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Counties in Nebraska by population speaking Spanish at home

Colfax County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 93 counties in 2021, at 44.4%. McPherson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.7% and the figure for Nebraska was 7.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest44.4Colfax County
Lowest0McPherson County
Median2.793 counties
Nebraska7.7History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 7.7 %Antelope County: 2.9 %Arthur County: 4.5 %Banner County: 5.4 %Blaine County: 0.6 %Boone County: 1 %Box Butte County: 6.3 %Boyd County: 3.4 %Brown County: 2.2 %Buffalo County: 5.8 %Burt County: 1.4 %Butler County: 3.8 %Cass County: 1 %Cedar County: 1.3 %Chase County: 10.7 %Cherry County: 1.2 %Cheyenne County: 1.2 %Clay County: 5.5 %Colfax County: 44.4 %Cuming County: 8.5 %Custer County: 2.6 %Dakota County: 32.5 %Dawes County: 2.4 %Dawson County: 27.1 %Deuel County: 2.5 %Dixon County: 11.6 %Dodge County: 11.6 %Douglas County: 9.3 %Dundy County: 6.9 %Fillmore County: 1.9 %Franklin County: 1.8 %Frontier County: 0.8 %Furnas County: 4.1 %Gage County: 2 %Garden County: 0.4 %Garfield County: 0 %Gosper County: 3.2 %Grant County: 0.3 %Greeley County: 0.8 %Hall County: 21.7 %Hamilton County: 2.2 %Harlan County: 2.4 %Hayes County: 7.7 %Hitchcock County: 0.4 %Holt County: 3.9 %Hooker County: 0.6 %Howard County: 2.6 %Jefferson County: 2.7 %Johnson County: 8.5 %Kearney County: 4 %Keith County: 2.9 %Keya Paha County: 2.9 %Kimball County: 1.6 %Knox County: 2.2 %Lancaster County: 4.4 %Lincoln County: 3.6 %Logan County: 2.9 %Loup County: 5.6 %McPherson County: 0 %Madison County: 11.5 %Merrick County: 3.8 %Morrill County: 8.5 %Nance County: 0.6 %Nemaha County: 3 %Nuckolls County: 1.2 %Otoe County: 7.4 %Pawnee County: 1.8 %Perkins County: 2.7 %Phelps County: 4.1 %Pierce County: 1.4 %Platte County: 16.6 %Polk County: 5.4 %Red Willow County: 2.2 %Richardson County: 0.3 %Rock County: 1.2 %Saline County: 22.6 %Sarpy County: 5.3 %Saunders County: 0.8 %Scotts Bluff County: 12.3 %Seward County: 1.8 %Sheridan County: 1.4 %Sherman County: 1.5 %Sioux County: 2.7 %Stanton County: 2.7 %Thayer County: 0.4 %Thomas County: 4.2 %Thurston County: 1.9 %Valley County: 0.8 %Washington County: 2.1 %Wayne County: 5.2 %Webster County: 1.3 %Wheeler County: 2.4 %York County: 2.8 %
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  • 1.1 to 1.9
  • 1.9 to 2.7
  • 2.7 to 4.1
  • 4.1 to 7.7
  • 7.7 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Colfax County: 44.4 %Colfax County44.4Dakota County: 32.5 %Dakota County32.5Dawson County: 27.1 %Dawson County27.1Saline County: 22.6 %Saline County22.6Hall County: 21.7 %Hall County21.7Platte County: 16.6 %Platte County16.6Scotts Bluff County: 12.3 %Scotts Bluff County12.3Dixon County: 11.6 %Dixon County11.6Dodge County: 11.6 %Dodge County11.6Madison County: 11.5 %Madison County11.5Chase County: 10.7 %Chase County10.7Douglas County: 9.3 %Douglas County9.3Johnson County: 8.5 %Johnson County8.5Morrill County: 8.5 %Morrill County8.5Cuming County: 8.5 %Cuming County8.5Hayes County: 7.7 %Hayes County7.7Adams County: 7.7 %Adams County7.7Otoe County: 7.4 %Otoe County7.4Dundy County: 6.9 %Dundy County6.9Box Butte County: 6.3 %Box Butte County6.3Buffalo County: 5.8 %Buffalo County5.8Loup County: 5.6 %Loup County5.6Clay County: 5.5 %Clay County5.5Banner County: 5.4 %Banner County5.4Polk County: 5.4 %Polk County5.4Sarpy County: 5.3 %Sarpy County5.3Wayne County: 5.2 %Wayne County5.2Arthur County: 4.5 %Arthur County4.5Lancaster County: 4.4 %Lancaster County4.4Thomas County: 4.2 %Thomas County4.2Furnas County: 4.1 %Furnas County4.1Phelps County: 4.1 %Phelps County4.1Kearney County: 4 %Kearney County4Holt County: 3.9 %Holt County3.9Merrick County: 3.8 %Merrick County3.8Butler County: 3.8 %Butler