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

Bronx County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 62 counties in 2021, at 58.2%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 1.5%. The median was 7.3% and the figure for New York was 30.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest58.2Bronx County
Lowest1.5Hamilton County
Median7.362 counties
New York30.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Albany County: 13.7 %Allegany County: 4.7 %Bronx County: 58.2 %Broome County: 9.7 %Cattaraugus County: 4.3 %Cayuga County: 4 %Chautauqua County: 8.1 %Chemung County: 4.1 %Chenango County: 3.2 %Clinton County: 5.8 %Columbia County: 7.6 %Cortland County: 4.6 %Delaware County: 6 %Dutchess County: 15.2 %Erie County: 10.8 %Essex County: 6.3 %Franklin County: 7.2 %Fulton County: 2.6 %Genesee County: 3.5 %Greene County: 7.5 %Hamilton County: 1.5 %Herkimer County: 5.6 %Jefferson County: 8.4 %Kings County: 44.3 %Lewis County: 2.7 %Livingston County: 7.3 %Madison County: 4.2 %Monroe County: 13.4 %Montgomery County: 12.5 %Nassau County: 28.8 %New York County: 38.3 %Niagara County: 4.6 %Oneida County: 13.1 %Onondaga County: 10.6 %Ontario County: 6.4 %Orange County: 25.8 %Orleans County: 6.1 %Oswego County: 3.8 %Otsego County: 6.1 %Putnam County: 20.2 %Queens County: 55.2 %Rensselaer County: 7.8 %Richmond County: 33.9 %Rockland County: 42.6 %St. Lawrence County: 7.1 %Saratoga County: 6.7 %Schenectady County: 9 %Schoharie County: 5.5 %Schuyler County: 3.2 %Seneca County: 7.5 %Steuben County: 5.7 %Suffolk County: 22.4 %Sullivan County: 16.9 %Tioga County: 2.5 %Tompkins County: 16 %Ulster County: 10.6 %Warren County: 4 %Washington County: 5.1 %Wayne County: 5.3 %Westchester County: 33.9 %Wyoming County: 3.3 %Yates County: 14.8 %
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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

