Counties in Washington by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024

Adams County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 39 counties in 2024, at 53.6%. Wahkiakum County had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 10.2% and the figure for Washington was 21.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 53.6 %Asotin County: 3.6 %Benton County: 21.6 %Chelan County: 25.3 %Clallam County: 6.1 %Clark County: 16.5 %Columbia County: 7.7 %Cowlitz County: 7.9 %Douglas County: 27.7 %Ferry County: 3.9 %Franklin County: 49.5 %Garfield County: 6.1 %Grant County: 35.6 %Grays Harbor County: 10.2 %Island County: 9.4 %Jefferson County: 6.2 %King County: 31.1 %Kitsap County: 9.4 %Kittitas County: 7.8 %Klickitat County: 13 %Lewis County: 8.7 %Lincoln County: 3.9 %Mason County: 10.5 %Okanogan County: 18.9 %Pacific County: 9.9 %Pend Oreille County: 2.1 %Pierce County: 16.3 %San Juan County: 6.8 %Skagit County: 16 %Skamania County: 4.8 %Snohomish County: 24.4 %Spokane County: 7.8 %Stevens County: 2.9 %Thurston County: 11.8 %Wahkiakum County: 1.9 %Walla Walla County: 20 %Whatcom County: 12.5 %Whitman County: 10.5 %Yakima County: 42.3 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Adams County: 53.6 %Adams County53.6Franklin County: 49.5 %Franklin County49.5Yakima County: 42.3 %Yakima County42.3Grant County: 35.6 %Grant County35.6King County: 31.1 %King County31.1Douglas County: 27.7 %Douglas County27.7Chelan County: 25.3 %Chelan County25.3Snohomish County: 24.4 %Snohomish County24.4Benton County: 21.6 %Benton County21.6Walla Walla County: 20 %Walla Walla County20Okanogan County: 18.9 %Okanogan County18.9Clark County: 16.5 %Clark County16.5Pierce County: 16.3 %Pierce County16.3Skagit County: 16 %Skagit County16Klickitat County: 13 %Klickitat County13Whatcom County: 12.5 %Whatcom County12.5Thurston County: 11.8 %Thurston County11.8Mason County: 10.5 %Mason County10.5Whitman County: 10.5 %Whitman County10.5Grays Harbor County: 10.2 %Grays Harbor County10.2Pacific County: 9.9 %Pacific County9.9Island County: 9.4 %Island County9.4Kitsap County: 9.4 %Kitsap County9.4Lewis County: 8.7 %Lewis County8.7Cowlitz County: 7.9 %Cowlitz County7.9Kittitas County: 7.8 %Kittitas County7.8Spokane County: 7.8 %Spokane County7.8Columbia County: 7.7 %Columbia County7.7San Juan County: 6.8 %San Juan County6.8Jefferson County: 6.2 %Jefferson County6.2Clallam County: 6.1 %Clallam County6.1Garfield County: 6.1 %Garfield County6.1Skamania County: 4.8 %Skamania County4.8Ferry County: 3.9 %Ferry County3.9Lincoln County: 3.9 %Lincoln County3.9Asotin County: 3.6 %Asotin County3.6Stevens County: 2.9 %Stevens County2.9Pend Oreille County: 2.1 %Pend Oreille County2.1Wahkiakum County: 1.9 %Wahkiakum County1.9Adams County: 53.6 %Adams County53.6Franklin County: 49.5 %Franklin County49.5Yakima County: 42.3 %Yakima County42.3Grant County: 35.6 %Grant County35.6King County: 31.1 %King County31.1Douglas County: 27.7 %Douglas County27.7Chelan County: 25.3 %Chelan County25.3Snohomish County: 24.4 %Snohomish County24.4Benton County: 21.6 %Benton County21.6Walla Walla County: 20 %Walla Walla County20Okanogan County: 18.9 %Okanogan County18.9Clark County: 16.5 %Clark County16.5Pierce County: 16.3 %Pierce County16.3Skagit County: 16 %Skagit County16Klickitat County: 13 %Klickitat County13Whatcom County: 12.5 %Whatcom County12.5Thurston County: 11.8 %Thurston County11.8Mason County: 10.5 %Mason County10.5Whitman County: 10.5 %Whitman County10.5Grays Harbor County: 10.2 %Grays Harbor County10.2Pacific County: 9.9 %Pacific County9.9Island County: 9.4 %Island County9.4Kitsap County: 9.4 %Kitsap County9.4Lewis County: 8.7 %Lewis County8.7Cowlitz County: 7.9 %Cowlitz County7.9Kittitas County: 7.8 %Kittitas County7.8Spokane County: 7.8 %Spokane County7.8Columbia County: 7.7 %Columbia County7.7San Juan County: 6.8 %San Juan County6.8Jefferson County: 6.2 %Jefferson County6.2Clallam County: 6.1 %Clallam County6.1Garfield County: 6.1 %Garfield County6.1Skamania County: 4.8 %Skamania County4.8Ferry County: 3.9 %Ferry County3.9Lincoln County: 3.9 %Lincoln County3.9Asotin County: 3.6 %Asotin County3.6Stevens County: 2.9 %Stevens County2.9Pend Oreille County: 2.1 %Pend Oreille County2.1Wahkiakum County: 1.9 %Wahkiakum County1.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Adams County53.6+2.2 pts
2Franklin County49.5-0.6 pts
3Yakima County42.3-0.3 pts
4Grant County35.60 pts
5King County31.1+1 pts
6Douglas County27.7-1.5 pts
7Chelan County25.3-0.6 pts
8Snohomish County24.4+0.6 pts
9Benton County21.6+0.3 pts
10Walla Walla County20+1.3 pts
11Okanogan County18.9+0.9 pts
12Clark County16.5+0.2 pts
13Pierce County16.3+0.5 pts
14Skagit County16-0.2 pts
15Klickitat County13-0.2 pts
16Whatcom County12.5-0.2 pts
17Thurston County11.8-0.5 pts
18Mason County10.5+0.5 pts
18Whitman County10.5-0.8 pts
20Grays Harbor County10.2+0.8 pts
21Pacific County9.9+0.7 pts
22Island County9.4+0.3 pts
23Kitsap County9.4+0.6 pts
24Lewis County8.7-0.1 pts
25Cowlitz County7.9+0.1 pts
26Kittitas County7.8+0.4 pts
27Spokane County7.8+0.2 pts
28Columbia County7.7+0.3 pts
29San Juan County6.8+0.2 pts
30Jefferson County6.2-1.1 pts
31Clallam County6.1+0.4 pts
32Garfield County6.1+2.7 pts
33Skamania County4.8-1.7 pts
34Ferry County3.9+0.4 pts
34Lincoln County3.9-0.1 pts
36Asotin County3.6+0.4 pts
37Stevens County2.9-0.8 pts
38Pend Oreille County2.1+0.2 pts
39Wahkiakum County1.9-3.1 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/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 Washington 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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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 Washington by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024}},
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Which county has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Adams County, with 53.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wahkiakum County, with 1.9% in 2024.

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