Counties in Texas by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024
Starr County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 254 counties in 2024, at 91.1%. King County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 17.9% and the figure for Texas was 28.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2024
- Under 9.1
- 9.1 to 14
- 14 to 18
- 18 to 25
- 25 to 40
- 40 and over
Top 40 counties, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2024 (%) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starr County | 91.1 | -1.4 pts |
| 2 | Maverick County | 88.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 3 | Kenedy County | 86.9 | -1.6 pts |
| 4 | Webb County | 86 | -1.3 pts |
| 5 | Zapata County | 82.4 | -1.9 pts |
| 6 | Hidalgo County | 78.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 7 | Cameron County | 71.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 8 | Presidio County | 71.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 9 | Zavala County | 67.5 | -4.5 pts |
| 10 | El Paso County | 66.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 11 | Crockett County | 64.1 | +4.6 pts |
| 12 | Val Verde County | 62.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 13 | Hudspeth County | 62.7 | -1.5 pts |
| 14 | Reeves County | 61.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 15 | Willacy County | 60.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 16 | Crane County | 58.6 | +7.4 pts |
| 17 | Brooks County | 58.2 | -11 pts |
| 18 | Loving County | 57.6 | +29.8 pts |
| 19 | Dimmit County | 55.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 20 | Deaf Smith County | 54.7 | -1.8 pts |
| 21 | Parmer County | 54.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 22 | Culberson County | 53.7 | -10.5 pts |
| 23 | Jim Hogg County | 53.1 | -5.1 pts |
| 24 | Sutton County | 52.1 | +1.6 pts |
| 25 | Castro County | 51.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 26 | Yoakum County | 50.1 | +2.9 pts |
| 27 | Bailey County | 49.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 28 | Cochran County | 49.6 | +6.5 pts |
| 29 | Duval County | 49 | -2.1 pts |
| 30 | Uvalde County | 48.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 31 | Kinney County | 48 | +5.6 pts |
| 32 | La Salle County | 47.5 | -11.1 pts |
| 33 | Winkler County | 47.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 34 | Pecos County | 47 | -2 pts |
| 35 | Jim Wells County | 46.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 36 | Ochiltree County | 46.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 37 | Moore County | 46 | +2.4 pts |
| 38 | Ector County | 45 | +0.3 pts |
| 39 | Frio County | 44.9 | -6.4 pts |
| 40 | Reagan County | 43.3 | +2.6 pts |
| 41 | Lamb County | 42.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 42 | Andrews County | 40.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 43 | Atascosa County | 40.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 44 | Upton County | 39.3 | -1.9 pts |
| 45 | Floyd County | 38.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 46 | Sherman County | 38.6 | -1 pts |
| 47 | Terry County | 37.8 | +3.4 pts |
| 48 | Titus County | 37.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 49 | Ward County | 37.4 | +2.3 pts |
| 50 | Schleicher County | 36.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 51 | Dallam County | 36.3 | +1 pts |
| 52 | Edwards County | 36.2 | -2.3 pts |
| 53 | Hale County | 35.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 54 | Harris County | 35.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 55 | Garza County | 34.8 | -4.1 pts |
| 56 | Hansford County | 34.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 57 | Dallas County | 33.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 58 | Caldwell County | 33.4 | -1.6 pts |
| 59 | Bee County | 32.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 60 | Bexar County | 32.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 61 | Liberty County | 32.2 | +1.7 pts |
| 62 | Bastrop County | 32 | -0.6 pts |
| 63 | Kleberg County | 32 | -0.1 pts |
| 64 | Crosby County | 31.9 | -1.6 pts |
| 65 | Hemphill County | 31.5 | +1.5 pts |
| 66 | Dawson County | 30 | -1.9 pts |
| 67 | Nueces County | 30 | -0.2 pts |
| 68 | Martin County | 29.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 69 | Sterling County | 29.6 | +4 pts |
| 70 | Terrell County | 29.2 | -8.8 pts |
| 71 | Lipscomb County | 28.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 72 | Howard County | 28.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 73 | Midland County | 28.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 74 | San Patricio County | 28.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 75 | Brewster County | 27.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 76 | Live Oak County | 27.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 77 | McMullen County | 26.5 | +14.3 pts |
| 78 | Wharton County | 26.4 | +2.1 pts |
| 79 | Gonzales County | 26.3 | -1 pts |
| 80 | Hall County | 25.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 81 | Concho County | 25.5 | -3.2 pts |
| 82 | Waller County | 25.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 83 | Medina County | 25 | +0.4 pts |
| 84 | Matagorda County | 24.9 | -1 pts |
| 85 | Hockley County | 24.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 86 | Refugio County | 24.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 87 | Swisher County | 24 | -5.4 pts |
