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 2022, at 58%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 7.1% and the figure for New York was 30.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest58Bronx County
Median7.162 counties
New York30.6History

Map of counties, 2022

Albany County: 13.9 %Allegany County: 4.7 %Bronx County: 58 %Broome County: 9.9 %Cattaraugus County: 4.7 %Cayuga County: 4 %Chautauqua County: 8.5 %Chemung County: 4.7 %Chenango County: 4.2 %Clinton County: 5.9 %Columbia County: 8.1 %Cortland County: 5.2 %Delaware County: 6.2 %Dutchess County: 14.8 %Erie County: 11 %Essex County: 6.5 %Franklin County: 6.9 %Fulton County: 2.9 %Genesee County: 3.4 %Greene County: 7.6 %Hamilton County: 2 %Herkimer County: 5.2 %Jefferson County: 8.9 %Kings County: 44.2 %Lewis County: 2.6 %Livingston County: 6.3 %Madison County: 4.3 %Monroe County: 13.2 %Montgomery County: 12.2 %Nassau County: 29.4 %New York County: 38.1 %Niagara County: 5.2 %Oneida County: 13.4 %Onondaga County: 10.8 %Ontario County: 6.3 %Orange County: 27.1 %Orleans County: 6.5 %Oswego County: 3.8 %Otsego County: 6.4 %Putnam County: 20.8 %Queens County: 55.4 %Rensselaer County: 7.6 %Richmond County: 34.8 %Rockland County: 43 %St. Lawrence County: 7.2 %Saratoga County: 6.8 %Schenectady County: 8.7 %Schoharie County: 5.9 %Schuyler County: 3.2 %Seneca County: 7.3 %Steuben County: 5.5 %Suffolk County: 23.1 %Sullivan County: 19.5 %Tioga County: 2.6 %Tompkins County: 16 %Ulster County: 11.5 %Warren County: 3.7 %Washington County: 5.4 %Wayne County: 5.3 %Westchester County: 34.2 %Wyoming County: 3.2 %Yates County: 16.8 %
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  • 4.2 to 5.6
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  • 11 to 21
  • 21 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

