Counties in North Dakota by population speaking Spanish at home

McKenzie County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 53 counties in 2022, at 7.7%. Steele County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.2% and the figure for North Dakota was 2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7.7McKenzie County
Median1.253 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 3.8 %Barnes County: 0.6 %Benson County: 1.2 %Billings County: 0.5 %Bottineau County: 2 %Bowman County: 2.6 %Burke County: 1.9 %Burleigh County: 1.5 %Cass County: 1.3 %Cavalier County: 1.5 %Dickey County: 3 %Divide County: 0 %Dunn County: 5.4 %Eddy County: 0.6 %Emmons County: 0.5 %Foster County: 0.6 %Golden Valley County: 0.7 %Grand Forks County: 1.9 %Grant County: 1.2 %Griggs County: 0.1 %Hettinger County: 1 %Kidder County: 1.9 %LaMoure County: 0.6 %Logan County: 1.3 %McHenry County: 0.4 %McIntosh County: 2 %McKenzie County: 7.7 %McLean County: 0.9 %Mercer County: 1 %Morton County: 2.6 %Mountrail County: 6.1 %Nelson County: 1.8 %Oliver County: 0 %Pembina County: 1.1 %Pierce County: 0.5 %Ramsey County: 0.7 %Ransom County: 0.6 %Renville County: 0.2 %Richland County: 1 %Rolette County: 1.2 %Sargent County: 2 %Sheridan County: 0.1 %Sioux County: 0.3 %Slope County: 0.5 %Stark County: 3 %Steele County: 0 %Stutsman County: 1.5 %Towner County: 3.1 %Traill County: 1.9 %Walsh County: 6.1 %Ward County: 2.3 %Wells County: 0.8 %Williams County: 5.1 %
  • Under 0.5
  • 0.5 to 0.7
  • 0.7 to 1.2
  • 1.2 to 1.9
  • 1.9 to 2.7
  • 2.7 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