| 88 | Navarro County | 24 | -0.1 pts |
| 89 | Scurry County | 23.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 90 | Jeff Davis County | 23.9 | -3.4 pts |
| 91 | Potter County | 23.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 92 | Gaines County | 23.6 | +1 pts |
| 93 | McCulloch County | 23.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 94 | Karnes County | 23.1 | -1.9 pts |
| 95 | Calhoun County | 22.6 | -1.8 pts |
| 96 | Victoria County | 22.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 97 | Menard County | 22 | +0.1 pts |
| 98 | Hays County | 21.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 99 | Cottle County | 21.7 | +9 pts |
| 100 | Gray County | 21.7 | +1.8 pts |
| 101 | Wilson County | 21.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 102 | Briscoe County | 21.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 103 | Tom Green County | 21.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 104 | Knox County | 21.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 105 | Runnels County | 21.1 | -1.2 pts |
| 106 | Tarrant County | 21 | +0.1 pts |
| 107 | Mitchell County | 20.9 | +1.4 pts |
| 108 | Nolan County | 20.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 109 | Travis County | 20.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 110 | Montgomery County | 20.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 111 | Austin County | 20.2 | +1 pts |
| 112 | Cherokee County | 19.7 | -0 pts |
| 113 | Grimes County | 19.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 114 | Comanche County | 19.5 | -0 pts |
| 115 | Brazoria County | 19.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 116 | Lynn County | 19.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 117 | Irion County | 19.3 | -3.5 pts |
| 118 | Guadalupe County | 19.1 | 0 pts |
| 119 | Jefferson County | 18.9 | -0 pts |
| 120 | San Saba County | 18.8 | -2.5 pts |
| 121 | Wheeler County | 18.8 | +1.9 pts |
| 122 | Hartley County | 18.8 | -1.4 pts |
| 123 | Chambers County | 18.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 124 | Ellis County | 18.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 125 | Jackson County | 18.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 126 | Camp County | 18.3 | +1.6 pts |
| 127 | Kaufman County | 18 | +0.2 pts |
| 128 | Dickens County | 17.9 | -2.3 pts |
| 129 | Madison County | 17.7 | -1 pts |
| 130 | Glasscock County | 17.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 131 | Angelina County | 17.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 132 | Fort Bend County | 17.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 133 | Childress County | 17.3 | -3.9 pts |
| 134 | Colorado County | 17.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 134 | Lee County | 17.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 136 | McLennan County | 17.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 137 | Haskell County | 16.9 | -2.3 pts |
| 138 | Mason County | 16.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 139 | Limestone County | 16.7 | 0 pts |
| 140 | Kimble County | 16.7 | -3.9 pts |
| 141 | Milam County | 16.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 142 | Brazos County | 16.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 143 | Lubbock County | 16.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 144 | Stephens County | 16.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 145 | Galveston County | 16 | -0 pts |
| 145 | Smith County | 16 | +0.2 pts |
| 147 | Jones County | 15.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 148 | Fayette County | 15.9 | +1.4 pts |
| 149 | Hopkins County | 15.9 | +1.2 pts |
| 150 | Johnson County | 15.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 151 | Nacogdoches County | 15.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 152 | DeWitt County | 15.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 153 | San Jacinto County | 15.4 | -1.3 pts |
| 154 | Gregg County | 15.3 | 0 pts |
| 155 | Wilbarger County | 15.2 | -1.6 pts |
| 156 | Walker County | 15.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 157 | Wise County | 15.1 | 0 pts |
| 158 | Oldham County | 15 | +4.2 pts |
| 159 | Burnet County | 15 | +0.6 pts |
| 160 | Shelby County | 14.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 161 | Hunt County | 14.8 | +2.1 pts |
| 162 | Erath County | 14.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 163 | Burleson County | 14.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 164 | Brown County | 14.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 165 | Bell County | 14.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 166 | Hill County | 14.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 167 | Falls County | 14.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 168 | Somervell County | 14.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 169 | Williamson County | 14 | +0.1 pts |
| 169 | Young County | 14 | +0.7 pts |
| 171 | Gillespie County | 13.9 | +1.9 pts |
| 172 | Hutchinson County | 13.9 | -1.7 pts |
| 173 | Cooke County | 13.7 | 0 pts |
| 173 | Goliad County | 13.7 | -1.6 pts |
| 175 | Fisher County | 13.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 176 | Denton County | 13.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 177 | Rusk County | 13.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 178 | Mills County | 13.3 | +1.1 pts |
