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Counties in Minnesota by population speaking Spanish at home

Nobles County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 87 counties in 2021, at 23.4%. Lake of the Woods County had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 2.3% and the figure for Minnesota was 3.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.4Nobles County
Lowest0.4Lake of the Woods County
Median2.387 counties
Minnesota3.9History

Map of counties, 2021

Aitkin County: 0.5 %Anoka County: 3.4 %Becker County: 0.9 %Beltrami County: 0.8 %Benton County: 1.8 %Big Stone County: 1.5 %Blue Earth County: 2.3 %Brown County: 2.9 %Carlton County: 1.2 %Carver County: 2.8 %Cass County: 0.5 %Chippewa County: 5.4 %Chisago County: 1.5 %Clay County: 1.5 %Clearwater County: 0.8 %Cook County: 2.1 %Cottonwood County: 5 %Crow Wing County: 0.5 %Dakota County: 4.8 %Dodge County: 4.9 %Douglas County: 1.1 %Faribault County: 4.5 %Fillmore County: 1.2 %Freeborn County: 5.8 %Goodhue County: 2.3 %Grant County: 0.9 %Hennepin County: 5.5 %Houston County: 1.5 %Hubbard County: 1.7 %Isanti County: 1.5 %Itasca County: 0.8 %Jackson County: 2.2 %Kanabec County: 0.7 %Kandiyohi County: 8.7 %Kittson County: 1.8 %Koochiching County: 1 %Lac qui Parle County: 2 %Lake County: 0.5 %Lake of the Woods County: 0.4 %Le Sueur County: 4.8 %Lincoln County: 0.9 %Lyon County: 4.6 %McLeod County: 4.6 %Mahnomen County: 0.8 %Marshall County: 2.4 %Martin County: 3.3 %Meeker County: 2.3 %Mille Lacs County: 0.9 %Morrison County: 1.7 %Mower County: 9.8 %Murray County: 3.9 %Nicollet County: 2.3 %Nobles County: 23.4 %Norman County: 2 %Olmsted County: 3.3 %Otter Tail County: 2.4 %Pennington County: 2.5 %Pine County: 2.1 %Pipestone County: 4.7 %Polk County: 2.7 %Pope County: 1.2 %Ramsey County: 5.2 %Red Lake County: 1 %Redwood County: 1.8 %Renville County: 6.4 %Rice County: 6.7 %Rock County: 1.7 %Roseau County: 0.9 %St. Louis County: 1.2 %Scott County: 4.1 %Sherburne County: 1.6 %Sibley County: 7.3 %Stearns County: 2.8 %Steele County: 4.3 %Stevens County: 6.4 %Swift County: 3.8 %Todd County: 5.7 %Traverse County: 3.2 %Wabasha County: 2.5 %Wadena County: 0.4 %Waseca County: 4.1 %Washington County: 2.9 %Watonwan County: 22 %Wilkin County: 1.8 %Winona County: 1.7 %Wright County: 2.2 %Yellow Medicine County: 4 %
  • Under 0.9
  • 0.9 to 1.6
  • 1.6 to 2.3
  • 2.3 to 3.3
  • 3.3 to 4.9
  • 4.9 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

