Counties in Michigan by population speaking Spanish at home

Oceana County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 83 counties in 2022, at 10.6%. Dickinson County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 1.4% and the figure for Michigan was 2.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.6Oceana County
Median1.483 counties
Michigan2.9History

Map of counties, 2022

Alcona County: 1 %Alger County: 1.1 %Allegan County: 5 %Alpena County: 0.8 %Antrim County: 1.3 %Arenac County: 0.9 %Baraga County: 0.7 %Barry County: 1.6 %Bay County: 1.1 %Benzie County: 1 %Berrien County: 3.8 %Branch County: 4.1 %Calhoun County: 3 %Cass County: 1.8 %Charlevoix County: 0.8 %Cheboygan County: 1.4 %Chippewa County: 1.1 %Clare County: 0.6 %Clinton County: 1.7 %Crawford County: 0.5 %Delta County: 0.5 %Dickinson County: 0.1 %Eaton County: 2.1 %Emmet County: 0.9 %Genesee County: 1.3 %Gladwin County: 0.7 %Gogebic County: 0.8 %Grand Traverse County: 1.5 %Gratiot County: 2.3 %Hillsdale County: 0.8 %Houghton County: 0.9 %Huron County: 1.6 %Ingham County: 3.4 %Ionia County: 1.7 %Iosco County: 1.7 %Iron County: 0.5 %Isabella County: 1.8 %Jackson County: 1.5 %Kalamazoo County: 2.6 %Kalkaska County: 1.2 %Kent County: 6.9 %Keweenaw County: 0.5 %Lake County: 1.6 %Lapeer County: 3.3 %Leelanau County: 2.2 %Lenawee County: 3.5 %Livingston County: 1 %Luce County: 2.2 %Mackinac County: 1.4 %Macomb County: 1.4 %Manistee County: 1.5 %Marquette County: 0.9 %Mason County: 1.4 %Mecosta County: 1.2 %Menominee County: 0.5 %Midland County: 1 %Missaukee County: 1.8 %Monroe County: 1.4 %Montcalm County: 1.7 %Montmorency County: 0.3 %Muskegon County: 2.4 %Newaygo County: 3.3 %Oakland County: 2.7 %Oceana County: 10.6 %Ogemaw County: 0.5 %Ontonagon County: 0.4 %Osceola County: 0.9 %Oscoda County: 0.8 %Otsego County: 0.3 %Ottawa County: 5.1 %Presque Isle County: 0.9 %Roscommon County: 0.5 %Saginaw County: 2.2 %St. Clair County: 1 %St. Joseph County: 6.3 %Sanilac County: 2.1 %Schoolcraft County: 0.6 %Shiawassee County: 1.1 %Tuscola County: 1.6 %Van Buren County: 8.2 %Washtenaw County: 3 %Wayne County: 4.1 %Wexford County: 0.7 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Oceana County: 10.6 %Oceana County10.6Van Buren County: 8.2 %Van Buren County8.2Kent County: 6.9 %Kent County6.9St. Joseph County: 6.3 %St. Joseph County6.3Ottawa County: 5.1 %Ottawa County5.1Allegan County: 5 %Allegan County5Branch County: 4.1 %Branch County4.1Wayne County: 4.1 %Wayne County4.1Berrien County: 3.8 %Berrien County3.8Lenawee County: 3.5 %Lenawee County3.5Ingham County: 3.4 %Ingham County3.4Lapeer County: 3.3 %Lapeer County3.3Newaygo County: 3.3 %Newaygo County3.3Calhoun County: 3 %Calhoun County3Washtenaw County: 3 %Washtenaw County3Oakland County: 2.7 %Oakland County2.7Kalamazoo County: 2.6 %Kalamazoo County2.6Muskegon County: 2.4 %Muskegon County2.4Gratiot County: 2.3 %Gratiot County2.3Luce County: 2.2 %Luce County2.2Saginaw County: 2.2 %Saginaw County2.2Leelanau County: 2.2 %Leelanau County2.2Sanilac County: 2.1 %Sanilac County2.1Eaton County: 2.1 %Eaton County2.1Cass County: 1.8 %Cass County1.8Missaukee County: 1.8 %Missaukee County1.8Isabella County: 1.8 %Isabella County1.8Ionia County: 1.7 %Ionia County1.7Clinton County: 1.7 %Clinton County1.7Iosco County: 1.7 %Iosco County1.7Montcalm County: 1.7 %Montcalm County1.7Lake County: 1.6 %Lake County1.6Huron County: 1.6 %Huron County1.6Barry County: 1.6 %Barry County1.6Tuscola County: 1.6 %Tuscola County1.6Jackson County: 1.5 %Jackson County1.5Manistee County: 1.5 %Manistee County1.5Grand Traverse County: 1.5 %Grand Traverse County1.5Macomb County: 1.4 %Macomb County1.4Monroe County: 1.4 %Monroe County1.4Oceana County: 10.6 %Oceana County10.6Van Buren County: 8.2 %Van Buren County8.2Kent County: 6.9 %Kent County6.9St. Joseph County: 6.3 %St. Joseph County6.3Ottawa County: 5.1 %Ottawa County5.1Allegan County: 5 %Allegan County5Branch County: 4.1 %Branch