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 2022, at 42.9%. Hooker County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 4.2% and the figure for Nebraska was 11.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42.9Colfax County
Median4.293 counties
Nebraska11.9History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 9.5 %Antelope County: 4.8 %Arthur County: 5.5 %Banner County: 7.1 %Blaine County: 1.1 %Boone County: 2 %Box Butte County: 6.1 %Boyd County: 4.5 %Brown County: 5.3 %Buffalo County: 8.5 %Burt County: 2.7 %Butler County: 7.1 %Cass County: 2.2 %Cedar County: 1.4 %Chase County: 13.1 %Cherry County: 3.2 %Cheyenne County: 2.4 %Clay County: 5.9 %Colfax County: 42.9 %Cuming County: 8.5 %Custer County: 3.2 %Dakota County: 40.4 %Dawes County: 3.8 %Dawson County: 32.1 %Deuel County: 3.3 %Dixon County: 13 %Dodge County: 13.1 %Douglas County: 15.3 %Dundy County: 1.4 %Fillmore County: 3.2 %Franklin County: 3.1 %Frontier County: 1.6 %Furnas County: 4.8 %Gage County: 2.9 %Garden County: 2.4 %Garfield County: 0.2 %Gosper County: 3.4 %Grant County: 1 %Greeley County: 1.7 %Hall County: 24.3 %Hamilton County: 2.3 %Harlan County: 3.9 %Hayes County: 8.4 %Hitchcock County: 0.8 %Holt County: 4.7 %Hooker County: 0 %Howard County: 3.6 %Jefferson County: 3.4 %Johnson County: 8.5 %Kearney County: 5 %Keith County: 4.5 %Keya Paha County: 2.8 %Kimball County: 3.6 %Knox County: 5.7 %Lancaster County: 11.9 %Lincoln County: 5.1 %Logan County: 2.6 %Loup County: 6.6 %McPherson County: 0.7 %Madison County: 13.1 %Merrick County: 5 %Morrill County: 7.3 %Nance County: 1.8 %Nemaha County: 4.3 %Nuckolls County: 1.4 %Otoe County: 7.8 %Pawnee County: 9.4 %Perkins County: 4.5 %Phelps County: 4.4 %Pierce County: 1.7 %Platte County: 17.4 %Polk County: 6.2 %Red Willow County: 4.1 %Richardson County: 1.5 %Rock County: 2.5 %Saline County: 25.8 %Sarpy County: 8.5 %Saunders County: 2.7 %Scotts Bluff County: 13.4 %Seward County: 2.6 %Sheridan County: 4.2 %Sherman County: 1.7 %Sioux County: 4 %Stanton County: 5.7 %Thayer County: 2.6 %Thomas County: 3.7 %Thurston County: 5.4 %Valley County: 3.1 %Washington County: 4 %Wayne County: 7.5 %Webster County: 2.2 %Wheeler County: 1.9 %York County: 4.9 %
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  • 8.5 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Colfax County: 42.9 %Colfax County42.9Dakota County: 40.4 %Dakota County40.4Dawson County: 32.1 %Dawson County32.1Saline County: 25.8 %Saline County25.8Hall County: 24.3 %Hall County24.3Platte County: 17.4 %Platte County17.4Douglas County: 15.3 %Douglas County15.3Scotts Bluff County: 13.4 %Scotts Bluff County13.4Dodge County: 13.1 %Dodge County13.1Chase County: 13.1 %Chase County13.1Madison County: 13.1 %Madison County13.1Dixon County: 13 %Dixon County13Lancaster County: 11.9 %Lancaster County11.9Adams County: 9.5 %Adams County9.5Pawnee County: 9.4 %Pawnee County9.4Sarpy County: 8.5 %Sarpy County8.5Johnson County: 8.5 %Johnson County8.5Buffalo County: 8.5 %Buffalo County8.5Cuming County: 8.5 %Cuming County8.5Hayes County: 8.4 %Hayes County8.4Otoe County: 7.8 %Otoe County7.8Wayne County: 7.5 %Wayne County7.5Morrill County: 7.3 %Morrill County7.3Butler County: 7.1 %Butler County7.1Banner County: 7.1 %Banner County7.1Loup County: 6.6 %Loup County6.6Polk County: 6.2 %Polk County6.2Box Butte County: 6.1 %Box Butte County6.1Clay County: 5.9 %Clay County5.9Stanton County: 5.7 %Stanton County5.7Knox County: 5.7 %Knox County5.7Arthur County: 5.5 %Arthur County5.5Thurston County: 5.4 %Thurston County5.4Brown County: 5.3 %Brown County5.3Lincoln County: 5.1 %Lincoln County5.1Merrick County: 5 %Merrick County5Kearney County: 5 %Kearney County5York County: 4.9 %York County4.9Furnas County: 4.8 %Furnas County4.8Antelope County: 4.8 %Antelope County4.8Colfax County: 42.9 %Colfax County42.9Dakota County: 40.4 %Dakota County40.4Dawson County: 32.1 %Dawson County32.1Saline County: 25.8 %Saline County25.8Hall County: 24.3 %Hall County24.3Platte County: 17.4 %Platte County17.4Douglas County: 15.3 %Douglas County15.3Scotts Bluff County: 13.4 %Scotts Bluff County13.4Dodge County: 13.1 %Dodge County13.1Chase County: 13.1 %Chase County13.1Madison County: 13.1 %Madison County13.1Dixon County: 13 %Dixon County13Lancaster County: 