County3.8Lincoln County: 3.6 %Lincoln County3.6Boyd County: 3.4 %Boyd County3.4Gosper County: 3.2 %Gosper County3.2Nemaha County: 3 %Nemaha County3Colfax County: 44.4 %Colfax County44.4Dakota County: 32.5 %Dakota County32.5Dawson County: 27.1 %Dawson County27.1Saline County: 22.6 %Saline County22.6Hall County: 21.7 %Hall County21.7Platte County: 16.6 %Platte County16.6Scotts Bluff County: 12.3 %Scotts Bluff County12.3Dixon County: 11.6 %Dixon County11.6Dodge County: 11.6 %Dodge County11.6Madison County: 11.5 %Madison County11.5Chase County: 10.7 %Chase County10.7Douglas County: 9.3 %Douglas County9.3Johnson County: 8.5 %Johnson County8.5Morrill County: 8.5 %Morrill County8.5Cuming County: 8.5 %Cuming County8.5Hayes County: 7.7 %Hayes County7.7Adams County: 7.7 %Adams County7.7Otoe County: 7.4 %Otoe County7.4Dundy County: 6.9 %Dundy County6.9Box Butte County: 6.3 %Box Butte County6.3Buffalo County: 5.8 %Buffalo County5.8Loup County: 5.6 %Loup County5.6Clay County: 5.5 %Clay County5.5Banner County: 5.4 %Banner County5.4Polk County: 5.4 %Polk County5.4Sarpy County: 5.3 %Sarpy County5.3Wayne County: 5.2 %Wayne County5.2Arthur County: 4.5 %Arthur County4.5Lancaster County: 4.4 %Lancaster County4.4Thomas County: 4.2 %Thomas County4.2Furnas County: 4.1 %Furnas County4.1Phelps County: 4.1 %Phelps County4.1Kearney County: 4 %Kearney County4Holt County: 3.9 %Holt County3.9Merrick County: 3.8 %Merrick County3.8Butler County: 3.8 %Butler County3.8Lincoln County: 3.6 %Lincoln County3.6Boyd County: 3.4 %Boyd County3.4Gosper County: 3.2 %Gosper County3.2Nemaha County: 3 %Nemaha County3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Colfax County44.4
2Dakota County32.5
3Dawson County27.1
4Saline County22.6
5Hall County21.7
6Platte County16.6
7Scotts Bluff County12.3
8Dixon County11.6
9Dodge County11.6
10Madison County11.5
11Chase County10.7
12Douglas County9.3
13Johnson County8.5
14Morrill County8.5
15Cuming County8.5
16Hayes County7.7
17Adams County7.7
18Otoe County7.4
19Dundy County6.9
20Box Butte County6.3
21Buffalo County5.8
22Loup County5.6
23Clay County5.5
24Banner County5.4
25Polk County5.4
26Sarpy County5.3
27Wayne County5.2
28Arthur County4.5
29Lancaster County4.4
30Thomas County4.2
31Furnas County4.1
32Phelps County4.1
33Kearney County4
34Holt County3.9
35Merrick County3.8
36Butler County3.8
37Lincoln County3.6
38Boyd County3.4
39Gosper County3.2
40Nemaha County3
41Keith County2.9
42Logan County2.9
43Keya Paha County2.9
44Antelope County2.9
45York County2.8
46Stanton County2.7
47Jefferson County2.7
48Perkins County2.7
48Sioux County2.7
50Howard County2.6
51Custer County2.6
52Deuel County2.5
53Wheeler County2.4
54Harlan County2.4
55Dawes County2.4
56Red Willow County2.2
57Brown County2.2
58Hamilton County2.2
58Knox County2.2
60Washington County2.1
61Gage County2
62Fillmore County1.9
63Thurston County1.9
64Pawnee County1.8
65Franklin County1.8
65Seward County1.8
67Kimball County1.6
68Sherman County1.5
69Pierce County1.4
70Burt County1.4
70Sheridan County1.4
72Webster County1.3
73Cedar County1.3
74Cherry County1.2
75Cheyenne County1.2
76Nuckolls County1.2
76Rock County1.2
78Boone County1
78Cass County1
80Valley County0.8
81Saunders County0.8
82Frontier County0.8
83Greeley County0.8
84Nance County0.6
85Hooker County0.6
86Blaine County0.6
87Thayer County0.4
88Hitchcock County0.4
89Garden County0.4
90Richardson County0.3
91Grant County0.3
92Garfield County0
92McPherson County0

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/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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Colfax County, with 44.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

McPherson County, with 0% in 2021.

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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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