County4.1Wayne County: 4.1 %Wayne County4.1Berrien County: 3.8 %Berrien County3.8Lenawee County: 3.5 %Lenawee County3.5Ingham County: 3.4 %Ingham County3.4Lapeer County: 3.3 %Lapeer County3.3Newaygo County: 3.3 %Newaygo County3.3Calhoun County: 3 %Calhoun County3Washtenaw County: 3 %Washtenaw County3Oakland County: 2.7 %Oakland County2.7Kalamazoo County: 2.6 %Kalamazoo County2.6Muskegon County: 2.4 %Muskegon County2.4Gratiot County: 2.3 %Gratiot County2.3Luce County: 2.2 %Luce County2.2Saginaw County: 2.2 %Saginaw County2.2Leelanau County: 2.2 %Leelanau County2.2Sanilac County: 2.1 %Sanilac County2.1Eaton County: 2.1 %Eaton County2.1Cass County: 1.8 %Cass County1.8Missaukee County: 1.8 %Missaukee County1.8Isabella County: 1.8 %Isabella County1.8Ionia County: 1.7 %Ionia County1.7Clinton County: 1.7 %Clinton County1.7Iosco County: 1.7 %Iosco County1.7Montcalm County: 1.7 %Montcalm County1.7Lake County: 1.6 %Lake County1.6Huron County: 1.6 %Huron County1.6Barry County: 1.6 %Barry County1.6Tuscola County: 1.6 %Tuscola County1.6Jackson County: 1.5 %Jackson County1.5Manistee County: 1.5 %Manistee County1.5Grand Traverse County: 1.5 %Grand Traverse County1.5Macomb County: 1.4 %Macomb County1.4Monroe County: 1.4 %Monroe County1.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Oceana County10.6+0.2 pts
2Van Buren County8.2+0.1 pts
3Kent County6.9-0.2 pts
4St. Joseph County6.3+0.3 pts
5Ottawa County5.1-0.1 pts
6Allegan County5-0.1 pts
7Branch County4.1+0.6 pts
8Wayne County4.1-0 pts
9Berrien County3.8-0 pts
10Lenawee County3.5+0.1 pts
11Ingham County3.4+0.1 pts
12Lapeer County3.30 pts
12Newaygo County3.3-0.4 pts
14Calhoun County3-0.1 pts
14Washtenaw County3+0.2 pts
16Oakland County2.7-0 pts
17Kalamazoo County2.6-0.1 pts
18Muskegon County2.40 pts
19Gratiot County2.3+0.1 pts
20Luce County2.2-1.2 pts
21Saginaw County2.2-0 pts
22Leelanau County2.2-0.4 pts
23Sanilac County2.1+0.2 pts
24Eaton County2.10 pts
25Cass County1.8+0.1 pts
26Missaukee County1.8+0.1 pts
27Isabella County1.8+0.2 pts
28Ionia County1.7-0.1 pts
29Clinton County1.7+0.1 pts
30Iosco County1.7+0.1 pts
30Montcalm County1.7-0.1 pts
32Lake County1.6-0.1 pts
33Huron County1.6+0.3 pts
34Barry County1.6+0.3 pts
35Tuscola County1.6+0.4 pts
36Jackson County1.5+0.2 pts
37Manistee County1.50 pts
38Grand Traverse County1.5-0 pts
39Macomb County1.4-0 pts
40Monroe County1.40 pts
41Mackinac County1.4+0.3 pts
41Mason County1.40 pts
43Cheboygan County1.40 pts
44Genesee County1.30 pts
45Antrim County1.3+0.4 pts
46Mecosta County1.2+0.1 pts
47Kalkaska County1.20 pts
48Bay County1.1+0.1 pts
48Chippewa County1.1+0.1 pts
50Alger County1.1-0.3 pts
51Shiawassee County1.1+0.2 pts
52Midland County1+0.1 pts
53Alcona County1-0.1 pts
53St. Clair County1-0.2 pts
55Livingston County1-0.1 pts
56Benzie County1-0.5 pts
57Houghton County0.9-0.1 pts
58Arenac County0.9-0.2 pts
58Emmet County0.90 pts
60Marquette County0.9+0.2 pts
61Presque Isle County0.9+0.1 pts
62Osceola County0.9-0.1 pts
63Hillsdale County0.8-0.2 pts
64Charlevoix County0.8-0 pts
65Oscoda County0.8-0.1 pts
66Alpena County0.8+0.2 pts
67Gogebic County0.8-0.1 pts
68Wexford County0.7+0.2 pts
69Baraga County0.70 pts
70Gladwin County0.7+0.1 pts
71Schoolcraft County0.6-0 pts
72Clare County0.6-0.2 pts
73Delta County0.50 pts
73Roscommon County0.5-0.1 pts
75Crawford County0.5-0.1 pts
75Menominee County0.5-0.1 pts
75Ogemaw County0.5-0.3 pts
78Iron County0.5-0.2 pts
78Keweenaw County0.5-0.8 pts
80Ontonagon County0.40 pts
81Montmorency County0.3-0.2 pts
81Otsego County0.3-0.1 pts
83Dickinson County0.1-0.2 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/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 Michigan 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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Oceana County, with 10.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Dickinson County, with 0.1% in 2022.

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