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Counties in North Dakota by population speaking Spanish at home

McKenzie County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 53 counties in 2021, at 7.8%. Steele County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.3% and the figure for North Dakota was 1.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7.8McKenzie County
Lowest0Steele County
Median1.353 counties
North Dakota1.9History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 2.3 %Barnes County: 0.6 %Benson County: 1.7 %Billings County: 0.8 %Bottineau County: 2.4 %Bowman County: 2.8 %Burke County: 2.2 %Burleigh County: 1.4 %Cass County: 1.3 %Cavalier County: 1 %Dickey County: 2.6 %Divide County: 0 %Dunn County: 4.8 %Eddy County: 0.6 %Emmons County: 0.5 %Foster County: 0.3 %Golden Valley County: 0.5 %Grand Forks County: 1.7 %Grant County: 0.6 %Griggs County: 0.3 %Hettinger County: 1.8 %Kidder County: 2.1 %LaMoure County: 0.6 %Logan County: 1.4 %McHenry County: 1 %McIntosh County: 2.2 %McKenzie County: 7.8 %McLean County: 0.7 %Mercer County: 2.2 %Morton County: 1.7 %Mountrail County: 4.9 %Nelson County: 1.3 %Oliver County: 0 %Pembina County: 1 %Pierce County: 0.6 %Ramsey County: 1.3 %Ransom County: 0.4 %Renville County: 0.3 %Richland County: 1.3 %Rolette County: 1.3 %Sargent County: 2.1 %Sheridan County: 0.4 %Sioux County: 0.2 %Slope County: 0.7 %Stark County: 2.5 %Steele County: 0 %Stutsman County: 1.6 %Towner County: 2.6 %Traill County: 1 %Walsh County: 6.1 %Ward County: 2.1 %Wells County: 1.4 %Williams County: 5.9 %
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  • 2.4 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

