Counties in Minnesota by population speaking Spanish at home

Nobles County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 87 counties in 2023, at 26.4%. Aitkin County had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 2.5% and the figure for Minnesota was 4.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.4Nobles County
Lowest0.4Aitkin County
Median2.587 counties
Minnesota4.1History

Map of counties, 2023

Aitkin County: 0.4 %Anoka County: 3.9 %Becker County: 1 %Beltrami County: 0.7 %Benton County: 1.8 %Big Stone County: 1.1 %Blue Earth County: 2.5 %Brown County: 3.1 %Carlton County: 1 %Carver County: 3.3 %Cass County: 0.6 %Chippewa County: 5.9 %Chisago County: 1.8 %Clay County: 1.8 %Clearwater County: 0.9 %Cook County: 1.8 %Cottonwood County: 5.8 %Crow Wing County: 0.6 %Dakota County: 5.3 %Dodge County: 4.7 %Douglas County: 1.2 %Faribault County: 4.5 %Fillmore County: 0.9 %Freeborn County: 5.2 %Goodhue County: 2.4 %Grant County: 2.3 %Hennepin County: 5.6 %Houston County: 1.2 %Hubbard County: 1.1 %Isanti County: 1.2 %Itasca County: 0.7 %Jackson County: 2.9 %Kanabec County: 0.8 %Kandiyohi County: 9 %Kittson County: 3 %Koochiching County: 0.6 %Lac qui Parle County: 2.5 %Lake County: 0.7 %Lake of the Woods County: 1 %Le Sueur County: 4.9 %Lincoln County: 1.1 %Lyon County: 5.2 %McLeod County: 4.7 %Mahnomen County: 0.8 %Marshall County: 2.9 %Martin County: 4.2 %Meeker County: 1.9 %Mille Lacs County: 1.3 %Morrison County: 1.2 %Mower County: 10.7 %Murray County: 3.9 %Nicollet County: 2.8 %Nobles County: 26.4 %Norman County: 2.2 %Olmsted County: 3.5 %Otter Tail County: 2.5 %Pennington County: 3.3 %Pine County: 1.7 %Pipestone County: 4.2 %Polk County: 2.6 %Pope County: 1.2 %Ramsey County: 5.6 %Red Lake County: 1.1 %Redwood County: 2.1 %Renville County: 5.8 %Rice County: 7.8 %Rock County: 2.2 %Roseau County: 1.1 %St. Louis County: 1.1 %Scott County: 4.2 %Sherburne County: 2.2 %Sibley County: 6.5 %Stearns County: 3.2 %Steele County: 4.5 %Stevens County: 8.9 %Swift County: 4.1 %Todd County: 6.4 %Traverse County: 4.2 %Wabasha County: 2.5 %Wadena County: 0.6 %Waseca County: 5.6 %Washington County: 3.3 %Watonwan County: 22.8 %Wilkin County: 1.8 %Winona County: 1.7 %Wright County: 2.4 %Yellow Medicine County: 3.7 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Nobles County: 26.4 %Nobles County26.4Watonwan County: 22.8 %Watonwan County22.8Mower County: 10.7 %Mower County10.7Kandiyohi County: 9 %Kandiyohi County9Stevens County: 8.9 %Stevens County8.9Rice County: 7.8 %Rice County7.8Sibley County: 6.5 %Sibley County6.5Todd County: 6.4 %Todd County6.4Chippewa County: 5.9 %Chippewa County5.9Cottonwood County: 5.8 %Cottonwood County5.8Renville County: 5.8 %Renville County5.8Ramsey County: 5.6 %Ramsey County5.6Waseca County: 5.6 %Waseca County5.6Hennepin County: 5.6 %Hennepin County5.6Dakota County: 5.3 %Dakota County5.3Lyon County: 5.2 %Lyon County5.2Freeborn County: 5.2 %Freeborn County5.2Le Sueur County: 4.9 %Le Sueur County4.9Dodge County: 4.7 %Dodge County4.7McLeod County: 4.7 %McLeod County4.7Faribault County: 4.5 %Faribault County4.5Steele County: 4.5 %Steele County4.5Traverse County: 4.2 %Traverse County4.2Scott County: 4.2 %Scott County4.2Martin County: 4.2 %Martin County4.2Pipestone County: 4.2 %Pipestone County4.2Swift County: 4.1 %Swift County4.1Murray County: 3.9 %Murray County3.9Anoka County: 3.9 %Anoka County3.9Yellow Medicine County: 3.7 %Yellow Medicine County3.7Olmsted County: 3.5 %Olmsted County3.5Carver County: 3.3 %Carver County3.3Washington County: 3.3 %Washington County3.3Pennington County: 3.3 %Pennington County3.3Stearns County: 3.2 %Stearns County3.2Brown County: 3.1 %Brown County3.1Kittson County: 3 %Kittson County3Marshall County: 2.9 %Marshall County2.9Jackson County: 2.9 %Jackson County2.9Nicollet County: 2.8 %Nicollet County2.8Nobles County: 26.4 %Nobles County26.4Watonwan County: 22.8 %Watonwan County22.8Mower County: 10.7 %Mower County10.7Kandiyohi County: 9 %Kandiyohi County9Stevens County: 8.9 %Stevens County8.9Rice County: 7.8 %Rice County7.8Sibley County: 6.5 %Sibley County6.5Todd County: 6.4 %Todd