Counties in Pennsylvania by population speaking Spanish at home

Lehigh County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 67 counties in 2022, at 18.5%. Elk County had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 1.6% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 5.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.5Lehigh County
Lowest0.4Elk County
Median1.667 counties
Pennsylvania5.3History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 4.7 %Allegheny County: 1.6 %Armstrong County: 0.6 %Beaver County: 1.1 %Bedford County: 0.8 %Berks County: 16.1 %Blair County: 0.6 %Bradford County: 1.1 %Bucks County: 3.5 %Butler County: 1.1 %Cambria County: 1.1 %Cameron County: 2.1 %Carbon County: 3.6 %Centre County: 2.2 %Chester County: 4.8 %Clarion County: 0.7 %Clearfield County: 1.7 %Clinton County: 0.8 %Columbia County: 0.9 %Crawford County: 0.5 %Cumberland County: 2.4 %Dauphin County: 5.9 %Delaware County: 2.8 %Elk County: 0.4 %Erie County: 2.3 %Fayette County: 1.1 %Forest County: 4.3 %Franklin County: 4.6 %Fulton County: 0.5 %Greene County: 0.9 %Huntingdon County: 1.6 %Indiana County: 0.7 %Jefferson County: 0.4 %Juniata County: 3.8 %Lackawanna County: 5.5 %Lancaster County: 6.6 %Lawrence County: 1.1 %Lebanon County: 9 %Lehigh County: 18.5 %Luzerne County: 11.3 %Lycoming County: 1.2 %McKean County: 1.4 %Mercer County: 0.8 %Mifflin County: 1 %Monroe County: 9.4 %Montgomery County: 3.7 %Montour County: 1.8 %Northampton County: 8.9 %Northumberland County: 1.7 %Perry County: 1.4 %Philadelphia County: 11.2 %Pike County: 6.9 %Potter County: 0.6 %Schuylkill County: 3.6 %Snyder County: 1.5 %Somerset County: 0.8 %Sullivan County: 1.6 %Susquehanna County: 0.9 %Tioga County: 0.6 %Union County: 3.9 %Venango County: 0.7 %Warren County: 1 %Washington County: 1.2 %Wayne County: 2.5 %Westmoreland County: 0.7 %Wyoming County: 1.3 %York County: 5.3 %
  • Under 0.7
  • 0.7 to 1.1
  • 1.1 to 1.6
  • 1.6 to 2.8
  • 2.8 to 5.3
  • 5.3 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Lehigh County: 18.5 %Lehigh County18.5Berks County: 16.1 %Berks County16.1Luzerne County: 11.3 %Luzerne County11.3Philadelphia County: 11.2 %Philadelphia County11.2Monroe County: 9.4 %Monroe County9.4Lebanon County: 9 %Lebanon County9Northampton County: 8.9 %Northampton County8.9Pike County: 6.9 %Pike County6.9Lancaster County: 6.6 %Lancaster County6.6Dauphin County: 5.9 %Dauphin County5.9Lackawanna County: 5.5 %Lackawanna County5.5York County: 5.3 %York County5.3Chester County: 4.8 %Chester County4.8Adams County: 4.7 %Adams County4.7Franklin County: 4.6 %Franklin County4.6Forest County: 4.3 %Forest County4.3Union County: 3.9 %Union County3.9Juniata County: 3.8 %Juniata County3.8Montgomery County: 3.7 %Montgomery County3.7Schuylkill County: 3.6 %Schuylkill County3.6Carbon County: 3.6 %Carbon County3.6Bucks County: 3.5 %Bucks County3.5Delaware County: 2.8 %Delaware County2.8Wayne County: 2.5 %Wayne County2.5Cumberland County: 2.4 %Cumberland County2.4Erie County: 2.3 %Erie County2.3Centre County: 2.2 %Centre County2.2Cameron County: 2.1 %Cameron County2.1Montour County: 1.8 %Montour County1.8Northumberland County: 1.7 %Northumberland County1.7Clearfield County: 1.7 %Clearfield County1.7Sullivan County: 1.6 %Sullivan County1.6Huntingdon County: 1.6 %Huntingdon County1.6Allegheny County: 1.6 %Allegheny County1.6Snyder County: 1.5 %Snyder County1.5Perry County: 1.4 %Perry County1.4McKean County: 1.4 %McKean County1.4Wyoming County: 1.3 %Wyoming County1.3Lycoming County: 1.2 %Lycoming County1.2Washington County: 1.2 %Washington County1.2Lehigh County: 18.5 %Lehigh County18.5Berks