Counties in Alabama by population speaking Spanish at home

Franklin County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 67 counties in 2023, at 16.9%. Washington County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 2.3% and the figure for Alabama was 3.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.9Franklin County
Median2.367 counties
Alabama3.9History

Map of counties, 2023

Autauga County: 1.9 %Baldwin County: 3.3 %Barbour County: 6.2 %Bibb County: 2.4 %Blount County: 7.7 %Bullock County: 6.6 %Butler County: 1.3 %Calhoun County: 2.6 %Chambers County: 2.7 %Cherokee County: 1.8 %Chilton County: 8.6 %Choctaw County: 1.7 %Clarke County: 1.4 %Clay County: 2.7 %Cleburne County: 1 %Coffee County: 6.2 %Colbert County: 1.6 %Conecuh County: 0.9 %Coosa County: 1.5 %Covington County: 1.3 %Crenshaw County: 1.3 %Cullman County: 3.6 %Dale County: 4.5 %Dallas County: 0.3 %DeKalb County: 13.9 %Elmore County: 1.8 %Escambia County: 1.1 %Etowah County: 3.6 %Fayette County: 0.8 %Franklin County: 16.9 %Geneva County: 3 %Greene County: 0.7 %Hale County: 1 %Henry County: 1.2 %Houston County: 2.9 %Jackson County: 2.5 %Jefferson County: 4.3 %Lamar County: 0.7 %Lauderdale County: 2.8 %Lawrence County: 2.5 %Lee County: 3.7 %Limestone County: 4.3 %Lowndes County: 1.3 %Macon County: 1.4 %Madison County: 4.2 %Marengo County: 1.2 %Marion County: 1.5 %Marshall County: 12.8 %Mobile County: 2 %Monroe County: 0.2 %Montgomery County: 3.2 %Morgan County: 7.8 %Perry County: 0.3 %Pickens County: 5.1 %Pike County: 1.8 %Randolph County: 1.5 %Russell County: 3.6 %St. Clair County: 2.3 %Shelby County: 5.7 %Sumter County: 1.1 %Talladega County: 2.3 %Tallapoosa County: 2.8 %Tuscaloosa County: 3.6 %Walker County: 2.9 %Washington County: 0.1 %Wilcox County: 0.4 %Winston County: 2.3 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Franklin County: 16.9 %Franklin County16.9DeKalb County: 13.9 %DeKalb County13.9Marshall County: 12.8 %Marshall County12.8Chilton County: 8.6 %Chilton County8.6Morgan County: 7.8 %Morgan County7.8Blount County: 7.7 %Blount County7.7Bullock County: 6.6 %Bullock County6.6Coffee County: 6.2 %Coffee County6.2Barbour County: 6.2 %Barbour County6.2Shelby County: 5.7 %Shelby County5.7Pickens County: 5.1 %Pickens County5.1Dale County: 4.5 %Dale County4.5Limestone County: 4.3 %Limestone County4.3Jefferson County: 4.3 %Jefferson County4.3Madison County: 4.2 %Madison County4.2Lee County: 3.7 %Lee County3.7Russell County: 3.6 %Russell County3.6Tuscaloosa County: 3.6 %Tuscaloosa County3.6Cullman County: 3.6 %Cullman County3.6Etowah County: 3.6 %Etowah County3.6Baldwin County: 3.3 %Baldwin County3.3Montgomery County: 3.2 %Montgomery County3.2Geneva County: 3 %Geneva County3Houston County: 2.9 %Houston County2.9Walker County: 2.9 %Walker County2.9Lauderdale County: 2.8 %Lauderdale County2.8Tallapoosa County: 2.8 %Tallapoosa County2.8Clay County: 2.7 %Clay County2.7Chambers County: 2.7 %Chambers County2.7Calhoun County: 2.6 %Calhoun County2.6Lawrence County: 2.5 %Lawrence County2.5Jackson County: 2.5 %Jackson County2.5Bibb County: 2.4 %Bibb County2.4Winston County: 2.3 %Winston County2.3St. Clair County: 2.3 %St. Clair County2.3Talladega County: 2.3 %Talladega County2.3Mobile County: 2 %Mobile County2Autauga County: 1.9 %Autauga County1.9Pike County: 1.8 %Pike County1.8Elmore County: 1.8 %Elmore County1.8Franklin County: 16.9 %Franklin County16.9DeKalb County: 13.9 %DeKalb County13.9Marshall County: 12.8 %Marshall County12.8Chilton County: 8.6 %Chilton County8.6Morgan County: 7.8 %Morgan County7.8Blount County: 7.7 %Blount County7.7Bullock County: 6.6 %Bullock County6.6Coffee County: 6.2 %Coffee County6.2Barbour County: 6.2 %Barbour County6.2Shelby County: 5.7 %Shelby County5.7Pickens County: 5.1 %Pickens County5.1Dale County: 4.5 %Dale County4.5Limestone County: 4.3 %Limestone County4.3Jefferson County: 4.3 %Jefferson County4.3Madison County: 4.2 %Madison County4.2Lee