Counties in Minnesota by population speaking Spanish at home

Nobles County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 87 counties in 2022, at 23.9%. Lake of the Woods County had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 2.2% and the figure for Minnesota was 3.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.9Nobles County
Median2.287 counties
Minnesota3.9History

Map of counties, 2022

Aitkin County: 0.4 %Anoka County: 3.5 %Becker County: 0.9 %Beltrami County: 0.7 %Benton County: 1.9 %Big Stone County: 1.2 %Blue Earth County: 2.2 %Brown County: 3.2 %Carlton County: 1 %Carver County: 2.7 %Cass County: 0.6 %Chippewa County: 5.3 %Chisago County: 1.6 %Clay County: 1.6 %Clearwater County: 1.1 %Cook County: 2.9 %Cottonwood County: 5.5 %Crow Wing County: 0.5 %Dakota County: 5 %Dodge County: 4.9 %Douglas County: 1.3 %Faribault County: 4.2 %Fillmore County: 1.2 %Freeborn County: 6.2 %Goodhue County: 2.2 %Grant County: 1.5 %Hennepin County: 5.3 %Houston County: 1 %Hubbard County: 1.6 %Isanti County: 1.8 %Itasca County: 0.6 %Jackson County: 2.6 %Kanabec County: 0.8 %Kandiyohi County: 8.9 %Kittson County: 2 %Koochiching County: 0.8 %Lac qui Parle County: 1.8 %Lake County: 0.6 %Lake of the Woods County: 0.4 %Le Sueur County: 4.8 %Lincoln County: 1.4 %Lyon County: 5.1 %McLeod County: 4.6 %Mahnomen County: 0.7 %Marshall County: 2.8 %Martin County: 3.6 %Meeker County: 2.3 %Mille Lacs County: 1 %Morrison County: 1.3 %Mower County: 10 %Murray County: 4.2 %Nicollet County: 2.2 %Nobles County: 23.9 %Norman County: 2.5 %Olmsted County: 3.3 %Otter Tail County: 2.1 %Pennington County: 2.6 %Pine County: 1.9 %Pipestone County: 4.4 %Polk County: 2.7 %Pope County: 1.3 %Ramsey County: 5.4 %Red Lake County: 1.5 %Redwood County: 1.9 %Renville County: 5.6 %Rice County: 6.8 %Rock County: 2 %Roseau County: 0.8 %St. Louis County: 1.2 %Scott County: 4 %Sherburne County: 1.8 %Sibley County: 6.6 %Stearns County: 2.8 %Steele County: 4.2 %Stevens County: 6.7 %Swift County: 3.7 %Todd County: 6 %Traverse County: 3.2 %Wabasha County: 2.2 %Wadena County: 0.6 %Waseca County: 5.2 %Washington County: 3.1 %Watonwan County: 21.1 %Wilkin County: 1.6 %Winona County: 1.5 %Wright County: 2.1 %Yellow Medicine County: 3.3 %
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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