| 179 | Coleman County | 12.9 | -4 pts |
| 180 | Kerr County | 12.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 181 | Comal County | 12.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 182 | Bosque County | 12.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 183 | Real County | 12.7 | -2.2 pts |
| 184 | Bandera County | 12.7 | +1.1 pts |
| 185 | Taylor County | 12.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 186 | Collingsworth County | 12.3 | +2.3 pts |
| 187 | Eastland County | 12.2 | -0 pts |
| 188 | Kendall County | 12.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 189 | Leon County | 12 | +0.7 pts |
| 190 | Anderson County | 12 | -0.2 pts |
| 191 | Robertson County | 11.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 192 | Aransas County | 11.8 | -1.5 pts |
| 193 | Freestone County | 11.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 194 | Coryell County | 11.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 195 | Palo Pinto County | 10.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 196 | Franklin County | 10.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 197 | Randall County | 10.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 198 | Collin County | 10.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 199 | Washington County | 10.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 200 | Hardeman County | 10.6 | 0 pts |
| 201 | Grayson County | 10.5 | -0 pts |
| 202 | Fannin County | 10.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 203 | Polk County | 10.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 204 | Harrison County | 10 | +1.5 pts |
| 205 | Rockwall County | 9.9 | -1.2 pts |
| 206 | Jack County | 9.8 | -2.2 pts |
| 207 | Henderson County | 9.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 208 | Wichita County | 9.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 209 | Lavaca County | 9.6 | -1.5 pts |
| 210 | Kent County | 9.5 | +1.9 pts |
| 211 | Van Zandt County | 9.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 212 | Lampasas County | 9.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 213 | Panola County | 8.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 214 | Hamilton County | 8.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 215 | Morris County | 8.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 216 | Blanco County | 8.6 | +1.4 pts |
| 216 | Hood County | 8.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 218 | Houston County | 8.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 219 | San Augustine County | 8.4 | +1 pts |
| 220 | Baylor County | 8.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 221 | Llano County | 8.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 222 | Trinity County | 8 | +0.3 pts |
| 223 | Parker County | 7.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 224 | Montague County | 7.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 225 | Coke County | 7.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 226 | Motley County | 6.4 | -2.9 pts |
| 227 | Lamar County | 6.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 228 | Wood County | 6.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 229 | Archer County | 5.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 230 | Bowie County | 5.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 231 | Shackelford County | 5.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 232 | Upshur County | 5.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 233 | Orange County | 5.5 | 0 pts |
| 234 | Stonewall County | 5.4 | -2.9 pts |
| 235 | Tyler County | 5.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 236 | Donley County | 5.4 | +1.2 pts |
| 237 | Callahan County | 5.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 238 | Rains County | 5 | +1.4 pts |
| 239 | Foard County | 4.7 | +2 pts |
| 240 | Jasper County | 4.4 | 0 pts |
| 241 | Red River County | 4.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 242 | Armstrong County | 3.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 243 | Carson County | 3.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 244 | Hardin County | 3.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 245 | Clay County | 3.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 246 | Throckmorton County | 3.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 247 | Cass County | 2.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 248 | Delta County | 1.9 | -0 pts |
| 249 | Newton County | 1.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 250 | Borden County | 1.1 | -2.6 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/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 Texas 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 Texas 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/texas-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 Texas 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/texas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{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 Texas by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024}},
year = {2026},
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Questions
Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?
Starr County, with 91.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?
King County, with 0% in 2024.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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