Counties in Nebraska by population speaking Spanish at home

Colfax County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 93 counties in 2022, at 38.8%. Hooker County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.9% and the figure for Nebraska was 7.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest38.8Colfax County
Median2.993 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 7.9 %Antelope County: 3 %Arthur County: 5.5 %Banner County: 6.1 %Blaine County: 0.8 %Boone County: 1 %Box Butte County: 4.1 %Boyd County: 4 %Brown County: 2.2 %Buffalo County: 6.1 %Burt County: 2.2 %Butler County: 4.4 %Cass County: 0.8 %Cedar County: 1.1 %Chase County: 10.7 %Cherry County: 0.9 %Cheyenne County: 1.4 %Clay County: 4.8 %Colfax County: 38.8 %Cuming County: 7.9 %Custer County: 2.6 %Dakota County: 30.8 %Dawes County: 2 %Dawson County: 27 %Deuel County: 3 %Dixon County: 12.4 %Dodge County: 11.9 %Douglas County: 9.2 %Dundy County: 1.2 %Fillmore County: 2.1 %Franklin County: 1.9 %Frontier County: 1.4 %Furnas County: 4.4 %Gage County: 1.8 %Garden County: 0.4 %Garfield County: 0 %Gosper County: 2.9 %Grant County: 0.5 %Greeley County: 1.1 %Hall County: 21.6 %Hamilton County: 2 %Harlan County: 2.4 %Hayes County: 8 %Hitchcock County: 0.5 %Holt County: 3.8 %Hooker County: 0 %Howard County: 2.7 %Jefferson County: 3 %Johnson County: 7.3 %Kearney County: 4.5 %Keith County: 2.5 %Keya Paha County: 1.4 %Kimball County: 2.3 %Knox County: 2.9 %Lancaster County: 4.4 %Lincoln County: 3.8 %Logan County: 1.6 %Loup County: 6.6 %McPherson County: 0.2 %Madison County: 11.6 %Merrick County: 3.4 %Morrill County: 6.1 %Nance County: 1 %Nemaha County: 3 %Nuckolls County: 0.9 %Otoe County: 6.9 %Pawnee County: 0.6 %Perkins County: 4 %Phelps County: 3.4 %Pierce County: 1.3 %Platte County: 16.6 %Polk County: 5.3 %Red Willow County: 3.4 %Richardson County: 0.9 %Rock County: 1.7 %Saline County: 22.9 %Sarpy County: 5.1 %Saunders County: 0.8 %Scotts Bluff County: 11.8 %Seward County: 1.8 %Sheridan County: 1.6 %Sherman County: 1.5 %Sioux County: 3.6 %Stanton County: 4.9 %Thayer County: 1.4 %Thomas County: 3.7 %Thurston County: 1.7 %Valley County: 1 %Washington County: 2.5 %Wayne County: 5.4 %Webster County: 1.9 %Wheeler County: 1.6 %York County: 2.2 %
  • Under 1
  • 1 to 1.8
  • 1.8 to 2.9
  • 2.9 to 4.2
  • 4.2 to 7.1
  • 7.1 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Colfax County: 38.8 %Colfax County38.8Dakota County: 30.8 %Dakota County30.8Dawson County: 27 %Dawson County27Saline County: 22.9 %Saline County22.9Hall County: 21.6 %Hall County21.6Platte County: 16.6 %Platte County16.6Dixon County: 12.4 %Dixon County12.4Dodge County: 11.9 %Dodge County11.9Scotts Bluff County: 11.8 %Scotts Bluff County11.8Madison County: 11.6 %Madison County11.6Chase County: 10.7 %Chase County10.7Douglas County: 9.2 %Douglas County9.2Hayes County: 8 %Hayes County8Cuming County: 7.9 %Cuming County7.9Adams County: 7.9 %Adams County7.9Johnson County: 7.3 %Johnson County7.3Otoe County: 6.9 %Otoe County6.9Loup County: 6.6 %Loup County6.6Banner County: 6.1 %Banner County6.1Buffalo County: 6.1 %Buffalo County6.1Morrill County: 6.1 %Morrill County6.1Arthur County: 5.5 %Arthur County5.5Wayne County: 5.4 %Wayne County5.4Polk County: 5.3 %Polk County5.3Sarpy County: 5.1 %Sarpy County5.1Stanton County: 4.9 %Stanton County4.9Clay County: 4.8 %Clay County4.8Kearney County: 4.5 %Kearney County4.5Furnas County: 4.4 %Furnas County4.4Butler County: 4.4 %Butler County4.4Lancaster County: 4.4 %Lancaster County4.4Box Butte County: 4.1 %Box Butte County4.1Boyd County: 4 %Boyd County4Perkins County: 4 %Perkins County4Holt County: 3.8 %Holt County3.8Lincoln County: 3.8 %Lincoln County3.8Thomas County: 3.7 %Thomas County3.7Sioux County: 3.6 %Sioux County3.6Phelps County: 3.4 %Phelps County3.4Merrick County: 3.4 %Merrick County3.4Colfax County: 38.8 %Colfax County38.8Dakota County: 30.8 %Dakota County30.8Dawson County: 27 %Dawson County27Saline County: 22.9 %Saline County22.9Hall County: 21.6 %Hall County21.6Platte County: 16.6 %Platte County16.6Dixon County: 12.4 %Dixon County12.4Dodge County: 11.9 %Dodge