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

Holmes County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 88 counties in 2021, at 49.5%. Brown County had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 4% and the figure for Ohio was 7.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest49.5Holmes County
Lowest0.9Brown County
Median488 counties
Ohio7.3History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 1.8 %Allen County: 3.1 %Ashland County: 6.1 %Ashtabula County: 6.7 %Athens County: 5.2 %Auglaize County: 2 %Belmont County: 1.4 %Brown County: 0.9 %Butler County: 8.5 %Carroll County: 5 %Champaign County: 1.1 %Clark County: 3.2 %Clermont County: 3.1 %Clinton County: 2.6 %Columbiana County: 2 %Coshocton County: 9.1 %Crawford County: 2.7 %Cuyahoga County: 12.1 %Darke County: 1.5 %Defiance County: 5.4 %Delaware County: 9.5 %Erie County: 3.4 %Fairfield County: 5.3 %Fayette County: 1.5 %Franklin County: 14.2 %Fulton County: 4 %Gallia County: 3.6 %Geauga County: 12.3 %Greene County: 6 %Guernsey County: 4.3 %Hamilton County: 7.4 %Hancock County: 5.2 %Hardin County: 7 %Harrison County: 4 %Henry County: 4.2 %Highland County: 3.2 %Hocking County: 1.9 %Holmes County: 49.5 %Huron County: 3.8 %Jackson County: 2.4 %Jefferson County: 2 %Knox County: 5.2 %Lake County: 8.2 %Lawrence County: 1.2 %Licking County: 4.5 %Logan County: 2.7 %Lorain County: 6.7 %Lucas County: 6.4 %Madison County: 4.2 %Mahoning County: 6.2 %Marion County: 4.6 %Medina County: 4.3 %Meigs County: 1.2 %Mercer County: 2.1 %Miami County: 3.9 %Monroe County: 1.7 %Montgomery County: 6.2 %Morgan County: 1.2 %Morrow County: 6.5 %Muskingum County: 2.5 %Noble County: 4 %Ottawa County: 2.9 %Paulding County: 2.5 %Perry County: 2.6 %Pickaway County: 1.6 %Pike County: 1.7 %Portage County: 4.2 %Preble County: 1.8 %Putnam County: 4.1 %Richland County: 4.3 %Ross County: 1.8 %Sandusky County: 4.2 %Scioto County: 1.4 %Seneca County: 3.5 %Shelby County: 2 %Stark County: 3.2 %Summit County: 7 %Trumbull County: 4.8 %Tuscarawas County: 8.2 %Union County: 7.1 %Van Wert County: 2.4 %Vinton County: 2.6 %Warren County: 9.3 %Washington County: 2.5 %Wayne County: 12.9 %Williams County: 3.1 %Wood County: 4.6 %Wyandot County: 2.8 %
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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

