Counties in Michigan by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024

Oceana County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 83 counties in 2024, at 10.2%. Clare County had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 1.5% and the figure for Michigan was 3.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.2Oceana County
Lowest0.4Clare County
Median1.583 counties
Michigan3.1History

Map of counties, 2024

Alcona County: 1 %Alger County: 0.9 %Allegan County: 5.3 %Alpena County: 0.6 %Antrim County: 0.9 %Arenac County: 0.7 %Baraga County: 0.8 %Barry County: 1.8 %Bay County: 1.1 %Benzie County: 0.9 %Berrien County: 4 %Branch County: 4 %Calhoun County: 3.1 %Cass County: 2.1 %Charlevoix County: 0.8 %Cheboygan County: 1.4 %Chippewa County: 1.6 %Clare County: 0.4 %Clinton County: 1.9 %Crawford County: 0.5 %Delta County: 0.6 %Dickinson County: 0.9 %Eaton County: 2.5 %Emmet County: 1.1 %Genesee County: 1.4 %Gladwin County: 0.8 %Gogebic County: 1.7 %Grand Traverse County: 1.4 %Gratiot County: 2.8 %Hillsdale County: 0.9 %Houghton County: 0.9 %Huron County: 1.2 %Ingham County: 3.7 %Ionia County: 1.8 %Iosco County: 1.5 %Iron County: 2.2 %Isabella County: 1.8 %Jackson County: 1.7 %Kalamazoo County: 3 %Kalkaska County: 0.9 %Kent County: 7.4 %Keweenaw County: 2.1 %Lake County: 3 %Lapeer County: 2.8 %Leelanau County: 2.1 %Lenawee County: 3.4 %Livingston County: 1 %Luce County: 1.7 %Mackinac County: 1.2 %Macomb County: 1.5 %Manistee County: 1.4 %Marquette County: 0.9 %Mason County: 2 %Mecosta County: 1.5 %Menominee County: 0.7 %Midland County: 1 %Missaukee County: 1.5 %Monroe County: 1.6 %Montcalm County: 1.9 %Montmorency County: 1 %Muskegon County: 2.9 %Newaygo County: 3.6 %Oakland County: 2.9 %Oceana County: 10.2 %Ogemaw County: 0.7 %Ontonagon County: 0.6 %Osceola County: 0.9 %Oscoda County: 1.1 %Otsego County: 0.6 %Ottawa County: 5.1 %Presque Isle County: 0.6 %Roscommon County: 0.5 %Saginaw County: 2.3 %St. Clair County: 1.1 %St. Joseph County: 7 %Sanilac County: 1.6 %Schoolcraft County: 0.6 %Shiawassee County: 0.9 %Tuscola County: 1.1 %Van Buren County: 8.3 %Washtenaw County: 3.4 %Wayne County: 4.5 %Wexford County: 1.1 %
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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

