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

Texas County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 77 counties in 2021, at 43.7%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 5.7% and the figure for Oklahoma was 10.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest43.7Texas County
Lowest1.6Lincoln County
Median5.777 counties
Oklahoma10.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 6.7 %Alfalfa County: 5.2 %Atoka County: 3.8 %Beaver County: 22.1 %Beckham County: 10.4 %Blaine County: 12.6 %Bryan County: 5.7 %Caddo County: 9.6 %Canadian County: 9 %Carter County: 7.9 %Cherokee County: 8.1 %Choctaw County: 4.8 %Cimarron County: 22.3 %Cleveland County: 10.5 %Coal County: 4.1 %Comanche County: 10.3 %Cotton County: 5.5 %Craig County: 2.6 %Creek County: 3.5 %Custer County: 14.1 %Delaware County: 4.3 %Dewey County: 5.8 %Ellis County: 5.3 %Garfield County: 12.4 %Garvin County: 6.5 %Grady County: 2.9 %Grant County: 3 %Greer County: 7.3 %Harmon County: 18.5 %Harper County: 22.2 %Haskell County: 4 %Hughes County: 7.6 %Jackson County: 16 %Jefferson County: 7.1 %Johnston County: 2.9 %Kay County: 5.8 %Kingfisher County: 16.9 %Kiowa County: 6.5 %Latimer County: 2.8 %Le Flore County: 5.7 %Lincoln County: 1.6 %Logan County: 5.6 %Love County: 13.5 %McClain County: 6.5 %McCurtain County: 6.9 %McIntosh County: 1.8 %Major County: 5.1 %Marshall County: 16.3 %Mayes County: 5.2 %Murray County: 4.6 %Muskogee County: 5.5 %Noble County: 3.2 %Nowata County: 2.6 %Okfuskee County: 5.7 %Oklahoma County: 17.5 %Okmulgee County: 3.3 %Osage County: 2.8 %Ottawa County: 5.7 %Pawnee County: 2.2 %Payne County: 8 %Pittsburg County: 4 %Pontotoc County: 4.7 %Pottawatomie County: 4.3 %Pushmataha County: 3.6 %Roger Mills County: 4.4 %Rogers County: 5.5 %Seminole County: 3.8 %Sequoyah County: 5.4 %Stephens County: 5.5 %Texas County: 43.7 %Tillman County: 16.4 %Tulsa County: 15 %Wagoner County: 7.3 %Washington County: 6.9 %Washita County: 5 %Woods County: 3.9 %Woodward County: 10.6 %
  • Under 3.6
  • 3.6 to 4.9
  • 4.9 to 5.7
  • 5.7 to 7.3
  • 7.3 to 13
  • 13 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Texas County: 43.7 %Texas County43.7Cimarron County: 22.3 %Cimarron County22.3Harper County: 22.2 %Harper County22.2Beaver County: 22.1 %Beaver County22.1Harmon County: 18.5 %Harmon County18.5Oklahoma County: 17.5 %Oklahoma County17.5Kingfisher County: 16.9 %Kingfisher County16.9Tillman County: 16.4 %Tillman County16.4Marshall County: 16.3 %Marshall County16.3Jackson County: 16 %Jackson County16Tulsa County: 15 %Tulsa County15Custer County: 14.1 %Custer County14.1Love County: 13.5 %Love County13.5Blaine County: 12.6 %Blaine County12.6Garfield County: 12.4 %Garfield County12.4Woodward County: 10.6 %Woodward County10.6Cleveland County: 10.5 %Cleveland County10.5Beckham County: 10.4 %Beckham County10.4Comanche County: 10.3 %Comanche County10.3Caddo County: 9.6 %Caddo County9.6Canadian County: 9 %Canadian County9Cherokee County: 8.1 %Cherokee County8.1Payne County: 8 %Payne County8Carter County: 7.9 %Carter County7.9Hughes County: 7.6 %Hughes County7.6Greer County: 7.3 %Greer County7.3Wagoner County: 7.3 %Wagoner County7.3Jefferson County: 7.1 %Jefferson County7.1McCurtain County: 6.9 %McCurtain County6.9Washington County: 6.9 %Washington County6.9Adair County: 6.7 %Adair County6.7Kiowa County: 6.5 %Kiowa County6.5McClain County: 6.5 %McClain County6.5Garvin County: 6.5 %Garvin County6.5Kay County: 5.8 %Kay County5.8Dewey County: 5.8 %Dewey County5.8Okfuskee County: 5.7 %Okfuskee County5.7Ottawa County: 5.7 %Ottawa County5.7Le Flore County: 5.7 %Le Flore County5.7Bryan County: 5.7 %Bryan County5.7Texas County: 43.7 %Texas County43.7Cimarron County: 22.3 %Cimarron County22.3Harper County: 22.2 %Harper County22.2Beaver County: 22.1 %Beaver County22.1Harmon County: 18.5 %Harmon County18.5Oklahoma County: 17.5 %Oklahoma County17.5Kingfisher County: 16.9 %Kingfisher County16.9Tillman County: 16.4 %Tillman County16.4Marshall County: 16.3 %Marshall County16.3Jackson County: 16 %Jackson County16Tulsa County: 15 %Tulsa County15Custer County: 14.1 %Custer County14.1Love County: 13.5 %Love County13.5Blaine County: 12.6 %Blaine County12.6Garfield County: 12.4 %Garfield County12.4Woodward County: 10.6 %Woodward County10.6Cleveland County: 10.5 %Cleveland County10.5Beckham County: 10.4 %Beckham County10.4Comanche County: 10.3 %Comanche County10.3Caddo County: 9.6 %Caddo County9.6Canadian County: 9 %Canadian County9Cherokee County: 8.1 %Cherokee County8.1Payne County: 8 %Payne County8Carter County: 7.9 %Carter County7.9Hughes County: 7.6 %Hughes County7.6Greer County: 7.3 %Greer County7.3Wagoner County: 7.3 %Wagoner County7.3Jefferson County: 7.1 %Jefferson County7.1McCurtain County: 6.9 %McCurtain County6.9Washington County: 6.9 %Washington County6.9Adair County: 6.7 %Adair County6.7Kiowa County: 6.5 %Kiowa County6.5McClain County: 6.5 %McClain County6.5Garvin County: 6.5 %Garvin County6.5Kay County: 5.8 %Kay County5.8Dewey County: 5.8 %Dewey County5.8Okfuskee County: 5.7 %Okfuskee County5.7Ottawa County: 5.7 %Ottawa County5.7Le Flore County: 5.7 %Le Flore County5.7Bryan County: 5.7 %Bryan County5.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Texas County43.7
2Cimarron County22.3
3Harper County22.2
4Beaver County22.1
5Harmon County18.5
6Oklahoma County17.5
7Kingfisher County16.9
8Tillman County16.4
9Marshall County16.3
10Jackson County16
11Tulsa County15
12Custer County14.1
13Love County13.5
14Blaine County12.6
15Garfield County12.4
16Woodward County10.6
17Cleveland County10.5
18Beckham County10.4
19Comanche County10.3
20Caddo County9.6
21Canadian County9
22Cherokee County8.1
23Payne County8
24Carter County7.9
25Hughes County7.6
26Greer County7.3
26Wagoner County7.3
28Jefferson County7.1
29McCurtain County6.9
30Washington County6.9
31Adair County6.7
32Kiowa County6.5
33McClain County6.5
34Garvin County6.5
35Kay County5.8
36Dewey County5.8
37Okfuskee County5.7
38Ottawa County5.7
39Le Flore County5.7
40Bryan County5.7
41Logan County5.6
42Muskogee County5.5
43Stephens County5.5
44Rogers County5.5
45Cotton County5.5
46Sequoyah County5.4
47Ellis County5.3
48Alfalfa County5.2
49Mayes County5.2
50Major County5.1
51Washita County5
52Choctaw County4.8
53Pontotoc County4.7
54Murray County4.6
55Roger Mills County4.4
56Delaware County4.3
57Pottawatomie County4.3
58Coal County4.1
59Haskell County4
60Pittsburg County4
61Woods County3.9
62Seminole County3.8
63Atoka County3.8
64Pushmataha County3.6
65Creek County3.5
66Okmulgee County3.3
67Noble County3.2
68Grant County3
69Grady County2.9
69Johnston County2.9
71Latimer County2.8
71Osage County2.8
73Craig County2.6
74Nowata County2.6
75Pawnee County2.2
76McIntosh County1.8
77Lincoln County1.6

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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma 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/oklahoma-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Oklahoma 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/oklahoma-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

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 Oklahoma 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/oklahoma-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Texas County, with 43.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lincoln County, with 1.6% in 2021.

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