11.9 %Lancaster County11.9Adams County: 9.5 %Adams County9.5Pawnee County: 9.4 %Pawnee County9.4Sarpy County: 8.5 %Sarpy County8.5Johnson County: 8.5 %Johnson County8.5Buffalo County: 8.5 %Buffalo County8.5Cuming County: 8.5 %Cuming County8.5Hayes County: 8.4 %Hayes County8.4Otoe County: 7.8 %Otoe County7.8Wayne County: 7.5 %Wayne County7.5Morrill County: 7.3 %Morrill County7.3Butler County: 7.1 %Butler County7.1Banner County: 7.1 %Banner County7.1Loup County: 6.6 %Loup County6.6Polk County: 6.2 %Polk County6.2Box Butte County: 6.1 %Box Butte County6.1Clay County: 5.9 %Clay County5.9Stanton County: 5.7 %Stanton County5.7Knox County: 5.7 %Knox County5.7Arthur County: 5.5 %Arthur County5.5Thurston County: 5.4 %Thurston County5.4Brown County: 5.3 %Brown County5.3Lincoln County: 5.1 %Lincoln County5.1Merrick County: 5 %Merrick County5Kearney County: 5 %Kearney County5York County: 4.9 %York County4.9Furnas County: 4.8 %Furnas County4.8Antelope County: 4.8 %Antelope County4.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Colfax County42.9-5.1 pts
2Dakota County40.4-1.7 pts
3Dawson County32.1-0.3 pts
4Saline County25.8+1.3 pts
5Hall County24.3-0.2 pts
6Platte County17.40 pts
7Douglas County15.3-0 pts
8Scotts Bluff County13.4-0.2 pts
9Dodge County13.1+0.6 pts
10Chase County13.1+0.2 pts
11Madison County13.1-0 pts
12Dixon County13+0.9 pts
13Lancaster County11.9+0.2 pts
14Adams County9.5+0.2 pts
15Pawnee County9.4-2.7 pts
16Sarpy County8.5-0.1 pts
17Johnson County8.5-2.2 pts
18Buffalo County8.5+0.2 pts
19Cuming County8.5-0.6 pts
20Hayes County8.4+0.3 pts
21Otoe County7.8-0.5 pts
22Wayne County7.5+0.4 pts
23Morrill County7.3-2.2 pts
24Butler County7.1+0.6 pts
25Banner County7.1+0.9 pts
26Loup County6.6+1.1 pts
27Polk County6.2+0.2 pts
28Box Butte County6.1-2.2 pts
29Clay County5.9-0.9 pts
30Stanton County5.7+2 pts
31Knox County5.7+1.3 pts
32Arthur County5.5+1 pts
33Thurston County5.4+0.4 pts
34Brown County5.30 pts
35Lincoln County5.1+0.3 pts
36Merrick County5-0.2 pts
37Kearney County5+0.6 pts
38York County4.9+0.3 pts
39Furnas County4.8+0.2 pts
40Antelope County4.8+0.2 pts
41Holt County4.7-0.4 pts
42Keith County4.5-0.2 pts
43Boyd County4.5+0.4 pts
43Perkins County4.5+0.8 pts
45Phelps County4.4-0.4 pts
46Nemaha County4.3-0.5 pts
47Sheridan County4.2+0.3 pts
48Red Willow County4.1+1.4 pts
49Sioux County4+1 pts
50Washington County4+0.9 pts
51Harlan County3.9+0.1 pts
52Dawes County3.8+0.2 pts
53Thomas County3.7-0.5 pts
54Kimball County3.6+1 pts
55Howard County3.6+0.1 pts
56Gosper County3.4-0.3 pts
57Jefferson County3.4-0.1 pts
58Deuel County3.3+0.1 pts
59Cherry County3.2-0.6 pts
60Custer County3.2+0.1 pts
61Fillmore County3.2+0.3 pts
62Franklin County3.1+0.4 pts
63Valley County3.1+1.3 pts
64Gage County2.9-0.4 pts
65Keya Paha County2.8-1.6 pts
66Burt County2.7+0.6 pts
67Saunders County2.7+0.7 pts
68Thayer County2.6+1 pts
69Logan County2.6-0.9 pts
70Seward County2.6-0.3 pts
71Rock County2.5+0.7 pts
72Cheyenne County2.4+0.5 pts
73Garden County2.4+1 pts
74Hamilton County2.3-0.1 pts
75Cass County2.20 pts
76Webster County2.2+0.2 pts
77Boone County2-0.2 pts
78Wheeler County1.9-0.7 pts
79Nance County1.8+0.8 pts
80Sherman County1.7-0.2 pts
81Greeley County1.7+0.1 pts
82Pierce County1.7-0 pts
83Frontier County1.6+0.5 pts
84Richardson County1.5+0.6 pts
85Dundy County1.4-5.5 pts
86Cedar County1.4-0.1 pts
87Nuckolls County1.4-0.6 pts
88Blaine County1.1-0.1 pts
89Grant County1+0.1 pts
90Hitchcock County0.8+0.3 pts
91McPherson County0.7+0.2 pts
92Garfield County0.2-0.1 pts
93Hooker County0-1.8 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 Nebraska by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/nebraska-counties?period=2022. 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 Nebraska by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/nebraska-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/nebraska-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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, 2022}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/nebraska-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Colfax County, with 42.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hooker County, with 0% in 2022.

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