Holmes County: 49.5 %Holmes County49.5Franklin County: 14.2 %Franklin County14.2Wayne County: 12.9 %Wayne County12.9Geauga County: 12.3 %Geauga County12.3Cuyahoga County: 12.1 %Cuyahoga County12.1Delaware County: 9.5 %Delaware County9.5Warren County: 9.3 %Warren County9.3Coshocton County: 9.1 %Coshocton County9.1Butler County: 8.5 %Butler County8.5Tuscarawas County: 8.2 %Tuscarawas County8.2Lake County: 8.2 %Lake County8.2Hamilton County: 7.4 %Hamilton County7.4Union County: 7.1 %Union County7.1Hardin County: 7 %Hardin County7Summit County: 7 %Summit County7Lorain County: 6.7 %Lorain County6.7Ashtabula County: 6.7 %Ashtabula County6.7Morrow County: 6.5 %Morrow County6.5Lucas County: 6.4 %Lucas County6.4Mahoning County: 6.2 %Mahoning County6.2Montgomery County: 6.2 %Montgomery County6.2Ashland County: 6.1 %Ashland County6.1Greene County: 6 %Greene County6Defiance County: 5.4 %Defiance County5.4Fairfield County: 5.3 %Fairfield County5.3Athens County: 5.2 %Athens County5.2Knox County: 5.2 %Knox County5.2Hancock County: 5.2 %Hancock County5.2Carroll County: 5 %Carroll County5Trumbull County: 4.8 %Trumbull County4.8Marion County: 4.6 %Marion County4.6Wood County: 4.6 %Wood County4.6Licking County: 4.5 %Licking County4.5Guernsey County: 4.3 %Guernsey County4.3Medina County: 4.3 %Medina County4.3Richland County: 4.3 %Richland County4.3Portage County: 4.2 %Portage County4.2Henry County: 4.2 %Henry County4.2Madison County: 4.2 %Madison County4.2Sandusky County: 4.2 %Sandusky County4.2Holmes County: 49.5 %Holmes County49.5Franklin County: 14.2 %Franklin County14.2Wayne County: 12.9 %Wayne County12.9Geauga County: 12.3 %Geauga County12.3Cuyahoga County: 12.1 %Cuyahoga County12.1Delaware County: 9.5 %Delaware County9.5Warren County: 9.3 %Warren County9.3Coshocton County: 9.1 %Coshocton County9.1Butler County: 8.5 %Butler County8.5Tuscarawas County: 8.2 %Tuscarawas County8.2Lake County: 8.2 %Lake County8.2Hamilton County: 7.4 %Hamilton County7.4Union County: 7.1 %Union County7.1Hardin County: 7 %Hardin County7Summit County: 7 %Summit County7Lorain County: 6.7 %Lorain County6.7Ashtabula County: 6.7 %Ashtabula County6.7Morrow County: 6.5 %Morrow County6.5Lucas County: 6.4 %Lucas County6.4Mahoning County: 6.2 %Mahoning County6.2Montgomery County: 6.2 %Montgomery County6.2Ashland County: 6.1 %Ashland County6.1Greene County: 6 %Greene County6Defiance County: 5.4 %Defiance County5.4Fairfield County: 5.3 %Fairfield County5.3Athens County: 5.2 %Athens County5.2Knox County: 5.2 %Knox County5.2Hancock County: 5.2 %Hancock County5.2Carroll County: 5 %Carroll County5Trumbull County: 4.8 %Trumbull County4.8Marion County: 4.6 %Marion County4.6Wood County: 4.6 %Wood County4.6Licking County: 4.5 %Licking County4.5Guernsey County: 4.3 %Guernsey County4.3Medina County: 4.3 %Medina County4.3Richland County: 4.3 %Richland County4.3Portage County: 4.2 %Portage County4.2Henry County: 4.2 %Henry County4.2Madison County: 4.2 %Madison County4.2Sandusky County: 4.2 %Sandusky County4.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Holmes County49.5
2Franklin County14.2
3Wayne County12.9
4Geauga County12.3
5Cuyahoga County12.1
6Delaware County9.5
7Warren County9.3
8Coshocton County9.1
9Butler County8.5
10Tuscarawas County8.2
11Lake County8.2
12Hamilton County7.4
13Union County7.1
14Hardin County7
15Summit County7
16Lorain County6.7
17Ashtabula County6.7
18Morrow County6.5
19Lucas County6.4
20Mahoning County6.2
21Montgomery County6.2
22Ashland County6.1
23Greene County6
24Defiance County5.4
25Fairfield County5.3
26Athens County5.2
27Knox County5.2
28Hancock County5.2
29Carroll County5
30Trumbull County4.8
31Marion County4.6
32Wood County4.6
33Licking County4.5
34Guernsey County4.3
35Medina County4.3
35Richland County4.3
37Portage County4.2
38Henry County4.2
38Madison County4.2
38Sandusky County4.2
41Putnam County4.1
42Fulton County4
43Harrison County4
44Noble County4
45Miami County3.9
46Huron County3.8
47Gallia County3.6
48Seneca County3.5
49Erie County3.4
50Stark County3.2
51Clark County3.2
52Highland County3.2
53Allen County3.1
53Clermont County3.1
55Williams County3.1
56Ottawa County2.9
57Wyandot County2.8
58Crawford County2.7
58Logan County2.7
60Perry County2.6
60Vinton County2.6
62Clinton County2.6
63Muskingum County2.5
64Washington County2.5
65Paulding County2.5
66Van Wert County2.4
67Jackson County2.4
68Mercer County2.1
69Auglaize County2
69Shelby County2
71Jefferson County2
72Columbiana County2
73Hocking County1.9
74Preble County1.8
75Adams County1.8
76Ross County1.8
77Pike County1.7
78Monroe County1.7
79Pickaway County1.6
80Darke County1.5
81Fayette County1.5
82Belmont County1.4
83Scioto County1.4
84Morgan County1.2
85Meigs County1.2
86Lawrence County1.2
87Champaign County1.1
88Brown County0.9

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 Ohio 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 Ohio 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/ohio-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 Ohio 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/ohio-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 Ohio 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/ohio-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Holmes County, with 49.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Brown County, with 0.9% in 2021.

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