Counties in Iowa by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024

Crawford County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 99 counties in 2024, at 24.3%. Van Buren County had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 2.2% and the figure for Iowa was 4.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.3Crawford County
Median2.299 counties
Iowa4.7History

Map of counties, 2024

Adair County: 1.4 %Adams County: 1.9 %Allamakee County: 8 %Appanoose County: 1.1 %Audubon County: 2 %Benton County: 1.6 %Black Hawk County: 3.3 %Boone County: 2 %Bremer County: 1.1 %Buchanan County: 1.1 %Buena Vista County: 24.2 %Butler County: 1.3 %Calhoun County: 1.8 %Carroll County: 1.6 %Cass County: 0.7 %Cedar County: 1.2 %Cerro Gordo County: 2 %Cherokee County: 5.1 %Chickasaw County: 3 %Clarke County: 7.7 %Clay County: 2.4 %Clayton County: 2.5 %Clinton County: 1.3 %Crawford County: 24.3 %Dallas County: 4.8 %Davis County: 3.4 %Decatur County: 0.8 %Delaware County: 1.5 %Des Moines County: 1.3 %Dickinson County: 1 %Dubuque County: 2.3 %Emmet County: 7.2 %Fayette County: 2.4 %Floyd County: 1 %Franklin County: 12.2 %Fremont County: 1.8 %Greene County: 1.3 %Grundy County: 1.2 %Guthrie County: 1.3 %Hamilton County: 8.2 %Hancock County: 2.9 %Hardin County: 3.8 %Harrison County: 1.1 %Henry County: 2.9 %Howard County: 2.5 %Humboldt County: 4.4 %Ida County: 3.7 %Iowa County: 1.4 %Jackson County: 1.2 %Jasper County: 2.6 %Jefferson County: 1.8 %Johnson County: 4.3 %Jones County: 2.2 %Keokuk County: 0.9 %Kossuth County: 4 %Lee County: 1.6 %Linn County: 2.2 %Louisa County: 12.8 %Lucas County: 3 %Lyon County: 2.2 %Madison County: 0.8 %Mahaska County: 1.4 %Marion County: 1.5 %Marshall County: 19.6 %Mills County: 1 %Mitchell County: 1.7 %Monona County: 2.2 %Monroe County: 1.1 %Montgomery County: 0.8 %Muscatine County: 12 %O'Brien County: 5.7 %Osceola County: 9.2 %Page County: 1.1 %Palo Alto County: 1.8 %Plymouth County: 4.3 %Pocahontas County: 2.9 %Polk County: 7 %Pottawattamie County: 5.7 %Poweshiek County: 2.1 %Ringgold County: 1.2 %Sac County: 3 %Scott County: 2.8 %Shelby County: 2.3 %Sioux County: 11.1 %Story County: 2.5 %Tama County: 7.3 %Taylor County: 6.5 %Union County: 1.2 %Van Buren County: 0.3 %Wapello County: 9.2 %Warren County: 1.9 %Washington County: 4.6 %Wayne County: 0.9 %Webster County: 3 %Winnebago County: 2.5 %Winneshiek County: 2.7 %Woodbury County: 13.9 %Worth County: 0.7 %Wright County: 13.3 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Crawford County: 24.3 %Crawford County24.3Buena Vista County: 24.2 %Buena Vista County24.2Marshall County: 19.6 %Marshall County19.6Woodbury County: 13.9 %Woodbury County13.9Wright County: 13.3 %Wright County13.3Louisa County: 12.8 %Louisa County12.8Franklin County: 12.2 %Franklin County12.2Muscatine County: 12 %Muscatine County12Sioux County: 11.1 %Sioux County11.1Wapello County: 9.2 %Wapello County9.2Osceola County: 9.2 %Osceola County9.2Hamilton County: 8.2 %Hamilton County8.2Allamakee County: 8 %Allamakee County8Clarke County: 7.7 %Clarke County7.7Tama County: 7.3 %Tama County7.3Emmet County: 7.2 %Emmet County7.2Polk County: 7 %Polk County7Taylor County: 6.5 %Taylor County6.5Pottawattamie County: 5.7 %Pottawattamie County5.7O'Brien County: 5.7 %O'Brien County5.7Cherokee County: 5.1 %Cherokee County5.1Dallas County: 4.8 %Dallas County4.8Washington County: 4.6 %Washington County4.6Humboldt County: 4.4 %Humboldt County4.4Johnson County: 4.3 %Johnson County4.3Plymouth County: 4.3 %Plymouth County4.3Kossuth County: 4 %Kossuth County4Hardin County: 3.8 %Hardin County3.8Ida County: 3.7 %Ida County3.7Davis County: 3.4 %Davis County3.4Black Hawk County: 3.3 %Black Hawk County3.3Sac County: 3 %Sac County3Webster County: 3 %Webster County3Chickasaw County: 3 %Chickasaw County3Lucas County: 3 %Lucas County3Pocahontas County: 2.9 %Pocahontas County2.9Hancock County: 2.9 %Hancock County2.9Henry County: 2.9 %Henry County2.9Scott County: 2.8 %Scott County2.8Winneshiek County: 2.7 %Winneshiek County2.7Crawford County: 24.3 %Crawford County24.3Buena Vista County: 24.2 %Buena Vista County24.2Marshall County: 19.6 %Marshall County19.6Woodbury County: 13.9 %Woodbury County13.9Wright County: 13.3 %Wright County13.3Louisa County: 12.8 %Louisa County12.8Franklin County: 12.2 %Franklin County12.2Muscatine County: 12 %Muscatine County12Sioux County: 11.1 %Sioux County11.1Wapello County: 9.2 %Wapello County9.2Osceola County: 9.2 %Osceola County9.2Hamilton County: 8.2 %Hamilton County8.2Allamakee County: 8 %Allamakee County8Clarke County: 7.7 %Clarke County7.7Tama County: 7.3 %Tama County7.3Emmet County: 7.2 %Emmet County7.2Polk County: 7 %Polk County7Taylor County: 6.5 %Taylor County6.5Pottawattamie