Counties in Texas by population speaking a language other than English at home
Starr County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 254 counties in 2022, at 91%. Newton County had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 20.4% and the figure for Texas was 35.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2022
- Under 11
- 11 to 16
- 16 to 20
- 20 to 28
- 28 to 41
- 41 and over
Top 40 counties, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2022 (%) | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starr County | 91 | -1.3 pts |
| 2 | Maverick County | 88.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 3 | Webb County | 88.6 | -1.2 pts |
| 4 | Kenedy County | 86.4 | -1.6 pts |
| 5 | Zapata County | 85.8 | -2.6 pts |
| 6 | Hidalgo County | 81.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 7 | Hudspeth County | 76.3 | +3.4 pts |
| 8 | Presidio County | 74.3 | -2.8 pts |
| 9 | Cameron County | 71 | -0.5 pts |
| 10 | Zavala County | 70.9 | +1.7 pts |
| 11 | El Paso County | 69.3 | -0 pts |
| 12 | Brooks County | 68.6 | +3.8 pts |
| 13 | Culberson County | 67.1 | +8.4 pts |
| 14 | Val Verde County | 65.2 | -1.5 pts |
| 15 | Willacy County | 62 | +1.1 pts |
| 16 | La Salle County | 61.9 | +3.2 pts |
| 17 | Yoakum County | 61.8 | +2.6 pts |
| 18 | Jim Hogg County | 60.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 19 | Bailey County | 60.1 | +2.1 pts |
| 20 | Dimmit County | 58.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 21 | Crockett County | 57.8 | +5.6 pts |
| 22 | Duval County | 56.8 | +1.6 pts |
| 23 | Deaf Smith County | 55.9 | +1.3 pts |
| 24 | Gaines County | 54.8 | -4.3 pts |
| 25 | Sutton County | 54.6 | +3.7 pts |
| 26 | Reagan County | 53.3 | -1.8 pts |
| 27 | Parmer County | 53.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 28 | Reeves County | 52.6 | -3 pts |
| 29 | Castro County | 52.2 | +1.6 pts |
| 30 | Moore County | 52.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 31 | Frio County | 51.9 | -4 pts |
| 32 | Pecos County | 51.1 | -1.9 pts |
| 33 | Ochiltree County | 49.9 | +2.1 pts |
| 34 | Cochran County | 49.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 35 | Uvalde County | 49.2 | -4.3 pts |
| 36 | Crane County | 49 | +0.4 pts |
| 37 | Jim Wells County | 48 | +1.4 pts |
| 38 | Ector County | 48 | +1.3 pts |
| 39 | Winkler County | 46.8 | +3 pts |
| 40 | Harris County | 44.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 41 | Dallas County | 43.1 | -0 pts |
| 42 | Edwards County | 42 | -0.3 pts |
| 43 | Lamb County | 41.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 44 | Fort Bend County | 40.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 45 | Atascosa County | 40.2 | +1 pts |
| 46 | Sherman County | 39.5 | -2.9 pts |
| 47 | Andrews County | 39.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 48 | Terry County | 39.4 | -1.7 pts |
| 49 | Floyd County | 39.2 | -2.6 pts |
| 50 | Bexar County | 38 | -0.3 pts |
| 51 | Hale County | 37.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 52 | Terrell County | 37.7 | -11.3 pts |
| 53 | Upton County | 37.6 | -2.4 pts |
| 54 | Kinney County | 37.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 55 | Titus County | 37.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 56 | Kleberg County | 37.2 | +1.2 pts |
| 57 | Schleicher County | 36.7 | -1.6 pts |
| 58 | Dawson County | 36.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 59 | Concho County | 35.6 | +3.9 pts |
| 59 | Hansford County | 35.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 61 | Bee County | 35.4 | +1.2 pts |
| 62 | Garza County | 35.2 | -2.7 pts |
| 63 | Martin County | 35.1 | +1 pts |
| 64 | Ward County | 34.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 65 | Caldwell County | 34.4 | -1.8 pts |
| 65 | Crosby County | 34.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 67 | Nueces County | 34 | 0 pts |
| 68 | Dallam County | 33.8 | -5.2 pts |
| 69 | Midland County | 33.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 70 | Hemphill County | 33.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 71 | Potter County | 31.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 72 | San Patricio County | 31.7 | -1.3 pts |
| 73 | Bastrop County | 31.7 | +1.3 pts |
| 74 | Swisher County | 30 | -4.3 pts |
| 75 | Hockley County | 29.9 | -1.2 pts |
| 76 | Collin County | 29.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 77 | Gonzales County | 29.7 | -1.7 pts |
| 77 | Live Oak County | 29.7 | +2.7 pts |
| 79 | Travis County | 29.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 80 | Tarrant County | 29.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 81 | Brewster County | 29.3 | -7.6 pts |
| 82 | Refugio County | 29.1 | +1.2 pts |
| 83 | Matagorda County | 28.8 | -1.3 pts |
| 84 | Lipscomb County | 28.4 | -1 pts |
| 85 | Howard County | 28 | -0.4 pts |
| 86 | Karnes County | 28 | -2.4 pts |
| 87 | Hall County | 27.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 88 | Liberty County | 27.5 | +1.5 pts |
| 89 | Calhoun County | 27.5 | -2.4 pts |
| 90 | Brazoria County | 27.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 91 | Glasscock County | 27.2 | -13 pts |
| 92 | Knox County | 26.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 93 | Wharton County | 26.8 | +1.5 pts |
