Counties in Iowa by population speaking Spanish at home

Crawford County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 99 counties in 2022, at 24.2%. Worth County had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 1.9% and the figure for Iowa was 4.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.2Crawford County
Lowest0.4Worth County
Median1.999 counties
Iowa4.3History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 1.5 %Adams County: 2.1 %Allamakee County: 6.4 %Appanoose County: 0.5 %Audubon County: 1 %Benton County: 1.4 %Black Hawk County: 3.4 %Boone County: 1.5 %Bremer County: 1 %Buchanan County: 1.6 %Buena Vista County: 22.5 %Butler County: 1.2 %Calhoun County: 0.8 %Carroll County: 1.3 %Cass County: 1 %Cedar County: 1.2 %Cerro Gordo County: 2.3 %Cherokee County: 3.9 %Chickasaw County: 2.3 %Clarke County: 9.5 %Clay County: 1.3 %Clayton County: 2.7 %Clinton County: 1.1 %Crawford County: 24.2 %Dallas County: 4.6 %Davis County: 1.9 %Decatur County: 1.2 %Delaware County: 1.3 %Des Moines County: 1.5 %Dickinson County: 1.7 %Dubuque County: 2.2 %Emmet County: 6 %Fayette County: 1.6 %Floyd County: 1.9 %Franklin County: 10.4 %Fremont County: 1 %Greene County: 2.1 %Grundy County: 1.5 %Guthrie County: 1.6 %Hamilton County: 6.3 %Hancock County: 2.3 %Hardin County: 3 %Harrison County: 1.1 %Henry County: 3.2 %Howard County: 1.4 %Humboldt County: 4.1 %Ida County: 2.4 %Iowa County: 1.2 %Jackson County: 1.5 %Jasper County: 1.8 %Jefferson County: 1.6 %Johnson County: 4.2 %Jones County: 1.2 %Keokuk County: 1.2 %Kossuth County: 2.9 %Lee County: 1.3 %Linn County: 1.9 %Louisa County: 13.8 %Lucas County: 1.6 %Lyon County: 1.8 %Madison County: 0.7 %Mahaska County: 1.2 %Marion County: 1.5 %Marshall County: 19.2 %Mills County: 1 %Mitchell County: 1.8 %Monona County: 1.4 %Monroe County: 0.7 %Montgomery County: 1.3 %Muscatine County: 13.2 %O'Brien County: 3.6 %Osceola County: 8.9 %Page County: 1.2 %Palo Alto County: 1.6 %Plymouth County: 4.7 %Pocahontas County: 3.4 %Polk County: 6 %Pottawattamie County: 5.2 %Poweshiek County: 2.3 %Ringgold County: 2.2 %Sac County: 2.6 %Scott County: 2.9 %Shelby County: 2.3 %Sioux County: 8.1 %Story County: 2.1 %Tama County: 7.8 %Taylor County: 7.3 %Union County: 0.8 %Van Buren County: 0.6 %Wapello County: 7.6 %Warren County: 1.6 %Washington County: 4.8 %Wayne County: 1.1 %Webster County: 2.6 %Winnebago County: 2.9 %Winneshiek County: 1.8 %Woodbury County: 13.4 %Worth County: 0.4 %Wright County: 10.5 %
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  • 1.2 to 1.5
  • 1.5 to 1.9
  • 1.9 to 2.8
  • 2.8 to 6
  • 6 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Crawford County: 24.2 %Crawford County24.2Buena Vista County: 22.5 %Buena Vista County22.5Marshall County: 19.2 %Marshall County19.2Louisa County: 13.8 %Louisa County13.8Woodbury County: 13.4 %Woodbury County13.4Muscatine County: 13.2 %Muscatine County13.2Wright County: 10.5 %Wright County10.5Franklin County: 10.4 %Franklin County10.4Clarke County: 9.5 %Clarke County9.5Osceola County: 8.9 %Osceola County8.9Sioux County: 8.1 %Sioux County8.1Tama County: 7.8 %Tama County7.8Wapello County: 7.6 %Wapello County7.6Taylor County: 7.3 %Taylor County7.3Allamakee County: 6.4 %Allamakee County6.4Hamilton County: 6.3 %Hamilton County6.3Emmet County: 6 %Emmet County6Polk County: 6 %Polk County6Pottawattamie County: 5.2 %Pottawattamie County5.2Washington County: 4.8 %Washington County4.8Plymouth County: 4.7 %Plymouth County4.7Dallas County: 4.6 %Dallas County4.6Johnson County: 4.2 %Johnson County4.2Humboldt County: 4.1 %Humboldt County4.1Cherokee County: 3.9 %Cherokee County3.9O'Brien County: 3.6 %O'Brien County3.6Pocahontas County: 3.4 %Pocahontas County3.4Black Hawk County: 3.4 %Black Hawk County3.4Henry County: 3.2 %Henry County3.2Hardin County: 3 %Hardin County3Winnebago County: 2.9 %Winnebago County2.9Scott County: 2.9 %Scott County2.9Kossuth County: 2.9 %Kossuth County2.9Clayton County: 2.7 %Clayton County2.7Sac County: 2.6 %Sac County2.6Webster County: 2.6 %Webster County2.6Ida County: 2.4 %Ida County2.4Cerro Gordo County: 2.3 %Cerro Gordo County2.3Chickasaw County: 2.3 %Chickasaw County2.3Shelby County: 2.3 %Shelby County2.3Crawford County: 24.2 %Crawford County24.2Buena Vista County: 22.5 %Buena Vista County22.5Marshall County: 19.2 %Marshall County19.2Louisa County: 13.8 %Louisa County13.8Woodbury County: 13.4 %Woodbury County13.4Muscatine County: 13.2 %Muscatine County13.2Wright County: 10.5 %Wright County10.5Franklin County: 10.4 %Franklin County10.4Clarke County: 9.5 %Clarke County9.5Osceola County: 8.9 %Osceola County8.9Sioux County: 8.1 %Sioux County8.1Tama County: 7.8 %Tama County7.8Wapello County: 7.6 %Wapello County7.6Taylor County: 7.3 %Taylor County7.3Allamakee County: 6.4 %Allamakee County6.4Hamilton County: 6.3 %Hamilton County6.3Emmet County: 6 %Emmet County6Polk County: 6 %Polk County6Pottawattamie County: 5.2 %Pottawattamie County5.2Washington County: 4.8 %Washington County4.8Plymouth County: 4.7 %Plymouth County4.7Dallas County: 4.6 %Dallas County4.6Johnson County: 4.2 %Johnson County4.2Humboldt County: 4.1 %Humboldt County4.1Cherokee County: 3.9 %Cherokee County3.9O'Brien County: 3.6 %O'Brien County3.6Pocahontas County: 3.4 %Pocahontas County3.4Black Hawk County: 3.4 %Black Hawk County3.4Henry County: 3.2 %Henry County3.2Hardin County: 3 %Hardin County3Winnebago County: 2.9 %Winnebago County2.9Scott County: 2.9 %Scott County2.9Kossuth County: 2.9 %Kossuth County2.9Clayton County: 2.7 %Clayton County2.7Sac County: 2.6 %Sac County2.6Webster County: 2.6 %Webster County2.6Ida County: 2.4 %Ida County2.4Cerro Gordo County: 2.3 %Cerro Gordo County2.3Chickasaw County: 2.3 %Chickasaw County2.3Shelby County: 2.3 %Shelby County2.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Crawford County24.2-1.3 pts
2Buena Vista County22.5-0.4 pts
3Marshall County19.2+0.6 pts
4Louisa County13.8+0.1 pts
5Woodbury County13.4+0.3 pts
6Muscatine County13.2+0.8 pts
7Wright County10.5+1.3 pts
8Franklin County10.4-1 pts
9Clarke County9.5-1.8 pts
10Osceola County8.9+1.6 pts
11Sioux County8.1+0.3 pts
12Tama County7.8-0.4 pts
13Wapello County7.6-0.2 pts
14Taylor County7.3+0.6 pts
15Allamakee County6.4+0.3 pts
16Hamilton County6.3+0.9 pts
17Emmet County6-0.3 pts
17Polk County6+0.2 pts
