US counties by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024
Starr County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 3144 counties in 2024, at 91.1%. Wheatland County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.9% and the figure for the United States was 13.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2024
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 | Santa Cruz County | 77.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 8 | Imperial County | 74 | +0.3 pts |
| 9 | Cameron County | 71.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 10 | Presidio County | 71.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 11 | Zavala County | 67.5 | -4.5 pts |
| 12 | Miami-Dade County | 66.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 13 | El Paso County | 66.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 14 | Crockett County | 64.1 | +4.6 pts |
| 15 | Val Verde County | 62.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 16 | Hudspeth County | 62.7 | -1.5 pts |
| 17 | Reeves County | 61.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 18 | Willacy County | 60.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 19 | Crane County | 58.6 | +7.4 pts |
| 20 | Brooks County | 58.2 | -11 pts |
| 21 | Loving County | 57.6 | +29.8 pts |
| 22 | Seward County | 56.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 23 | Dimmit County | 55.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 24 | Deaf Smith County | 54.7 | -1.8 pts |
| 25 | Parmer County | 54.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 26 | Culberson County | 53.7 | -10.5 pts |
| 27 | Yuma County | 53.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 28 | Jim Hogg County | 53.1 | -5.1 pts |
| 29 | Sutton County | 52.1 | +1.6 pts |
| 30 | Castro County | 51.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 31 | Colusa County | 51.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 32 | Adams County | 51.2 | +2.5 pts |
| 33 | Luna County | 50.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 34 | Yoakum County | 50.1 | +2.9 pts |
| 35 | Monterey County | 49.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 36 | Bailey County | 49.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 37 | Cochran County | 49.6 | +6.5 pts |
| 38 | Hendry County | 49.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 39 | Duval County | 49 | -2.1 pts |
| 40 | Uvalde County | 48.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 41 | Kinney County | 48 | +5.6 pts |
| 42 | La Salle County | 47.5 | -11.1 pts |
| 43 | Winkler County | 47.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 44 | Pecos County | 47 | -2 pts |
| 45 | Osceola County | 46.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 46 | Jim Wells County | 46.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 47 | Ochiltree County | 46.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 48 | Tulare County | 46 | -0.4 pts |
| 49 | Moore County | 46 | +2.4 pts |
| 50 | Franklin County | 45.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 51 | Bronx County | 45.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 52 | Ector County | 45 | +0.3 pts |
| 53 | Frio County | 44.9 | -6.4 pts |
| 54 | San Miguel County | 44.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 55 | Rio Arriba County | 44.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 56 | Guadalupe County | 44.4 | -1.7 pts |
| 57 | Merced County | 44.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 58 | Grant County | 44.2 | +2.5 pts |
| 59 | Ford County | 43.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 60 | Reagan County | 43.3 | +2.6 pts |
| 61 | Lea County | 43 | +0.6 pts |
| 62 | Doña Ana County | 42.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 63 | Mora County | 42.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 64 | Madera County | 42.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 65 | Lamb County | 42.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 66 | Stanton County | 41.3 | -3.5 pts |
| 67 | Hamilton County | 41.2 | +3.3 pts |
| 68 | Andrews County | 40.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 69 | Texas County | 40.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 70 | Colfax County | 40.4 | +1.1 pts |
| 71 | San Benito County | 40.4 | +1.1 pts |
| 72 | Yakima County | 40.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 73 | Kern County | 40.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 74 | Atascosa County | 40.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 75 | Manassas Park city | 40.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 76 | Upton County | 39.3 | -1.9 pts |
| 77 | Manassas city | 39.2 | +1 pts |
| 78 | Finney County | 39 | -0.3 pts |
| 79 | Floyd County | 38.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 80 | Sherman County | 38.6 | -1 pts |
| 81 | Terry County | 37.8 | +3.4 pts |
| 82 | Kings County | 37.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 83 | Los Angeles County | 37.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 84 | Titus County | 37.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 85 | Passaic County | 37.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 85 | Ward County | 37.4 | +2.3 pts |
| 87 | Glenn County | 36.8 | +2 pts |
| 88 | Schleicher County | 36.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 89 | Dallam County | 36.3 | +1 pts |
| 90 | Edwards County | 36.2 | -2.3 pts |
