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

Colfax County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 93 counties in 2021, at 48%. Garfield County had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 4.1% and the figure for Nebraska was 11.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest48Colfax County
Lowest0.3Garfield County
Median4.193 counties
Nebraska11.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 9.3 %Antelope County: 4.6 %Arthur County: 4.5 %Banner County: 6.2 %Blaine County: 1.2 %Boone County: 2.1 %Box Butte County: 8.3 %Boyd County: 4.1 %Brown County: 5.2 %Buffalo County: 8.3 %Burt County: 2.1 %Butler County: 6.6 %Cass County: 2.2 %Cedar County: 1.5 %Chase County: 12.9 %Cherry County: 3.8 %Cheyenne County: 1.9 %Clay County: 6.8 %Colfax County: 48 %Cuming County: 9.1 %Custer County: 3.1 %Dakota County: 42 %Dawes County: 3.6 %Dawson County: 32.4 %Deuel County: 3.2 %Dixon County: 12 %Dodge County: 12.6 %Douglas County: 15.3 %Dundy County: 6.9 %Fillmore County: 2.8 %Franklin County: 2.8 %Frontier County: 1.1 %Furnas County: 4.6 %Gage County: 3.3 %Garden County: 1.4 %Garfield County: 0.3 %Gosper County: 3.7 %Grant County: 0.9 %Greeley County: 1.6 %Hall County: 24.5 %Hamilton County: 2.4 %Harlan County: 3.8 %Hayes County: 8.1 %Hitchcock County: 0.5 %Holt County: 5.1 %Hooker County: 1.8 %Howard County: 3.5 %Jefferson County: 3.4 %Johnson County: 10.7 %Kearney County: 4.4 %Keith County: 4.7 %Keya Paha County: 4.4 %Kimball County: 2.6 %Knox County: 4.4 %Lancaster County: 11.8 %Lincoln County: 4.8 %Logan County: 3.6 %Loup County: 5.6 %McPherson County: 0.4 %Madison County: 13.1 %Merrick County: 5.2 %Morrill County: 9.5 %Nance County: 1 %Nemaha County: 4.8 %Nuckolls County: 2 %Otoe County: 8.3 %Pawnee County: 12.1 %Perkins County: 3.6 %Phelps County: 4.9 %Pierce County: 1.7 %Platte County: 17.4 %Polk County: 6 %Red Willow County: 2.7 %Richardson County: 0.9 %Rock County: 1.8 %Saline County: 24.5 %Sarpy County: 8.6 %Saunders County: 2 %Scotts Bluff County: 13.6 %Seward County: 2.9 %Sheridan County: 4 %Sherman County: 1.9 %Sioux County: 3 %Stanton County: 3.7 %Thayer County: 1.6 %Thomas County: 4.2 %Thurston County: 5 %Valley County: 1.8 %Washington County: 3.1 %Wayne County: 7.1 %Webster County: 2 %Wheeler County: 2.6 %York County: 4.5 %
  • Under 1.8
  • 1.8 to 2.9
  • 2.9 to 4.1
  • 4.1 to 5.2
  • 5.2 to 9.4
  • 9.4 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Colfax County: 48 %Colfax County48Dakota County: 42 %Dakota County42Dawson County: 32.4 %Dawson County32.4Hall County: 24.5 %Hall County24.5Saline County: 24.5 %Saline County24.5Platte County: 17.4 %Platte County17.4Douglas County: 15.3 %Douglas County15.3Scotts Bluff County: 13.6 %Scotts Bluff County13.6Madison County: 13.1 %Madison County13.1Chase County: 12.9 %Chase County12.9Dodge County: 12.6 %Dodge County12.6Pawnee County: 12.1 %Pawnee County12.1Dixon County: 12 %Dixon County12Lancaster County: 11.8 %Lancaster County11.8Johnson County: 10.7 %Johnson County10.7Morrill County: 9.5 %Morrill County9.5Adams County: 9.3 %Adams County9.3Cuming County: 9.1 %Cuming County9.1Sarpy County: 8.6 %Sarpy County8.6Box Butte County: 8.3 %Box Butte County8.3Otoe County: 8.3 %Otoe County8.3Buffalo County: 8.3 %Buffalo County8.3Hayes County: 8.1 %Hayes County8.1Wayne County: 7.1 %Wayne County7.1Dundy County: 6.9 %Dundy County6.9Clay County: 6.8 %Clay County6.8Butler County: 6.6 %Butler County6.6Banner County: 6.2 %Banner County6.2Polk County: 6 %Polk County6Loup County: 5.6 %Loup County5.6Brown County: 5.2 %Brown County5.2Merrick County: 5.2 %Merrick County5.2Holt County: 5.1 %Holt County5.1Thurston County: 5 %Thurston County5Phelps County: 4.9 %Phelps County4.9Lincoln County: 4.8 %Lincoln County4.8Nemaha County: 4.8 %Nemaha County4.8Keith County: 4.7 %Keith County4.7Furnas County: 4.6 %Furnas County4.6Antelope