Counties in Missouri by population speaking Spanish at home

Sullivan County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 115 counties in 2022, at 14.9%. Ripley County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 1% and the figure for Missouri was 2.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.9Sullivan County
Lowest0.1Ripley County
Median1115 counties
Missouri2.6History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 1.5 %Andrew County: 1.7 %Atchison County: 1 %Audrain County: 2.6 %Barry County: 6.3 %Barton County: 1.1 %Bates County: 0.7 %Benton County: 0.6 %Bollinger County: 0.1 %Boone County: 2.1 %Buchanan County: 4.1 %Butler County: 1.3 %Caldwell County: 1.1 %Callaway County: 0.7 %Camden County: 2.8 %Cape Girardeau County: 1.8 %Carroll County: 0.5 %Carter County: 0.8 %Cass County: 1.7 %Cedar County: 1.1 %Chariton County: 0.9 %Christian County: 2 %Clark County: 0.4 %Clay County: 3.3 %Clinton County: 1.1 %Cole County: 1.9 %Cooper County: 0.5 %Crawford County: 1.2 %Dade County: 0.8 %Dallas County: 0.8 %Daviess County: 0.6 %DeKalb County: 0.5 %Dent County: 0.6 %Douglas County: 0.4 %Dunklin County: 6.3 %Franklin County: 0.7 %Gasconade County: 0.9 %Gentry County: 0.4 %Greene County: 2.4 %Grundy County: 0.7 %Harrison County: 0.9 %Henry County: 1.2 %Hickory County: 0.3 %Holt County: 1.1 %Howard County: 0.7 %Howell County: 1.3 %Iron County: 0.6 %Jackson County: 6 %Jasper County: 5 %Jefferson County: 1.3 %Johnson County: 2 %Knox County: 0.9 %Laclede County: 1.4 %Lafayette County: 2 %Lawrence County: 5 %Lewis County: 0.8 %Lincoln County: 0.8 %Linn County: 0.8 %Livingston County: 0.5 %McDonald County: 8.5 %Macon County: 0.5 %Madison County: 2.2 %Maries County: 1.3 %Marion County: 0.2 %Mercer County: 2.5 %Miller County: 1.7 %Mississippi County: 1.1 %Moniteau County: 3.9 %Monroe County: 0.6 %Montgomery County: 0.5 %Morgan County: 0.9 %New Madrid County: 2.2 %Newton County: 3.2 %Nodaway County: 1 %Oregon County: 1.2 %Osage County: 0.2 %Ozark County: 1.1 %Pemiscot County: 2.1 %Perry County: 1 %Pettis County: 6.1 %Phelps County: 0.8 %Pike County: 1.2 %Platte County: 2.8 %Polk County: 0.9 %Pulaski County: 6.6 %Putnam County: 0.8 %Ralls County: 0.5 %Randolph County: 0.7 %Ray County: 1.2 %Reynolds County: 0.5 %Ripley County: 0.1 %St. Charles County: 2.1 %St. Clair County: 0.5 %Ste. Genevieve County: 0.7 %St. Francois County: 0.9 %St. Louis County: 2.2 %Saline County: 7.7 %Schuyler County: 0.9 %Scotland County: 0.2 %Scott County: 1.4 %Shannon County: 0.4 %Shelby County: 1.3 %Stoddard County: 0.6 %Stone County: 1.2 %Sullivan County: 14.9 %Taney County: 4 %Texas County: 0.7 %Vernon County: 0.7 %Warren County: 1.3 %Washington County: 0.6 %Wayne County: 0.5 %Webster County: 0.8 %Worth County: 0.2 %Wright County: 0.2 %St. Louis city: 2.7 %
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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