McKenzie County: 7.8 %McKenzie County7.8Walsh County: 6.1 %Walsh County6.1Williams County: 5.9 %Williams County5.9Mountrail County: 4.9 %Mountrail County4.9Dunn County: 4.8 %Dunn County4.8Bowman County: 2.8 %Bowman County2.8Dickey County: 2.6 %Dickey County2.6Towner County: 2.6 %Towner County2.6Stark County: 2.5 %Stark County2.5Bottineau County: 2.4 %Bottineau County2.4Adams County: 2.3 %Adams County2.3Mercer County: 2.2 %Mercer County2.2McIntosh County: 2.2 %McIntosh County2.2Burke County: 2.2 %Burke County2.2Ward County: 2.1 %Ward County2.1Kidder County: 2.1 %Kidder County2.1Sargent County: 2.1 %Sargent County2.1Hettinger County: 1.8 %Hettinger County1.8Morton County: 1.7 %Morton County1.7Benson County: 1.7 %Benson County1.7Grand Forks County: 1.7 %Grand Forks County1.7Stutsman County: 1.6 %Stutsman County1.6Logan County: 1.4 %Logan County1.4Burleigh County: 1.4 %Burleigh County1.4Wells County: 1.4 %Wells County1.4Rolette County: 1.3 %Rolette County1.3Richland County: 1.3 %Richland County1.3Ramsey County: 1.3 %Ramsey County1.3Cass County: 1.3 %Cass County1.3Nelson County: 1.3 %Nelson County1.3Cavalier County: 1 %Cavalier County1Traill County: 1 %Traill County1McHenry County: 1 %McHenry County1Pembina County: 1 %Pembina County1Billings County: 0.8 %Billings County0.8McLean County: 0.7 %McLean County0.7Slope County: 0.7 %Slope County0.7Barnes County: 0.6 %Barnes County0.6Eddy County: 0.6 %Eddy County0.6LaMoure County: 0.6 %LaMoure County0.6Grant County: 0.6 %Grant County0.6Pierce County: 0.6 %Pierce County0.6Golden Valley County: 0.5 %Golden Valley County0.5Emmons County: 0.5 %Emmons County0.5Sheridan County: 0.4 %Sheridan County0.4Ransom County: 0.4 %Ransom County0.4Foster County: 0.3 %Foster County0.3Griggs County: 0.3 %Griggs County0.3Renville County: 0.3 %Renville County0.3Sioux County: 0.2 %Sioux County0.2Divide County: 0 %Divide County0Oliver County: 0 %Oliver County0Steele County: 0 %Steele County0McKenzie County: 7.8 %McKenzie County7.8Walsh County: 6.1 %Walsh County6.1Williams County: 5.9 %Williams County5.9Mountrail County: 4.9 %Mountrail County4.9Dunn County: 4.8 %Dunn County4.8Bowman County: 2.8 %Bowman County2.8Dickey County: 2.6 %Dickey County2.6Towner County: 2.6 %Towner County2.6Stark County: 2.5 %Stark County2.5Bottineau County: 2.4 %Bottineau County2.4Adams County: 2.3 %Adams County2.3Mercer County: 2.2 %Mercer County2.2McIntosh County: 2.2 %McIntosh County2.2Burke County: 2.2 %Burke County2.2Ward County: 2.1 %Ward County2.1Kidder County: 2.1 %Kidder County2.1Sargent County: 2.1 %Sargent County2.1Hettinger County: 1.8 %Hettinger County1.8Morton County: 1.7 %Morton County1.7Benson County: 1.7 %Benson County1.7Grand Forks County: 1.7 %Grand Forks County1.7Stutsman County: 1.6 %Stutsman County1.6Logan County: 1.4 %Logan County1.4Burleigh County: 1.4 %Burleigh County1.4Wells County: 1.4 %Wells County1.4Rolette County: 1.3 %Rolette County1.3Richland County: 1.3 %Richland County1.3Ramsey County: 1.3 %Ramsey County1.3Cass County: 1.3 %Cass County1.3Nelson County: 1.3 %Nelson County1.3Cavalier County: 1 %Cavalier County1Traill County: 1 %Traill County1McHenry County: 1 %McHenry County1Pembina County: 1 %Pembina County1Billings County: 0.8 %Billings County0.8McLean County: 0.7 %McLean County0.7Slope County: 0.7 %Slope County0.7Barnes County: 0.6 %Barnes County0.6Eddy County: 0.6 %Eddy County0.6LaMoure County: 0.6 %LaMoure County0.6Grant County: 0.6 %Grant County0.6Pierce County: 0.6 %Pierce County0.6Golden Valley County: 0.5 %Golden Valley County0.5Emmons County: 0.5 %Emmons County0.5Sheridan County: 0.4 %Sheridan County0.4Ransom County: 0.4 %Ransom County0.4Foster County: 0.3 %Foster County0.3Griggs County: 0.3 %Griggs County0.3Renville County: 0.3 %Renville County0.3Sioux County: 0.2 %Sioux County0.2Divide County: 0 %Divide County0Oliver County: 0 %Oliver County0Steele County: 0 %Steele County0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1McKenzie County7.8
2Walsh County6.1
3Williams County5.9
4Mountrail County4.9
5Dunn County4.8
6Bowman County2.8
7Dickey County2.6
8Towner County2.6
9Stark County2.5
10Bottineau County2.4
11Adams County2.3
12Mercer County2.2
13McIntosh County2.2
14Burke County2.2
15Ward County2.1
16Kidder County2.1
17Sargent County2.1
18Hettinger County1.8
19Morton County1.7
20Benson County1.7
21Grand Forks County1.7
22Stutsman County1.6
23Logan County1.4
24Burleigh County1.4
25Wells County1.4
26Rolette County1.3
27Richland County1.3
28Ramsey County1.3
29Cass County1.3
30Nelson County1.3
31Cavalier County1
32Traill County1
33McHenry County1
34Pembina County1
35Billings County0.8
36McLean County0.7
37Slope County0.7
38Barnes County0.6
38Eddy County0.6
40LaMoure County0.6
41Grant County0.6
42Pierce County0.6
43Golden Valley County0.5
44Emmons County0.5
45Sheridan County0.4
46Ransom County0.4
47Foster County0.3
48Griggs County0.3
49Renville County0.3
50Sioux County0.2
51Divide County0
51Oliver County0
51Steele 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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

McKenzie County, with 7.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Steele 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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