Counties in North Dakota by population speaking Spanish at home

Walsh County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 53 counties in 2023, at 7.3%. Steele County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.3% and the figure for North Dakota was 2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7.3Walsh County
Median1.353 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 4 %Barnes County: 0.7 %Benson County: 1.1 %Billings County: 0.3 %Bottineau County: 1.7 %Bowman County: 2.5 %Burke County: 1.5 %Burleigh County: 1.4 %Cass County: 1.4 %Cavalier County: 1.5 %Dickey County: 2 %Divide County: 0 %Dunn County: 2.7 %Eddy County: 0.4 %Emmons County: 0.6 %Foster County: 0.3 %Golden Valley County: 0.5 %Grand Forks County: 1.9 %Grant County: 1.5 %Griggs County: 0.1 %Hettinger County: 1.3 %Kidder County: 1.3 %LaMoure County: 1 %Logan County: 1.9 %McHenry County: 0.4 %McIntosh County: 2.2 %McKenzie County: 4.9 %McLean County: 0.9 %Mercer County: 1.1 %Morton County: 3 %Mountrail County: 6.5 %Nelson County: 1.2 %Oliver County: 0 %Pembina County: 1.5 %Pierce County: 0.3 %Ramsey County: 0.4 %Ransom County: 1.1 %Renville County: 0 %Richland County: 1 %Rolette County: 0.9 %Sargent County: 2.5 %Sheridan County: 0 %Sioux County: 0.4 %Slope County: 1 %Stark County: 3.7 %Steele County: 0 %Stutsman County: 1.3 %Towner County: 2.2 %Traill County: 2 %Walsh County: 7.3 %Ward County: 2.2 %Wells County: 0.9 %Williams County: 5.6 %
  • Under 0.3
  • 0.3 to 0.9
  • 0.9 to 1.3
  • 1.3 to 1.6
  • 1.6 to 2.5
  • 2.5 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Walsh County: 7.3 %Walsh County7.3Mountrail County: 6.5 %Mountrail County6.5Williams County: 5.6 %Williams County5.6McKenzie County: 4.9 %McKenzie County4.9Adams County: 4 %Adams County4Stark County: 3.7 %Stark County3.7Morton County: 3 %Morton County3Dunn County: 2.7 %Dunn County2.7Sargent County: 2.5 %Sargent County2.5Bowman County: 2.5 %Bowman County2.5Ward County: 2.2 %Ward County2.2McIntosh County: 2.2 %McIntosh County2.2Towner County: 2.2 %Towner County2.2Traill County: 2 %Traill County2Dickey County: 2 %Dickey County2Grand Forks County: 1.9 %Grand Forks County1.9Logan County: 1.9 %Logan County1.9Bottineau County: 1.7 %Bottineau County1.7Cavalier County: 1.5 %Cavalier County1.5Grant County: 1.5 %Grant County1.5Pembina County: 1.5 %Pembina County1.5Burke County: 1.5 %Burke County1.5Burleigh County: 1.4 %Burleigh County1.4Cass County: 1.4 %Cass County1.4Kidder County: 1.3 %Kidder County1.3Hettinger County: 1.3 %Hettinger County1.3Stutsman County: 1.3 %Stutsman County1.3Nelson County: 1.2 %Nelson County1.2Benson County: 1.1 %Benson County1.1Ransom County: 1.1 %Ransom County1.1Mercer County: 1.1 %Mercer County1.1LaMoure County: 1 %LaMoure County1Slope County: 1 %Slope County1Richland County: 1 %Richland County1McLean County: 0.9 %McLean County0.9Rolette County: 0.9 %Rolette County0.9Wells County: 0.9 %Wells County0.9Barnes County: 0.7 %Barnes County0.7Emmons County: 0.6 %Emmons County0.6Golden Valley County: 0.5 %Golden Valley County0.5Eddy County: 0.4 %Eddy County0.4McHenry County: 0.4 %McHenry County0.4Ramsey County: 0.4 %Ramsey County0.4Sioux County: 0.4 %Sioux County0.4Billings County: 0.3 %Billings County0.3Foster County: 0.3 %Foster County0.3Pierce County: 0.3 %Pierce County0.3Griggs County: 0.1 %Griggs County0.1Divide County: 0 %Divide County0Oliver County: 0 %Oliver County0Renville County: 0 %Renville County0Sheridan County: 0 %Sheridan County0Steele County: 0 %Steele County0Walsh County: 7.3 %Walsh County7.3Mountrail County: 6.5 %Mountrail County6.5Williams County: 5.6 %Williams County5.6McKenzie County: 4.9 %McKenzie County4.9Adams County: 4 %Adams County4Stark County: 3.7 %Stark County3.7Morton County: 3 %Morton County3Dunn County: 2.7 %Dunn County2.7Sargent County: 2.5 %Sargent County2.5Bowman County: 2.5 %Bowman County2.5Ward County: 2.2 %Ward County2.2McIntosh County: 2.2 %McIntosh County2.2Towner County: 2.2 %Towner County2.2Traill County: 2 %Traill County2Dickey County: 2 %Dickey County2Grand Forks County: 1.9 %Grand Forks County1.9Logan County: 1.9 %Logan County1.9Bottineau County: 1.7 %Bottineau County1.7Cavalier County: 1.5 %Cavalier County1.5Grant County: 1.5 %Grant County1.5Pembina County: 1.5 %Pembina County1.5Burke County: 1.5 %Burke County1.5Burleigh County: 1.4 %Burleigh County1.4Cass County: 1.4 %Cass County1.4Kidder County: 1.3 %Kidder County1.3Hettinger County: 1.3 %Hettinger County1.3Stutsman County: 1.3 %Stutsman County1.3Nelson County: 1.2 %Nelson County1.2Benson County: 1.1 %Benson County1.1Ransom County: 1.1 %Ransom County1.1Mercer County: 1.1 %Mercer County1.1LaMoure County: 1 %LaMoure County1Slope County: 1 %Slope County1Richland County: 1 %Richland County1McLean County: 0.9 %McLean County0.9Rolette County: 0.9 %Rolette County0.9Wells County: 0.9 %Wells County0.9Barnes County: 0.7 %Barnes County0.7Emmons County: 0.6 %Emmons County0.6Golden Valley County: 0.5 %Golden Valley County0.5Eddy County: 0.4 %Eddy County0.4McHenry County: 0.4 %McHenry County0.4Ramsey County: 0.4 %Ramsey County0.4Sioux County: 0.4 %Sioux County0.4Billings County: 0.3 %Billings County0.3Foster County: 0.3 %Foster County0.3Pierce County: 0.3 %Pierce County0.3Griggs County: 0.1 %Griggs County0.1Divide County: 0 %Divide County0Oliver County: 0 %Oliver County0Renville County: 0 %Renville County0Sheridan County: 0 %Sheridan County0Steele County: 0 %Steele County0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Walsh County7.3+1.2 pts
2Mountrail County6.5+0.4 pts
3Williams County5.6+0.6 pts
4McKenzie County4.9-2.7 pts
5Adams County4+0.2 pts
6Stark County3.7+0.6 pts
7Morton County3+0.4 pts
8Dunn County2.7-2.7 pts
9Sargent County2.5+0.6 pts
10Bowman County2.5-0.1 pts
11Ward County2.2-0 pts
12McIntosh County2.2+0.1 pts
13Towner County2.2-1 pts
14Traill County2+0.1 pts
15Dickey County2-1 pts
16Grand Forks County1.9-0 pts
17Logan County1.9+0.6 pts
18Bottineau County1.7-0.3 pts
19Cavalier County1.50 pts
19Grant County1.5+0.3 pts
21Pembina County1.5+0.4 pts
22Burke County1.5-0.5 pts
23Burleigh County1.4-0.1 pts
24Cass County1.4+0.1 pts
25Kidder County1.3-0.6 pts
26Hettinger County1.3+0.2 pts
27Stutsman County1.3-0.3 pts
28Nelson County1.2-0.7 pts
29Benson County1.1-0.1 pts
29Ransom County1.1+0.5 pts
31Mercer County1.10 pts
32LaMoure County1+0.5 pts
33Slope County1+0.5 pts
34Richland County10 pts
35McLean County0.90 pts
36Rolette County0.9-0.3 pts
37Wells County0.9+0.1 pts
38Barnes County0.7+0.1 pts
39Emmons County0.6+0.2 pts
40Golden Valley County0.5-0.2 pts
41Eddy County0.4-0.2 pts
42McHenry County0.4-0.1 pts
43Ramsey County0.4-0.3 pts
43Sioux County0.4+0.1 pts
45Billings County0.3-0.2 pts
46Foster County0.3-0.3 pts
47Pierce County0.3-0.3 pts
48Griggs County0.1+0.1 pts
49Divide County00 pts
49Oliver County00 pts
49Renville County0-0.2 pts
49Sheridan County0-0.1 pts
49Steele 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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Walsh County, with 7.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Steele County, with 0% in 2023.

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