Counties in Missouri by population speaking Spanish at home

Sullivan County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 115 counties in 2021, at 15.6%. Carter County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0.9% and the figure for Missouri was 2.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.6Sullivan County
Median0.9115 counties
Missouri2.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 1.2 %Andrew County: 1.3 %Atchison County: 0.9 %Audrain County: 2.6 %Barry County: 6.6 %Barton County: 1.3 %Bates County: 0.5 %Benton County: 0.4 %Bollinger County: 0.1 %Boone County: 2 %Buchanan County: 4 %Butler County: 1.3 %Caldwell County: 0.8 %Callaway County: 0.6 %Camden County: 2.3 %Cape Girardeau County: 1.3 %Carroll County: 0.5 %Carter County: 0 %Cass County: 1.5 %Cedar County: 0.8 %Chariton County: 0.6 %Christian County: 1.9 %Clark County: 0.4 %Clay County: 3.1 %Clinton County: 0.9 %Cole County: 1.7 %Cooper County: 0.4 %Crawford County: 1.3 %Dade County: 0.6 %Dallas County: 0.8 %Daviess County: 0.6 %DeKalb County: 0.5 %Dent County: 1.2 %Douglas County: 0.4 %Dunklin County: 6.7 %Franklin County: 0.8 %Gasconade County: 0.9 %Gentry County: 0.5 %Greene County: 2.4 %Grundy County: 1 %Harrison County: 1.5 %Henry County: 1.1 %Hickory County: 0.2 %Holt County: 0.9 %Howard County: 0.9 %Howell County: 1.2 %Iron County: 0.5 %Jackson County: 6.1 %Jasper County: 5.2 %Jefferson County: 1.2 %Johnson County: 1.5 %Knox County: 0.6 %Laclede County: 1 %Lafayette County: 1.2 %Lawrence County: 5.4 %Lewis County: 0.8 %Lincoln County: 0.8 %Linn County: 0.9 %Livingston County: 0.6 %McDonald County: 8.8 %Macon County: 0.5 %Madison County: 1.6 %Maries County: 0.9 %Marion County: 0.6 %Mercer County: 2.5 %Miller County: 1.9 %Mississippi County: 1.4 %Moniteau County: 3.2 %Monroe County: 0.4 %Montgomery County: 1.2 %Morgan County: 0.7 %New Madrid County: 2.5 %Newton County: 2.8 %Nodaway County: 0.8 %Oregon County: 0.9 %Osage County: 0.1 %Ozark County: 1 %Pemiscot County: 2.2 %Perry County: 1.3 %Pettis County: 6.2 %Phelps County: 0.7 %Pike County: 1.4 %Platte County: 2.8 %Polk County: 0.9 %Pulaski County: 5.9 %Putnam County: 0.6 %Ralls County: 0.4 %Randolph County: 1.1 %Ray County: 1.1 %Reynolds County: 0.2 %Ripley County: 0.1 %St. Charles County: 2.1 %St. Clair County: 0.4 %Ste. Genevieve County: 0.6 %St. Francois County: 0.9 %St. Louis County: 2.2 %Saline County: 7.6 %Schuyler County: 2.6 %Scotland County: 0.1 %Scott County: 1.5 %Shannon County: 0.3 %Shelby County: 0.9 %Stoddard County: 0.8 %Stone County: 1.1 %Sullivan County: 15.6 %Taney County: 4 %Texas County: 0.7 %Vernon County: 0.9 %Warren County: 1.2 %Washington County: 0.5 %Wayne County: 0.4 %Webster County: 0.9 %Worth County: 0.1 %Wright County: 0.2 %St. Louis city: 3 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Sullivan County: 15.6 %Sullivan County15.6McDonald County: 8.8 %McDonald County8.8Saline County: 7.6 %Saline County7.6Dunklin County: 6.7 %Dunklin County6.7Barry County: 6.6 %Barry County6.6Pettis County: 6.2 %Pettis County6.2Jackson County: 6.1 %Jackson County6.1Pulaski County: 5.9 %Pulaski County5.9Lawrence County: 5.4 %Lawrence County5.4Jasper County: 5.2 %Jasper County5.2Taney County: 4 %Taney County4Buchanan County: 4 %Buchanan County4Moniteau County: 3.2 %Moniteau County3.2Clay County: 3.1 %Clay County3.1St. Louis city: 3 %St. Louis city3Newton County: 2.8 %Newton County2.8Platte County: 2.8 %Platte County2.8Schuyler County: 2.6 %Schuyler County2.6Audrain County: 2.6 %Audrain County2.6Mercer County: 2.5 %Mercer County2.5New Madrid County: 2.5 %New Madrid County2.5Greene County: 2.4 %Greene County2.4Camden County: 2.3 %Camden County2.3Pemiscot County: 2.2 %Pemiscot County2.2St. Louis County: 2.2 %St. Louis County2.2St. Charles County: 2.1 %St. Charles County2.1Boone County: 2 %Boone County2Christian County: 1.9 %Christian County1.9Miller County: 1.9 %Miller County1.9Cole County: 1.7 %Cole County1.7Madison County: 1.6 %Madison County1.6Harrison County: 1.5 %Harrison County1.5Scott County: 1.5 %Scott County1.5Cass County: 1.5 %Cass County1.5Johnson County: 1.5 %Johnson County1.5Pike County: 1.4 %Pike County1.4Mississippi County: 1.4 %Mississippi County1.4Cape Girardeau County: 