Nobles County: 23.9 %Nobles County23.9Watonwan County: 21.1 %Watonwan County21.1Mower County: 10 %Mower County10Kandiyohi County: 8.9 %Kandiyohi County8.9Rice County: 6.8 %Rice County6.8Stevens County: 6.7 %Stevens County6.7Sibley County: 6.6 %Sibley County6.6Freeborn County: 6.2 %Freeborn County6.2Todd County: 6 %Todd County6Renville County: 5.6 %Renville County5.6Cottonwood County: 5.5 %Cottonwood County5.5Ramsey County: 5.4 %Ramsey County5.4Chippewa County: 5.3 %Chippewa County5.3Hennepin County: 5.3 %Hennepin County5.3Waseca County: 5.2 %Waseca County5.2Lyon County: 5.1 %Lyon County5.1Dakota County: 5 %Dakota County5Dodge County: 4.9 %Dodge County4.9Le Sueur County: 4.8 %Le Sueur County4.8McLeod County: 4.6 %McLeod County4.6Pipestone County: 4.4 %Pipestone County4.4Faribault County: 4.2 %Faribault County4.2Steele County: 4.2 %Steele County4.2Murray County: 4.2 %Murray County4.2Scott County: 4 %Scott County4Swift County: 3.7 %Swift County3.7Martin County: 3.6 %Martin County3.6Anoka County: 3.5 %Anoka County3.5Yellow Medicine County: 3.3 %Yellow Medicine County3.3Olmsted County: 3.3 %Olmsted County3.3Brown County: 3.2 %Brown County3.2Traverse County: 3.2 %Traverse County3.2Washington County: 3.1 %Washington County3.1Cook County: 2.9 %Cook County2.9Stearns County: 2.8 %Stearns County2.8Marshall County: 2.8 %Marshall County2.8Carver County: 2.7 %Carver County2.7Polk County: 2.7 %Polk County2.7Pennington County: 2.6 %Pennington County2.6Jackson County: 2.6 %Jackson County2.6Nobles County: 23.9 %Nobles County23.9Watonwan County: 21.1 %Watonwan County21.1Mower County: 10 %Mower County10Kandiyohi County: 8.9 %Kandiyohi County8.9Rice County: 6.8 %Rice County6.8Stevens County: 6.7 %Stevens County6.7Sibley County: 6.6 %Sibley County6.6Freeborn County: 6.2 %Freeborn County6.2Todd County: 6 %Todd County6Renville County: 5.6 %Renville County5.6Cottonwood County: 5.5 %Cottonwood County5.5Ramsey County: 5.4 %Ramsey County5.4Chippewa County: 5.3 %Chippewa County5.3Hennepin County: 5.3 %Hennepin County5.3Waseca County: 5.2 %Waseca County5.2Lyon County: 5.1 %Lyon County5.1Dakota County: 5 %Dakota County5Dodge County: 4.9 %Dodge County4.9Le Sueur County: 4.8 %Le Sueur County4.8McLeod County: 4.6 %McLeod County4.6Pipestone County: 4.4 %Pipestone County4.4Faribault County: 4.2 %Faribault County4.2Steele County: 4.2 %Steele County4.2Murray County: 4.2 %Murray County4.2Scott County: 4 %Scott County4Swift County: 3.7 %Swift County3.7Martin County: 3.6 %Martin County3.6Anoka County: 3.5 %Anoka County3.5Yellow Medicine County: 3.3 %Yellow Medicine County3.3Olmsted County: 3.3 %Olmsted County3.3Brown County: 3.2 %Brown County3.2Traverse County: 3.2 %Traverse County3.2Washington County: 3.1 %Washington County3.1Cook County: 2.9 %Cook County2.9Stearns County: 2.8 %Stearns County2.8Marshall County: 2.8 %Marshall County2.8Carver County: 2.7 %Carver County2.7Polk County: 2.7 %Polk County2.7Pennington County: 2.6 %Pennington County2.6Jackson County: 2.6 %Jackson County2.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Nobles County23.9+0.4 pts
2Watonwan County21.1-1 pts
3Mower County10+0.2 pts
4Kandiyohi County8.9+0.1 pts
5Rice County6.8+0.1 pts
6Stevens County6.7+0.3 pts
7Sibley County6.6-0.7 pts
8Freeborn County6.2+0.4 pts
9Todd County6+0.3 pts
10Renville County5.6-0.8 pts
11Cottonwood County5.5+0.4 pts
12Ramsey County5.4+0.2 pts
13Chippewa County5.3-0.1 pts
14Hennepin County5.3-0.2 pts
15Waseca County5.2+1.1 pts
16Lyon County5.1+0.5 pts
17Dakota County5+0.2 pts
18Dodge County4.9-0 pts
19Le Sueur County4.8+0.1 pts
20McLeod County4.6-0.1 pts
21Pipestone County4.4-0.3 pts
22Faribault County4.2-0.2 pts
23Steele County4.2-0.1 pts
24Murray County4.2+0.2 pts
25Scott County4-0.1 pts
26Swift County3.7-0.1 pts
27Martin County3.6+0.3 pts
28Anoka County3.5+0.1 pts
29Yellow Medicine County3.3-0.7 pts
30Olmsted County3.3-0.1 pts
31Brown County3.2+0.3 pts
32Traverse County3.20 pts
33Washington County3.1+0.2 pts
34Cook County2.9+0.8 pts
35Stearns County2.8-0 pts
36Marshall County2.8+0.4 pts
37Carver County2.7-0.1 pts
38Polk County2.70 pts
39Pennington County2.6+0.1 pts
40Jackson County2.6+0.4 pts
41Norman County2.5+0.5 pts
42Meeker County2.3+0.1 pts
43Goodhue County2.2-0 pts
44Wabasha County2.2-0.3 pts
45Blue Earth County2.2-0.1 pts
46Nicollet County2.2-0.1 pts
47Wright County2.1-0.1 pts
48Otter Tail County2.1-0.3 pts
49Kittson County2+0.2 pts
50Rock County2+0.3 pts
51Pine County1.9-0.2 pts
51Redwood County1.9+0.1 pts
53Benton County1.9+0.1 pts
54Isanti County1.8+0.3 pts
55Lac qui Parle County1.8-0.2 pts
56Sherburne County1.8+0.2 pts
57Wilkin County1.6-0.3 pts
58Chisago County1.6+0.1 pts
59Clay County1.6+0.1 pts
59Hubbard County1.6-0.1 pts
61Winona County1.5-0.1 pts
62Grant County1.5+0.6 pts
63Red Lake County1.5+0.5 pts
64Lincoln County1.4+0.5 pts
65Morrison County1.3-0.3 pts
66Douglas County1.3+0.2 pts
67Pope County1.3+0.1 pts
68Big Stone County1.2-0.3 pts
69St. Louis County1.20 pts
70Fillmore County1.20 pts
71Clearwater County1.1+0.3 pts
72Carlton County1-0.1 pts
73Houston County1-0.5 pts
74Mille Lacs County10 pts
75Becker County0.9-0 pts
76Koochiching County0.8-0.2 pts
76Roseau County0.8-0 pts
78Kanabec County0.8+0.1 pts
79Beltrami County0.7-0 pts
80Mahnomen County0.7-0.1 pts
81Itasca County0.6-0.2 pts
82Lake County0.6+0.1 pts
83Cass County0.6+0.1 pts
83Wadena County0.6+0.1 pts
85Crow Wing County0.5-0.1 pts
86Aitkin County0.4-0 pts
87Lake of the Woods County0.40 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Nobles County, with 23.9% in 2022, 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 2022.

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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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