Counties in New York by population speaking Spanish at home

Bronx County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 62 counties in 2023, at 45.3%. Steuben County had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 2.6% and the figure for New York was 14.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest45.3Bronx County
Median2.662 counties
New York14.7History

Map of counties, 2023

Albany County: 3.5 %Allegany County: 1.3 %Bronx County: 45.3 %Broome County: 2.1 %Cattaraugus County: 0.9 %Cayuga County: 2 %Chautauqua County: 5.4 %Chemung County: 1.8 %Chenango County: 1.9 %Clinton County: 1.9 %Columbia County: 3.6 %Cortland County: 1.4 %Delaware County: 2.8 %Dutchess County: 9.2 %Erie County: 3.4 %Essex County: 1.9 %Franklin County: 1.4 %Fulton County: 1.4 %Genesee County: 2.6 %Greene County: 3.1 %Hamilton County: 1 %Herkimer County: 1.2 %Jefferson County: 4 %Kings County: 14.5 %Lewis County: 1.4 %Livingston County: 2.5 %Madison County: 1.2 %Monroe County: 5.8 %Montgomery County: 6.9 %Nassau County: 13.6 %New York County: 19.5 %Niagara County: 2 %Oneida County: 3.9 %Onondaga County: 3.2 %Ontario County: 2.9 %Orange County: 14.7 %Orleans County: 3.2 %Oswego County: 1.6 %Otsego County: 2.1 %Putnam County: 12.6 %Queens County: 23.2 %Rensselaer County: 2.7 %Richmond County: 10.7 %Rockland County: 15 %St. Lawrence County: 1.3 %Saratoga County: 1.7 %Schenectady County: 3.8 %Schoharie County: 2.1 %Schuyler County: 1.1 %Seneca County: 2.6 %Steuben County: 0.8 %Suffolk County: 15.7 %Sullivan County: 11.6 %Tioga County: 0.9 %Tompkins County: 3.4 %Ulster County: 6.9 %Warren County: 1.2 %Washington County: 2 %Wayne County: 2.6 %Westchester County: 20.8 %Wyoming County: 1.8 %Yates County: 1.6 %
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  • 11 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

