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

Bronx County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 62 counties in 2024, at 57%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 1.4%. The median was 7.2% and the figure for New York was 30.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57Bronx County
Median7.262 counties
New York30.9History

Map of counties, 2024

Albany County: 15 %Allegany County: 5 %Bronx County: 57 %Broome County: 9.1 %Cattaraugus County: 6 %Cayuga County: 4 %Chautauqua County: 9.2 %Chemung County: 4.7 %Chenango County: 4.3 %Clinton County: 5.7 %Columbia County: 9.2 %Cortland County: 5.6 %Delaware County: 6.6 %Dutchess County: 16.2 %Erie County: 11.3 %Essex County: 5.2 %Franklin County: 7 %Fulton County: 3.4 %Genesee County: 3.8 %Greene County: 7.7 %Hamilton County: 1.4 %Herkimer County: 5.8 %Jefferson County: 8.1 %Kings County: 44.6 %Lewis County: 3.6 %Livingston County: 5.6 %Madison County: 4.5 %Monroe County: 12.6 %Montgomery County: 11.9 %Nassau County: 30.7 %New York County: 36.9 %Niagara County: 5.9 %Oneida County: 13.1 %Onondaga County: 11.3 %Ontario County: 6.7 %Orange County: 30.2 %Orleans County: 7.3 %Oswego County: 4.1 %Otsego County: 6.6 %Putnam County: 21.4 %Queens County: 55.4 %Rensselaer County: 7.7 %Richmond County: 36.9 %Rockland County: 44.2 %St. Lawrence County: 6.3 %Saratoga County: 7.1 %Schenectady County: 9.6 %Schoharie County: 5.4 %Schuyler County: 3.7 %Seneca County: 7.7 %Steuben County: 5.3 %Suffolk County: 24.8 %Sullivan County: 22.1 %Tioga County: 3 %Tompkins County: 17.4 %Ulster County: 12.1 %Warren County: 4 %Washington County: 4.6 %Wayne County: 5.9 %Westchester County: 34.8 %Wyoming County: 3.2 %Yates County: 17.9 %
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  • 22 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Bronx County: 57 %Bronx County57Queens County: 55.4 %Queens County55.4Kings County: 44.6 %Kings County44.6Rockland County: 44.2 %Rockland County44.2New York County: 36.9 %New York County36.9Richmond County: 36.9 %Richmond County36.9Westchester County: 34.8 %Westchester County34.8Nassau County: 30.7 %Nassau County30.7Orange County: 30.2 %Orange County30.2Suffolk County: 24.8 %Suffolk County24.8Sullivan County: 22.1 %Sullivan County22.1Putnam County: 21.4 %Putnam County21.4Yates County: 17.9 %Yates County17.9Tompkins County: 17.4 %Tompkins County17.4Dutchess County: 16.2 %Dutchess County16.2Albany County: 15 %Albany County15Oneida County: 13.1 %Oneida County13.1Monroe County: 12.6 %Monroe County12.6Ulster County: 12.1 %Ulster County12.1Montgomery County: 11.9 %Montgomery County11.9Onondaga County: 11.3 %Onondaga County11.3Erie County: 11.3 %Erie County11.3Schenectady County: 9.6 %Schenectady County9.6Columbia County: 9.2 %Columbia County9.2Chautauqua County: 9.2 %Chautauqua County9.2Broome County: 9.1 %Broome County9.1Jefferson County: 8.1 %Jefferson County8.1Seneca County: 7.7 %Seneca County7.7Rensselaer County: 7.7 %Rensselaer County7.7Greene County: 7.7 %Greene County7.7Orleans County: 7.3 %Orleans County7.3Saratoga County: 7.1 %Saratoga County7.1Franklin County: 7 %Franklin County7Ontario County: 6.7 %Ontario County6.7Delaware County: 6.6 %Delaware County6.6Otsego County: 6.6 %Otsego County6.6St. Lawrence County: 6.3 %St. Lawrence County6.3Cattaraugus County: 6 %Cattaraugus County6Niagara County: 5.9 %Niagara County5.9Wayne County: 5.9 %Wayne County5.9Bronx County: 57 %Bronx County57Queens County: 55.4 %Queens County55.4Kings County: 44.6 %Kings County44.6Rockland County: 44.2 %Rockland County44.2New York County: 36.9 %New York County36.9Richmond County: 36.9 %Richmond County36.9Westchester