| 94 | Briscoe County | 26.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 95 | Hays County | 26.2 | -0 pts |
| 96 | McCulloch County | 25.6 | 0 pts |
| 97 | Medina County | 25.4 | -1.6 pts |
| 98 | Navarro County | 25.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 99 | Lynn County | 25 | -0.8 pts |
| 100 | Nolan County | 24.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 101 | Scurry County | 24.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 102 | Menard County | 24.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 103 | Tom Green County | 24.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 104 | Victoria County | 24.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 105 | Williamson County | 23.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 106 | Brazos County | 23.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 107 | Waller County | 23.5 | -3.3 pts |
| 108 | Denton County | 23.5 | 0 pts |
| 109 | Montgomery County | 23.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 110 | King County | 23.3 | -4.9 pts |
| 111 | Austin County | 22.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 112 | Jefferson County | 22.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 113 | Comanche County | 22.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 114 | Childress County | 22.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 115 | Loving County | 21.9 | +5 pts |
| 116 | San Saba County | 21.9 | +1.3 pts |
| 117 | Wilson County | 21.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 118 | Guadalupe County | 21.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 119 | Sterling County | 21.6 | -1.6 pts |
| 120 | Runnels County | 21.5 | +3.7 pts |
| 121 | Irion County | 20.9 | +2.6 pts |
| 122 | Cherokee County | 20.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 122 | Colorado County | 20.7 | -1.6 pts |
| 124 | Jackson County | 20.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 125 | Chambers County | 20.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 126 | Lubbock County | 20.5 | 0 pts |
| 127 | Jeff Davis County | 20.5 | -4.8 pts |
| 128 | Galveston County | 20.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 129 | Kaufman County | 20.3 | +1.8 pts |
| 130 | Gray County | 20.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 131 | Grimes County | 20.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 132 | Mitchell County | 20 | -2.6 pts |
| 133 | Goliad County | 19.6 | 0 pts |
| 134 | Wilbarger County | 19.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 135 | McLennan County | 19.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 136 | Haskell County | 19.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 137 | Limestone County | 19.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 138 | Bell County | 19.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 139 | Angelina County | 19.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 139 | Madison County | 19.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 141 | Wheeler County | 19.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 142 | Ellis County | 18.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 142 | Hartley County | 18.9 | +1.9 pts |
| 144 | Aransas County | 18.6 | +2.6 pts |
| 145 | Coleman County | 18.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 146 | Fayette County | 17.9 | -1.6 pts |
| 147 | Smith County | 17.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 148 | Somervell County | 17.8 | +1.6 pts |
| 149 | Mason County | 17.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 150 | Lee County | 17.6 | -1.3 pts |
| 151 | Stephens County | 17.5 | +2 pts |
| 152 | Gillespie County | 17.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 153 | Kimble County | 17.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 154 | Burleson County | 17.2 | +1.9 pts |
| 155 | Jones County | 17.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 156 | Walker County | 17.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 157 | Gregg County | 17.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 158 | Milam County | 17 | +0.6 pts |
| 159 | Brown County | 17 | +0.2 pts |
| 160 | Taylor County | 16.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 161 | DeWitt County | 16.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 162 | McMullen County | 16.8 | -1.3 pts |
| 163 | Erath County | 16.7 | +1 pts |
| 164 | Wise County | 16.5 | -0 pts |
| 165 | Cottle County | 16.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 165 | Fisher County | 16.5 | +1.4 pts |
| 167 | Johnson County | 16.4 | +1 pts |
| 168 | Mills County | 16.3 | +1.1 pts |
| 169 | Comal County | 16.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 170 | Nacogdoches County | 16.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 171 | Dickens County | 16.1 | -3.8 pts |
| 172 | Shelby County | 15.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 173 | Falls County | 15.5 | -4.1 pts |
| 174 | Hopkins County | 15.4 | +1.1 pts |
| 175 | San Jacinto County | 15.3 | +1.5 pts |
| 176 | Bosque County | 15.3 | +1.4 pts |
| 177 | Hutchinson County | 15.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 178 | Hill County | 15.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 179 | Oldham County | 15.2 | 0 pts |
| 180 | Young County | 15.1 | +1.2 pts |