County6.4Chippewa County: 5.9 %Chippewa County5.9Cottonwood County: 5.8 %Cottonwood County5.8Renville County: 5.8 %Renville County5.8Ramsey County: 5.6 %Ramsey County5.6Waseca County: 5.6 %Waseca County5.6Hennepin County: 5.6 %Hennepin County5.6Dakota County: 5.3 %Dakota County5.3Lyon County: 5.2 %Lyon County5.2Freeborn County: 5.2 %Freeborn County5.2Le Sueur County: 4.9 %Le Sueur County4.9Dodge County: 4.7 %Dodge County4.7McLeod County: 4.7 %McLeod County4.7Faribault County: 4.5 %Faribault County4.5Steele County: 4.5 %Steele County4.5Traverse County: 4.2 %Traverse County4.2Scott County: 4.2 %Scott County4.2Martin County: 4.2 %Martin County4.2Pipestone County: 4.2 %Pipestone County4.2Swift County: 4.1 %Swift County4.1Murray County: 3.9 %Murray County3.9Anoka County: 3.9 %Anoka County3.9Yellow Medicine County: 3.7 %Yellow Medicine County3.7Olmsted County: 3.5 %Olmsted County3.5Carver County: 3.3 %Carver County3.3Washington County: 3.3 %Washington County3.3Pennington County: 3.3 %Pennington County3.3Stearns County: 3.2 %Stearns County3.2Brown County: 3.1 %Brown County3.1Kittson County: 3 %Kittson County3Marshall County: 2.9 %Marshall County2.9Jackson County: 2.9 %Jackson County2.9Nicollet County: 2.8 %Nicollet County2.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Nobles County26.4+2.5 pts
2Watonwan County22.8+1.7 pts
3Mower County10.7+0.7 pts
4Kandiyohi County9+0.2 pts
5Stevens County8.9+2.2 pts
6Rice County7.8+1 pts
7Sibley County6.5-0.1 pts
8Todd County6.4+0.4 pts
9Chippewa County5.9+0.6 pts
10Cottonwood County5.8+0.3 pts
11Renville County5.8+0.2 pts
12Ramsey County5.6+0.3 pts
13Waseca County5.6+0.4 pts
14Hennepin County5.6+0.3 pts
15Dakota County5.3+0.3 pts
16Lyon County5.2+0.2 pts
17Freeborn County5.2-1 pts
18Le Sueur County4.9+0.1 pts
19Dodge County4.7-0.2 pts
20McLeod County4.7+0.2 pts
21Faribault County4.5+0.3 pts
22Steele County4.5+0.2 pts
23Traverse County4.2+1 pts
24Scott County4.2+0.2 pts
25Martin County4.2+0.6 pts
25Pipestone County4.2-0.2 pts
27Swift County4.1+0.4 pts
28Murray County3.9-0.2 pts
29Anoka County3.9+0.4 pts
30Yellow Medicine County3.7+0.4 pts
31Olmsted County3.5+0.3 pts
32Carver County3.3+0.6 pts
33Washington County3.3+0.2 pts
34Pennington County3.3+0.6 pts
35Stearns County3.2+0.4 pts
36Brown County3.1-0.1 pts
37Kittson County3+1 pts
38Marshall County2.9+0.1 pts
39Jackson County2.9+0.3 pts
40Nicollet County2.8+0.6 pts
41Polk County2.6-0.1 pts
42Lac qui Parle County2.5+0.7 pts
43Blue Earth County2.5+0.3 pts
44Wabasha County2.5+0.3 pts
45Otter Tail County2.5+0.4 pts
46Wright County2.4+0.3 pts
47Goodhue County2.4+0.1 pts
48Grant County2.3+0.8 pts
49Rock County2.2+0.3 pts
50Sherburne County2.2+0.4 pts
51Norman County2.2-0.3 pts
52Redwood County2.1+0.2 pts
53Meeker County1.9-0.5 pts
54Chisago County1.8+0.3 pts
55Wilkin County1.8+0.2 pts
56Clay County1.8+0.2 pts
57Benton County1.8-0.1 pts
58Cook County1.8-1.1 pts
59Pine County1.7-0.3 pts
59Winona County1.7+0.1 pts
61Mille Lacs County1.3+0.3 pts
62Pope County1.2-0 pts
63Houston County1.2+0.2 pts
63Morrison County1.2-0.2 pts
65Isanti County1.2-0.7 pts
66Douglas County1.2-0.1 pts
67Big Stone County1.1-0.1 pts
68Hubbard County1.1-0.5 pts
69Lincoln County1.1-0.3 pts
70St. Louis County1.1-0.1 pts
71Roseau County1.1+0.2 pts
72Red Lake County1.1-0.4 pts
73Lake of the Woods County1+0.6 pts
74Becker County1+0.1 pts
75Carlton County1-0.1 pts
76Fillmore County0.9-0.2 pts
77Clearwater County0.9-0.2 pts
78Kanabec County0.8-0 pts
79Mahnomen County0.8+0.1 pts
80Itasca County0.7+0.1 pts
81Lake County0.7+0.1 pts
82Beltrami County0.7-0.1 pts
83Cass County0.6+0.1 pts
83Koochiching County0.6-0.2 pts
85Wadena County0.6+0.1 pts
86Crow Wing County0.6+0.1 pts
87Aitkin County0.4-0.1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/minnesota-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/minnesota-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/minnesota-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Nobles County, with 26.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Aitkin County, with 0.4% in 2023.

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