County: 3.7 %Lee County3.7Russell County: 3.6 %Russell County3.6Tuscaloosa County: 3.6 %Tuscaloosa County3.6Cullman County: 3.6 %Cullman County3.6Etowah County: 3.6 %Etowah County3.6Baldwin County: 3.3 %Baldwin County3.3Montgomery County: 3.2 %Montgomery County3.2Geneva County: 3 %Geneva County3Houston County: 2.9 %Houston County2.9Walker County: 2.9 %Walker County2.9Lauderdale County: 2.8 %Lauderdale County2.8Tallapoosa County: 2.8 %Tallapoosa County2.8Clay County: 2.7 %Clay County2.7Chambers County: 2.7 %Chambers County2.7Calhoun County: 2.6 %Calhoun County2.6Lawrence County: 2.5 %Lawrence County2.5Jackson County: 2.5 %Jackson County2.5Bibb County: 2.4 %Bibb County2.4Winston County: 2.3 %Winston County2.3St. Clair County: 2.3 %St. Clair County2.3Talladega County: 2.3 %Talladega County2.3Mobile County: 2 %Mobile County2Autauga County: 1.9 %Autauga County1.9Pike County: 1.8 %Pike County1.8Elmore County: 1.8 %Elmore County1.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Franklin County16.9+1.2 pts
2DeKalb County13.9+1 pts
3Marshall County12.8+0.8 pts
4Chilton County8.6+1.5 pts
5Morgan County7.8+0.9 pts
6Blount County7.7+0.2 pts
7Bullock County6.6-2.5 pts
8Coffee County6.2+0.6 pts
9Barbour County6.2-0.2 pts
10Shelby County5.7+0.7 pts
11Pickens County5.1+0.2 pts
12Dale County4.5+0.2 pts
13Limestone County4.3+0.1 pts
14Jefferson County4.3+0.8 pts
15Madison County4.2+0.7 pts
16Lee County3.7+1.1 pts
17Russell County3.6-0.3 pts
18Tuscaloosa County3.6+0.8 pts
19Cullman County3.6+0.4 pts
19Etowah County3.6+0.5 pts
21Baldwin County3.3+0.3 pts
22Montgomery County3.2+0.5 pts
23Geneva County3+0.8 pts
24Houston County2.9+0.5 pts
24Walker County2.9+0.6 pts
26Lauderdale County2.8+0.2 pts
27Tallapoosa County2.80 pts
28Clay County2.7+0.3 pts
29Chambers County2.7+0.7 pts
30Calhoun County2.6-0.1 pts
31Lawrence County2.5+0.3 pts
32Jackson County2.5+0.6 pts
33Bibb County2.4+0.3 pts
34Winston County2.3+0.3 pts
35St. Clair County2.3+0.2 pts
35Talladega County2.30 pts
37Mobile County2+0.2 pts
38Autauga County1.9+0.2 pts
39Pike County1.8+0.2 pts
40Elmore County1.8-0.2 pts
41Cherokee County1.8+0.1 pts
42Choctaw County1.7+0.1 pts
43Colbert County1.6-0.1 pts
44Coosa County1.5+0.7 pts
45Randolph County1.5-0.2 pts
46Marion County1.5-0.5 pts
47Macon County1.4-0 pts
48Clarke County1.4+0.7 pts
49Crenshaw County1.3-0.5 pts
50Butler County1.3-0 pts
51Covington County1.3-0.1 pts
52Lowndes County1.3+0.8 pts
53Marengo County1.2-0.1 pts
54Henry County1.2-0.4 pts
55Escambia County1.1+0.3 pts
56Sumter County1.1+0.2 pts
57Cleburne County1-0.9 pts
57Hale County1+0.3 pts
59Conecuh County0.9+0.1 pts
60Fayette County0.8+0.5 pts
61Lamar County0.7+0.4 pts
62Greene County0.7+0.4 pts
63Wilcox County0.4-0.1 pts
64Dallas County0.3-0.1 pts
65Perry County0.3-0.4 pts
66Monroe County0.2-0.1 pts
67Washington County0.1-0.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak Spanish 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 or Hispanic origin. Hispanic origin is hispanic_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 Spanish 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Alabama by population speaking Spanish at home, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Alabama by population speaking Spanish at home, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/alabama-counties?period=2023. 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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Alabama by population speaking Spanish at home, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/alabama-counties?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Alabama by population speaking Spanish at home, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/alabama-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Franklin County, with 16.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Washington County, with 0.1% in 2023.

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