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 2023, at 57.1%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 7% and the figure for New York was 30.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.1Bronx County
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Map of counties, 2023

Albany County: 14.2 %Allegany County: 4.8 %Bronx County: 57.1 %Broome County: 8.9 %Cattaraugus County: 5 %Cayuga County: 4.2 %Chautauqua County: 9 %Chemung County: 4.8 %Chenango County: 4.1 %Clinton County: 5.4 %Columbia County: 8.6 %Cortland County: 5.6 %Delaware County: 6.7 %Dutchess County: 15.9 %Erie County: 11.1 %Essex County: 6.1 %Franklin County: 6.2 %Fulton County: 3.1 %Genesee County: 3.9 %Greene County: 7.4 %Hamilton County: 1.6 %Herkimer County: 5.3 %Jefferson County: 8.1 %Kings County: 44.3 %Lewis County: 2.8 %Livingston County: 5.9 %Madison County: 4.5 %Monroe County: 12.7 %Montgomery County: 12 %Nassau County: 30.2 %New York County: 37.1 %Niagara County: 5.4 %Oneida County: 13.3 %Onondaga County: 11 %Ontario County: 6.6 %Orange County: 29.2 %Orleans County: 6.7 %Oswego County: 4.1 %Otsego County: 6.2 %Putnam County: 21 %Queens County: 55.2 %Rensselaer County: 7.9 %Richmond County: 35.8 %Rockland County: 43.6 %St. Lawrence County: 7 %Saratoga County: 7.1 %Schenectady County: 8.9 %Schoharie County: 5.6 %Schuyler County: 3 %Seneca County: 7.8 %Steuben County: 5.5 %Suffolk County: 24.5 %Sullivan County: 20.2 %Tioga County: 2.7 %Tompkins County: 16 %Ulster County: 12.2 %Warren County: 3.6 %Washington County: 4.7 %Wayne County: 5.6 %Westchester County: 34.4 %Wyoming County: 3.1 %Yates County: 16.8 %
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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

Bronx County: 57.1 %Bronx County57.1Queens County: 55.2 %Queens County55.2Kings County: 44.3 %Kings County44.3Rockland County: 43.6 %Rockland County43.6New York County: 37.1 %New York County37.1Richmond County: 35.8 %Richmond County35.8Westchester County: 34.4 %Westchester County34.4Nassau County: 30.2 %Nassau County30.2Orange County: 29.2 %Orange County29.2Suffolk County: 24.5 %Suffolk County24.5Putnam County: 21 %Putnam County21Sullivan County: 20.2 %Sullivan County20.2Yates County: 16.8 %Yates County16.8Tompkins County: 16 %Tompkins County16Dutchess County: 15.9 %Dutchess County15.9Albany County: 14.2 %Albany County14.2Oneida County: 13.3 %Oneida County13.3Monroe County: 12.7 %Monroe County12.7Ulster County: 12.2 %Ulster County12.2Montgomery County: 12 %Montgomery County12Erie County: 11.1 %Erie County11.1Onondaga County: 11 %Onondaga County11Chautauqua County: 9 %Chautauqua County9Schenectady County: 8.9 %Schenectady County8.9Broome County: 8.9 %Broome County8.9Columbia County: 8.6 %Columbia County8.6Jefferson County: 8.1 %Jefferson County8.1Rensselaer County: 7.9 %Rensselaer County7.9Seneca County: 7.8 %Seneca County7.8Greene County: 7.4 %Greene County7.4Saratoga County: 7.1 %Saratoga County7.1St. Lawrence County: 7 %St. Lawrence County7Delaware County: 6.7 %Delaware County6.7Orleans County: 6.7 %Orleans County6.7Ontario County: 6.6 %Ontario County6.6Franklin County: 6.2 %Franklin County6.2Otsego County: 6.2 %Otsego County6.2Essex County: 6.1 %Essex County6.1Livingston County: 5.9 %Livingston County5.9Wayne County: 5.6 %Wayne County5.6Bronx County: 57.1 %Bronx County57.1Queens County: 55.2 %Queens County55.2Kings County: 44.3 %Kings County44.3Rockland County: 43.6 %Rockland County43.6New York County: 