Counties in Pennsylvania by population speaking Spanish at home

Lehigh County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 67 counties in 2023, at 18.7%. Jefferson County had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 1.4% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 5.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.7Lehigh County
Median1.467 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 4.7 %Allegheny County: 1.8 %Armstrong County: 0.5 %Beaver County: 1.2 %Bedford County: 0.7 %Berks County: 16.8 %Blair County: 0.7 %Bradford County: 1.1 %Bucks County: 3.8 %Butler County: 1.2 %Cambria County: 1.1 %Cameron County: 1 %Carbon County: 3.5 %Centre County: 2.3 %Chester County: 5.2 %Clarion County: 0.7 %Clearfield County: 1.7 %Clinton County: 0.8 %Columbia County: 0.9 %Crawford County: 0.6 %Cumberland County: 2.5 %Dauphin County: 6.1 %Delaware County: 3.1 %Elk County: 0.6 %Erie County: 2.1 %Fayette County: 1 %Forest County: 3.6 %Franklin County: 5 %Fulton County: 0.4 %Greene County: 0.9 %Huntingdon County: 1.5 %Indiana County: 0.9 %Jefferson County: 0.3 %Juniata County: 3.4 %Lackawanna County: 5.5 %Lancaster County: 6.6 %Lawrence County: 1.4 %Lebanon County: 9.1 %Lehigh County: 18.7 %Luzerne County: 12 %Lycoming County: 1 %McKean County: 1.1 %Mercer County: 0.7 %Mifflin County: 1 %Monroe County: 9.4 %Montgomery County: 4 %Montour County: 1.8 %Northampton County: 9.1 %Northumberland County: 1.8 %Perry County: 1.4 %Philadelphia County: 10.8 %Pike County: 7.6 %Potter County: 0.5 %Schuylkill County: 4 %Snyder County: 1.4 %Somerset County: 0.8 %Sullivan County: 1.6 %Susquehanna County: 1.1 %Tioga County: 0.7 %Union County: 3.5 %Venango County: 0.6 %Warren County: 1 %Washington County: 1.3 %Wayne County: 2.6 %Westmoreland County: 0.8 %Wyoming County: 1.1 %York County: 5.6 %
  • Under 0.7
  • 0.7 to 1
  • 1 to 1.4
  • 1.4 to 3.1
  • 3.1 to 5.5
  • 5.5 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