Sullivan County: 14.9 %Sullivan County14.9McDonald County: 8.5 %McDonald County8.5Saline County: 7.7 %Saline County7.7Pulaski County: 6.6 %Pulaski County6.6Dunklin County: 6.3 %Dunklin County6.3Barry County: 6.3 %Barry County6.3Pettis County: 6.1 %Pettis County6.1Jackson County: 6 %Jackson County6Lawrence County: 5 %Lawrence County5Jasper County: 5 %Jasper County5Buchanan County: 4.1 %Buchanan County4.1Taney County: 4 %Taney County4Moniteau County: 3.9 %Moniteau County3.9Clay County: 3.3 %Clay County3.3Newton County: 3.2 %Newton County3.2Platte County: 2.8 %Platte County2.8Camden County: 2.8 %Camden County2.8St. Louis city: 2.7 %St. Louis city2.7Audrain County: 2.6 %Audrain County2.6Mercer County: 2.5 %Mercer County2.5Greene County: 2.4 %Greene County2.4St. Louis County: 2.2 %St. Louis County2.2New Madrid County: 2.2 %New Madrid County2.2Madison County: 2.2 %Madison County2.2Boone County: 2.1 %Boone County2.1Pemiscot County: 2.1 %Pemiscot County2.1St. Charles County: 2.1 %St. Charles County2.1Lafayette County: 2 %Lafayette County2Christian County: 2 %Christian County2Johnson County: 2 %Johnson County2Cole County: 1.9 %Cole County1.9Cape Girardeau County: 1.8 %Cape Girardeau County1.8Miller County: 1.7 %Miller County1.7Cass County: 1.7 %Cass County1.7Andrew County: 1.7 %Andrew County1.7Adair County: 1.5 %Adair County1.5Laclede County: 1.4 %Laclede County1.4Scott County: 1.4 %Scott County1.4Maries County: 1.3 %Maries County1.3Butler County: 1.3 %Butler County1.3Sullivan County: 14.9 %Sullivan County14.9McDonald County: 8.5 %McDonald County8.5Saline County: 7.7 %Saline County7.7Pulaski County: 6.6 %Pulaski County6.6Dunklin County: 6.3 %Dunklin County6.3Barry County: 6.3 %Barry County6.3Pettis County: 6.1 %Pettis County6.1Jackson County: 6 %Jackson County6Lawrence County: 5 %Lawrence County5Jasper County: 5 %Jasper County5Buchanan County: 4.1 %Buchanan County4.1Taney County: 4 %Taney County4Moniteau County: 3.9 %Moniteau County3.9Clay County: 3.3 %Clay County3.3Newton County: 3.2 %Newton County3.2Platte County: 2.8 %Platte County2.8Camden County: 2.8 %Camden County2.8St. Louis city: 2.7 %St. Louis city2.7Audrain County: 2.6 %Audrain County2.6Mercer County: 2.5 %Mercer County2.5Greene County: 2.4 %Greene County2.4St. Louis County: 2.2 %St. Louis County2.2New Madrid County: 2.2 %New Madrid County2.2Madison County: 2.2 %Madison County2.2Boone County: 2.1 %Boone County2.1Pemiscot County: 2.1 %Pemiscot County2.1St. Charles County: 2.1 %St. Charles County2.1Lafayette County: 2 %Lafayette County2Christian County: 2 %Christian County2Johnson County: 2 %Johnson County2Cole County: 1.9 %Cole County1.9Cape Girardeau County: 1.8 %Cape Girardeau County1.8Miller County: 1.7 %Miller County1.7Cass County: 1.7 %Cass County1.7Andrew County: 1.7 %Andrew County1.7Adair County: 1.5 %Adair County1.5Laclede County: 1.4 %Laclede County1.4Scott County: 1.4 %Scott County1.4Maries County: 1.3 %Maries County1.3Butler County: 1.3 %Butler County1.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Sullivan County14.9-0.7 pts
2McDonald County8.5-0.2 pts
3Saline County7.7+0.2 pts
4Pulaski County6.6+0.7 pts
5Dunklin County6.3-0.4 pts
6Barry County6.3-0.4 pts
7Pettis County6.1-0.1 pts
8Jackson County6-0.1 pts
9Lawrence County5-0.4 pts
10Jasper County5-0.2 pts
11Buchanan County4.1+0.1 pts
12Taney County40 pts
13Moniteau County3.9+0.6 pts
