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

Lehigh County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 67 counties in 2022, at 25.1%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 1.3%. The median was 5.2% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 11.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.1Lehigh County
Lowest1.3Fulton County
Median5.267 counties
Pennsylvania11.8History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 6.3 %Allegheny County: 7.8 %Armstrong County: 2.4 %Beaver County: 3.1 %Bedford County: 2.8 %Berks County: 19.5 %Blair County: 2.7 %Bradford County: 2.8 %Bucks County: 12.8 %Butler County: 3.2 %Cambria County: 2.2 %Cameron County: 2.7 %Carbon County: 6.1 %Centre County: 12.8 %Chester County: 12.8 %Clarion County: 3.2 %Clearfield County: 4 %Clinton County: 7 %Columbia County: 2.6 %Crawford County: 5.2 %Cumberland County: 9.5 %Dauphin County: 13.1 %Delaware County: 13 %Elk County: 1.4 %Erie County: 6.7 %Fayette County: 2.9 %Forest County: 7.5 %Franklin County: 7.1 %Fulton County: 1.3 %Greene County: 2.4 %Huntingdon County: 3.4 %Indiana County: 5.1 %Jefferson County: 5.1 %Juniata County: 11.3 %Lackawanna County: 10 %Lancaster County: 16.2 %Lawrence County: 3.9 %Lebanon County: 12.6 %Lehigh County: 25.1 %Luzerne County: 14.3 %Lycoming County: 3.9 %McKean County: 2.5 %Mercer County: 3.8 %Mifflin County: 9.9 %Monroe County: 16.1 %Montgomery County: 14.1 %Montour County: 7.3 %Northampton County: 14.3 %Northumberland County: 3.6 %Perry County: 6 %Philadelphia County: 24 %Pike County: 12.4 %Potter County: 2.9 %Schuylkill County: 6.1 %Snyder County: 7.9 %Somerset County: 3.8 %Sullivan County: 2.7 %Susquehanna County: 2.4 %Tioga County: 1.9 %Union County: 10.2 %Venango County: 2.1 %Warren County: 3.1 %Washington County: 3 %Wayne County: 5.7 %Westmoreland County: 2.5 %Wyoming County: 2.3 %York County: 8.2 %
  • Under 2.6
  • 2.6 to 3.2
  • 3.2 to 5.2
  • 5.2 to 7.8
  • 7.8 to 13
  • 13 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

