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 2023, at 43.4%. Garfield County had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 4.4% and the figure for Nebraska was 12.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest43.4Colfax County
Median4.493 counties
Nebraska12.3History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 9.6 %Antelope County: 4.7 %Arthur County: 5.3 %Banner County: 6.9 %Blaine County: 0.6 %Boone County: 2.8 %Box Butte County: 5.4 %Boyd County: 5.1 %Brown County: 5.8 %Buffalo County: 9 %Burt County: 2.3 %Butler County: 6.8 %Cass County: 2.6 %Cedar County: 2.2 %Chase County: 11.9 %Cherry County: 3.9 %Cheyenne County: 2.1 %Clay County: 5.4 %Colfax County: 43.4 %Cuming County: 10.5 %Custer County: 3.3 %Dakota County: 39.6 %Dawes County: 3.7 %Dawson County: 35.7 %Deuel County: 3.8 %Dixon County: 12.8 %Dodge County: 14.8 %Douglas County: 16.1 %Dundy County: 2.5 %Fillmore County: 2.1 %Franklin County: 2.5 %Frontier County: 2 %Furnas County: 4.4 %Gage County: 3.1 %Garden County: 2 %Garfield County: 0.3 %Gosper County: 2.7 %Grant County: 1.4 %Greeley County: 1.6 %Hall County: 26.5 %Hamilton County: 2.2 %Harlan County: 3.7 %Hayes County: 7 %Hitchcock County: 1.2 %Holt County: 4.7 %Hooker County: 0.9 %Howard County: 2.8 %Jefferson County: 4.4 %Johnson County: 10.1 %Kearney County: 5.2 %Keith County: 5 %Keya Paha County: 4.3 %Kimball County: 4.6 %Knox County: 3.4 %Lancaster County: 12.2 %Lincoln County: 4.8 %Logan County: 3.3 %Loup County: 7.1 %McPherson County: 3.1 %Madison County: 12.3 %Merrick County: 4.3 %Morrill County: 7.8 %Nance County: 1.7 %Nemaha County: 4.4 %Nuckolls County: 2.1 %Otoe County: 7.8 %Pawnee County: 5.9 %Perkins County: 2.9 %Phelps County: 4.9 %Pierce County: 1.7 %Platte County: 18.4 %Polk County: 5 %Red Willow County: 4.7 %Richardson County: 1.2 %Rock County: 1.6 %Saline County: 25 %Sarpy County: 9.1 %Saunders County: 2 %Scotts Bluff County: 12.1 %Seward County: 2.4 %Sheridan County: 4.9 %Sherman County: 1.9 %Sioux County: 3 %Stanton County: 5.2 %Thayer County: 2.4 %Thomas County: 4.1 %Thurston County: 5.5 %Valley County: 3.2 %Washington County: 3.5 %Wayne County: 9.7 %Webster County: 2.3 %Wheeler County: 3.5 %York County: 5.8 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Colfax County: 43.4 %Colfax County43.4Dakota County: 39.6 %Dakota County39.6Dawson County: 35.7 %Dawson County35.7Hall County: 26.5 %Hall County26.5Saline County: 25 %Saline County25Platte County: 18.4 %Platte County18.4Douglas County: 16.1 %Douglas County16.1Dodge County: 14.8 %Dodge County14.8Dixon County: 12.8 %Dixon County12.8Madison County: 12.3 %Madison County12.3Lancaster County: 12.2 %Lancaster County12.2Scotts Bluff County: 12.1 %Scotts Bluff County12.1Chase County: 11.9 %Chase County11.9Cuming County: 10.5 %Cuming County10.5Johnson County: 10.1 %Johnson County10.1Wayne County: 9.7 %Wayne County9.7Adams County: 9.6 %Adams County9.6Sarpy County: 9.1 %Sarpy County9.1Buffalo County: 9 %Buffalo County9Otoe County: 7.8 %Otoe County7.8Morrill County: 7.8 %Morrill County7.8Loup County: 7.1 %Loup County7.1Hayes County: 7 %Hayes County7Banner County: 6.9 %Banner County6.9Butler County: 6.8 %Butler County6.8Pawnee County: 5.9 %Pawnee County5.9York County: 5.8 %York County5.8Brown County: 5.8 %Brown County5.8Thurston County: 5.5 %Thurston County5.5Box Butte County: 5.4 %Box Butte County5.4Clay County: 5.4 %Clay County5.4Arthur County: 5.3 %Arthur County5.3Stanton County: 5.2 %Stanton County5.2Kearney County: 5.2 %Kearney County5.2Boyd County: 5.1 %Boyd County5.1Polk County: 5 %Polk County5Keith County: 5 %Keith County5Phelps County: 4.9 %Phelps County4.9Sheridan County: 4.9 %Sheridan County4.9Lincoln County: 4.8 %Lincoln County4.8Colfax County: 43.4 %Colfax County43.4Dakota County: 39.6 %Dakota County39.6Dawson County: 35.7 %Dawson County35.7Hall County: 26.5 %Hall County26.5Saline County: 25 %Saline County25Platte County: 18.4 %Platte County18.4Douglas County: 16.1 %Douglas County16.1Dodge County: 14.8 %Dodge County14.8Dixon County: 12.8 %Dixon County12.8Madison County: 12.3 %Madison County12.3Lancaster County: 12.2 %Lancaster County12.2Scotts Bluff County: 12.1 %Scotts Bluff County12.1Chase County: 11.9 %Chase County11.9Cuming County: 10.5 %Cuming County10.5Johnson County: 10.1 %Johnson County10.1Wayne County: 9.7 %Wayne County9.7Adams County: 9.6 %Adams County9.6Sarpy County: 9.1 %Sarpy County9.1Buffalo County: 9 %Buffalo County9Otoe County: 7.8 %Otoe County7.8Morrill County: 7.8 %Morrill County7.8Loup County: 7.1 %Loup County7.1Hayes County: 7 %Hayes County7Banner County: 6.9 %Banner County6.9Butler County: 6.8 %Butler County6.8Pawnee County: 5.9 %Pawnee County5.9York County: 5.8 %York County5.8Brown County: 5.8 %Brown County5.8Thurston County: 5.5 %Thurston County5.5Box Butte County: 5.4 %Box Butte County5.4Clay County: 5.4 %Clay County5.4Arthur County: 5.3 %Arthur County5.3Stanton County: 5.2 %Stanton County5.2Kearney County: 5.2 %Kearney County5.2Boyd County: 5.1 %Boyd County5.1Polk County: 5 %Polk County5Keith County: 5 %Keith County5Phelps County: 4.9 %Phelps County4.9Sheridan County: 4.9 %Sheridan County4.9Lincoln County: 4.8 %Lincoln County4.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Colfax County43.4+0.5 pts
2Dakota County39.6-0.8 pts
3Dawson County35.7+3.6 pts
4Hall County26.5+2.2 pts
5Saline County25-0.8 pts
6Platte County18.4+1 pts
7Douglas County16.1+0.7 pts
8Dodge County14.8+1.6 pts
9Dixon County12.8-0.2 pts
10Madison County12.3-0.8 pts
11Lancaster County12.2+0.3 pts
12Scotts Bluff County12.1-1.3 pts
13Chase County11.9-1.2 pts
14Cuming County10.5+2 pts
15Johnson County10.1+1.6 pts
16Wayne County9.7+2.2 pts
17Adams County9.6+0.1 pts
18Sarpy County9.1+0.5 pts
19Buffalo County9+0.5 pts
20Otoe County7.8-0.1 pts
21Morrill County7.8+0.5 pts
22Loup County7.1+0.4 pts
23Hayes County7-1.4 pts
24Banner County6.9-0.2 pts
25Butler County6.8-0.3 pts
26Pawnee County5.9-3.5 pts
27York County5.8+1 pts
28Brown County5.8+0.5 pts
29Thurston County5.5+0.1 pts
30Box Butte County5.4-0.8 pts
30Clay County5.4-0.6 pts
32Arthur County5.3-0.2 pts
33Stanton County5.2-0.5 pts
34Kearney County5.2+0.2 pts
35Boyd County5.1+0.6 pts
36Polk County5-1.2 pts
37Keith County5+0.4 pts
38Phelps County4.9+0.5 pts
38Sheridan County4.9+0.7 pts
40Lincoln County4.8-0.3 pts
41Holt County4.70 pts
42Antelope County4.7-0 pts
43Red Willow County4.7+0.6 pts
44Kimball County4.6+1 pts
45Nemaha County4.4+0.1 pts
46Jefferson County4.4+1.1 pts
47Furnas County4.4-0.4 pts
48Merrick County4.3-0.8 pts
49Keya Paha County4.3+1.4 pts
50Thomas County4.1+0.5 pts
51Cherry County3.9+0.6 pts
52Deuel County3.8+0.6 pts
53Harlan County3.7-0.3 pts
54Dawes County3.7-0.2 pts
55Washington County3.5-0.4 pts
55Wheeler County3.5+1.6 pts
57Knox County3.4-2.2 pts
58Logan County3.3+0.7 pts
59Custer County3.30 pts
60Valley County3.2+0.1 pts
61Gage County3.1+0.2 pts
62McPherson County3.1+2.4 pts
63Sioux County3-1 pts
64Perkins County2.9-1.6 pts
65Boone County2.8+0.8 pts
66Howard County2.8-0.8 pts
67Gosper County2.7-0.7 pts
68Cass County2.6+0.4 pts
69Dundy County2.5+1.1 pts
70Franklin County2.5-0.7 pts
71Seward County2.4-0.2 pts
72Thayer County2.4-0.3 pts
73Burt County2.3-0.4 pts
74Webster County2.30 pts
75Cedar County2.2+0.8 pts
76Hamilton County2.2-0.1 pts
77Fillmore County2.1-1 pts
78Cheyenne County2.1-0.3 pts
79Nuckolls County2.1+0.7 pts
80Frontier County2+0.3 pts
81Garden County2-0.4 pts
82Saunders County2-0.7 pts
83Sherman County1.9+0.1 pts
84Pierce County1.70 pts
85Nance County1.7-0.1 pts
86Greeley County1.6-0.1 pts
87Rock County1.6-0.9 pts
88Grant County1.4+0.4 pts
89Richardson County1.2-0.3 pts
90Hitchcock County1.2+0.4 pts
91Hooker County0.9+0.8 pts
92Blaine County0.6-0.5 pts
93Garfield County0.3+0.1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/nebraska-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/nebraska-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/nebraska-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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, 2023}},
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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=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 43.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Garfield County, with 0.3% in 2023.

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