Counties in Michigan by population speaking Spanish at home

Oceana County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 83 counties in 2021, at 10.4%. Dickinson County had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 1.3% and the figure for Michigan was 2.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.4Oceana County
Median1.383 counties
Michigan2.9History

Map of counties, 2021

Alcona County: 1.1 %Alger County: 1.4 %Allegan County: 5.1 %Alpena County: 0.6 %Antrim County: 0.9 %Arenac County: 1.1 %Baraga County: 0.7 %Barry County: 1.3 %Bay County: 1.1 %Benzie County: 1.5 %Berrien County: 3.8 %Branch County: 3.5 %Calhoun County: 3.1 %Cass County: 1.7 %Charlevoix County: 0.8 %Cheboygan County: 1.3 %Chippewa County: 1 %Clare County: 0.8 %Clinton County: 1.6 %Crawford County: 0.6 %Delta County: 0.5 %Dickinson County: 0.3 %Eaton County: 2 %Emmet County: 0.9 %Genesee County: 1.3 %Gladwin County: 0.6 %Gogebic County: 0.8 %Grand Traverse County: 1.5 %Gratiot County: 2.2 %Hillsdale County: 1.1 %Houghton County: 1 %Huron County: 1.4 %Ingham County: 3.3 %Ionia County: 1.8 %Iosco County: 1.6 %Iron County: 0.7 %Isabella County: 1.6 %Jackson County: 1.3 %Kalamazoo County: 2.6 %Kalkaska County: 1.2 %Kent County: 7 %Keweenaw County: 1.3 %Lake County: 1.7 %Lapeer County: 3.2 %Leelanau County: 2.5 %Lenawee County: 3.4 %Livingston County: 1.1 %Luce County: 3.5 %Mackinac County: 1.1 %Macomb County: 1.4 %Manistee County: 1.5 %Marquette County: 0.7 %Mason County: 1.4 %Mecosta County: 1.1 %Menominee County: 0.6 %Midland County: 0.9 %Missaukee County: 1.6 %Monroe County: 1.4 %Montcalm County: 1.8 %Montmorency County: 0.5 %Muskegon County: 2.4 %Newaygo County: 3.7 %Oakland County: 2.7 %Oceana County: 10.4 %Ogemaw County: 0.8 %Ontonagon County: 0.4 %Osceola County: 0.9 %Oscoda County: 0.9 %Otsego County: 0.5 %Ottawa County: 5.2 %Presque Isle County: 0.8 %Roscommon County: 0.7 %Saginaw County: 2.2 %St. Clair County: 1.2 %St. Joseph County: 6.1 %Sanilac County: 2 %Schoolcraft County: 0.7 %Shiawassee County: 0.9 %Tuscola County: 1.1 %Van Buren County: 8.1 %Washtenaw County: 2.8 %Wayne County: 4.1 %Wexford County: 0.6 %
  • Under 0.7
  • 0.7 to 1.1
  • 1.1 to 1.3
  • 1.3 to 1.7
  • 1.7 to 3.1
  • 3.1 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Oceana County: 10.4 %Oceana County10.4Van Buren County: 8.1 %Van Buren County8.1Kent County: 7 %Kent County7St. Joseph County: 6.1 %St. Joseph County6.1Ottawa County: 5.2 %Ottawa County5.2Allegan County: 5.1 %Allegan County5.1Wayne County: 4.1 %Wayne County4.1Berrien County: 3.8 %Berrien County3.8Newaygo County: 3.7 %Newaygo County3.7Branch County: 3.5 %Branch County3.5Luce County: 3.5 %Luce County3.5Lenawee County: 3.4 %Lenawee County3.4Ingham County: 3.3 %Ingham County3.3Lapeer County: 3.2 %Lapeer County3.2Calhoun County: 3.1 %Calhoun County3.1Washtenaw County: 2.8 %Washtenaw County2.8Oakland County: 2.7 %Oakland County2.7Kalamazoo County: 2.6 %Kalamazoo County2.6Leelanau County: 2.5 %Leelanau County2.5Muskegon County: 2.4 %Muskegon County2.4Gratiot County: 2.2 %Gratiot County2.2Saginaw County: 2.2 %Saginaw County2.2Eaton County: 2 %Eaton County2Sanilac County: 2 %Sanilac County2Montcalm County: 1.8 %Montcalm County1.8Ionia County: 1.8 %Ionia County1.8Lake County: 1.7 %Lake County1.7Cass County: 1.7 %Cass County1.7Missaukee County: 1.6 %Missaukee County1.6Clinton County: 1.6 %Clinton County1.6Isabella County: 1.6 %Isabella County1.6Iosco County: 1.6 %Iosco County1.6Grand Traverse County: 1.5 %Grand Traverse County1.5Manistee County: 1.5 %Manistee County1.5Benzie County: 1.5 %Benzie County1.5Macomb County: 1.4 %Macomb County1.4Alger County: 1.4 %Alger County1.4Monroe County: 1.4 %Monroe County1.4Mason County: 1.4 %Mason County1.4Huron County: 1.4 %Huron County1.4Oceana County: 10.4 %Oceana County10.4Van Buren County: 8.1 %Van Buren County8.1Kent County: 7 %Kent County7St. Joseph County: 6.1 %St. Joseph County6.1Ottawa County: 5.2 %Ottawa County5.2Allegan County: 5.1 %Allegan County5.1Wayne County: 4.1 %Wayne County4.1Berrien County: 3.8 %Berrien County3.8Newaygo County: 3.7 %Newaygo County3.7Branch County: 3.5 %Branch County3.5Luce County: 3.5 %Luce County3.5Lenawee County: 3.4 %Lenawee County3.4Ingham County: 3.3 %Ingham County3.3Lapeer County: 3.2 %Lapeer County3.2Calhoun County: 3.1 %Calhoun County3.1Washtenaw County: 2.8 %Washtenaw County2.8Oakland County: 2.7 %Oakland County2.7Kalamazoo County: 2.6 %Kalamazoo County2.6Leelanau County: 2.5 %Leelanau County2.5Muskegon County: 2.4 %Muskegon County2.4Gratiot County: 2.2 %Gratiot County2.2Saginaw County: 2.2 %Saginaw County2.2Eaton County: 2 %Eaton County2Sanilac County: 2 %Sanilac County2Montcalm County: 1.8 %Montcalm County1.8Ionia County: 1.8 %Ionia County1.8Lake County: 1.7 %Lake County1.7Cass County: 1.7 %Cass County1.7Missaukee County: 1.6 %Missaukee County1.6Clinton County: 1.6 %Clinton County1.6Isabella County: 1.6 %Isabella County1.6Iosco County: 1.6 %Iosco County1.6Grand Traverse County: 1.5 %Grand Traverse County1.5Manistee County: 1.5 %Manistee County1.5Benzie County: 1.5 %Benzie County1.5Macomb County: 1.4 %Macomb County1.4Alger County: 1.4 %Alger County1.4Monroe County: 1.4 %Monroe County1.4Mason County: 1.4 %Mason County1.4Huron County: 1.4 %Huron County1.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Oceana County10.4
2Van Buren County8.1
3Kent County7
4St. Joseph County6.1
5Ottawa County5.2
6Allegan County5.1
7Wayne County4.1
8Berrien County3.8
9Newaygo County3.7
10Branch County3.5
11Luce County3.5
12Lenawee County3.4
13Ingham County3.3
14Lapeer County3.2
15Calhoun County3.1
16Washtenaw County2.8
17Oakland County2.7
18Kalamazoo County2.6
19Leelanau County2.5
20Muskegon County2.4
21Gratiot County2.2
21Saginaw County2.2
23Eaton County2
24Sanilac County2
25Montcalm County1.8
26Ionia County1.8
27Lake County1.7
28Cass County1.7
29Missaukee County1.6
30Clinton County1.6
31Isabella County1.6
32Iosco County1.6
33Grand Traverse County1.5
34Manistee County1.5
35Benzie County1.5
36Macomb County1.4
37Alger County1.4
37Monroe County1.4
39Mason County1.4
40Huron County1.4
41Jackson County1.3
42Barry County1.3
42Cheboygan County1.3
44Genesee County1.3
45Keweenaw County1.3
46Kalkaska County1.2
47St. Clair County1.2
48Tuscola County1.1
49Alcona County1.1
50Mackinac County1.1
51Mecosta County1.1
52Arenac County1.1
52Livingston County1.1
54Bay County1.1
54Hillsdale County1.1
56Chippewa County1
57Houghton County1
58Oscoda County0.9
59Emmet County0.9
59Osceola County0.9
61Midland County0.9
62Shiawassee County0.9
63Antrim County0.9
64Charlevoix County0.8
65Gogebic County0.8
66Ogemaw County0.8
67Clare County0.8
68Presque Isle County0.8
69Baraga County0.7
70Iron County0.7
70Schoolcraft County0.7
72Marquette County0.7
73Roscommon County0.7
74Gladwin County0.6
74Menominee County0.6
76Alpena County0.6
77Crawford County0.6
78Wexford County0.6
79Delta County0.5
80Montmorency County0.5
81Otsego County0.5
82Ontonagon County0.4
83Dickinson County0.3

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/michigan-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/michigan-counties?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/michigan-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Oceana County, with 10.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Dickinson County, with 0.3% in 2021.

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