Counties in Texas by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024
Starr County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 254 counties in 2024, at 91.2%. King County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 20.4% and the figure for Texas was 35.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2024
- Under 10
- 10 to 16
- 16 to 20
- 20 to 27
- 27 to 43
- 43 and over
Top 40 counties, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2024 (%) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starr County | 91.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 2 | Maverick County | 89.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 3 | Kenedy County | 87.6 | -2.8 pts |
| 4 | Webb County | 86.9 | -1.3 pts |
| 5 | Zapata County | 82.9 | -2.1 pts |
| 6 | Hidalgo County | 80.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 7 | Cameron County | 72.2 | +1.3 pts |
| 8 | Presidio County | 71.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 9 | El Paso County | 68 | -0.3 pts |
| 10 | Zavala County | 67.7 | -4.5 pts |
| 11 | Crockett County | 64.1 | +4.6 pts |
| 12 | Val Verde County | 63.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 13 | Loving County | 63.6 | +26.6 pts |
| 14 | Hudspeth County | 63.2 | -1.9 pts |
| 15 | Reeves County | 62.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 16 | Crane County | 61.3 | +6.8 pts |
| 17 | Willacy County | 60.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 18 | Dimmit County | 58.9 | +2.4 pts |
| 19 | Brooks County | 58.8 | -10.4 pts |
| 20 | Gaines County | 58.8 | +1.9 pts |
| 21 | Cochran County | 56.2 | +9.5 pts |
| 22 | Deaf Smith County | 54.9 | -1.9 pts |
| 23 | Parmer County | 54.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 24 | Culberson County | 54.6 | -10.2 pts |
| 25 | Yoakum County | 53.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 26 | Jim Hogg County | 53.7 | -5.7 pts |
| 27 | Moore County | 52.7 | +2.9 pts |
| 28 | Bailey County | 52.7 | +1 pts |
| 29 | Castro County | 52.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 30 | Sutton County | 52.1 | +1.6 pts |
| 31 | Duval County | 51.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 32 | Uvalde County | 49.9 | +1.3 pts |
| 33 | Ochiltree County | 49.5 | +3.5 pts |
| 34 | Pecos County | 48.8 | -2.1 pts |
| 35 | Jim Wells County | 48.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 36 | Kinney County | 48 | +5.6 pts |
| 37 | Winkler County | 48 | -0.5 pts |
| 38 | La Salle County | 47.6 | -11.2 pts |
| 39 | Ector County | 47.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 40 | Frio County | 45.8 | -6.4 pts |
| 41 | Harris County | 45 | +0.3 pts |
| 42 | Reagan County | 44.6 | +2.2 pts |
| 43 | Lamb County | 43.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 44 | Dallas County | 42.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 45 | Terry County | 42.2 | +4 pts |
| 46 | Atascosa County | 41.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 47 | Fort Bend County | 41.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 48 | Andrews County | 41 | +0.7 pts |
| 49 | Dallam County | 40.1 | +2 pts |
| 50 | Floyd County | 39.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 51 | Upton County | 39.3 | -2 pts |
| 52 | Sherman County | 38.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 53 | Ward County | 38.6 | +1.4 pts |
| 54 | Titus County | 37.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 55 | Bexar County | 37.1 | -0 pts |
| 56 | Hale County | 36.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 57 | Schleicher County | 36.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 58 | Edwards County | 36.2 | -2.3 pts |
| 59 | Hansford County | 35.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 60 | Garza County | 34.9 | -4.1 pts |
| 61 | Dawson County | 34.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 62 | Caldwell County | 34.4 | -1.5 pts |
| 63 | Kleberg County | 34.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 64 | Bee County | 33.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 65 | Bastrop County | 33.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 66 | Liberty County | 33.1 | +1.8 pts |
| 67 | Crosby County | 32.8 | -2.1 pts |
| 68 | Nueces County | 32.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 69 | Midland County | 31.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 70 | Martin County | 31.6 | -1.2 pts |
| 71 | Hemphill County | 31.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 72 | Collin County | 31.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 73 | Howard County | 30.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 74 | Potter County | 30.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 75 | San Patricio County | 30.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 76 | Lipscomb County | 30.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 77 | Travis County | 30 | +0.8 pts |
| 78 | Tarrant County | 29.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 79 | Brewster County | 29.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 80 | Sterling County | 29.6 | +4 pts |
| 81 | Terrell County | 29.2 | -8.8 pts |
| 82 | Live Oak County | 28.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 83 | Waller County | 28.1 | +1.6 pts |
| 84 | Brazoria County | 27.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 85 | Calhoun County | 27.4 | -2.6 pts |
| 86 | Matagorda County | 27.2 | -1 pts |