| 181 | Coryell County | 15 | +0.8 pts |
| 182 | Camp County | 14.9 | -2.2 pts |
| 183 | Rockwall County | 14.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 184 | Kendall County | 14.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 185 | Burnet County | 14.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 185 | Kerr County | 14.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 187 | Cooke County | 14.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 188 | Lavaca County | 14.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 189 | Rusk County | 14 | -0.2 pts |
| 190 | Hardeman County | 13.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 191 | Collingsworth County | 13.7 | -9.2 pts |
| 192 | Polk County | 13.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 193 | Bandera County | 13.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 194 | Hunt County | 13.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 195 | Real County | 13.1 | +2.5 pts |
| 196 | Wichita County | 12.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 197 | Jack County | 12.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 197 | Washington County | 12.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 199 | Franklin County | 12.7 | -1.9 pts |
| 200 | Anderson County | 12.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 201 | Palo Pinto County | 12.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 202 | Randall County | 12.4 | -0 pts |
| 203 | Eastland County | 12.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 204 | Robertson County | 12.1 | -2.9 pts |
| 205 | Stonewall County | 12 | -0.7 pts |
| 206 | Leon County | 11.8 | -1.4 pts |
| 207 | Grayson County | 11.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 208 | Hamilton County | 11.5 | +2.1 pts |
| 209 | Freestone County | 11.4 | -1.7 pts |
| 210 | Trinity County | 11.4 | +1.7 pts |
| 211 | Coke County | 11 | -0.6 pts |
| 212 | Morris County | 11 | -0.5 pts |
| 213 | Blanco County | 10.8 | +1.7 pts |
| 214 | Lampasas County | 10.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 215 | Fannin County | 10.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 216 | Henderson County | 10.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 217 | Harrison County | 9.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 218 | Houston County | 9.5 | +1 pts |
| 219 | Wood County | 9.3 | -0 pts |
| 220 | Hood County | 9.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 221 | Motley County | 9.2 | -5.2 pts |
| 222 | Lamar County | 9 | +1.2 pts |
| 223 | Kent County | 8.9 | -0 pts |
| 224 | Parker County | 8.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 225 | Panola County | 8.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 226 | Van Zandt County | 8.6 | +1 pts |
| 227 | Llano County | 8.4 | +2.2 pts |
| 228 | Montague County | 7.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 229 | Baylor County | 7.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 230 | Orange County | 7.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 231 | Callahan County | 7.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 232 | Armstrong County | 7.4 | +1.4 pts |
| 233 | Archer County | 7.1 | +1.5 pts |
| 234 | San Augustine County | 7 | +1 pts |
| 235 | Tyler County | 6.8 | -1.4 pts |
| 236 | Donley County | 6.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 237 | Bowie County | 6.3 | 0 pts |
| 238 | Shackelford County | 5.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 239 | Rains County | 5.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 240 | Jasper County | 5.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 241 | Throckmorton County | 5.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 242 | Clay County | 5.5 | -0 pts |
| 243 | Cass County | 5.4 | +1 pts |
| 244 | Upshur County | 5.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 245 | Red River County | 5 | +0.7 pts |
| 246 | Borden County | 5 | -3.2 pts |
| 247 | Foard County | 4.7 | -12.1 pts |
| 248 | Hardin County | 4.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 249 | Sabine County | 3.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 250 | Marion County | 3.6 | +0.4 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/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 Texas 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
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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, 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/texas-counties?period=2022. 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, 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/texas-counties?period=2022.
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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, 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/texas-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2022,
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, 2022}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/texas-counties?period=2022. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest population speaking a language other than English at home?
Newton County, with 1.6% in 2022.
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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