Counties in Missouri by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024

Sullivan County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 115 counties in 2024, at 15.4%. Scotland County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 1.1% and the figure for Missouri was 2.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest15.4Sullivan County
Median1.1115 counties
Missouri2.9History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Sullivan County: 15.4 %Sullivan County15.4McDonald County: 9.7 %McDonald County9.7Saline County: 7.5 %Saline County7.5Jackson County: 7.2 %Jackson County7.2Barry County: 6.8 %Barry County6.8Pettis County: 6.4 %Pettis County6.4Dunklin County: 6.1 %Dunklin County6.1Pulaski County: 6 %Pulaski County6Jasper County: 5.1 %Jasper County5.1Lawrence County: 4.8 %Lawrence County4.8Taney County: 4.8 %Taney County4.8Newton County: 4.5 %Newton County4.5Buchanan County: 4 %Buchanan County4Moniteau County: 3.6 %Moniteau County3.6Clay County: 3.5 %Clay County3.5Platte County: 3.4 %Platte County3.4St. Louis city: 3.2 %St. Louis city3.2Mercer County: 2.9 %Mercer County2.9Boone County: 2.8 %Boone County2.8St. Louis County: 2.6 %St. Louis County2.6Carter County: 2.6 %Carter County2.6Lafayette County: 2.3 %Lafayette County2.3Greene County: 2.3 %Greene County2.3Camden County: 2.2 %Camden County2.2Pike County: 2.1 %Pike County2.1St. Charles County: 2.1 %St. Charles County2.1Johnson County: 2 %Johnson County2Cass County: 1.9 %Cass County1.9Christian County: 1.9 %Christian County1.9Warren County: 1.9 %Warren County1.9Audrain County: 1.8 %Audrain County1.8Perry County: 1.8 %Perry County1.8Adair County: 1.7 %Adair County1.7Cole County: 1.7 %Cole County1.7Lincoln County: 1.7 %Lincoln County1.7Clinton County: 1.6 %Clinton County1.6Ray County: 1.6 %Ray County1.6Shelby County: 1.5 %Shelby County1.5Putnam County: 1.5 %Putnam County1.5Vernon County: 1.5 %Vernon County1.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Sullivan County15.4+1.4 pts
2McDonald County9.7+0.6 pts
3Saline County7.5-0.8 pts
4Jackson County7.2+0.4 pts
5Barry County6.8+0.5 pts
6Pettis County6.4-0.3 pts
7Dunklin County6.1-0.2 pts
8Pulaski County6-0.5 pts
9Jasper County5.1-0.2 pts
10Lawrence County4.8-0.5 pts
10Taney County4.8+0.1 pts
12Newton County4.5+0.7 pts
13Buchanan County4+0.2 pts
14Moniteau County3.6-0.3 pts
15Clay County3.5+0.3 pts
16Platte County3.4+0.1 pts
17St. Louis city3.2+0.2 pts
18Mercer County2.9+0.3 pts
19Boone County2.8+0.1 pts
20St. Louis County2.6-0 pts
21Carter County2.6+0.8 pts
22Lafayette County2.3+0.3 pts
23Greene County2.3-0 pts
24Camden County2.2-0.1 pts
25Pike County2.1+0.7 pts
26St. Charles County2.1-0 pts
27Johnson County20 pts
28Cass County1.90 pts
29Christian County1.9-0.2 pts
30Warren County1.9-0.4 pts
31Audrain County1.8-0.3 pts
32Perry County1.8+0.1 pts
33Adair County1.7+0.1 pts
34Cole County1.7-0 pts
35Lincoln County1.7+0.3 pts
36Clinton County1.6+0.2 pts
37Ray County1.6+0.2 pts
38Shelby County1.5+0.5 pts
39Putnam County1.5-0 pts
40Vernon County1.5+1 pts
41Pemiscot County1.4-1.1 pts
42Andrew County1.4-0 pts
43New Madrid County1.4-0.4 pts
44Howell County1.3-0 pts
44Scott County1.3-0.1 pts
46Henry County1.3+0.1 pts
47Madison County1.2-0.9 pts
48Cape Girardeau County1.2-0.2 pts
48Miller County1.2-0.9 pts
50Laclede County1.2-0.2 pts
51Stone County1.2-0.1 pts
52Callaway County1.1+0.3 pts
52Texas County1.1+0.2 pts
54Jefferson County1.1-0.3 pts
54Webster County1.1+0.6 pts
56Nodaway County1.1+0.1 pts
57Polk County1.1+0.1 pts
58Atchison County1.1-0 pts
59Benton County1+0.5 pts
59Ozark County1+0.1 pts
61Butler County0.9-0.3 pts
62Barton County0.90 pts
63Franklin County0.9+0.2 pts
64Ripley County0.9+0.5 pts
65Montgomery County0.9+0.3 pts
66Chariton County0.8+0.2 pts
66Mississippi County0.8-0.6 pts
68Bates County0.8+0.4 pts
69Holt County0.8-0.5 pts
69Randolph County0.8-0.1 pts
71Cooper County0.8+0.1 pts
72Stoddard County0.8-0.1 pts
73Clark County0.8+0.1 pts
74Lewis County0.7+0.1 pts
74St. Clair County0.7+0.4 pts
76DeKalb County0.7+0.1 pts
77Crawford County0.7-0.2 pts
77Grundy County0.7+0.1 pts
77Linn County0.7+0.1 pts
80Dade County0.7+0.3 pts
80Washington County0.7+0.1 pts
82Knox County0.7-0 pts
83Daviess County0.6+0.1 pts
83Iron County0.6+0.1 pts
85St. Francois County0.6+0.1 pts
86Worth County0.6+0.3 pts
87Phelps County0.6-0.3 pts
88Gentry County0.60 pts
88Wright County0.6+0.3 pts
90Caldwell County0.60 pts
91Ste. Genevieve County0.5-0 pts
92Morgan County0.5-0.2 pts
93Marion County0.5+0.2 pts
94Howard County0.5-0.2 pts
94Livingston County0.5+0.1 pts
96Macon County0.5-0.1 pts
97Gasconade County0.5-0.2 pts
98Shannon County0.5+0.3 pts
99Cedar County0.4-0.5 pts
100Monroe County0.4-0 pts
100Oregon County0.4-0.1 pts
102Maries County0.4-1 pts
103Douglas County0.3-0 pts
104Osage County0.30 pts
104Ralls County0.3-0.2 pts
106Dent County0.3-0.2 pts
107Hickory County0.3+0.1 pts
108Bollinger County0.3+0.1 pts
108Wayne County0.3-0.1 pts
110Reynolds County0.2-0.2 pts
111Carroll County0.2-0.2 pts
111Dallas County0.2-0.5 pts
111Schuyler County0.2-0.7 pts
114Harrison County0.1-0.3 pts
115Scotland County0.1-0.1 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/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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Sullivan County, with 15.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Scotland County, with 0.1% in 2024.

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