Lehigh County: 18.7 %Lehigh County18.7Berks County: 16.8 %Berks County16.8Luzerne County: 12 %Luzerne County12Philadelphia County: 10.8 %Philadelphia County10.8Monroe County: 9.4 %Monroe County9.4Northampton County: 9.1 %Northampton County9.1Lebanon County: 9.1 %Lebanon County9.1Pike County: 7.6 %Pike County7.6Lancaster County: 6.6 %Lancaster County6.6Dauphin County: 6.1 %Dauphin County6.1York County: 5.6 %York County5.6Lackawanna County: 5.5 %Lackawanna County5.5Chester County: 5.2 %Chester County5.2Franklin County: 5 %Franklin County5Adams County: 4.7 %Adams County4.7Montgomery County: 4 %Montgomery County4Schuylkill County: 4 %Schuylkill County4Bucks County: 3.8 %Bucks County3.8Forest County: 3.6 %Forest County3.6Carbon County: 3.5 %Carbon County3.5Union County: 3.5 %Union County3.5Juniata County: 3.4 %Juniata County3.4Delaware County: 3.1 %Delaware County3.1Wayne County: 2.6 %Wayne County2.6Cumberland County: 2.5 %Cumberland County2.5Centre County: 2.3 %Centre County2.3Erie County: 2.1 %Erie County2.1Montour County: 1.8 %Montour County1.8Northumberland County: 1.8 %Northumberland County1.8Allegheny County: 1.8 %Allegheny County1.8Clearfield County: 1.7 %Clearfield County1.7Sullivan County: 1.6 %Sullivan County1.6Huntingdon County: 1.5 %Huntingdon County1.5Lawrence County: 1.4 %Lawrence County1.4Snyder County: 1.4 %Snyder County1.4Perry County: 1.4 %Perry County1.4Washington County: 1.3 %Washington County1.3Butler County: 1.2 %Butler County1.2Beaver County: 1.2 %Beaver County1.2Cambria County: 1.1 %Cambria County1.1Lehigh County: 18.7 %Lehigh County18.7Berks County: 16.8 %Berks County16.8Luzerne County: 12 %Luzerne County12Philadelphia County: 10.8 %Philadelphia County10.8Monroe County: 9.4 %Monroe County9.4Northampton County: 9.1 %Northampton County9.1Lebanon County: 9.1 %Lebanon County9.1Pike County: 7.6 %Pike County7.6Lancaster County: 6.6 %Lancaster County6.6Dauphin County: 6.1 %Dauphin County6.1York County: 5.6 %York County5.6Lackawanna County: 5.5 %Lackawanna County5.5Chester County: 5.2 %Chester County5.2Franklin County: 5 %Franklin County5Adams County: 4.7 %Adams County4.7Montgomery County: 4 %Montgomery County4Schuylkill County: 4 %Schuylkill County4Bucks County: 3.8 %Bucks County3.8Forest County: 3.6 %Forest County3.6Carbon County: 3.5 %Carbon County3.5Union County: 3.5 %Union County3.5Juniata County: 3.4 %Juniata County3.4Delaware County: 3.1 %Delaware County3.1Wayne County: 2.6 %Wayne County2.6Cumberland County: 2.5 %Cumberland County2.5Centre County: 2.3 %Centre County2.3Erie County: 2.1 %Erie County2.1Montour County: 1.8 %Montour County1.8Northumberland County: 1.8 %Northumberland County1.8Allegheny County: 1.8 %Allegheny County1.8Clearfield County: 1.7 %Clearfield County1.7Sullivan County: 1.6 %Sullivan County1.6Huntingdon County: 1.5 %Huntingdon County1.5Lawrence County: 1.4 %Lawrence County1.4Snyder County: 1.4 %Snyder County1.4Perry County: 1.4 %Perry County1.4Washington County: 1.3 %Washington County1.3Butler County: 1.2 %Butler County1.2Beaver County: 1.2 %Beaver County1.2Cambria County: 1.1 %Cambria County1.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Lehigh County18.7+0.2 pts
2Berks County16.8+0.7 pts
3Luzerne County12+0.7 pts
4Philadelphia County10.8-0.4 pts
5Monroe County9.4-0.1 pts
6Northampton County9.1+0.2 pts
7Lebanon County9.1+0.1 pts
8Pike County7.6+0.7 pts
9Lancaster County6.6+0.1 pts
10Dauphin County6.1+0.3 pts
11York County5.6+0.3 pts
12Lackawanna County5.5-0.1 pts
13Chester County5.2+0.4 pts
14Franklin County5+0.4 pts
15Adams County4.7-0.1 pts
16Montgomery County4+0.3 pts
17Schuylkill County4+0.4 pts
18Bucks County3.8+0.3 pts
19Forest County3.6-0.6 pts
20Carbon County3.5-0 pts
21Union County3.5-0.4 pts
22Juniata County3.4-0.3 pts
23Delaware County3.1+0.4 pts
24Wayne County2.6+0.1 pts
25Cumberland County2.5+0.1 pts
26Centre County2.3+0.2 pts
27Erie County2.1-0.1 pts
28Montour County1.8+0.1 pts
29Northumberland County1.8+0.1 pts
30Allegheny County1.8+0.2 pts
31Clearfield County1.7+0.1 pts
32Sullivan County1.6-0 pts
33Huntingdon County1.5-0.1 pts
34Lawrence County1.4+0.3 pts
35Snyder County1.4-0.1 pts
36Perry County1.4-0.1 pts
37Washington County1.3+0.1 pts
38Butler County1.2+0.1 pts
39Beaver County1.2+0.1 pts
40Cambria County1.10 pts
40McKean County1.1-0.3 pts
42Bradford County1.10 pts
42Susquehanna County1.1+0.2 pts
44Wyoming County1.1-0.2 pts
45Cameron County1-1.1 pts
46Lycoming County1-0.2 pts
47Fayette County1-0.1 pts
48Warren County10 pts
49Mifflin County1-0.1 pts
50Greene County0.9-0 pts
51Columbia County0.9-0 pts
51Indiana County0.9+0.2 pts
53Westmoreland County0.8+0.1 pts
54Somerset County0.8-0 pts
55Clinton County0.80 pts
56Mercer County0.7-0.1 pts
57Bedford County0.7-0.1 pts
58Clarion County0.7-0 pts
58Tioga County0.7+0.1 pts
60Blair County0.7+0.1 pts
61Venango County0.6-0 pts
62Crawford County0.6+0.1 pts
63Elk County0.6+0.2 pts
64Potter County0.5-0 pts
65Armstrong County0.5-0 pts
66Fulton County0.4-0.1 pts
67Jefferson County0.3-0.1 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/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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Lehigh County, with 18.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Jefferson County, with 0.3% in 2023.

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