Counties in New York by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024

Bronx County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 62 counties in 2024, at 45.1%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 2.6% and the figure for New York was 14.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest45.1Bronx County
Median2.662 counties
New York14.8History

Map of counties, 2024

Albany County: 4 %Allegany County: 1.2 %Bronx County: 45.1 %Broome County: 2.1 %Cattaraugus County: 1.1 %Cayuga County: 1.9 %Chautauqua County: 5.3 %Chemung County: 1.9 %Chenango County: 1.8 %Clinton County: 1.8 %Columbia County: 4 %Cortland County: 1.3 %Delaware County: 2.3 %Dutchess County: 9.3 %Erie County: 3.2 %Essex County: 1.8 %Franklin County: 1.7 %Fulton County: 1.7 %Genesee County: 2.6 %Greene County: 3.1 %Hamilton County: 0.8 %Herkimer County: 1.3 %Jefferson County: 3.8 %Kings County: 14.4 %Lewis County: 1.2 %Livingston County: 2.4 %Madison County: 1.2 %Monroe County: 5.8 %Montgomery County: 6.6 %Nassau County: 13.8 %New York County: 19.2 %Niagara County: 2.3 %Oneida County: 3.7 %Onondaga County: 3.2 %Ontario County: 2.9 %Orange County: 15.1 %Orleans County: 4 %Oswego County: 1.6 %Otsego County: 2.1 %Putnam County: 13.3 %Queens County: 23.3 %Rensselaer County: 2.9 %Richmond County: 11 %Rockland County: 15.2 %St. Lawrence County: 1.4 %Saratoga County: 1.7 %Schenectady County: 3.9 %Schoharie County: 2.1 %Schuyler County: 1.5 %Seneca County: 2.7 %Steuben County: 1 %Suffolk County: 16.1 %Sullivan County: 12.9 %Tioga County: 1.1 %Tompkins County: 4 %Ulster County: 7.1 %Warren County: 1.1 %Washington County: 2 %Wayne County: 3 %Westchester County: 21.2 %Wyoming County: 1.7 %Yates County: 1.5 %
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  • 1.4 to 1.8
  • 1.8 to 2.6
  • 2.6 to 3.9
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  • 13 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Bronx County: 45.1 %Bronx County45.1Queens County: 23.3 %Queens County23.3Westchester County: 21.2 %Westchester County21.2New York County: 19.2 %New York County19.2Suffolk County: 16.1 %Suffolk County16.1Rockland County: 15.2 %Rockland County15.2Orange County: 15.1 %Orange County15.1Kings County: 14.4 %Kings County14.4Nassau County: 13.8 %Nassau County13.8Putnam County: 13.3 %Putnam County13.3Sullivan County: 12.9 %Sullivan County12.9Richmond County: 11 %Richmond County11Dutchess County: 9.3 %Dutchess County9.3Ulster County: 7.1 %Ulster County7.1Montgomery County: 6.6 %Montgomery County6.6Monroe County: 5.8 %Monroe County5.8Chautauqua County: 5.3 %Chautauqua County5.3Orleans County: 4 %Orleans County4Tompkins County: 4 %Tompkins County4Columbia County: 4 %Columbia County4Albany County: 4 %Albany County4Schenectady County: 3.9 %Schenectady County3.9Jefferson County: 3.8 %Jefferson County3.8Oneida County: 3.7 %Oneida County3.7Erie County: 3.2 %Erie County3.2Onondaga County: 3.2 %Onondaga County3.2Greene County: 3.1 %Greene County3.1Wayne County: 3 %Wayne County3Ontario County: 2.9 %Ontario County2.9Rensselaer County: 2.9 %Rensselaer County2.9Seneca County: 2.7 %Seneca County2.7Genesee County: 2.6 %Genesee County2.6Livingston County: 2.4 %Livingston County2.4Delaware County: 2.3 %Delaware County2.3Niagara County: 2.3 %Niagara County2.3Broome County: 2.1 %Broome County2.1Schoharie County: 2.1 %Schoharie County2.1Otsego County: 2.1 %Otsego County2.1Washington County: 2 %Washington County2Cayuga County: 1.9 %Cayuga County1.9Bronx County: 45.1 %Bronx County45.1Queens County: 23.3 %Queens County23.3Westchester County: 21.2 %Westchester County21.2New York County: 19.2 %New York County19.2Suffolk County: 16.1 %Suffolk County16.1Rockland County: 15.2 %Rockland County15.2Orange County: 15.1 %Orange