Nobles County: 23.4 %Nobles County23.4Watonwan County: 22 %Watonwan County22Mower County: 9.8 %Mower County9.8Kandiyohi County: 8.7 %Kandiyohi County8.7Sibley County: 7.3 %Sibley County7.3Rice County: 6.7 %Rice County6.7Renville County: 6.4 %Renville County6.4Stevens County: 6.4 %Stevens County6.4Freeborn County: 5.8 %Freeborn County5.8Todd County: 5.7 %Todd County5.7Hennepin County: 5.5 %Hennepin County5.5Chippewa County: 5.4 %Chippewa County5.4Ramsey County: 5.2 %Ramsey County5.2Cottonwood County: 5 %Cottonwood County5Dodge County: 4.9 %Dodge County4.9Dakota County: 4.8 %Dakota County4.8Le Sueur County: 4.8 %Le Sueur County4.8Pipestone County: 4.7 %Pipestone County4.7McLeod County: 4.6 %McLeod County4.6Lyon County: 4.6 %Lyon County4.6Faribault County: 4.5 %Faribault County4.5Steele County: 4.3 %Steele County4.3Waseca County: 4.1 %Waseca County4.1Scott County: 4.1 %Scott County4.1Yellow Medicine County: 4 %Yellow Medicine County4Murray County: 3.9 %Murray County3.9Swift County: 3.8 %Swift County3.8Anoka County: 3.4 %Anoka County3.4Martin County: 3.3 %Martin County3.3Olmsted County: 3.3 %Olmsted County3.3Traverse County: 3.2 %Traverse County3.2Washington County: 2.9 %Washington County2.9Brown County: 2.9 %Brown County2.9Stearns County: 2.8 %Stearns County2.8Carver County: 2.8 %Carver County2.8Polk County: 2.7 %Polk County2.7Wabasha County: 2.5 %Wabasha County2.5Pennington County: 2.5 %Pennington County2.5Otter Tail County: 2.4 %Otter Tail County2.4Marshall County: 2.4 %Marshall County2.4Nobles County: 23.4 %Nobles County23.4Watonwan County: 22 %Watonwan County22Mower County: 9.8 %Mower County9.8Kandiyohi County: 8.7 %Kandiyohi County8.7Sibley County: 7.3 %Sibley County7.3Rice County: 6.7 %Rice County6.7Renville County: 6.4 %Renville County6.4Stevens County: 6.4 %Stevens County6.4Freeborn County: 5.8 %Freeborn County5.8Todd County: 5.7 %Todd County5.7Hennepin County: 5.5 %Hennepin County5.5Chippewa County: 5.4 %Chippewa County5.4Ramsey County: 5.2 %Ramsey County5.2Cottonwood County: 5 %Cottonwood County5Dodge County: 4.9 %Dodge County4.9Dakota County: 4.8 %Dakota County4.8Le Sueur County: 4.8 %Le Sueur County4.8Pipestone County: 4.7 %Pipestone County4.7McLeod County: 4.6 %McLeod County4.6Lyon County: 4.6 %Lyon County4.6Faribault County: 4.5 %Faribault County4.5Steele County: 4.3 %Steele County4.3Waseca County: 4.1 %Waseca County4.1Scott County: 4.1 %Scott County4.1Yellow Medicine County: 4 %Yellow Medicine County4Murray County: 3.9 %Murray County3.9Swift County: 3.8 %Swift County3.8Anoka County: 3.4 %Anoka County3.4Martin County: 3.3 %Martin County3.3Olmsted County: 3.3 %Olmsted County3.3Traverse County: 3.2 %Traverse County3.2Washington County: 2.9 %Washington County2.9Brown County: 2.9 %Brown County2.9Stearns County: 2.8 %Stearns County2.8Carver County: 2.8 %Carver County2.8Polk County: 2.7 %Polk County2.7Wabasha County: 2.5 %Wabasha County2.5Pennington County: 2.5 %Pennington County2.5Otter Tail County: 2.4 %Otter Tail County2.4Marshall County: 2.4 %Marshall County2.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Nobles County23.4
2Watonwan County22
3Mower County9.8
4Kandiyohi County8.7
5Sibley County7.3
6Rice County6.7
7Renville County6.4
8Stevens County6.4
9Freeborn County5.8
10Todd County5.7
11Hennepin County5.5
12Chippewa County5.4
13Ramsey County5.2
14Cottonwood County5
15Dodge County4.9
16Dakota County4.8
17Le Sueur County4.8
18Pipestone County4.7
19McLeod County4.6
20Lyon County4.6
21Faribault County4.5
22Steele County4.3
23Waseca County4.1
24Scott County4.1
25Yellow Medicine County4
26Murray County3.9
27Swift County3.8
28Anoka County3.4
29Martin County3.3
30Olmsted County3.3
31Traverse County3.2
32Washington County2.9
33Brown County2.9
34Stearns County2.8
35Carver County2.8
36Polk County2.7
37Wabasha County2.5
38Pennington County2.5
39Otter Tail County2.4
40Marshall County2.4
41Nicollet County2.3
42Blue Earth County2.3
43Goodhue County2.3
43Meeker County2.3
45Wright County2.2
46Jackson County2.2
47Pine County2.1
48Cook County2.1
49Norman County2
50Lac qui Parle County2
51Wilkin County1.8
52Redwood County1.8
53Kittson County1.8
54Benton County1.8
55Rock County1.7
56Hubbard County1.7
57Morrison County1.7
58Winona County1.7
59Sherburne County1.6
60Houston County1.5
60Isanti County1.5
62Big Stone County1.5
63Chisago County1.5
64Clay County1.5
65Pope County1.2
66St. Louis County1.2
67Fillmore County1.2
68Carlton County1.2
69Douglas County1.1
70Koochiching County1
70Red Lake County1
72Mille Lacs County0.9
73Becker County0.9
74Grant County0.9
74Lincoln County0.9
74Roseau County0.9
77Clearwater County0.8
78Mahnomen County0.8
79Itasca County0.8
80Beltrami County0.8
81Kanabec County0.7
82Crow Wing County0.5
83Lake County0.5
84Cass County0.5
85Aitkin County0.5
86Wadena County0.4
87Lake of the Woods County0.4

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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Nobles County, with 23.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Lake of the Woods County, with 0.4% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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