County: 34.8 %Westchester County34.8Nassau County: 30.7 %Nassau County30.7Orange County: 30.2 %Orange County30.2Suffolk County: 24.8 %Suffolk County24.8Sullivan County: 22.1 %Sullivan County22.1Putnam County: 21.4 %Putnam County21.4Yates County: 17.9 %Yates County17.9Tompkins County: 17.4 %Tompkins County17.4Dutchess County: 16.2 %Dutchess County16.2Albany County: 15 %Albany County15Oneida County: 13.1 %Oneida County13.1Monroe County: 12.6 %Monroe County12.6Ulster County: 12.1 %Ulster County12.1Montgomery County: 11.9 %Montgomery County11.9Onondaga County: 11.3 %Onondaga County11.3Erie County: 11.3 %Erie County11.3Schenectady County: 9.6 %Schenectady County9.6Columbia County: 9.2 %Columbia County9.2Chautauqua County: 9.2 %Chautauqua County9.2Broome County: 9.1 %Broome County9.1Jefferson County: 8.1 %Jefferson County8.1Seneca County: 7.7 %Seneca County7.7Rensselaer County: 7.7 %Rensselaer County7.7Greene County: 7.7 %Greene County7.7Orleans County: 7.3 %Orleans County7.3Saratoga County: 7.1 %Saratoga County7.1Franklin County: 7 %Franklin County7Ontario County: 6.7 %Ontario County6.7Delaware County: 6.6 %Delaware County6.6Otsego County: 6.6 %Otsego County6.6St. Lawrence County: 6.3 %St. Lawrence County6.3Cattaraugus County: 6 %Cattaraugus County6Niagara County: 5.9 %Niagara County5.9Wayne County: 5.9 %Wayne County5.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Bronx County57-0.1 pts
2Queens County55.4+0.2 pts
3Kings County44.6+0.3 pts
4Rockland County44.2+0.6 pts
5New York County36.9-0.1 pts
6Richmond County36.9+1.1 pts
7Westchester County34.8+0.4 pts
8Nassau County30.7+0.5 pts
9Orange County30.2+1 pts
10Suffolk County24.8+0.4 pts
11Sullivan County22.1+2 pts
12Putnam County21.4+0.4 pts
13Yates County17.9+1 pts
14Tompkins County17.4+1.4 pts
15Dutchess County16.2+0.4 pts
16Albany County15+0.8 pts
17Oneida County13.1-0.2 pts
18Monroe County12.6-0.1 pts
19Ulster County12.1-0.1 pts
20Montgomery County11.9-0.1 pts
21Onondaga County11.3+0.3 pts
22Erie County11.3+0.1 pts
23Schenectady County9.6+0.7 pts
24Columbia County9.2+0.6 pts
25Chautauqua County9.2+0.2 pts
26Broome County9.1+0.2 pts
27Jefferson County8.10 pts
28Seneca County7.7-0.1 pts
29Rensselaer County7.7-0.2 pts
30Greene County7.7+0.3 pts
31Orleans County7.3+0.6 pts
32Saratoga County7.10 pts
33Franklin County7+0.8 pts
34Ontario County6.7+0.1 pts
35Delaware County6.6-0.1 pts
35Otsego County6.6+0.5 pts
37St. Lawrence County6.3-0.7 pts
38Cattaraugus County6+1 pts
39Niagara County5.9+0.5 pts
40Wayne County5.9+0.2 pts
41Herkimer County5.8+0.5 pts
42Clinton County5.7+0.3 pts
43Cortland County5.6+0.1 pts
44Livingston County5.6-0.3 pts
45Schoharie County5.4-0.2 pts
46Steuben County5.3-0.2 pts
47Essex County5.2-0.9 pts
48Allegany County5+0.3 pts
49Chemung County4.7-0 pts
50Washington County4.6-0.1 pts
51Madison County4.50 pts
52Chenango County4.3+0.2 pts
53Oswego County4.1-0 pts
54Cayuga County4-0.2 pts
55Warren County4+0.4 pts
56Genesee County3.8-0.1 pts
57Schuyler County3.7+0.8 pts
58Lewis County3.6+0.8 pts
59Fulton County3.4+0.3 pts
60Wyoming County3.2+0.1 pts
61Tioga County3+0.4 pts
62Hamilton County1.4-0.1 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/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 New York 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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-counties (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 New York by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024}},
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Bronx County, with 57% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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