County: 4.6 %Antelope County4.6Colfax County: 48 %Colfax County48Dakota County: 42 %Dakota County42Dawson County: 32.4 %Dawson County32.4Hall County: 24.5 %Hall County24.5Saline County: 24.5 %Saline County24.5Platte County: 17.4 %Platte County17.4Douglas County: 15.3 %Douglas County15.3Scotts Bluff County: 13.6 %Scotts Bluff County13.6Madison County: 13.1 %Madison County13.1Chase County: 12.9 %Chase County12.9Dodge County: 12.6 %Dodge County12.6Pawnee County: 12.1 %Pawnee County12.1Dixon County: 12 %Dixon County12Lancaster County: 11.8 %Lancaster County11.8Johnson County: 10.7 %Johnson County10.7Morrill County: 9.5 %Morrill County9.5Adams County: 9.3 %Adams County9.3Cuming County: 9.1 %Cuming County9.1Sarpy County: 8.6 %Sarpy County8.6Box Butte County: 8.3 %Box Butte County8.3Otoe County: 8.3 %Otoe County8.3Buffalo County: 8.3 %Buffalo County8.3Hayes County: 8.1 %Hayes County8.1Wayne County: 7.1 %Wayne County7.1Dundy County: 6.9 %Dundy County6.9Clay County: 6.8 %Clay County6.8Butler County: 6.6 %Butler County6.6Banner County: 6.2 %Banner County6.2Polk County: 6 %Polk County6Loup County: 5.6 %Loup County5.6Brown County: 5.2 %Brown County5.2Merrick County: 5.2 %Merrick County5.2Holt County: 5.1 %Holt County5.1Thurston County: 5 %Thurston County5Phelps County: 4.9 %Phelps County4.9Lincoln County: 4.8 %Lincoln County4.8Nemaha County: 4.8 %Nemaha County4.8Keith County: 4.7 %Keith County4.7Furnas County: 4.6 %Furnas County4.6Antelope County: 4.6 %Antelope County4.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Colfax County48
2Dakota County42
3Dawson County32.4
4Hall County24.5
5Saline County24.5
6Platte County17.4
7Douglas County15.3
8Scotts Bluff County13.6
9Madison County13.1
10Chase County12.9
11Dodge County12.6
12Pawnee County12.1
13Dixon County12
14Lancaster County11.8
15Johnson County10.7
16Morrill County9.5
17Adams County9.3
18Cuming County9.1
19Sarpy County8.6
20Box Butte County8.3
21Otoe County8.3
22Buffalo County8.3
23Hayes County8.1
24Wayne County7.1
25Dundy County6.9
26Clay County6.8
27Butler County6.6
28Banner County6.2
29Polk County6
30Loup County5.6
31Brown County5.2
32Merrick County5.2
33Holt County5.1
34Thurston County5
35Phelps County4.9
36Lincoln County4.8
37Nemaha County4.8
38Keith County4.7
39Furnas County4.6
40Antelope County4.6
41Arthur County4.5
42York County4.5
43Keya Paha County4.4
44Kearney County4.4
44Knox County4.4
46Thomas County4.2
47Boyd County4.1
48Sheridan County4
49Harlan County3.8
50Cherry County3.8
51Stanton County3.7
52Gosper County3.7
53Perkins County3.6
54Dawes County3.6
55Logan County3.6
56Howard County3.5
57Jefferson County3.4
58Gage County3.3
59Deuel County3.2
60Custer County3.1
61Washington County3.1
62Sioux County3
63Seward County2.9
64Fillmore County2.8
65Franklin County2.8
66Red Willow County2.7
67Kimball County2.6
68Wheeler County2.6
69Hamilton County2.4
70Cass County2.2
71Boone County2.1
72Burt County2.1
73Webster County2
74Nuckolls County2
75Saunders County2
76Sherman County1.9
77Cheyenne County1.9
78Hooker County1.8
79Rock County1.8
80Valley County1.8
81Pierce County1.7
82Greeley County1.6
83Thayer County1.6
84Cedar County1.5
85Garden County1.4
86Blaine County1.2
87Frontier County1.1
88Nance County1
89Richardson County0.9
90Grant County0.9
91Hitchcock County0.5
92McPherson County0.4
93Garfield County0.3

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/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 Nebraska 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

MLA 9

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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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?

Colfax County, with 48% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Garfield County, with 0.3% 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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