37.1 %New York County37.1Richmond County: 35.8 %Richmond County35.8Westchester County: 34.4 %Westchester County34.4Nassau County: 30.2 %Nassau County30.2Orange County: 29.2 %Orange County29.2Suffolk County: 24.5 %Suffolk County24.5Putnam County: 21 %Putnam County21Sullivan County: 20.2 %Sullivan County20.2Yates County: 16.8 %Yates County16.8Tompkins County: 16 %Tompkins County16Dutchess County: 15.9 %Dutchess County15.9Albany County: 14.2 %Albany County14.2Oneida County: 13.3 %Oneida County13.3Monroe County: 12.7 %Monroe County12.7Ulster County: 12.2 %Ulster County12.2Montgomery County: 12 %Montgomery County12Erie County: 11.1 %Erie County11.1Onondaga County: 11 %Onondaga County11Chautauqua County: 9 %Chautauqua County9Schenectady County: 8.9 %Schenectady County8.9Broome County: 8.9 %Broome County8.9Columbia County: 8.6 %Columbia County8.6Jefferson County: 8.1 %Jefferson County8.1Rensselaer County: 7.9 %Rensselaer County7.9Seneca County: 7.8 %Seneca County7.8Greene County: 7.4 %Greene County7.4Saratoga County: 7.1 %Saratoga County7.1St. Lawrence County: 7 %St. Lawrence County7Delaware County: 6.7 %Delaware County6.7Orleans County: 6.7 %Orleans County6.7Ontario County: 6.6 %Ontario County6.6Franklin County: 6.2 %Franklin County6.2Otsego County: 6.2 %Otsego County6.2Essex County: 6.1 %Essex County6.1Livingston County: 5.9 %Livingston County5.9Wayne County: 5.6 %Wayne County5.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Bronx County57.1-0.9 pts
2Queens County55.2-0.2 pts
3Kings County44.3+0.1 pts
4Rockland County43.6+0.6 pts
5New York County37.1-1 pts
6Richmond County35.8+0.9 pts
7Westchester County34.4+0.2 pts
8Nassau County30.2+0.8 pts
9Orange County29.2+2.2 pts
10Suffolk County24.5+1.4 pts
11Putnam County21+0.2 pts
12Sullivan County20.2+0.7 pts
13Yates County16.80 pts
14Tompkins County16-0 pts
15Dutchess County15.9+1 pts
16Albany County14.2+0.3 pts
17Oneida County13.3-0.1 pts
18Monroe County12.7-0.5 pts
19Ulster County12.2+0.7 pts
20Montgomery County12-0.2 pts
21Erie County11.1+0.1 pts
22Onondaga County11+0.2 pts
23Chautauqua County9+0.5 pts
24Schenectady County8.9+0.2 pts
25Broome County8.9-1.1 pts
26Columbia County8.6+0.5 pts
27Jefferson County8.1-0.8 pts
28Rensselaer County7.9+0.3 pts
29Seneca County7.8+0.5 pts
30Greene County7.4-0.2 pts
31Saratoga County7.1+0.3 pts
32St. Lawrence County7-0.3 pts
33Delaware County6.7+0.5 pts
34Orleans County6.7+0.2 pts
35Ontario County6.6+0.3 pts
36Franklin County6.2-0.7 pts
37Otsego County6.2-0.2 pts
38Essex County6.1-0.4 pts
39Livingston County5.9-0.4 pts
40Wayne County5.6+0.3 pts
41Schoharie County5.6-0.3 pts
42Cortland County5.6+0.3 pts
43Steuben County5.5-0 pts
44Niagara County5.4+0.2 pts
45Clinton County5.4-0.5 pts
46Herkimer County5.3+0.1 pts
47Cattaraugus County5+0.3 pts
48Allegany County4.80 pts
49Chemung County4.80 pts
50Washington County4.7-0.7 pts
51Madison County4.5+0.2 pts
52Cayuga County4.2+0.2 pts
53Oswego County4.1+0.3 pts
54Chenango County4.1-0.1 pts
55Genesee County3.9+0.4 pts
56Warren County3.6-0.1 pts
57Wyoming County3.1-0.1 pts
58Fulton County3.1+0.2 pts
59Schuyler County3-0.2 pts
60Lewis County2.8+0.2 pts
61Tioga County2.7+0.1 pts
62Hamilton County1.6-0.4 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 New York 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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Bronx County, with 57.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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