Bronx County: 45.3 %Bronx County45.3Queens County: 23.2 %Queens County23.2Westchester County: 20.8 %Westchester County20.8New York County: 19.5 %New York County19.5Suffolk County: 15.7 %Suffolk County15.7Rockland County: 15 %Rockland County15Orange County: 14.7 %Orange County14.7Kings County: 14.5 %Kings County14.5Nassau County: 13.6 %Nassau County13.6Putnam County: 12.6 %Putnam County12.6Sullivan County: 11.6 %Sullivan County11.6Richmond County: 10.7 %Richmond County10.7Dutchess County: 9.2 %Dutchess County9.2Montgomery County: 6.9 %Montgomery County6.9Ulster County: 6.9 %Ulster County6.9Monroe County: 5.8 %Monroe County5.8Chautauqua County: 5.4 %Chautauqua County5.4Jefferson County: 4 %Jefferson County4Oneida County: 3.9 %Oneida County3.9Schenectady County: 3.8 %Schenectady County3.8Columbia County: 3.6 %Columbia County3.6Albany County: 3.5 %Albany County3.5Tompkins County: 3.4 %Tompkins County3.4Erie County: 3.4 %Erie County3.4Onondaga County: 3.2 %Onondaga County3.2Orleans County: 3.2 %Orleans County3.2Greene County: 3.1 %Greene County3.1Ontario County: 2.9 %Ontario County2.9Delaware County: 2.8 %Delaware County2.8Rensselaer County: 2.7 %Rensselaer County2.7Wayne County: 2.6 %Wayne County2.6Genesee County: 2.6 %Genesee County2.6Seneca County: 2.6 %Seneca County2.6Livingston County: 2.5 %Livingston County2.5Broome County: 2.1 %Broome County2.1Schoharie County: 2.1 %Schoharie County2.1Otsego County: 2.1 %Otsego County2.1Cayuga County: 2 %Cayuga County2Niagara County: 2 %Niagara County2Washington County: 2 %Washington County2Bronx County: 45.3 %Bronx County45.3Queens County: 23.2 %Queens County23.2Westchester County: 20.8 %Westchester County20.8New York County: 19.5 %New York County19.5Suffolk County: 15.7 %Suffolk County15.7Rockland County: 15 %Rockland County15Orange County: 14.7 %Orange County14.7Kings County: 14.5 %Kings County14.5Nassau County: 13.6 %Nassau County13.6Putnam County: 12.6 %Putnam County12.6Sullivan County: 11.6 %Sullivan County11.6Richmond County: 10.7 %Richmond County10.7Dutchess County: 9.2 %Dutchess County9.2Montgomery County: 6.9 %Montgomery County6.9Ulster County: 6.9 %Ulster County6.9Monroe County: 5.8 %Monroe County5.8Chautauqua County: 5.4 %Chautauqua County5.4Jefferson County: 4 %Jefferson County4Oneida County: 3.9 %Oneida County3.9Schenectady County: 3.8 %Schenectady County3.8Columbia County: 3.6 %Columbia County3.6Albany County: 3.5 %Albany County3.5Tompkins County: 3.4 %Tompkins County3.4Erie County: 3.4 %Erie County3.4Onondaga County: 3.2 %Onondaga County3.2Orleans County: 3.2 %Orleans County3.2Greene County: 3.1 %Greene County3.1Ontario County: 2.9 %Ontario County2.9Delaware County: 2.8 %Delaware County2.8Rensselaer County: 2.7 %Rensselaer County2.7Wayne County: 2.6 %Wayne County2.6Genesee County: 2.6 %Genesee County2.6Seneca County: 2.6 %Seneca County2.6Livingston County: 2.5 %Livingston County2.5Broome County: 2.1 %Broome County2.1Schoharie County: 2.1 %Schoharie County2.1Otsego County: 2.1 %Otsego County2.1Cayuga County: 2 %Cayuga County2Niagara County: 2 %Niagara County2Washington County: 2 %Washington County2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Bronx County45.3-1.5 pts
2Queens County23.2-0.2 pts
3Westchester County20.8+0.5 pts
4New York County19.5-1.5 pts
5Suffolk County15.7+1.2 pts
6Rockland County15+1 pts
7Orange County14.7+1.1 pts
8Kings County14.5-0.1 pts
9Nassau County13.6+0.7 pts
10Putnam County12.6+0.9 pts
11Sullivan County11.6+1 pts
12Richmond County10.7+0.6 pts
13Dutchess County9.2+1 pts
14Montgomery County6.9-0.3 pts
15Ulster County6.9+0.6 pts
16Monroe County5.8-0.2 pts
17Chautauqua County5.4+0.5 pts
18Jefferson County4-0.3 pts
19Oneida County3.9+0.3 pts
20Schenectady County3.8+0.1 pts
21Columbia County3.6+0.5 pts
22Albany County3.5+0.2 pts
23Tompkins County3.4+0.8 pts
24Erie County3.40 pts
25Onondaga County3.2+0.3 pts
25Orleans County3.2-0.3 pts
27Greene County3.1+0.1 pts
28Ontario County2.9+0.1 pts
29Delaware County2.8-0.1 pts
30Rensselaer County2.7+0.3 pts
31Wayne County2.6+0.2 pts
32Genesee County2.6+0.4 pts
33Seneca County2.6+0.4 pts
34Livingston County2.5+0.2 pts
35Broome County2.1-0.2 pts
36Schoharie County2.1-0 pts
37Otsego County2.1-0 pts
38Cayuga County2+0.3 pts
39Niagara County2+0.2 pts
40Washington County2-0.2 pts
41Chenango County1.9-0.2 pts
42Essex County1.9-0.3 pts
43Clinton County1.9-0.2 pts
44Chemung County1.8-0 pts
45Wyoming County1.8-0.3 pts
46Saratoga County1.7+0.2 pts
47Yates County1.6-0.1 pts
48Oswego County1.6+0.1 pts
49Fulton County1.4-0.2 pts
50Franklin County1.4-0.4 pts
51Cortland County1.4+0.2 pts
52Lewis County1.4+0.5 pts
53St. Lawrence County1.30 pts
54Allegany County1.3+0.1 pts
55Madison County1.2+0.1 pts
55Warren County1.20 pts
57Herkimer County1.20 pts
58Schuyler County1.1-0.1 pts
59Hamilton County1+0.1 pts
60Cattaraugus County0.9-0.1 pts
61Tioga County0.9+0.1 pts
62Steuben 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/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 New York 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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Bronx County, with 45.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Steuben County, with 0.8% in 2023.

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