County11.9Scotts Bluff County: 11.8 %Scotts Bluff County11.8Madison County: 11.6 %Madison County11.6Chase County: 10.7 %Chase County10.7Douglas County: 9.2 %Douglas County9.2Hayes County: 8 %Hayes County8Cuming County: 7.9 %Cuming County7.9Adams County: 7.9 %Adams County7.9Johnson County: 7.3 %Johnson County7.3Otoe County: 6.9 %Otoe County6.9Loup County: 6.6 %Loup County6.6Banner County: 6.1 %Banner County6.1Buffalo County: 6.1 %Buffalo County6.1Morrill County: 6.1 %Morrill County6.1Arthur County: 5.5 %Arthur County5.5Wayne County: 5.4 %Wayne County5.4Polk County: 5.3 %Polk County5.3Sarpy County: 5.1 %Sarpy County5.1Stanton County: 4.9 %Stanton County4.9Clay County: 4.8 %Clay County4.8Kearney County: 4.5 %Kearney County4.5Furnas County: 4.4 %Furnas County4.4Butler County: 4.4 %Butler County4.4Lancaster County: 4.4 %Lancaster County4.4Box Butte County: 4.1 %Box Butte County4.1Boyd County: 4 %Boyd County4Perkins County: 4 %Perkins County4Holt County: 3.8 %Holt County3.8Lincoln County: 3.8 %Lincoln County3.8Thomas County: 3.7 %Thomas County3.7Sioux County: 3.6 %Sioux County3.6Phelps County: 3.4 %Phelps County3.4Merrick County: 3.4 %Merrick County3.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Colfax County38.8-5.6 pts
2Dakota County30.8-1.8 pts
3Dawson County27-0.1 pts
4Saline County22.9+0.2 pts
5Hall County21.6-0.1 pts
6Platte County16.6+0.1 pts
7Dixon County12.4+0.8 pts
8Dodge County11.9+0.3 pts
9Scotts Bluff County11.8-0.4 pts
10Madison County11.6+0.1 pts
11Chase County10.70 pts
12Douglas County9.2-0 pts
13Hayes County8+0.3 pts
14Cuming County7.9-0.6 pts
15Adams County7.9+0.2 pts
16Johnson County7.3-1.3 pts
17Otoe County6.9-0.5 pts
18Loup County6.6+1.1 pts
19Banner County6.1+0.6 pts
20Buffalo County6.1+0.3 pts
21Morrill County6.1-2.5 pts
22Arthur County5.5+1 pts
23Wayne County5.4+0.2 pts
24Polk County5.3-0.1 pts
25Sarpy County5.1-0.2 pts
26Stanton County4.9+2.2 pts
27Clay County4.8-0.7 pts
28Kearney County4.5+0.6 pts
29Furnas County4.4+0.3 pts
30Butler County4.4+0.6 pts
31Lancaster County4.4-0 pts
32Box Butte County4.1-2.3 pts
33Boyd County4+0.6 pts
34Perkins County4+1.3 pts
35Holt County3.8-0.1 pts
36Lincoln County3.8+0.2 pts
37Thomas County3.7-0.5 pts
38Sioux County3.6+0.9 pts
39Phelps County3.4-0.6 pts
40Merrick County3.4-0.4 pts
41Red Willow County3.4+1.2 pts
42Antelope County3+0.2 pts
43Deuel County3+0.5 pts
44Nemaha County3-0.1 pts
45Jefferson County3+0.3 pts
46Gosper County2.9-0.2 pts
47Knox County2.9+0.8 pts
48Howard County2.7+0.1 pts
49Custer County2.6+0.1 pts
50Keith County2.5-0.5 pts
51Washington County2.5+0.4 pts
52Harlan County2.40 pts
53Kimball County2.3+0.7 pts
54York County2.2-0.6 pts
55Brown County2.20 pts
56Burt County2.2+0.8 pts
57Fillmore County2.1+0.2 pts
58Dawes County2-0.4 pts
59Hamilton County2-0.2 pts
60Franklin County1.9+0.2 pts
61Webster County1.9+0.6 pts
62Gage County1.8-0.2 pts
62Seward County1.80 pts
64Thurston County1.7-0.1 pts
65Rock County1.7+0.6 pts
66Logan County1.6-1.3 pts
67Sheridan County1.6+0.2 pts
67Wheeler County1.6-0.8 pts
69Sherman County1.50 pts
70Thayer County1.4+1 pts
71Cheyenne County1.4+0.2 pts
72Frontier County1.4+0.6 pts
72Keya Paha County1.4-1.5 pts
74Pierce County1.3-0.1 pts
75Dundy County1.2-5.7 pts
76Cedar County1.1-0.2 pts
77Greeley County1.1+0.3 pts
78Boone County10 pts
79Valley County1+0.2 pts
80Nance County1+0.3 pts
81Cherry County0.9-0.3 pts
82Nuckolls County0.9-0.2 pts
83Richardson County0.9+0.5 pts
84Cass County0.8-0.2 pts
85Blaine County0.8+0.2 pts
86Saunders County0.8-0 pts
87Pawnee County0.6-1.2 pts
88Hitchcock County0.5+0.2 pts
89Grant County0.5+0.2 pts
90Garden County0.4-0 pts
91McPherson County0.2+0.2 pts
92Garfield County00 pts
92Hooker County0-0.6 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/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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Colfax County, with 38.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Hooker County, with 0% in 2022.

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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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