Counties in Tennessee by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024

Bedford County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 95 counties in 2024, at 12.5%. Perry County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 2.2% and the figure for Tennessee was 5.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.5Bedford County
Lowest0.1Perry County
Median2.295 counties
Tennessee5.2History

Map of counties, 2024

Anderson County: 2.8 %Bedford County: 12.5 %Benton County: 1.6 %Bledsoe County: 1.8 %Blount County: 2.8 %Bradley County: 6 %Campbell County: 0.8 %Cannon County: 0.9 %Carroll County: 1.4 %Carter County: 1.5 %Cheatham County: 3.4 %Chester County: 2.1 %Claiborne County: 0.5 %Clay County: 0.7 %Cocke County: 1.6 %Coffee County: 3.9 %Crockett County: 8.8 %Cumberland County: 1.9 %Davidson County: 10.8 %Decatur County: 1.8 %DeKalb County: 4.4 %Dickson County: 2.8 %Dyer County: 1.6 %Fayette County: 3.2 %Fentress County: 1 %Franklin County: 2.4 %Gibson County: 2 %Giles County: 1.7 %Grainger County: 2.1 %Greene County: 2.9 %Grundy County: 0.3 %Hamblen County: 11.6 %Hamilton County: 5.9 %Hancock County: 1.1 %Hardeman County: 1.7 %Hardin County: 1.4 %Hawkins County: 1.4 %Haywood County: 3.1 %Henderson County: 1 %Henry County: 1.6 %Hickman County: 2 %Houston County: 1.1 %Humphreys County: 2.2 %Jackson County: 1 %Jefferson County: 2.9 %Johnson County: 3.8 %Knox County: 4.5 %Lake County: 2.7 %Lauderdale County: 2.2 %Lawrence County: 1 %Lewis County: 0.5 %Lincoln County: 1.6 %Loudon County: 7.3 %McMinn County: 2.3 %McNairy County: 0.8 %Macon County: 3.9 %Madison County: 3.6 %Marion County: 1.3 %Marshall County: 6 %Maury County: 4.8 %Meigs County: 0.5 %Monroe County: 3.6 %Montgomery County: 5.8 %Moore County: 0.8 %Morgan County: 2.4 %Obion County: 4.5 %Overton County: 1.3 %Perry County: 0.1 %Pickett County: 4.7 %Polk County: 1.1 %Putnam County: 5.4 %Rhea County: 3.6 %Roane County: 1 %Robertson County: 8 %Rutherford County: 9.5 %Scott County: 0.1 %Sequatchie County: 3 %Sevier County: 7.4 %Shelby County: 6.9 %Smith County: 2.1 %Stewart County: 2.4 %Sullivan County: 1.5 %Sumner County: 4.9 %Tipton County: 1.8 %Trousdale County: 5.9 %Unicoi County: 5.1 %Union County: 1.5 %Van Buren County: 1.7 %Warren County: 6.1 %Washington County: 2.9 %Wayne County: 2.7 %Weakley County: 1.9 %White County: 2 %Williamson County: 3.9 %Wilson County: 4.1 %
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  • 1.1 to 1.6
  • 1.6 to 2.2
  • 2.2 to 3.4
  • 3.4 to 5.2
  • 5.2 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Bedford County: 12.5 %Bedford County12.5Hamblen County: 11.6 %Hamblen County11.6Davidson County: 10.8 %Davidson County10.8Rutherford County: 9.5 %Rutherford County9.5Crockett County: 8.8 %Crockett County8.8Robertson County: 8 %Robertson County8Sevier County: 7.4 %Sevier County7.4Loudon County: 7.3 %Loudon County7.3Shelby County: 6.9 %Shelby County6.9Warren County: 6.1 %Warren County6.1Marshall County: 6 %Marshall County6Bradley County: 6 %Bradley County6Trousdale County: 5.9 %Trousdale County5.9Hamilton County: 5.9 %Hamilton County5.9Montgomery County: 5.8 %Montgomery County5.8Putnam County: 5.4 %Putnam County5.4Unicoi County: 5.1 %Unicoi County5.1Sumner County: 4.9 %Sumner County4.9Maury County: 4.8 %Maury County4.8Pickett County: 4.7 %Pickett County4.7Obion County: 4.5 %Obion County4.5Knox County: 4.5 %Knox County4.5DeKalb County: 4.4 %DeKalb County4.4Wilson County: 4.1 %Wilson County4.1Coffee County: 3.9 %Coffee County3.9Macon County: 3.9 %Macon County3.9Williamson County: 3.9 %Williamson County3.9Johnson County: 3.8 %Johnson County3.8Madison County: 3.6 %Madison County3.6Monroe County: 3.6 %Monroe County3.6Rhea County: 3.6 %Rhea County3.6Cheatham County: 3.4 %Cheatham County3.4Fayette County: 3.2 %Fayette County3.2Haywood County: 3.1 %Haywood County3.1Sequatchie County: 3 %Sequatchie County3Jefferson County: 2.9 %Jefferson County2.9Washington County: 2.9 %Washington County2.9Greene County: 2.9 %Greene County2.9Dickson County: 2.8 %Dickson County2.8Anderson County: 2.8 %Anderson County2.8Bedford County: 12.5 %Bedford County12.5Hamblen County: 11.6 %Hamblen County11.6Davidson County: 10.8 %Davidson County10.8Rutherford County: 9.5 %Rutherford County9.5Crockett County: 8.8 %Crockett County8.8Robertson County: 8 %Robertson County8Sevier County: 7.4 %Sevier County7.4Loudon County: 7.3 %Loudon County7.3Shelby County: 6.9 %Shelby County6.9Warren County: 6.1 %Warren County6.1Marshall County: 6 %Marshall County6Bradley County: 6 %Bradley County6Trousdale County: 5.9 %Trousdale County5.9Hamilton County: 5.9 %Hamilton County5.9Montgomery County: 5.8 %Montgomery County5.8Putnam County: 5.4 %Putnam County5.4Unicoi County: 5.1 %Unicoi County5.1Sumner County: 4.9 %Sumner County4.9Maury County: 4.8 %Maury County4.8Pickett County: 4.7 %Pickett County4.7Obion County: 4.5 %Obion County4.5Knox County: 4.5 %Knox County4.5DeKalb County: 4.4 %DeKalb County4.4Wilson County: 4.1 %Wilson County4.1Coffee County: 3.9 %Coffee County3.9Macon County: 3.9 %Macon County3.9Williamson County: 3.9 %Williamson County3.9Johnson County: 3.8 %Johnson County3.8Madison County: 3.6 %Madison County3.6Monroe County: 3.6 %Monroe County3.6Rhea County: 3.6 %Rhea County3.6Cheatham County: 3.4 %Cheatham County3.4Fayette County: 3.2 %Fayette County3.2Haywood County: 3.1 %Haywood County3.1Sequatchie County: 3 %Sequatchie County3Jefferson County: 2.9 %Jefferson County2.9Washington County: 2.9 %Washington County2.9Greene County: 2.9 %Greene County2.9Dickson County: 2.8 %Dickson County2.8Anderson County: 2.8 %Anderson County2.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Bedford County12.5+1.5 pts
2Hamblen County11.6+0.4 pts
3Davidson County10.8+0.1 pts
4Rutherford County9.5+0.4 pts
5Crockett County8.8+0.7 pts
6Robertson County8+0.5 pts
7Sevier County7.4+0.3 pts
8Loudon County7.3+0.9 pts
9Shelby County6.9+0.2 pts
10Warren County6.1-0 pts
11Marshall County6-0.2 pts
12Bradley County6+0.4 pts
13Trousdale County5.9+0.7 pts
14Hamilton County5.90 pts
15Montgomery County5.8-0 pts
16Putnam County5.4+0.8 pts
17Unicoi County5.1+0.3 pts
18Sumner County4.9+0.4 pts
19Maury County4.8+0.6 pts
20Pickett County4.7+0.1 pts
21Obion County4.5+0.5 pts
22Knox County4.5+0.4 pts
23DeKalb County4.4-0.1 pts
24Wilson County4.1-0.2 pts
25Coffee County3.9+0.3 pts
26Macon County3.9+0.1 pts
27Williamson County3.9-0.1 pts
28Johnson County3.8+0.3 pts
29Madison County3.6-0.1 pts
30Monroe County3.6+0.4 pts
31Rhea County3.60 pts
32Cheatham County3.4+0.1 pts
33Fayette County3.2+0.5 pts
34Haywood County3.10 pts
35Sequatchie County3+0.4 pts
36Jefferson County2.9-0.1 pts
37Washington County2.90 pts
38Greene County2.9+0.1 pts
39Dickson County2.8+0.8 pts
40Anderson County2.8-0.1 pts
41Blount County2.8-0.1 pts
42Wayne County2.7+0.6 pts
43Lake County2.7+0.1 pts
44Franklin County2.4+0.2 pts
45Stewart County2.4+0.7 pts
46Morgan County2.4+0.8 pts
47McMinn County2.3-0.4 pts
48Lauderdale County2.2+0.3 pts
49Humphreys County2.2+0.7 pts
50Smith County2.1+0.1 pts
51Chester County2.1+0.1 pts
51Grainger County2.1+0.1 pts
53Gibson County2-0.1 pts
54Hickman County2+0.7 pts
55White County2+0.2 pts
56Cumberland County1.9+0.4 pts
57Weakley County1.9+0.1 pts
58Decatur County1.8+0.7 pts
59Bledsoe County1.8+0.2 pts
60Tipton County1.8+0.1 pts
61Hardeman County1.7-0.1 pts
62Giles County1.7-0.3 pts
63Van Buren County1.7+0.8 pts
64Dyer County1.6+0.1 pts
65Benton County1.6+1 pts
66Lincoln County1.6-0.2 pts
67Cocke County1.6-0.2 pts
68Henry County1.6+0.1 pts
69Sullivan County1.50 pts
70Union County1.5+0.2 pts
71Carter County1.5-0 pts
72Hardin County1.4+0.1 pts
73Hawkins County1.4+0.3 pts
74Carroll County1.4-0.9 pts
75Marion County1.3+0.2 pts
76Overton County1.3+0.4 pts
77Houston County1.1+0.4 pts
78Hancock County1.1+0.5 pts
78Polk County1.1+0.1 pts
80Roane County1-0 pts
81Jackson County1-0.1 pts
82Henderson County1+0.2 pts
83Lawrence County1-0.5 pts
84Fentress County10 pts
85Cannon County0.9-0.8 pts
86McNairy County0.8-0.4 pts
87Campbell County0.8+0.2 pts
88Moore County0.8-0 pts
89Clay County0.7-1.9 pts
90Claiborne County0.5-0 pts
91Lewis County0.5-0.7 pts
92Meigs County0.5-0.1 pts
93Grundy County0.3+0.2 pts
94Scott County0.1-0.1 pts
95Perry County0.1-0.7 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.

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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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Tennessee by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Tennessee by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/tennessee-counties. 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 Tennessee by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/tennessee-counties.

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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 Tennessee by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/tennessee-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Bedford County, with 12.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Perry County, with 0.1% in 2024.

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