| 91 | Hale County | 35.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 92 | San Bernardino County | 35.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 93 | Harris County | 35.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 94 | De Baca County | 35.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 95 | Riverside County | 35 | +0.4 pts |
| 96 | Garza County | 34.8 | -4.1 pts |
| 97 | Hansford County | 34.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 98 | Stanislaus County | 34.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 99 | Dallas County | 33.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 100 | Jerome County | 33.7 | +1.1 pts |
| 101 | Grant County | 33.5 | -0 pts |
| 102 | Hudson County | 33.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 102 | Santa Barbara County | 33.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 104 | Caldwell County | 33.4 | -1.6 pts |
| 105 | Fresno County | 33.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 106 | Chaves County | 33.2 | +1.4 pts |
| 107 | Bee County | 32.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 108 | Bexar County | 32.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 109 | Morrow County | 32.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 110 | Liberty County | 32.2 | +1.7 pts |
| 111 | Bastrop County | 32 | -0.6 pts |
| 112 | Kleberg County | 32 | -0.1 pts |
| 113 | Crosby County | 31.9 | -1.6 pts |
| 114 | Hemphill County | 31.5 | +1.5 pts |
| 115 | Dakota County | 31.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 116 | Dawson County | 31.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 117 | Hidalgo County | 30.3 | -2.4 pts |
| 118 | Whitfield County | 30.2 | +1.2 pts |
| 119 | Ventura County | 30.2 | -0 pts |
| 120 | Union County | 30.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 121 | Dawson County | 30 | -1.9 pts |
| 122 | Nueces County | 30 | -0.2 pts |
| 123 | Sevier County | 29.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 124 | Martin County | 29.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 125 | Sterling County | 29.6 | +4 pts |
| 126 | Power County | 29.4 | +1.9 pts |
| 127 | Terrell County | 29.2 | -8.8 pts |
| 128 | Hardee County | 29 | -0.4 pts |
| 129 | Lipscomb County | 28.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 130 | Howard County | 28.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 131 | Broward County | 28.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 132 | Kearny County | 28.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 133 | Taos County | 28.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 134 | Midland County | 28.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 135 | San Patricio County | 28.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 136 | Costilla County | 27.8 | -3.2 pts |
| 137 | Lincoln County | 27.5 | +2.1 pts |
| 138 | Brewster County | 27.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 139 | Clark County | 27.2 | -1.5 pts |
| 140 | Live Oak County | 27.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 141 | Eddy County | 27.1 | +2.7 pts |
| 142 | San Joaquin County | 27.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 143 | Napa County | 26.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 144 | Nobles County | 26.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 145 | Yuma County | 26.5 | +3.5 pts |
| 146 | McMullen County | 26.5 | +14.3 pts |
| 147 | Santa Cruz County | 26.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 148 | Wharton County | 26.4 | +2.1 pts |
| 149 | Gonzales County | 26.3 | -1 pts |
| 150 | Orange County | 26.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 151 | Douglas County | 26.2 | -1.4 pts |
| 152 | Kane County | 26.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 153 | Santa Fe County | 26 | -0.2 pts |
| 154 | Hall County | 25.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 155 | Gooding County | 25.8 | -1.3 pts |
| 156 | Cumberland County | 25.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 157 | Atkinson County | 25.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 157 | Saline County | 25.7 | +2.3 pts |
| 159 | Hall County | 25.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 160 | Wyandotte County | 25.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 161 | Curry County | 25.6 | +1.2 pts |
| 162 | Concho County | 25.5 | -3.2 pts |
| 163 | Valencia County | 25.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 164 | Waller County | 25.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 165 | Medina County | 25 | +0.4 pts |
| 166 | Hall County | 24.9 | +1.2 pts |
| 167 | Matagorda County | 24.9 | -1 pts |
| 168 | Minidoka County | 24.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 169 | Hood River County | 24.7 | -1.8 pts |
| 170 | Hockley County | 24.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 171 | Garfield County | 24.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 172 | Stevens County | 24.5 | -2.8 pts |
| 173 | Refugio County | 24.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 174 | Crawford County | 24.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 174 | Orange County | 24.3 | -0 pts |
| 176 | Conejos County | 24.3 | -1.9 pts |
| 177 | Buena Vista County | 24.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 178 | San Diego County | 24.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 179 | Adams County | 24 | +0.1 pts |
| 179 | Swisher County | 24 | -5.4 pts |