Oceana County: 10.2 %Oceana County10.2Van Buren County: 8.3 %Van Buren County8.3Kent County: 7.4 %Kent County7.4St. Joseph County: 7 %St. Joseph County7Allegan County: 5.3 %Allegan County5.3Ottawa County: 5.1 %Ottawa County5.1Wayne County: 4.5 %Wayne County4.5Berrien County: 4 %Berrien County4Branch County: 4 %Branch County4Ingham County: 3.7 %Ingham County3.7Newaygo County: 3.6 %Newaygo County3.6Lenawee County: 3.4 %Lenawee County3.4Washtenaw County: 3.4 %Washtenaw County3.4Calhoun County: 3.1 %Calhoun County3.1Lake County: 3 %Lake County3Kalamazoo County: 3 %Kalamazoo County3Oakland County: 2.9 %Oakland County2.9Muskegon County: 2.9 %Muskegon County2.9Gratiot County: 2.8 %Gratiot County2.8Lapeer County: 2.8 %Lapeer County2.8Eaton County: 2.5 %Eaton County2.5Saginaw County: 2.3 %Saginaw County2.3Iron County: 2.2 %Iron County2.2Keweenaw County: 2.1 %Keweenaw County2.1Leelanau County: 2.1 %Leelanau County2.1Cass County: 2.1 %Cass County2.1Mason County: 2 %Mason County2Clinton County: 1.9 %Clinton County1.9Montcalm County: 1.9 %Montcalm County1.9Isabella County: 1.8 %Isabella County1.8Barry County: 1.8 %Barry County1.8Ionia County: 1.8 %Ionia County1.8Jackson County: 1.7 %Jackson County1.7Gogebic County: 1.7 %Gogebic County1.7Luce County: 1.7 %Luce County1.7Monroe County: 1.6 %Monroe County1.6Sanilac County: 1.6 %Sanilac County1.6Chippewa County: 1.6 %Chippewa County1.6Macomb County: 1.5 %Macomb County1.5Iosco County: 1.5 %Iosco County1.5Oceana County: 10.2 %Oceana County10.2Van Buren County: 8.3 %Van Buren County8.3Kent County: 7.4 %Kent County7.4St. Joseph County: 7 %St. Joseph County7Allegan County: 5.3 %Allegan County5.3Ottawa County: 5.1 %Ottawa County5.1Wayne County: 4.5 %Wayne County4.5Berrien County: 4 %Berrien County4Branch County: 4 %Branch County4Ingham County: 3.7 %Ingham County3.7Newaygo County: 3.6 %Newaygo County3.6Lenawee County: 3.4 %Lenawee County3.4Washtenaw County: 3.4 %Washtenaw County3.4Calhoun County: 3.1 %Calhoun County3.1Lake County: 3 %Lake County3Kalamazoo County: 3 %Kalamazoo County3Oakland County: 2.9 %Oakland County2.9Muskegon County: 2.9 %Muskegon County2.9Gratiot County: 2.8 %Gratiot County2.8Lapeer County: 2.8 %Lapeer County2.8Eaton County: 2.5 %Eaton County2.5Saginaw County: 2.3 %Saginaw County2.3Iron County: 2.2 %Iron County2.2Keweenaw County: 2.1 %Keweenaw County2.1Leelanau County: 2.1 %Leelanau County2.1Cass County: 2.1 %Cass County2.1Mason County: 2 %Mason County2Clinton County: 1.9 %Clinton County1.9Montcalm County: 1.9 %Montcalm County1.9Isabella County: 1.8 %Isabella County1.8Barry County: 1.8 %Barry County1.8Ionia County: 1.8 %Ionia County1.8Jackson County: 1.7 %Jackson County1.7Gogebic County: 1.7 %Gogebic County1.7Luce County: 1.7 %Luce County1.7Monroe County: 1.6 %Monroe County1.6Sanilac County: 1.6 %Sanilac County1.6Chippewa County: 1.6 %Chippewa County1.6Macomb County: 1.5 %Macomb County1.5Iosco County: 1.5 %Iosco County1.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Oceana County10.2-0.2 pts
2Van Buren County8.3-0.3 pts
3Kent County7.4+0.2 pts
4St. Joseph County7+0.1 pts
5Allegan County5.3+0.3 pts
6Ottawa County5.1+0.2 pts
7Wayne County4.5+0.3 pts
8Berrien County4+0.1 pts
9Branch County4-0.3 pts
10Ingham County3.7+0.2 pts
11Newaygo County3.6-0.2 pts
12Lenawee County3.4+0.1 pts
13Washtenaw County3.4+0.1 pts
14Calhoun County3.1+0.1 pts
15Lake County3+0.6 pts
16Kalamazoo County3-0.2 pts
17Oakland County2.9+0.2 pts
18Muskegon County2.9-0.2 pts
19Gratiot County2.8-0.2 pts
20Lapeer County2.8-0.2 pts
21Eaton County2.5-0.1 pts
22Saginaw County2.3+0.2 pts
23Iron County2.2+1.2 pts
24Keweenaw County2.1+1.1 pts
25Leelanau County2.1-0.2 pts
26Cass County2.1+0.1 pts
27Mason County2+0.3 pts
28Clinton County1.9+0.1 pts
28Montcalm County1.9-0.1 pts
30Isabella County1.8+0.1 pts
31Barry County1.8+0.2 pts
32Ionia County1.8-0.3 pts
33Jackson County1.7+0.2 pts
34Gogebic County1.7+0.2 pts
35Luce County1.7-0.1 pts
36Monroe County1.6-0 pts
37Sanilac County1.6-0.4 pts
38Chippewa County1.6+0.4 pts
39Macomb County1.50 pts
40Iosco County1.5-0.2 pts
41Mecosta County1.5+0.2 pts
42Missaukee County1.50 pts
43Manistee County1.4-0.3 pts
44Genesee County1.4+0.1 pts
45Grand Traverse County1.40 pts
46Cheboygan County1.4+0.2 pts
47Huron County1.2-0.3 pts
48Mackinac County1.2-0.1 pts
49Bay County1.1-0 pts
50Oscoda County1.1-0 pts
51Wexford County1.1+0.3 pts
52Tuscola County1.1+0.1 pts
53St. Clair County1.1-0 pts
54Emmet County1.1+0.1 pts
55Midland County1-0 pts
56Alcona County1-0.1 pts
57Livingston County1-0 pts
58Montmorency County1+0.4 pts
59Benzie County0.90 pts
59Osceola County0.90 pts
61Antrim County0.9-0.2 pts
62Hillsdale County0.9+0.2 pts
63Dickinson County0.9+0.7 pts
63Shiawassee County0.9-0.1 pts
65Marquette County0.9+0.1 pts
66Alger County0.9+0.1 pts
66Houghton County0.9-0.1 pts
66Kalkaska County0.9-0.2 pts
69Gladwin County0.8-0.1 pts
70Baraga County0.8+0.4 pts
70Charlevoix County0.8+0.2 pts
72Menominee County0.7+0.1 pts
73Arenac County0.7-0.3 pts
74Ogemaw County0.7+0.1 pts
75Schoolcraft County0.6-0 pts
76Otsego County0.6+0.3 pts
76Presque Isle County0.6-0.2 pts
78Alpena County0.60 pts
79Ontonagon County0.6+0.1 pts
80Delta County0.6+0.1 pts
81Crawford County0.5+0.1 pts
81Roscommon County0.5+0.1 pts
83Clare County0.4-0.1 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/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 Michigan 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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Oceana County, with 10.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Clare County, with 0.4% in 2024.

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