14Clay County3.3+0.2 pts
15Newton County3.2+0.4 pts
16Platte County2.8-0 pts
17Camden County2.8+0.4 pts
18St. Louis city2.7-0.2 pts
19Audrain County2.60 pts
20Mercer County2.50 pts
21Greene County2.4-0 pts
22St. Louis County2.20 pts
23New Madrid County2.2-0.3 pts
24Madison County2.2+0.6 pts
25Boone County2.1+0.1 pts
26Pemiscot County2.1-0.1 pts
27St. Charles County2.1-0.1 pts
28Lafayette County2+0.8 pts
29Christian County2+0.1 pts
30Johnson County2+0.5 pts
31Cole County1.9+0.2 pts
32Cape Girardeau County1.8+0.4 pts
33Miller County1.7-0.2 pts
34Cass County1.7+0.2 pts
35Andrew County1.7+0.4 pts
36Adair County1.5+0.2 pts
37Laclede County1.4+0.4 pts
38Scott County1.4-0.1 pts
39Maries County1.3+0.4 pts
40Butler County1.30 pts
41Shelby County1.3+0.4 pts
42Jefferson County1.3+0.1 pts
43Howell County1.3+0.1 pts
43Warren County1.30 pts
45Ray County1.2+0.1 pts
46Pike County1.2-0.2 pts
47Crawford County1.2-0.1 pts
47Henry County1.20 pts
47Oregon County1.2+0.3 pts
50Stone County1.20 pts
51Caldwell County1.1+0.3 pts
52Cedar County1.1+0.3 pts
52Clinton County1.1+0.2 pts
54Mississippi County1.1-0.3 pts
54Ozark County1.1+0.1 pts
56Barton County1.1-0.2 pts
57Holt County1.1+0.1 pts
58Atchison County1+0.2 pts
59Perry County1-0.3 pts
60Nodaway County1+0.2 pts
61Knox County0.9+0.3 pts
61Polk County0.90 pts
63Schuyler County0.9-1.7 pts
64Harrison County0.9-0.6 pts
65Gasconade County0.9-0.1 pts
65Morgan County0.9+0.2 pts
67Chariton County0.9+0.3 pts
68St. Francois County0.9-0 pts
69Dade County0.8+0.3 pts
70Lincoln County0.80 pts
71Phelps County0.8+0.1 pts
72Lewis County0.8-0 pts
73Dallas County0.8-0.1 pts
73Linn County0.8-0.1 pts
73Webster County0.8-0.2 pts
76Carter County0.8+0.8 pts
77Putnam County0.8+0.1 pts
78Texas County0.70 pts
79Randolph County0.7-0.4 pts
80Bates County0.7+0.2 pts
80Ste. Genevieve County0.7+0.1 pts
82Vernon County0.7-0.2 pts
83Franklin County0.7-0.1 pts
84Howard County0.7-0.3 pts
85Callaway County0.7+0.1 pts
85Grundy County0.7-0.3 pts
87Stoddard County0.6-0.1 pts
88Washington County0.6+0.1 pts
89Benton County0.6+0.2 pts
90Monroe County0.6+0.2 pts
91Daviess County0.6-0 pts
92Iron County0.6+0.1 pts
93Dent County0.6-0.6 pts
94DeKalb County0.5+0.1 pts
94Reynolds County0.5+0.3 pts
94Wayne County0.5+0.1 pts
97Carroll County0.50 pts
97Macon County0.50 pts
97St. Clair County0.5+0.1 pts
100Montgomery County0.5-0.7 pts
101Cooper County0.5+0.1 pts
101Ralls County0.50 pts
103Livingston County0.5-0.1 pts
104Douglas County0.4+0.1 pts
105Gentry County0.4-0 pts
106Clark County0.40 pts
107Shannon County0.40 pts
108Hickory County0.3+0.1 pts
109Marion County0.2-0.3 pts
110Worth County0.2+0.2 pts
111Osage County0.2+0.1 pts
111Scotland County0.2+0.1 pts
113Wright County0.2-0.1 pts
114Bollinger County0.10 pts
115Ripley County0.10 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.

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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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Sullivan County, with 14.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Ripley County, with 0.1% in 2022.

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