McKenzie County: 7.7 %McKenzie County7.7Walsh County: 6.1 %Walsh County6.1Mountrail County: 6.1 %Mountrail County6.1Dunn County: 5.4 %Dunn County5.4Williams County: 5.1 %Williams County5.1Adams County: 3.8 %Adams County3.8Towner County: 3.1 %Towner County3.1Stark County: 3 %Stark County3Dickey County: 3 %Dickey County3Morton County: 2.6 %Morton County2.6Bowman County: 2.6 %Bowman County2.6Ward County: 2.3 %Ward County2.3McIntosh County: 2 %McIntosh County2Bottineau County: 2 %Bottineau County2Sargent County: 2 %Sargent County2Burke County: 1.9 %Burke County1.9Grand Forks County: 1.9 %Grand Forks County1.9Traill County: 1.9 %Traill County1.9Kidder County: 1.9 %Kidder County1.9Nelson County: 1.8 %Nelson County1.8Stutsman County: 1.5 %Stutsman County1.5Burleigh County: 1.5 %Burleigh County1.5Cavalier County: 1.5 %Cavalier County1.5Logan County: 1.3 %Logan County1.3Cass County: 1.3 %Cass County1.3Rolette County: 1.2 %Rolette County1.2Benson County: 1.2 %Benson County1.2Grant County: 1.2 %Grant County1.2Pembina County: 1.1 %Pembina County1.1Mercer County: 1 %Mercer County1Hettinger County: 1 %Hettinger County1Richland County: 1 %Richland County1McLean County: 0.9 %McLean County0.9Wells County: 0.8 %Wells County0.8Golden Valley County: 0.7 %Golden Valley County0.7Ramsey County: 0.7 %Ramsey County0.7Ransom County: 0.6 %Ransom County0.6Barnes County: 0.6 %Barnes County0.6Eddy County: 0.6 %Eddy County0.6Foster County: 0.6 %Foster County0.6LaMoure County: 0.6 %LaMoure County0.6Pierce County: 0.5 %Pierce County0.5Billings County: 0.5 %Billings County0.5Slope County: 0.5 %Slope County0.5Emmons County: 0.5 %Emmons County0.5McHenry County: 0.4 %McHenry County0.4Sioux County: 0.3 %Sioux County0.3Renville County: 0.2 %Renville County0.2Griggs County: 0.1 %Griggs County0.1Sheridan County: 0.1 %Sheridan County0.1Divide County: 0 %Divide County0Oliver County: 0 %Oliver County0Steele County: 0 %Steele County0McKenzie County: 7.7 %McKenzie County7.7Walsh County: 6.1 %Walsh County6.1Mountrail County: 6.1 %Mountrail County6.1Dunn County: 5.4 %Dunn County5.4Williams County: 5.1 %Williams County5.1Adams County: 3.8 %Adams County3.8Towner County: 3.1 %Towner County3.1Stark County: 3 %Stark County3Dickey County: 3 %Dickey County3Morton County: 2.6 %Morton County2.6Bowman County: 2.6 %Bowman County2.6Ward County: 2.3 %Ward County2.3McIntosh County: 2 %McIntosh County2Bottineau County: 2 %Bottineau County2Sargent County: 2 %Sargent County2Burke County: 1.9 %Burke County1.9Grand Forks County: 1.9 %Grand Forks County1.9Traill County: 1.9 %Traill County1.9Kidder County: 1.9 %Kidder County1.9Nelson County: 1.8 %Nelson County1.8Stutsman County: 1.5 %Stutsman County1.5Burleigh County: 1.5 %Burleigh County1.5Cavalier County: 1.5 %Cavalier County1.5Logan County: 1.3 %Logan County1.3Cass County: 1.3 %Cass County1.3Rolette County: 1.2 %Rolette County1.2Benson County: 1.2 %Benson County1.2Grant County: 1.2 %Grant County1.2Pembina County: 1.1 %Pembina County1.1Mercer County: 1 %Mercer County1Hettinger County: 1 %Hettinger County1Richland County: 1 %Richland County1McLean County: 0.9 %McLean County0.9Wells County: 0.8 %Wells County0.8Golden Valley County: 0.7 %Golden Valley County0.7Ramsey County: 0.7 %Ramsey County0.7Ransom County: 0.6 %Ransom County0.6Barnes County: 0.6 %Barnes County0.6Eddy County: 0.6 %Eddy County0.6Foster County: 0.6 %Foster County0.6LaMoure County: 0.6 %LaMoure County0.6Pierce County: 0.5 %Pierce County0.5Billings County: 0.5 %Billings County0.5Slope County: 0.5 %Slope County0.5Emmons County: 0.5 %Emmons County0.5McHenry County: 0.4 %McHenry County0.4Sioux County: 0.3 %Sioux County0.3Renville County: 0.2 %Renville County0.2Griggs County: 0.1 %Griggs County0.1Sheridan County: 0.1 %Sheridan County0.1Divide 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1McKenzie County7.7-0.2 pts
2Walsh County6.10 pts
3Mountrail County6.1+1.1 pts
4Dunn County5.4+0.6 pts
5Williams County5.1-0.9 pts
6Adams County3.8+1.5 pts
7Towner County3.1+0.5 pts
8Stark County3+0.6 pts
9Dickey County3+0.4 pts
10Morton County2.6+0.9 pts
11Bowman County2.6-0.2 pts
12Ward County2.3+0.1 pts
13McIntosh County2-0.2 pts
14Bottineau County2-0.4 pts
15Sargent County2-0.1 pts
16Burke County1.9-0.3 pts
17Grand Forks County1.9+0.2 pts
17Traill County1.9+0.9 pts
19Kidder County1.9-0.2 pts
20Nelson County1.8+0.6 pts
21Stutsman County1.5-0 pts
22Burleigh County1.5+0.1 pts
22Cavalier County1.5+0.5 pts
24Logan County1.3-0.1 pts
25Cass County1.3-0 pts
26Rolette County1.2-0.1 pts
27Benson County1.2-0.5 pts
27Grant County1.2+0.6 pts
29Pembina County1.1+0.1 pts
30Mercer County1-1.2 pts
31Hettinger County1-0.7 pts
32Richland County1-0.4 pts
33McLean County0.9+0.2 pts
34Wells County0.8-0.6 pts
35Golden Valley County0.7+0.2 pts
36Ramsey County0.7-0.7 pts
37Ransom County0.6+0.3 pts
38Barnes County0.6-0 pts
39Eddy County0.6-0 pts
39Foster County0.6+0.2 pts
41LaMoure County0.6-0.1 pts
42Pierce County0.5-0 pts
43Billings County0.5-0.3 pts
44Slope County0.5-0.2 pts
45Emmons County0.5-0 pts
46McHenry County0.4-0.6 pts
47Sioux County0.3+0.1 pts
48Renville County0.2-0.1 pts
49Griggs County0.1-0.2 pts
50Sheridan County0.1-0.3 pts
51Divide County00 pts
51Oliver County00 pts
51Steele 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/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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

McKenzie County, with 7.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Steele County, with 0% in 2022.

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