1.3 %Cape Girardeau County1.3Perry County: 1.3 %Perry County1.3Butler County: 1.3 %Butler County1.3Sullivan County: 15.6 %Sullivan County15.6McDonald County: 8.8 %McDonald County8.8Saline County: 7.6 %Saline County7.6Dunklin County: 6.7 %Dunklin County6.7Barry County: 6.6 %Barry County6.6Pettis County: 6.2 %Pettis County6.2Jackson County: 6.1 %Jackson County6.1Pulaski County: 5.9 %Pulaski County5.9Lawrence County: 5.4 %Lawrence County5.4Jasper County: 5.2 %Jasper County5.2Taney County: 4 %Taney County4Buchanan County: 4 %Buchanan County4Moniteau County: 3.2 %Moniteau County3.2Clay County: 3.1 %Clay County3.1St. Louis city: 3 %St. Louis city3Newton County: 2.8 %Newton County2.8Platte County: 2.8 %Platte County2.8Schuyler County: 2.6 %Schuyler County2.6Audrain County: 2.6 %Audrain County2.6Mercer County: 2.5 %Mercer County2.5New Madrid County: 2.5 %New Madrid County2.5Greene County: 2.4 %Greene County2.4Camden County: 2.3 %Camden County2.3Pemiscot County: 2.2 %Pemiscot County2.2St. Louis County: 2.2 %St. Louis County2.2St. Charles County: 2.1 %St. Charles County2.1Boone County: 2 %Boone County2Christian County: 1.9 %Christian County1.9Miller County: 1.9 %Miller County1.9Cole County: 1.7 %Cole County1.7Madison County: 1.6 %Madison County1.6Harrison County: 1.5 %Harrison County1.5Scott County: 1.5 %Scott County1.5Cass County: 1.5 %Cass County1.5Johnson County: 1.5 %Johnson County1.5Pike County: 1.4 %Pike County1.4Mississippi County: 1.4 %Mississippi County1.4Cape Girardeau County: 1.3 %Cape Girardeau County1.3Perry County: 1.3 %Perry County1.3Butler County: 1.3 %Butler County1.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Sullivan County15.6
2McDonald County8.8
3Saline County7.6
4Dunklin County6.7
5Barry County6.6
6Pettis County6.2
7Jackson County6.1
8Pulaski County5.9
9Lawrence County5.4
10Jasper County5.2
11Taney County4
12Buchanan County4
13Moniteau County3.2
14Clay County3.1
15St. Louis city3
16Newton County2.8
16Platte County2.8
18Schuyler County2.6
19Audrain County2.6
20Mercer County2.5
21New Madrid County2.5
22Greene County2.4
23Camden County2.3
24Pemiscot County2.2
25St. Louis County2.2
26St. Charles County2.1
27Boone County2
28Christian County1.9
29Miller County1.9
30Cole County1.7
31Madison County1.6
32Harrison County1.5
33Scott County1.5
34Cass County1.5
35Johnson County1.5
36Pike County1.4
37Mississippi County1.4
38Cape Girardeau County1.3
39Perry County1.3
40Butler County1.3
41Crawford County1.3
42Andrew County1.3
43Barton County1.3
44Adair County1.2
44Montgomery County1.2
46Warren County1.2
47Lafayette County1.2
48Howell County1.2
49Dent County1.2
49Jefferson County1.2
51Henry County1.1
52Stone County1.1
53Randolph County1.1
53Ray County1.1
55Ozark County1
56Grundy County1
57Laclede County1
58Howard County0.9
59Clinton County0.9
59Gasconade County0.9
59Holt County0.9
62Maries County0.9
62Polk County0.9
62Webster County0.9
65Shelby County0.9
65St. Francois County0.9
67Oregon County0.9
68Atchison County0.9
69Linn County0.9
70Vernon County0.9
71Dallas County0.8
72Lewis County0.8
73Caldwell County0.8
74Cedar County0.8
75Lincoln County0.8
75Nodaway County0.8
77Franklin County0.8
77Stoddard County0.8
79Texas County0.7
80Morgan County0.7
81Phelps County0.7
82Livingston County0.6
82Putnam County0.6
84Daviess County0.6
85Callaway County0.6
85Knox County0.6
87Dade County0.6
88Chariton County0.6
88Ste. Genevieve County0.6
90Marion County0.6
91Bates County0.5
92Iron County0.5
93Carroll County0.5
93Washington County0.5
95Gentry County0.5
96DeKalb County0.5
96Macon County0.5
98Monroe County0.4
99Wayne County0.4
100Benton County0.4
100Ralls County0.4
102St. Clair County0.4
103Cooper County0.4
103Douglas County0.4
105Clark County0.4
106Shannon County0.3
107Wright County0.2
108Reynolds County0.2
109Hickory County0.2
110Bollinger County0.1
111Osage County0.1
111Scotland County0.1
113Ripley County0.1
113Worth County0.1
115Carter County0

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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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Sullivan County, with 15.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Carter County, with 0% in 2021.

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