County: 5.7 %Pottawattamie County5.7O'Brien County: 5.7 %O'Brien County5.7Cherokee County: 5.1 %Cherokee County5.1Dallas County: 4.8 %Dallas County4.8Washington County: 4.6 %Washington County4.6Humboldt County: 4.4 %Humboldt County4.4Johnson County: 4.3 %Johnson County4.3Plymouth County: 4.3 %Plymouth County4.3Kossuth County: 4 %Kossuth County4Hardin County: 3.8 %Hardin County3.8Ida County: 3.7 %Ida County3.7Davis County: 3.4 %Davis County3.4Black Hawk County: 3.3 %Black Hawk County3.3Sac County: 3 %Sac County3Webster County: 3 %Webster County3Chickasaw County: 3 %Chickasaw County3Lucas County: 3 %Lucas County3Pocahontas County: 2.9 %Pocahontas County2.9Hancock County: 2.9 %Hancock County2.9Henry County: 2.9 %Henry County2.9Scott County: 2.8 %Scott County2.8Winneshiek County: 2.7 %Winneshiek County2.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Crawford County24.3+0.3 pts
2Buena Vista County24.2+0.3 pts
3Marshall County19.6+0.6 pts
4Woodbury County13.9+0.4 pts
5Wright County13.3-0.3 pts
6Louisa County12.8-0.2 pts
7Franklin County12.2-0.4 pts
8Muscatine County12-0.7 pts
9Sioux County11.1+1.9 pts
10Wapello County9.2+0.6 pts
11Osceola County9.2-0.1 pts
12Hamilton County8.2-0.3 pts
13Allamakee County8+0.3 pts
14Clarke County7.7-3 pts
15Tama County7.3+0.3 pts
16Emmet County7.2+0.8 pts
17Polk County7+0.1 pts
18Taylor County6.5+0.9 pts
19Pottawattamie County5.7+0.6 pts
20O'Brien County5.7+0.2 pts
21Cherokee County5.1+0.3 pts
22Dallas County4.8+0.1 pts
23Washington County4.6+0.3 pts
24Humboldt County4.4+0.5 pts
25Johnson County4.3-0.1 pts
26Plymouth County4.3-0.3 pts
27Kossuth County4+0.9 pts
28Hardin County3.8+0.4 pts
29Ida County3.7+1 pts
30Davis County3.4+1.3 pts
31Black Hawk County3.3-0.2 pts
32Sac County3+0.1 pts
33Webster County3-0.1 pts
34Chickasaw County3+0.3 pts
34Lucas County3+1.7 pts
36Pocahontas County2.9-0.2 pts
37Hancock County2.9-0.1 pts
37Henry County2.9-0.2 pts
39Scott County2.8-0.1 pts
40Winneshiek County2.7+0.3 pts
41Jasper County2.6+0.2 pts
42Howard County2.5+0.3 pts
42Story County2.5+0.2 pts
44Winnebago County2.5-0 pts
45Clayton County2.5-0.2 pts
46Fayette County2.4+0.6 pts
47Clay County2.4+0.9 pts
48Shelby County2.3+0.5 pts
49Dubuque County2.30 pts
50Linn County2.2-0.1 pts
51Lyon County2.2+0.3 pts
52Jones County2.2+0.3 pts
53Monona County2.2+0.4 pts
54Poweshiek County2.1-0.1 pts
55Audubon County2+1.3 pts
56Boone County2+0.6 pts
56Cerro Gordo County2-0.3 pts
58Warren County1.90 pts
59Adams County1.9+0.8 pts
60Palo Alto County1.80 pts
61Calhoun County1.8+0.5 pts
62Jefferson County1.8+0.2 pts
63Fremont County1.8+0.2 pts
64Mitchell County1.70 pts
65Lee County1.6+0.5 pts
66Benton County1.6+0.2 pts
67Carroll County1.6+0.1 pts
68Delaware County1.5+0.2 pts
69Marion County1.5+0.1 pts
70Iowa County1.4+0.6 pts
71Adair County1.40 pts
71Mahaska County1.4+0.2 pts
73Greene County1.3-0.8 pts
74Des Moines County1.3-0.9 pts
75Guthrie County1.3-0.1 pts
76Clinton County1.3+0.1 pts
77Butler County1.3-0.1 pts
78Union County1.2-0 pts
79Ringgold County1.2-0.4 pts
80Grundy County1.2+0.2 pts
81Cedar County1.2+0.1 pts
81Jackson County1.2-0.2 pts
83Bremer County1.1-0.1 pts
84Page County1.1-0 pts
85Buchanan County1.1-0.1 pts
86Appanoose County1.1+0.7 pts
86Harrison County1.1+0.3 pts
88Monroe County1.1+0.4 pts
89Floyd County1-0.4 pts
90Dickinson County1-0.1 pts
91Mills County1-0.1 pts
92Keokuk County0.9-0.1 pts
93Wayne County0.9+0.1 pts
94Madison County0.8+0.1 pts
95Montgomery County0.8-0.3 pts
96Decatur County0.8-0.4 pts
97Worth County0.7+0.2 pts
98Cass County0.7-0.6 pts
99Van Buren County0.3-0.4 pts

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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.

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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/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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Iowa by population speaking Spanish 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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Iowa by population speaking Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/iowa-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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Iowa by population speaking Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/iowa-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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Iowa by population speaking Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/iowa-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Crawford County, with 24.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Van Buren County, with 0.3% in 2024.

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