Bronx County: 58.2 %Bronx County58.2Queens County: 55.2 %Queens County55.2Kings County: 44.3 %Kings County44.3Rockland County: 42.6 %Rockland County42.6New York County: 38.3 %New York County38.3Westchester County: 33.9 %Westchester County33.9Richmond County: 33.9 %Richmond County33.9Nassau County: 28.8 %Nassau County28.8Orange County: 25.8 %Orange County25.8Suffolk County: 22.4 %Suffolk County22.4Putnam County: 20.2 %Putnam County20.2Sullivan County: 16.9 %Sullivan County16.9Tompkins County: 16 %Tompkins County16Dutchess County: 15.2 %Dutchess County15.2Yates County: 14.8 %Yates County14.8Albany County: 13.7 %Albany County13.7Monroe County: 13.4 %Monroe County13.4Oneida County: 13.1 %Oneida County13.1Montgomery County: 12.5 %Montgomery County12.5Erie County: 10.8 %Erie County10.8Onondaga County: 10.6 %Onondaga County10.6Ulster County: 10.6 %Ulster County10.6Broome County: 9.7 %Broome County9.7Schenectady County: 9 %Schenectady County9Jefferson County: 8.4 %Jefferson County8.4Chautauqua County: 8.1 %Chautauqua County8.1Rensselaer County: 7.8 %Rensselaer County7.8Columbia County: 7.6 %Columbia County7.6Greene County: 7.5 %Greene County7.5Seneca County: 7.5 %Seneca County7.5Livingston County: 7.3 %Livingston County7.3Franklin County: 7.2 %Franklin County7.2St. Lawrence County: 7.1 %St. Lawrence County7.1Saratoga County: 6.7 %Saratoga County6.7Ontario County: 6.4 %Ontario County6.4Essex County: 6.3 %Essex County6.3Orleans County: 6.1 %Orleans County6.1Otsego County: 6.1 %Otsego County6.1Delaware County: 6 %Delaware County6Clinton County: 5.8 %Clinton County5.8Bronx County: 58.2 %Bronx County58.2Queens County: 55.2 %Queens County55.2Kings County: 44.3 %Kings County44.3Rockland County: 42.6 %Rockland County42.6New York County: 38.3 %New York County38.3Westchester County: 33.9 %Westchester County33.9Richmond County: 33.9 %Richmond County33.9Nassau County: 28.8 %Nassau County28.8Orange County: 25.8 %Orange County25.8Suffolk County: 22.4 %Suffolk County22.4Putnam County: 20.2 %Putnam County20.2Sullivan County: 16.9 %Sullivan County16.9Tompkins County: 16 %Tompkins County16Dutchess County: 15.2 %Dutchess County15.2Yates County: 14.8 %Yates County14.8Albany County: 13.7 %Albany County13.7Monroe County: 13.4 %Monroe County13.4Oneida County: 13.1 %Oneida County13.1Montgomery County: 12.5 %Montgomery County12.5Erie County: 10.8 %Erie County10.8Onondaga County: 10.6 %Onondaga County10.6Ulster County: 10.6 %Ulster County10.6Broome County: 9.7 %Broome County9.7Schenectady County: 9 %Schenectady County9Jefferson County: 8.4 %Jefferson County8.4Chautauqua County: 8.1 %Chautauqua County8.1Rensselaer County: 7.8 %Rensselaer County7.8Columbia County: 7.6 %Columbia County7.6Greene County: 7.5 %Greene County7.5Seneca County: 7.5 %Seneca County7.5Livingston County: 7.3 %Livingston County7.3Franklin County: 7.2 %Franklin County7.2St. Lawrence County: 7.1 %St. Lawrence County7.1Saratoga County: 6.7 %Saratoga County6.7Ontario County: 6.4 %Ontario County6.4Essex County: 6.3 %Essex County6.3Orleans County: 6.1 %Orleans County6.1Otsego County: 6.1 %Otsego County6.1Delaware County: 6 %Delaware County6Clinton County: 5.8 %Clinton County5.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Bronx County58.2
2Queens County55.2
3Kings County44.3
4Rockland County42.6
5New York County38.3
6Westchester County33.9
7Richmond County33.9
8Nassau County28.8
9Orange County25.8
10Suffolk County22.4
11Putnam County20.2
12Sullivan County16.9
13Tompkins County16
14Dutchess County15.2
15Yates County14.8
16Albany County13.7
17Monroe County13.4
18Oneida County13.1
19Montgomery County12.5
20Erie County10.8
21Onondaga County10.6
21Ulster County10.6
23Broome County9.7
24Schenectady County9
25Jefferson County8.4
26Chautauqua County8.1
27Rensselaer County7.8
28Columbia County7.6
29Greene County7.5
30Seneca County7.5
31Livingston County7.3
32Franklin County7.2
33St. Lawrence County7.1
34Saratoga County6.7
35Ontario County6.4
36Essex County6.3
37Orleans County6.1
38Otsego County6.1
39Delaware County6
40Clinton County5.8
41Steuben County5.7
42Herkimer County5.6
43Schoharie County5.5
44Wayne County5.3
45Washington County5.1
46Allegany County4.7
47Niagara County4.6
48Cortland County4.6
49Cattaraugus County4.3
50Madison County4.2
51Chemung County4.1
52Warren County4
53Cayuga County4
54Oswego County3.8
55Genesee County3.5
56Wyoming County3.3
57Schuyler County3.2
58Chenango County3.2
59Lewis County2.7
60Fulton County2.6
61Tioga County2.5
62Hamilton County1.5

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 New York 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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Bronx County, with 58.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hamilton County, with 1.5% in 2021.

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