Counties in Minnesota by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024

Nobles County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 87 counties in 2024, at 26.8%. Lake of the Woods County had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 2.5% and the figure for Minnesota was 4.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.8Nobles County
Median2.587 counties
Minnesota4.2History

Map of counties, 2024

Aitkin County: 0.5 %Anoka County: 4.1 %Becker County: 1 %Beltrami County: 0.8 %Benton County: 1.8 %Big Stone County: 1.7 %Blue Earth County: 2.4 %Brown County: 3.2 %Carlton County: 1.2 %Carver County: 3.5 %Cass County: 0.7 %Chippewa County: 6.4 %Chisago County: 2 %Clay County: 1.8 %Clearwater County: 1 %Cook County: 2 %Cottonwood County: 6.5 %Crow Wing County: 0.6 %Dakota County: 5.6 %Dodge County: 4.9 %Douglas County: 1.4 %Faribault County: 4.4 %Fillmore County: 1 %Freeborn County: 5.1 %Goodhue County: 2.4 %Grant County: 4.3 %Hennepin County: 5.6 %Houston County: 1 %Hubbard County: 1.1 %Isanti County: 0.9 %Itasca County: 0.7 %Jackson County: 3.1 %Kanabec County: 0.8 %Kandiyohi County: 9.4 %Kittson County: 2.8 %Koochiching County: 0.4 %Lac qui Parle County: 2.5 %Lake County: 0.7 %Lake of the Woods County: 0.3 %Le Sueur County: 4.4 %Lincoln County: 1.7 %Lyon County: 6.1 %McLeod County: 5.4 %Mahnomen County: 1.1 %Marshall County: 2.9 %Martin County: 4.4 %Meeker County: 2.3 %Mille Lacs County: 1.3 %Morrison County: 1.2 %Mower County: 10.9 %Murray County: 3.9 %Nicollet County: 2.8 %Nobles County: 26.8 %Norman County: 2.7 %Olmsted County: 3.4 %Otter Tail County: 2.8 %Pennington County: 3.2 %Pine County: 1.8 %Pipestone County: 5.2 %Polk County: 2.5 %Pope County: 1.3 %Ramsey County: 5.6 %Red Lake County: 1 %Redwood County: 2.1 %Renville County: 6 %Rice County: 7.5 %Rock County: 2.4 %Roseau County: 1.5 %St. Louis County: 1.1 %Scott County: 4.2 %Sherburne County: 1.8 %Sibley County: 6.7 %Stearns County: 3.3 %Steele County: 4.6 %Stevens County: 10.1 %Swift County: 3.2 %Todd County: 6.5 %Traverse County: 5.1 %Wabasha County: 1.5 %Wadena County: 0.8 %Waseca County: 3.7 %Washington County: 3.4 %Watonwan County: 23.4 %Wilkin County: 1.8 %Winona County: 1.7 %Wright County: 2.3 %Yellow Medicine County: 3.8 %
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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