| 87 | Wharton County | 27.2 | +1.9 pts |
| 88 | Gonzales County | 27.1 | -1 pts |
| 89 | Concho County | 26.9 | -4 pts |
| 90 | McMullen County | 26.5 | +14.3 pts |
| 91 | Hall County | 26.1 | -1 pts |
| 92 | Medina County | 26 | +0.6 pts |
| 93 | Jeff Davis County | 25.7 | -3.8 pts |
| 94 | Navarro County | 25.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 95 | Williamson County | 25.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 96 | Denton County | 25.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 97 | Montgomery County | 25.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 98 | Hockley County | 25.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 99 | Refugio County | 24.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 100 | Karnes County | 24.8 | -3.6 pts |
| 101 | Hays County | 24.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 102 | Scurry County | 24.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 103 | Swisher County | 24.5 | -5 pts |
| 104 | Glasscock County | 24.5 | -1.6 pts |
| 105 | Brazos County | 23.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 106 | Victoria County | 23.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 107 | McCulloch County | 23.6 | -1.8 pts |
| 108 | Tom Green County | 23.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 109 | Wilson County | 23 | +0.2 pts |
| 110 | Gray County | 23 | +2.4 pts |
| 111 | Austin County | 23 | +0.9 pts |
| 112 | Jefferson County | 23 | -0.2 pts |
| 113 | Briscoe County | 22.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 114 | Kaufman County | 22.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 115 | Runnels County | 22.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 116 | Lynn County | 22.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 117 | Nolan County | 22 | -0.1 pts |
| 118 | Menard County | 22 | +0.1 pts |
| 119 | Guadalupe County | 22 | +0.3 pts |
| 120 | Cottle County | 22 | +8.9 pts |
| 121 | Hartley County | 21.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 122 | Mitchell County | 21.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 123 | Knox County | 21.7 | -1.4 pts |
| 124 | Grimes County | 21 | 0 pts |
| 125 | Chambers County | 20.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 126 | Comanche County | 20.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 127 | Galveston County | 20.5 | -0 pts |
| 128 | Ellis County | 20.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 129 | Cherokee County | 20.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 130 | Camp County | 20 | +1.5 pts |
| 131 | Lubbock County | 19.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 132 | San Saba County | 19.7 | -2.8 pts |
| 133 | Wheeler County | 19.6 | +1.4 pts |
| 134 | McLennan County | 19.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 135 | Irion County | 19.3 | -3.5 pts |
| 136 | Bell County | 19.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 137 | Dickens County | 19.2 | -1.4 pts |
| 138 | Angelina County | 19.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 138 | Mason County | 19.1 | -0 pts |
| 140 | Jackson County | 18.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 141 | Madison County | 18.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 142 | Lee County | 18.5 | -1.4 pts |
| 143 | Smith County | 18.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 144 | Colorado County | 18.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 145 | Johnson County | 18.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 146 | Walker County | 18.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 147 | Limestone County | 18 | +0.1 pts |
| 148 | Wilbarger County | 18 | -0.9 pts |
| 149 | Milam County | 17.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 150 | Haskell County | 17.7 | -2.8 pts |
| 151 | Fayette County | 17.6 | +1.3 pts |
| 152 | DeWitt County | 17.4 | +1.3 pts |
| 153 | Gregg County | 17.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 154 | Childress County | 17.3 | -3.9 pts |
| 155 | Hunt County | 17.3 | +2.6 pts |
| 155 | Jones County | 17.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 157 | Kimble County | 17.2 | -4.6 pts |
| 158 | San Jacinto County | 17.1 | -1 pts |
| 159 | Hopkins County | 17 | +1.2 pts |
| 160 | Stephens County | 16.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 161 | Nacogdoches County | 16.9 | +1 pts |
| 162 | Wise County | 16.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 163 | Erath County | 16.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 164 | Gillespie County | 16.5 | +1.5 pts |
| 165 | Burnet County | 16.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 166 | Oldham County | 16 | +4 pts |
| 167 | Somervell County | 16 | -1.1 pts |
| 168 | Falls County | 16 | +0.3 pts |
| 169 | Burleson County | 15.9 | +1 pts |
| 170 | Hill County | 15.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 171 | Young County | 15.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 172 | Coryell County | 15.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 173 | Coleman County | 15.6 | -1.8 pts |
| 174 | Brown County | 15.5 | 0 pts |
| 175 | Taylor County | 15.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 176 | Comal County | 15.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 177 | Shelby County | 15.1 | +1.2 pts |
| 178 | Cooke County | 15 | 0 pts |
| 179 | Collingsworth County | 14.9 | +3 pts |