County: 16.1 %Berks County16.1Luzerne County: 11.3 %Luzerne County11.3Philadelphia County: 11.2 %Philadelphia County11.2Monroe County: 9.4 %Monroe County9.4Lebanon County: 9 %Lebanon County9Northampton County: 8.9 %Northampton County8.9Pike County: 6.9 %Pike County6.9Lancaster County: 6.6 %Lancaster County6.6Dauphin County: 5.9 %Dauphin County5.9Lackawanna County: 5.5 %Lackawanna County5.5York County: 5.3 %York County5.3Chester County: 4.8 %Chester County4.8Adams County: 4.7 %Adams County4.7Franklin County: 4.6 %Franklin County4.6Forest County: 4.3 %Forest County4.3Union County: 3.9 %Union County3.9Juniata County: 3.8 %Juniata County3.8Montgomery County: 3.7 %Montgomery County3.7Schuylkill County: 3.6 %Schuylkill County3.6Carbon County: 3.6 %Carbon County3.6Bucks County: 3.5 %Bucks County3.5Delaware County: 2.8 %Delaware County2.8Wayne County: 2.5 %Wayne County2.5Cumberland County: 2.4 %Cumberland County2.4Erie County: 2.3 %Erie County2.3Centre County: 2.2 %Centre County2.2Cameron County: 2.1 %Cameron County2.1Montour County: 1.8 %Montour County1.8Northumberland County: 1.7 %Northumberland County1.7Clearfield County: 1.7 %Clearfield County1.7Sullivan County: 1.6 %Sullivan County1.6Huntingdon County: 1.6 %Huntingdon County1.6Allegheny County: 1.6 %Allegheny County1.6Snyder County: 1.5 %Snyder County1.5Perry County: 1.4 %Perry County1.4McKean County: 1.4 %McKean County1.4Wyoming County: 1.3 %Wyoming County1.3Lycoming County: 1.2 %Lycoming County1.2Washington County: 1.2 %Washington County1.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Lehigh County18.5+0.2 pts
2Berks County16.1+0.5 pts
3Luzerne County11.3+0.8 pts
4Philadelphia County11.2+0.2 pts
5Monroe County9.4-0.3 pts
6Lebanon County9-0.3 pts
7Northampton County8.9+0.6 pts
8Pike County6.9+0.3 pts
9Lancaster County6.6-0.4 pts
10Dauphin County5.9+0.2 pts
11Lackawanna County5.5-0 pts
12York County5.3+0.2 pts
13Chester County4.8-0.3 pts
14Adams County4.7+0.1 pts
15Franklin County4.6-0.5 pts
16Forest County4.3+0.2 pts
17Union County3.9-0 pts
18Juniata County3.8-0.2 pts
19Montgomery County3.7+0.1 pts
20Schuylkill County3.6+0.2 pts
21Carbon County3.6+0.9 pts
22Bucks County3.5+0.1 pts
23Delaware County2.8-0 pts
24Wayne County2.5-0.2 pts
25Cumberland County2.4-0 pts
26Erie County2.30 pts
27Centre County2.2+0.2 pts
28Cameron County2.1+0.5 pts
29Montour County1.8-0.2 pts
30Northumberland County1.7+0.1 pts
31Clearfield County1.7-0.4 pts
32Sullivan County1.6+0.3 pts
33Huntingdon County1.6-0.2 pts
34Allegheny County1.6+0.1 pts
35Snyder County1.5+0.3 pts
36Perry County1.4-0.1 pts
37McKean County1.4-0.3 pts
38Wyoming County1.3+0.2 pts
39Lycoming County1.2+0.2 pts
40Washington County1.2-0 pts
41Bradford County1.1+0.1 pts
41Cambria County1.10 pts
41Lawrence County1.1+0.1 pts
44Beaver County1.1+0.1 pts
45Butler County1.10 pts
45Fayette County1.1-0.2 pts
47Mifflin County10 pts
48Warren County1+0.2 pts
49Greene County0.9-0.1 pts
50Columbia County0.9+0.1 pts
50Susquehanna County0.9+0.1 pts
52Mercer County0.8-0.1 pts
53Somerset County0.8-0.4 pts
54Bedford County0.80 pts
55Clinton County0.80 pts
56Indiana County0.7-0.1 pts
57Clarion County0.7+0.2 pts
57Westmoreland County0.70 pts
59Venango County0.70 pts
60Tioga County0.60 pts
61Blair County0.6+0.1 pts
62Armstrong County0.6-0.2 pts
62Potter County0.6+0.1 pts
64Crawford County0.5-0.1 pts
65Fulton County0.5-0.2 pts
66Jefferson County0.4-0 pts
67Elk County0.4+0.1 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lehigh County, with 18.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Elk County, with 0.4% in 2022.

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