Camden County3.9
41Christian County3.9
42Cole County3.8
43Perry County3.7
44Polk County3.6
45Macon County3.5
46Cape Girardeau County3.4
47Miller County3.4
48Pemiscot County3.3
49Harrison County3.2
49Jefferson County3.2
51Pike County3.1
52Schuyler County3.1
53Linn County3.1
54Barton County3
55Caldwell County3
55New Madrid County3
57Scott County3
58Cedar County2.8
59Howell County2.8
60Lafayette County2.8
61Cass County2.7
62Montgomery County2.5
63Livingston County2.5
64Chariton County2.5
65Madison County2.5
66Stone County2.4
67Maries County2.3
67Nodaway County2.3
69Andrew County2.3
69Cooper County2.3
69DeKalb County2.3
72Texas County2.3
73Ray County2.2
74Henry County2.2
75Benton County2.2
76Putnam County2.1
76Shelby County2.1
78Howard County2
79Laclede County1.9
80Dade County1.9
81Clinton County1.9
81Ozark County1.9
83Warren County1.9
84Oregon County1.9
85Ralls County1.8
85Randolph County1.8
87Bates County1.8
87Butler County1.8
89Crawford County1.8
90Atchison County1.7
91Lewis County1.7
92Dent County1.7
93Franklin County1.7
93St. Francois County1.7
95Mississippi County1.6
96Ste. Genevieve County1.6
97Washington County1.6
98Lincoln County1.6
99Callaway County1.5
100Gasconade County1.4
101St. Clair County1.4
102Iron County1.3
103Holt County1.3
104Wayne County1.2
105Stoddard County1.1
106Ripley County1.1
107Osage County1
108Marion County0.9
109Carroll County0.8
110Bollinger County0.8
111Worth County0.7
112Reynolds County0.7
113Shannon County0.5
114Douglas County0.4
115Carter County0

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/missouri-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/missouri-counties?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/missouri-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Sullivan County, with 17.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Carter County, with 0% in 2021.

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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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