| 180 | Rockwall County | 14.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 181 | Goliad County | 14.6 | -2.5 pts |
| 182 | Mills County | 14.6 | +1.5 pts |
| 183 | Hutchinson County | 14.5 | -1.7 pts |
| 184 | Kerr County | 14.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 185 | Anderson County | 14.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 185 | Kendall County | 14.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 187 | Bandera County | 14.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 188 | Rusk County | 13.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 189 | Fisher County | 13.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 190 | Hardeman County | 13.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 191 | Randall County | 13.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 192 | Aransas County | 13.6 | -1.2 pts |
| 193 | Bosque County | 13.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 194 | Eastland County | 13.4 | 0 pts |
| 195 | Real County | 12.9 | -2.3 pts |
| 196 | Wichita County | 12.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 197 | Washington County | 12.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 198 | Leon County | 12.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 199 | Robertson County | 12.4 | -1.2 pts |
| 200 | Grayson County | 12.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 201 | Lampasas County | 12 | -0.4 pts |
| 202 | Freestone County | 12 | +0.6 pts |
| 203 | Franklin County | 11.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 204 | Polk County | 11.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 205 | Lavaca County | 11.5 | -2.2 pts |
| 206 | Morris County | 11.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 207 | Palo Pinto County | 11.3 | -1.5 pts |
| 208 | Fannin County | 11.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 209 | Harrison County | 11 | +1.6 pts |
| 210 | Henderson County | 10.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 211 | Jack County | 10.5 | -2.5 pts |
| 212 | Hamilton County | 10.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 213 | Van Zandt County | 10.1 | +1.3 pts |
| 214 | Blanco County | 10 | +1.9 pts |
| 215 | Donley County | 10 | +2.9 pts |
| 216 | Trinity County | 9.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 217 | Hood County | 9.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 218 | Lamar County | 9.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 219 | Kent County | 9.5 | +1.9 pts |
| 219 | Panola County | 9.5 | 0 pts |
| 221 | Houston County | 9.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 222 | Llano County | 9.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 223 | Parker County | 9.3 | 0 pts |
| 224 | San Augustine County | 8.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 225 | Coke County | 8.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 226 | Baylor County | 8.5 | -1.1 pts |
| 227 | Montague County | 8.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 228 | Bowie County | 7.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 229 | Archer County | 7.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 230 | Wood County | 7.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 231 | Callahan County | 7.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 232 | Orange County | 7 | -0.6 pts |
| 233 | Shackelford County | 7 | 0 pts |
| 234 | Tyler County | 6.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 235 | Rains County | 6.5 | +1.7 pts |
| 236 | Armstrong County | 6.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 236 | Motley County | 6.5 | -3.1 pts |
| 238 | Upshur County | 6.4 | +1.5 pts |
| 239 | Foard County | 6.1 | +2.4 pts |
| 240 | Stonewall County | 5.4 | -3.7 pts |
| 241 | Jasper County | 5.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 242 | Throckmorton County | 5.1 | -1 pts |
| 243 | Red River County | 5 | +0.7 pts |
| 244 | Borden County | 4.7 | -1.6 pts |
| 245 | Hardin County | 4.6 | -0 pts |
| 246 | Cass County | 4.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 247 | Carson County | 4.1 | +1.3 pts |
| 248 | Clay County | 4 | -1 pts |
| 249 | Newton County | 3.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 250 | Roberts County | 2.5 | -1.2 pts |
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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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Texas by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Texas by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/texas-counties. 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 Texas by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/texas-counties.
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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 Texas by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/texas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2024,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
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 Texas by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/texas-counties. Publisher attribution: 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?
Starr County, with 91.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest population speaking a language other than English at home?
King County, with 0% in 2024.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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