| 181 | Navarro County | 24 | -0.1 pts |
| 182 | Scurry County | 23.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 183 | Jeff Davis County | 23.9 | -3.4 pts |
| 184 | Potter County | 23.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 185 | Gaines County | 23.6 | +1 pts |
| 186 | Chelan County | 23.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 187 | Beaver County | 23.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 187 | Collier County | 23.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 189 | McCulloch County | 23.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 190 | Watonwan County | 23.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 191 | Queens County | 23.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 192 | Cochise County | 23.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 193 | Karnes County | 23.1 | -1.9 pts |
| 194 | Polk County | 23.1 | +1.1 pts |
| 195 | Hillsborough County | 23 | +0.2 pts |
| 196 | Esmeralda County | 22.8 | +12.5 pts |
| 197 | Calhoun County | 22.6 | -1.8 pts |
| 198 | Cimarron County | 22.4 | +3.2 pts |
| 199 | Phillips County | 22.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 200 | Clark County | 22.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 201 | Glades County | 22.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 202 | Umatilla County | 22.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 203 | Victoria County | 22.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 204 | Menard County | 22 | +0.1 pts |
| 205 | Hays County | 21.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 206 | Cottle County | 21.7 | +9 pts |
| 207 | Socorro County | 21.7 | -1.4 pts |
| 208 | Gray County | 21.7 | +1.8 pts |
| 209 | Wilson County | 21.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 210 | Roosevelt County | 21.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 211 | Briscoe County | 21.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 212 | Grant County | 21.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 213 | Eagle County | 21.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 214 | Tom Green County | 21.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 214 | Yolo County | 21.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 216 | Westchester County | 21.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 217 | Cassia County | 21.2 | +1.5 pts |
| 218 | Knox County | 21.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 219 | Runnels County | 21.1 | -1.2 pts |
| 220 | Cook County | 21.1 | 0 pts |
| 221 | Sonoma County | 21 | +0.3 pts |
| 221 | Tarrant County | 21 | +0.1 pts |
| 223 | Bernalillo County | 21 | -0 pts |
| 224 | Greenlee County | 20.9 | +4.1 pts |
| 224 | Otero County | 20.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 226 | Mitchell County | 20.9 | +1.4 pts |
| 227 | Marion County | 20.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 228 | Pima County | 20.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 229 | Nolan County | 20.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 230 | Blaine County | 20.7 | 0 pts |
| 231 | Travis County | 20.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 232 | Harper County | 20.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 233 | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 20.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 234 | Sierra County | 20.5 | +1.5 pts |
| 235 | Providence County | 20.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 236 | Morgan County | 20.4 | +2.2 pts |
| 237 | Essex County | 20.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 237 | Saguache County | 20.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 239 | Union County | 20.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 240 | Gwinnett County | 20.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 241 | Montgomery County | 20.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 242 | Austin County | 20.2 | +1 pts |
| 243 | Harrisonburg city | 20.1 | +1.1 pts |
| 244 | Duplin County | 20.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 245 | Palm Beach County | 20.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 246 | Prince William County | 20 | -0.1 pts |
| 246 | Sutter County | 20 | 0 pts |
| 248 | Owyhee County | 19.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 249 | Haskell County | 19.9 | -2.7 pts |
| 250 | DeSoto County | 19.8 | +0.7 pts |
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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 (US counties 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, US counties 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/us-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. US counties 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/us-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, US counties 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/us-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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@misc{census_us_counties_by_population_2024,
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: US counties by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
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urldate = {2026-10-12},
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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?
Wheatland 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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