County15.1Kings County: 14.4 %Kings County14.4Nassau County: 13.8 %Nassau County13.8Putnam County: 13.3 %Putnam County13.3Sullivan County: 12.9 %Sullivan County12.9Richmond County: 11 %Richmond County11Dutchess County: 9.3 %Dutchess County9.3Ulster County: 7.1 %Ulster County7.1Montgomery County: 6.6 %Montgomery County6.6Monroe County: 5.8 %Monroe County5.8Chautauqua County: 5.3 %Chautauqua County5.3Orleans County: 4 %Orleans County4Tompkins County: 4 %Tompkins County4Columbia County: 4 %Columbia County4Albany County: 4 %Albany County4Schenectady County: 3.9 %Schenectady County3.9Jefferson County: 3.8 %Jefferson County3.8Oneida County: 3.7 %Oneida County3.7Erie County: 3.2 %Erie County3.2Onondaga County: 3.2 %Onondaga County3.2Greene County: 3.1 %Greene County3.1Wayne County: 3 %Wayne County3Ontario County: 2.9 %Ontario County2.9Rensselaer County: 2.9 %Rensselaer County2.9Seneca County: 2.7 %Seneca County2.7Genesee County: 2.6 %Genesee County2.6Livingston County: 2.4 %Livingston County2.4Delaware County: 2.3 %Delaware County2.3Niagara County: 2.3 %Niagara County2.3Broome County: 2.1 %Broome County2.1Schoharie County: 2.1 %Schoharie County2.1Otsego County: 2.1 %Otsego County2.1Washington County: 2 %Washington County2Cayuga County: 1.9 %Cayuga County1.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Bronx County45.1-0.2 pts
2Queens County23.3+0.1 pts
3Westchester County21.2+0.4 pts
4New York County19.2-0.3 pts
5Suffolk County16.1+0.4 pts
6Rockland County15.2+0.2 pts
7Orange County15.1+0.4 pts
8Kings County14.4-0.1 pts
9Nassau County13.8+0.2 pts
10Putnam County13.3+0.7 pts
11Sullivan County12.9+1.3 pts
12Richmond County11+0.3 pts
13Dutchess County9.3+0.2 pts
14Ulster County7.1+0.2 pts
15Montgomery County6.6-0.3 pts
16Monroe County5.8-0 pts
17Chautauqua County5.3-0.1 pts
18Orleans County4+0.8 pts
19Tompkins County4+0.6 pts
20Columbia County4+0.4 pts
21Albany County4+0.4 pts
22Schenectady County3.9+0.1 pts
23Jefferson County3.8-0.2 pts
24Oneida County3.7-0.2 pts
25Erie County3.2-0.2 pts
26Onondaga County3.2-0 pts
27Greene County3.10 pts
28Wayne County3+0.4 pts
29Ontario County2.9-0.1 pts
29Rensselaer County2.9+0.1 pts
31Seneca County2.7+0.1 pts
32Genesee County2.60 pts
33Livingston County2.4-0 pts
34Delaware County2.3-0.5 pts
35Niagara County2.3+0.3 pts
36Broome County2.10 pts
37Schoharie County2.10 pts
38Otsego County2.1-0 pts
39Washington County20 pts
40Cayuga County1.9-0.1 pts
41Chemung County1.90 pts
42Chenango County1.8-0.1 pts
43Clinton County1.8-0.1 pts
44Essex County1.8-0.1 pts
45Saratoga County1.7+0.1 pts
45Wyoming County1.7-0.1 pts
47Franklin County1.7+0.3 pts
48Fulton County1.7+0.3 pts
49Oswego County1.60 pts
50Yates County1.5-0.1 pts
51Schuyler County1.5+0.4 pts
52St. Lawrence County1.4+0.1 pts
53Cortland County1.3-0.1 pts
54Herkimer County1.3+0.1 pts
55Lewis County1.2-0.2 pts
56Madison County1.2-0 pts
57Allegany County1.2-0.1 pts
58Cattaraugus County1.1+0.2 pts
59Tioga County1.1+0.2 pts
60Warren County1.1-0.1 pts
61Steuben County1+0.1 pts
62Hamilton County0.8-0.2 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 New York by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 New York by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/new-york-counties. 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 New York by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/new-york-counties.

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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 New York by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/new-york-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Bronx County, with 45.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hamilton County, with 0.8% in 2024.

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