Lehigh County: 25.1 %Lehigh County25.1Philadelphia County: 24 %Philadelphia County24Berks County: 19.5 %Berks County19.5Lancaster County: 16.2 %Lancaster County16.2Monroe County: 16.1 %Monroe County16.1Luzerne County: 14.3 %Luzerne County14.3Northampton County: 14.3 %Northampton County14.3Montgomery County: 14.1 %Montgomery County14.1Dauphin County: 13.1 %Dauphin County13.1Delaware County: 13 %Delaware County13Centre County: 12.8 %Centre County12.8Bucks County: 12.8 %Bucks County12.8Chester County: 12.8 %Chester County12.8Lebanon County: 12.6 %Lebanon County12.6Pike County: 12.4 %Pike County12.4Juniata County: 11.3 %Juniata County11.3Union County: 10.2 %Union County10.2Lackawanna County: 10 %Lackawanna County10Mifflin County: 9.9 %Mifflin County9.9Cumberland County: 9.5 %Cumberland County9.5York County: 8.2 %York County8.2Snyder County: 7.9 %Snyder County7.9Allegheny County: 7.8 %Allegheny County7.8Forest County: 7.5 %Forest County7.5Montour County: 7.3 %Montour County7.3Franklin County: 7.1 %Franklin County7.1Clinton County: 7 %Clinton County7Erie County: 6.7 %Erie County6.7Adams County: 6.3 %Adams County6.3Carbon County: 6.1 %Carbon County6.1Schuylkill County: 6.1 %Schuylkill County6.1Perry County: 6 %Perry County6Wayne County: 5.7 %Wayne County5.7Crawford County: 5.2 %Crawford County5.2Indiana County: 5.1 %Indiana County5.1Jefferson County: 5.1 %Jefferson County5.1Clearfield County: 4 %Clearfield County4Lycoming County: 3.9 %Lycoming County3.9Lawrence County: 3.9 %Lawrence County3.9Mercer County: 3.8 %Mercer County3.8Lehigh County: 25.1 %Lehigh County25.1Philadelphia County: 24 %Philadelphia County24Berks County: 19.5 %Berks County19.5Lancaster County: 16.2 %Lancaster County16.2Monroe County: 16.1 %Monroe County16.1Luzerne County: 14.3 %Luzerne County14.3Northampton County: 14.3 %Northampton County14.3Montgomery County: 14.1 %Montgomery County14.1Dauphin County: 13.1 %Dauphin County13.1Delaware County: 13 %Delaware County13Centre County: 12.8 %Centre County12.8Bucks County: 12.8 %Bucks County12.8Chester County: 12.8 %Chester County12.8Lebanon County: 12.6 %Lebanon County12.6Pike County: 12.4 %Pike County12.4Juniata County: 11.3 %Juniata County11.3Union County: 10.2 %Union County10.2Lackawanna County: 10 %Lackawanna County10Mifflin County: 9.9 %Mifflin County9.9Cumberland County: 9.5 %Cumberland County9.5York County: 8.2 %York County8.2Snyder County: 7.9 %Snyder County7.9Allegheny County: 7.8 %Allegheny County7.8Forest County: 7.5 %Forest County7.5Montour County: 7.3 %Montour County7.3Franklin County: 7.1 %Franklin County7.1Clinton County: 7 %Clinton County7Erie County: 6.7 %Erie County6.7Adams County: 6.3 %Adams County6.3Carbon County: 6.1 %Carbon County6.1Schuylkill County: 6.1 %Schuylkill County6.1Perry County: 6 %Perry County6Wayne County: 5.7 %Wayne County5.7Crawford County: 5.2 %Crawford County5.2Indiana County: 5.1 %Indiana County5.1Jefferson County: 5.1 %Jefferson County5.1Clearfield County: 4 %Clearfield County4Lycoming County: 3.9 %Lycoming County3.9Lawrence County: 3.9 %Lawrence County3.9Mercer County: 3.8 %Mercer County3.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Lehigh County25.10 pts
2Philadelphia County24+0.3 pts
3Berks County19.5+0.3 pts
4Lancaster County16.2-0.8 pts
5Monroe County16.1-0.4 pts
6Luzerne County14.3+0.6 pts
7Northampton County14.3+0.7 pts
8Montgomery County14.1+0.2 pts
9Dauphin County13.1+0.6 pts
10Delaware County13+0.1 pts
11Centre County12.8+1.1 pts
12Bucks County12.8+0.2 pts
13Chester County12.8+0.1 pts
14Lebanon County12.6-0.6 pts
15Pike County12.4+1.5 pts
16Juniata County11.3+1 pts
17Union County10.2-0.5 pts
18Lackawanna County10-0.2 pts
19Mifflin County9.9+0.5 pts
20Cumberland County9.5-0.1 pts
21York County8.2+0.2 pts
22Snyder County7.9+0.4 pts
23Allegheny County7.8+0.1 pts
24Forest County7.5+0.5 pts
25Montour County7.3+0.5 pts
26Franklin County7.1-0.5 pts
27Clinton County7-0.2 pts
28Erie County6.7-0.1 pts
29Adams County6.3+0.3 pts
30Carbon County6.1+1.2 pts
30Schuylkill County6.1+0.4 pts
32Perry County60 pts
33Wayne County5.7+0.1 pts
34Crawford County5.2-0.1 pts
35Indiana County5.1-0.5 pts
36Jefferson County5.1-0.1 pts
37Clearfield County4-0.6 pts
38Lycoming County3.9+0.2 pts
39Lawrence County3.90 pts
40Mercer County3.8+0.1 pts
41Somerset County3.8-0.3 pts
42Northumberland County3.6+0.2 pts
43Huntingdon County3.4-0.2 pts
44Butler County3.2+0.1 pts
45Clarion County3.20 pts
46Beaver County3.1+0.2 pts
47Warren County3.1+0.3 pts
48Washington County3+0.1 pts
49Fayette County2.9-0.2 pts
50Potter County2.9-0.2 pts
51Bedford County2.80 pts
52Bradford County2.8+0.2 pts
53Blair County2.7-0 pts
54Sullivan County2.7+0.2 pts
55Cameron County2.7+0.7 pts
56Columbia County2.6-0.2 pts
57McKean County2.5-0.2 pts
57Westmoreland County2.50 pts
59Armstrong County2.4-0 pts
60Greene County2.4+0.1 pts
61Susquehanna County2.4+0.1 pts
62Wyoming County2.3+0.2 pts
63Cambria County2.2-0.2 pts
64Venango County2.1+0.1 pts
65Tioga County1.9+0.2 pts
66Elk County1.4+0.2 pts
67Fulton County1.3-0 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/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 Pennsylvania 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

MLA 9

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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022. 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022.

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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Lehigh County, with 25.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Fulton County, with 1.3% in 2022.

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