Counties in Nebraska by population speaking Spanish at home

Colfax County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 93 counties in 2023, at 39.3%. Garfield County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 3% and the figure for Nebraska was 8.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest39.3Colfax County
Median393 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 8.1 %Antelope County: 3.1 %Arthur County: 5.3 %Banner County: 5.2 %Blaine County: 0 %Boone County: 1.8 %Box Butte County: 4 %Boyd County: 4.5 %Brown County: 3.7 %Buffalo County: 6.5 %Burt County: 1.8 %Butler County: 5 %Cass County: 1.3 %Cedar County: 1.9 %Chase County: 11 %Cherry County: 2 %Cheyenne County: 1.4 %Clay County: 4.1 %Colfax County: 39.3 %Cuming County: 9.5 %Custer County: 2.5 %Dakota County: 31 %Dawes County: 1.6 %Dawson County: 30.5 %Deuel County: 3.4 %Dixon County: 12.2 %Dodge County: 13.3 %Douglas County: 9.9 %Dundy County: 2.2 %Fillmore County: 1.5 %Franklin County: 1.7 %Frontier County: 1.4 %Furnas County: 3.8 %Gage County: 1.8 %Garden County: 1.2 %Garfield County: 0 %Gosper County: 2.5 %Grant County: 0.6 %Greeley County: 1.1 %Hall County: 23.8 %Hamilton County: 2.1 %Harlan County: 1.6 %Hayes County: 6.6 %Hitchcock County: 0.7 %Holt County: 3.9 %Hooker County: 0.9 %Howard County: 2.2 %Jefferson County: 3.8 %Johnson County: 8.7 %Kearney County: 4.7 %Keith County: 4.1 %Keya Paha County: 2.7 %Kimball County: 2.8 %Knox County: 1.6 %Lancaster County: 4.7 %Lincoln County: 3.1 %Logan County: 2.1 %Loup County: 7.1 %McPherson County: 0.7 %Madison County: 10.5 %Merrick County: 3.2 %Morrill County: 6.2 %Nance County: 1.1 %Nemaha County: 2.9 %Nuckolls County: 1.5 %Otoe County: 6.8 %Pawnee County: 0.4 %Perkins County: 2.6 %Phelps County: 4.1 %Pierce County: 1.3 %Platte County: 17.5 %Polk County: 4 %Red Willow County: 4.1 %Richardson County: 0.8 %Rock County: 0.9 %Saline County: 23.4 %Sarpy County: 5.6 %Saunders County: 0.9 %Scotts Bluff County: 10.4 %Seward County: 1.7 %Sheridan County: 2 %Sherman County: 1 %Sioux County: 3 %Stanton County: 4.7 %Thayer County: 1.5 %Thomas County: 4.1 %Thurston County: 1.1 %Valley County: 1.6 %Washington County: 2.6 %Wayne County: 7.7 %Webster County: 1.8 %Wheeler County: 3 %York County: 3.5 %
  • Under 1.3
  • 1.3 to 1.8
  • 1.8 to 3
  • 3 to 4.1
  • 4.1 to 7.5
  • 7.5 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Colfax County: 39.3 %Colfax County39.3Dakota County: 31 %Dakota County31Dawson County: 30.5 %Dawson County30.5Hall County: 23.8 %Hall County23.8Saline County: 23.4 %Saline County23.4Platte County: 17.5 %Platte County17.5Dodge County: 13.3 %Dodge County13.3Dixon County: 12.2 %Dixon County12.2Chase County: 11 %Chase County11Madison County: 10.5 %Madison County10.5Scotts Bluff County: 10.4 %Scotts Bluff County10.4Douglas County: 9.9 %Douglas County9.9Cuming County: 9.5 %Cuming County9.5Johnson County: 8.7 %Johnson County8.7Adams County: 8.1 %Adams County8.1Wayne County: 7.7 %Wayne County7.7Loup County: 7.1 %Loup County7.1Otoe County: 6.8 %Otoe County6.8Hayes County: 6.6 %Hayes County6.6Buffalo County: 6.5 %Buffalo County6.5Morrill County: 6.2 %Morrill County6.2Sarpy County: 5.6 %Sarpy County5.6Arthur County: 5.3 %Arthur County5.3Banner County: 5.2 %Banner County5.2Butler County: 5 %Butler County5Kearney County: 4.7 %Kearney County4.7Lancaster County: 4.7 %Lancaster County4.7Stanton County: 4.7 %Stanton County4.7Boyd County: 4.5 %Boyd County4.5Phelps County: 4.1 %Phelps County4.1Clay County: 4.1 %Clay County4.1Thomas County: 4.1 %Thomas County4.1Red Willow County: 4.1 %Red Willow County4.1Keith County: 4.1 %Keith County4.1Polk County: 4 %Polk County4Box Butte County: 4 %Box Butte County4Holt County: 3.9 %Holt County3.9Jefferson County: 3.8 %Jefferson County3.8Furnas County: 3.8 %Furnas County3.8Brown County: 3.7 %Brown County3.7Colfax County: 39.3 %Colfax County39.3Dakota County: 31 %Dakota County31Dawson County: 30.5 %Dawson County30.5Hall County: 23.8 %Hall County23.8Saline County: 23.4 %Saline County23.4Platte County: 17.5 %Platte County17.5Dodge County: 13.3 %Dodge County13.3Dixon County: 12.2 %Dixon County12.2Chase County: 11 %Chase County11Madison County: 10.5 %Madison County10.5Scotts Bluff County: 10.4 %Scotts Bluff County10.4Douglas County: 9.9 %Douglas County9.9Cuming County: 9.5 %Cuming County9.5Johnson County: 8.7 %Johnson County8.7Adams County: 8.1 %Adams County8.1Wayne County: 7.7 %Wayne County7.7Loup County: 7.1 %Loup County7.1Otoe County: 6.8 %Otoe County6.8Hayes County: 6.6 %Hayes County6.6Buffalo County: 6.5 %Buffalo County6.5Morrill County: 6.2 %Morrill County6.2Sarpy County: 5.6 %Sarpy County5.6Arthur County: 5.3 %Arthur County5.3Banner County: 5.2 %Banner County5.2Butler County: 5 %Butler County5Kearney County: 4.7 %Kearney County4.7Lancaster County: 4.7 %Lancaster County4.7Stanton County: 4.7 %Stanton County4.7Boyd County: 4.5 %Boyd County4.5Phelps County: 4.1 %Phelps County4.1Clay County: 4.1 %Clay County4.1Thomas County: 4.1 %Thomas County4.1Red Willow County: 4.1 %Red Willow County4.1Keith County: 4.1 %Keith County4.1Polk County: 4 %Polk County4Box Butte County: 4 %Box Butte County4Holt County: 3.9 %Holt County3.9Jefferson County: 3.8 %Jefferson County3.8Furnas County: 3.8 %Furnas County3.8Brown County: 3.7 %Brown County3.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Colfax County39.3+0.4 pts
2Dakota County31+0.3 pts
3Dawson County30.5+3.5 pts
4Hall County23.8+2.2 pts
5Saline County23.4+0.6 pts
6Platte County17.5+0.9 pts
7Dodge County13.3+1.4 pts
8Dixon County12.2-0.2 pts
9Chase County11+0.2 pts
10Madison County10.5-1.1 pts
11Scotts Bluff County10.4-1.4 pts
12Douglas County9.9+0.6 pts
13Cuming County9.5+1.6 pts
14Johnson County8.7+1.4 pts
15Adams County8.1+0.2 pts
16Wayne County7.7+2.3 pts
17Loup County7.1+0.4 pts
18Otoe County6.8-0.1 pts
19Hayes County6.6-1.4 pts
20Buffalo County6.5+0.4 pts
21Morrill County6.2+0.2 pts
22Sarpy County5.6+0.5 pts
23Arthur County5.3-0.2 pts
24Banner County5.2-0.9 pts
25Butler County5+0.5 pts
26Kearney County4.7+0.2 pts
27Lancaster County4.7+0.3 pts
28Stanton County4.7-0.3 pts
29Boyd County4.5+0.5 pts
30Phelps County4.1+0.7 pts
31Clay County4.1-0.7 pts
32Thomas County4.1+0.5 pts
33Red Willow County4.1+0.7 pts
34Keith County4.1+1.6 pts
35Polk County4-1.3 pts
36Box Butte County4-0.1 pts
37Holt County3.9+0.1 pts
38Jefferson County3.8+0.9 pts
39Furnas County3.8-0.6 pts
40Brown County3.7+1.5 pts
41York County3.5+1.3 pts
42Deuel County3.4+0.4 pts
43Merrick County3.2-0.2 pts
44Lincoln County3.1-0.6 pts
45Antelope County3.1+0.1 pts
46Sioux County3-0.6 pts
47Wheeler County3+1.4 pts
48Nemaha County2.9-0.1 pts
49Kimball County2.8+0.5 pts
50Keya Paha County2.7+1.3 pts
51Perkins County2.6-1.4 pts
52Washington County2.6+0.1 pts
53Custer County2.5-0.1 pts
54Gosper County2.5-0.4 pts
55Howard County2.2-0.5 pts
56Dundy County2.2+1 pts
57Logan County2.1+0.5 pts
58Hamilton County2.1+0.1 pts
59Cherry County2+1.1 pts
60Sheridan County2+0.4 pts
61Cedar County1.9+0.8 pts
62Boone County1.8+0.8 pts
63Burt County1.8-0.4 pts
64Gage County1.80 pts
65Webster County1.8-0.1 pts
66Franklin County1.7-0.2 pts
67Seward County1.7-0.1 pts
68Knox County1.6-1.3 pts
69Harlan County1.6-0.8 pts
70Dawes County1.6-0.5 pts
71Valley County1.6+0.5 pts
72Nuckolls County1.5+0.6 pts
72Thayer County1.5+0.1 pts
74Fillmore County1.5-0.6 pts
75Cheyenne County1.40 pts
75Frontier County1.40 pts
77Pierce County1.30 pts
78Cass County1.3+0.4 pts
79Garden County1.2+0.9 pts
80Greeley County1.1+0.1 pts
81Nance County1.1+0.1 pts
82Thurston County1.1-0.7 pts
83Sherman County1-0.5 pts
84Saunders County0.9+0.1 pts
85Rock County0.9-0.8 pts
86Hooker County0.9+0.8 pts
87Richardson County0.8-0 pts
88Hitchcock County0.7+0.2 pts
89McPherson County0.7+0.4 pts
90Grant County0.6+0.1 pts
91Pawnee County0.4-0.2 pts
92Blaine County0-0.8 pts
92Garfield County00 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/nebraska-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/nebraska-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/nebraska-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Colfax County, with 39.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Garfield County, with 0% in 2023.

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