Nobles County: 26.8 %Nobles County26.8Watonwan County: 23.4 %Watonwan County23.4Mower County: 10.9 %Mower County10.9Stevens County: 10.1 %Stevens County10.1Kandiyohi County: 9.4 %Kandiyohi County9.4Rice County: 7.5 %Rice County7.5Sibley County: 6.7 %Sibley County6.7Cottonwood County: 6.5 %Cottonwood County6.5Todd County: 6.5 %Todd County6.5Chippewa County: 6.4 %Chippewa County6.4Lyon County: 6.1 %Lyon County6.1Renville County: 6 %Renville County6Hennepin County: 5.6 %Hennepin County5.6Ramsey County: 5.6 %Ramsey County5.6Dakota County: 5.6 %Dakota County5.6McLeod County: 5.4 %McLeod County5.4Pipestone County: 5.2 %Pipestone County5.2Traverse County: 5.1 %Traverse County5.1Freeborn County: 5.1 %Freeborn County5.1Dodge County: 4.9 %Dodge County4.9Steele County: 4.6 %Steele County4.6Faribault County: 4.4 %Faribault County4.4Le Sueur County: 4.4 %Le Sueur County4.4Martin County: 4.4 %Martin County4.4Grant County: 4.3 %Grant County4.3Scott County: 4.2 %Scott County4.2Anoka County: 4.1 %Anoka County4.1Murray County: 3.9 %Murray County3.9Yellow Medicine County: 3.8 %Yellow Medicine County3.8Waseca County: 3.7 %Waseca County3.7Carver County: 3.5 %Carver County3.5Washington County: 3.4 %Washington County3.4Olmsted County: 3.4 %Olmsted County3.4Stearns County: 3.3 %Stearns County3.3Pennington County: 3.2 %Pennington County3.2Swift County: 3.2 %Swift County3.2Brown County: 3.2 %Brown County3.2Jackson County: 3.1 %Jackson County3.1Marshall County: 2.9 %Marshall County2.9Nicollet County: 2.8 %Nicollet County2.8Nobles County: 26.8 %Nobles County26.8Watonwan County: 23.4 %Watonwan County23.4Mower County: 10.9 %Mower County10.9Stevens County: 10.1 %Stevens County10.1Kandiyohi County: 9.4 %Kandiyohi County9.4Rice County: 7.5 %Rice County7.5Sibley County: 6.7 %Sibley County6.7Cottonwood County: 6.5 %Cottonwood County6.5Todd County: 6.5 %Todd County6.5Chippewa County: 6.4 %Chippewa County6.4Lyon County: 6.1 %Lyon County6.1Renville County: 6 %Renville County6Hennepin County: 5.6 %Hennepin County5.6Ramsey County: 5.6 %Ramsey County5.6Dakota County: 5.6 %Dakota County5.6McLeod County: 5.4 %McLeod County5.4Pipestone County: 5.2 %Pipestone County5.2Traverse County: 5.1 %Traverse County5.1Freeborn County: 5.1 %Freeborn County5.1Dodge County: 4.9 %Dodge County4.9Steele County: 4.6 %Steele County4.6Faribault County: 4.4 %Faribault County4.4Le Sueur County: 4.4 %Le Sueur County4.4Martin County: 4.4 %Martin County4.4Grant County: 4.3 %Grant County4.3Scott County: 4.2 %Scott County4.2Anoka County: 4.1 %Anoka County4.1Murray County: 3.9 %Murray County3.9Yellow Medicine County: 3.8 %Yellow Medicine County3.8Waseca County: 3.7 %Waseca County3.7Carver County: 3.5 %Carver County3.5Washington County: 3.4 %Washington County3.4Olmsted County: 3.4 %Olmsted County3.4Stearns County: 3.3 %Stearns County3.3Pennington County: 3.2 %Pennington County3.2Swift County: 3.2 %Swift County3.2Brown County: 3.2 %Brown County3.2Jackson County: 3.1 %Jackson County3.1Marshall County: 2.9 %Marshall County2.9Nicollet County: 2.8 %Nicollet County2.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Nobles County26.8+0.4 pts
2Watonwan County23.4+0.6 pts
3Mower County10.9+0.1 pts
4Stevens County10.1+1.2 pts
5Kandiyohi County9.4+0.3 pts
6Rice County7.5-0.4 pts
7Sibley County6.7+0.3 pts
8Cottonwood County6.5+0.7 pts
9Todd County6.5+0.1 pts
10Chippewa County6.4+0.5 pts
11Lyon County6.1+0.8 pts
12Renville County6+0.2 pts
13Hennepin County5.6+0.1 pts
13Ramsey County5.60 pts
15Dakota County5.6+0.4 pts
16McLeod County5.4+0.7 pts
17Pipestone County5.2+1 pts
18Traverse County5.1+0.9 pts
19Freeborn County5.1-0.1 pts
20Dodge County4.9+0.2 pts
21Steele County4.6+0.1 pts
22Faribault County4.4-0.1 pts
22Le Sueur County4.4-0.5 pts
24Martin County4.4+0.2 pts
25Grant County4.3+2 pts
26Scott County4.20 pts
27Anoka County4.1+0.2 pts
28Murray County3.9-0 pts
29Yellow Medicine County3.8+0.1 pts
30Waseca County3.7-1.9 pts
31Carver County3.5+0.2 pts
32Washington County3.4+0.2 pts
33Olmsted County3.4-0.1 pts
34Stearns County3.3+0.1 pts
35Pennington County3.2-0 pts
36Swift County3.2-0.9 pts
37Brown County3.2+0.1 pts
38Jackson County3.1+0.2 pts
39Marshall County2.9-0 pts
40Nicollet County2.8+0.1 pts
40Otter Tail County2.8+0.3 pts
42Kittson County2.8-0.3 pts
43Norman County2.7+0.6 pts
44Lac qui Parle County2.50 pts
44Polk County2.5-0.1 pts
46Goodhue County2.4+0.1 pts
46Rock County2.4+0.2 pts
48Blue Earth County2.4-0.1 pts
49Meeker County2.3+0.5 pts
50Wright County2.3-0.1 pts
51Redwood County2.1-0 pts
52Cook County2+0.3 pts
53Chisago County2+0.2 pts
54Benton County1.8+0.1 pts
54Wilkin County1.80 pts
56Sherburne County1.8-0.4 pts
57Pine County1.8+0.1 pts
58Clay County1.8-0 pts
59Winona County1.7+0.1 pts
60Big Stone County1.7+0.5 pts
61Lincoln County1.7+0.6 pts
62Wabasha County1.5-1 pts
63Roseau County1.5+0.4 pts
64Douglas County1.4+0.2 pts
65Mille Lacs County1.30 pts
65Pope County1.3+0.1 pts
67Carlton County1.2+0.2 pts
68Morrison County1.20 pts
69St. Louis County1.10 pts
70Hubbard County1.1-0.1 pts
70Mahnomen County1.1+0.3 pts
72Houston County1-0.1 pts
73Fillmore County1+0.1 pts
74Clearwater County1+0.1 pts
75Becker County1-0 pts
76Red Lake County1-0.1 pts
77Isanti County0.9-0.3 pts
78Kanabec County0.80 pts
79Wadena County0.8+0.1 pts
80Beltrami County0.8+0.1 pts
81Itasca County0.7-0 pts
81Lake County0.70 pts
83Cass County0.70 pts
84Crow Wing County0.6+0.1 pts
85Aitkin County0.5+0.1 pts
86Koochiching County0.4-0.3 pts
87Lake of the Woods County0.3-0.7 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Nobles County, with 26.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Lake of the Woods County, with 0.3% in 2024.

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