19Pottawattamie County5.2-0.2 pts
20Washington County4.8-0.1 pts
21Plymouth County4.7+0.4 pts
22Dallas County4.6+0.1 pts
23Johnson County4.2-0.2 pts
24Humboldt County4.1+0.2 pts
25Cherokee County3.9-0.2 pts
26O'Brien County3.6+0.7 pts
27Pocahontas County3.4-0.1 pts
28Black Hawk County3.40 pts
29Henry County3.2-0.3 pts
30Hardin County3-0.2 pts
31Winnebago County2.9-0.1 pts
32Scott County2.9+0.3 pts
33Kossuth County2.9+1.2 pts
34Clayton County2.7+0.2 pts
35Sac County2.6+0.3 pts
36Webster County2.6-0.1 pts
37Ida County2.4+0.1 pts
38Cerro Gordo County2.3+0.1 pts
39Chickasaw County2.3-0.2 pts
40Shelby County2.3-0.1 pts
41Hancock County2.3-0.3 pts
42Poweshiek County2.3-0.4 pts
43Ringgold County2.2+0.2 pts
44Dubuque County2.20 pts
45Greene County2.1-0.3 pts
46Adams County2.1+0.2 pts
46Story County2.1+0.1 pts
48Davis County1.9+0.6 pts
48Linn County1.9+0.1 pts
50Floyd County1.9+0.1 pts
51Winneshiek County1.8+0.1 pts
52Jasper County1.8+0.1 pts
53Mitchell County1.8+0.3 pts
54Lyon County1.8+0.1 pts
55Dickinson County1.7-0 pts
56Guthrie County1.6+0.1 pts
56Jefferson County1.6-1.2 pts
56Lucas County1.6+0.1 pts
59Warren County1.6+0.3 pts
60Buchanan County1.6+0.2 pts
61Fayette County1.6-0 pts
62Palo Alto County1.6-0.2 pts
63Grundy County1.5-0.1 pts
64Boone County1.5-0.3 pts
65Marion County1.5-0.2 pts
66Jackson County1.5+0.3 pts
67Des Moines County1.5-0.2 pts
68Adair County1.5+0.4 pts
69Monona County1.4+0.2 pts
70Benton County1.4-0.1 pts
71Howard County1.4+0.1 pts
72Montgomery County1.3+0.2 pts
73Clay County1.3-0.2 pts
74Carroll County1.3-0 pts
75Lee County1.3-0.1 pts
76Delaware County1.3+0.1 pts
77Decatur County1.20 pts
78Iowa County1.2+0.5 pts
79Mahaska County1.2+0.2 pts
80Cedar County1.2+0.1 pts
81Butler County1.2+0.4 pts
81Keokuk County1.2+0.3 pts
81Page County1.2+0.3 pts
84Jones County1.2-0.2 pts
85Clinton County1.1+0.1 pts
86Wayne County1.1-0.3 pts
87Harrison County1.1+0.2 pts
88Cass County1-1.1 pts
89Mills County1-0.6 pts
90Fremont County1-0.2 pts
91Audubon County1-0.1 pts
91Bremer County1+0.3 pts
93Union County0.8-0.1 pts
94Calhoun County0.8-0.4 pts
95Madison County0.7-0.9 pts
96Monroe County0.7-0 pts
97Van Buren County0.6-0 pts
98Appanoose County0.5+0.1 pts
99Worth County0.4+0.1 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.

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/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 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, 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 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, 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/iowa-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 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, 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/iowa-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 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, 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/iowa-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Crawford County, with 24.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Worth County, with 0.4% in 2022.

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