Bronx County: 58 %Bronx County58Queens County: 55.4 %Queens County55.4Kings County: 44.2 %Kings County44.2Rockland County: 43 %Rockland County43New York County: 38.1 %New York County38.1Richmond County: 34.8 %Richmond County34.8Westchester County: 34.2 %Westchester County34.2Nassau County: 29.4 %Nassau County29.4Orange County: 27.1 %Orange County27.1Suffolk County: 23.1 %Suffolk County23.1Putnam County: 20.8 %Putnam County20.8Sullivan County: 19.5 %Sullivan County19.5Yates County: 16.8 %Yates County16.8Tompkins County: 16 %Tompkins County16Dutchess County: 14.8 %Dutchess County14.8Albany County: 13.9 %Albany County13.9Oneida County: 13.4 %Oneida County13.4Monroe County: 13.2 %Monroe County13.2Montgomery County: 12.2 %Montgomery County12.2Ulster County: 11.5 %Ulster County11.5Erie County: 11 %Erie County11Onondaga County: 10.8 %Onondaga County10.8Broome County: 9.9 %Broome County9.9Jefferson County: 8.9 %Jefferson County8.9Schenectady County: 8.7 %Schenectady County8.7Chautauqua County: 8.5 %Chautauqua County8.5Columbia County: 8.1 %Columbia County8.1Rensselaer County: 7.6 %Rensselaer County7.6Greene County: 7.6 %Greene County7.6Seneca County: 7.3 %Seneca County7.3St. Lawrence County: 7.2 %St. Lawrence County7.2Franklin County: 6.9 %Franklin County6.9Saratoga County: 6.8 %Saratoga County6.8Orleans County: 6.5 %Orleans County6.5Essex County: 6.5 %Essex County6.5Otsego County: 6.4 %Otsego County6.4Ontario County: 6.3 %Ontario County6.3Livingston County: 6.3 %Livingston County6.3Delaware County: 6.2 %Delaware County6.2Clinton County: 5.9 %Clinton County5.9Bronx County: 58 %Bronx County58Queens County: 55.4 %Queens County55.4Kings County: 44.2 %Kings County44.2Rockland County: 43 %Rockland County43New York County: 38.1 %New York County38.1Richmond County: 34.8 %Richmond County34.8Westchester County: 34.2 %Westchester County34.2Nassau County: 29.4 %Nassau County29.4Orange County: 27.1 %Orange County27.1Suffolk County: 23.1 %Suffolk County23.1Putnam County: 20.8 %Putnam County20.8Sullivan County: 19.5 %Sullivan County19.5Yates County: 16.8 %Yates County16.8Tompkins County: 16 %Tompkins County16Dutchess County: 14.8 %Dutchess County14.8Albany County: 13.9 %Albany County13.9Oneida County: 13.4 %Oneida County13.4Monroe County: 13.2 %Monroe County13.2Montgomery County: 12.2 %Montgomery County12.2Ulster County: 11.5 %Ulster County11.5Erie County: 11 %Erie County11Onondaga County: 10.8 %Onondaga County10.8Broome County: 9.9 %Broome County9.9Jefferson County: 8.9 %Jefferson County8.9Schenectady County: 8.7 %Schenectady County8.7Chautauqua County: 8.5 %Chautauqua County8.5Columbia County: 8.1 %Columbia County8.1Rensselaer County: 7.6 %Rensselaer County7.6Greene County: 7.6 %Greene County7.6Seneca County: 7.3 %Seneca County7.3St. Lawrence County: 7.2 %St. Lawrence County7.2Franklin County: 6.9 %Franklin County6.9Saratoga County: 6.8 %Saratoga County6.8Orleans County: 6.5 %Orleans County6.5Essex County: 6.5 %Essex County6.5Otsego County: 6.4 %Otsego County6.4Ontario County: 6.3 %Ontario County6.3Livingston County: 6.3 %Livingston County6.3Delaware County: 6.2 %Delaware County6.2Clinton County: 5.9 %Clinton County5.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Bronx County58-0.2 pts
2Queens County55.4+0.2 pts
3Kings County44.2-0.1 pts
4Rockland County43+0.4 pts
5New York County38.1-0.3 pts
6Richmond County34.8+1 pts
7Westchester County34.2+0.3 pts
8Nassau County29.4+0.6 pts
9Orange County27.1+1.3 pts
10Suffolk County23.1+0.7 pts
11Putnam County20.8+0.6 pts
12Sullivan County19.5+2.6 pts
13Yates County16.8+2 pts
14Tompkins County160 pts
15Dutchess County14.8-0.4 pts
16Albany County13.9+0.2 pts
17Oneida County13.4+0.3 pts
18Monroe County13.2-0.3 pts
19Montgomery County12.2-0.3 pts
20Ulster County11.5+0.8 pts
21Erie County11+0.2 pts
22Onondaga County10.8+0.2 pts
23Broome County9.9+0.2 pts
24Jefferson County8.9+0.4 pts
25Schenectady County8.7-0.3 pts
26Chautauqua County8.5+0.5 pts
27Columbia County8.1+0.6 pts
28Rensselaer County7.6-0.2 pts
29Greene County7.6+0.1 pts
30Seneca County7.3-0.1 pts
31St. Lawrence County7.2+0.1 pts
32Franklin County6.9-0.3 pts
33Saratoga County6.8+0.1 pts
34Orleans County6.5+0.4 pts
35Essex County6.5+0.2 pts
36Otsego County6.4+0.3 pts
37Ontario County6.3-0 pts
38Livingston County6.3-1 pts
39Delaware County6.2+0.2 pts
40Clinton County5.9+0.1 pts
41Schoharie County5.9+0.4 pts
42Steuben County5.5-0.1 pts
43Washington County5.4+0.3 pts
44Wayne County5.3-0 pts
45Cortland County5.2+0.6 pts
46Herkimer County5.2-0.4 pts
47Niagara County5.2+0.6 pts
48Allegany County4.70 pts
48Cattaraugus County4.7+0.4 pts
50Chemung County4.7+0.6 pts
51Madison County4.30 pts
52Chenango County4.2+1 pts
53Cayuga County40 pts
54Oswego County3.80 pts
55Warren County3.7-0.3 pts
56Genesee County3.4-0 pts
57Schuyler County3.2-0 pts
58Wyoming County3.2-0.2 pts
59Fulton County2.9+0.3 pts
60Lewis County2.6-0.1 pts
61Tioga County2.6+0.1 pts
62Hamilton County2+0.5 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.

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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 New York 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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-counties?period=2022 (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, 2022}},
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Bronx County, with 58% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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