US counties by population speaking Spanish at home
Starr County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 3144 counties in 2022, at 91%. Wheatland County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.8% and the figure for the United States was 13.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2022
Top 40 counties, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2022 (%) | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starr County | 91 | -1.3 pts |
| 2 | Webb County | 87.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 3 | Maverick County | 87.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 4 | Zapata County | 85.8 | -1.3 pts |
| 5 | Kenedy County | 85.2 | -2 pts |
| 6 | Hidalgo County | 80.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 7 | Santa Cruz County | 78.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 8 | Hudspeth County | 74.7 | +3.7 pts |
| 9 | Presidio County | 74.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 10 | Imperial County | 73.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 11 | Zavala County | 70.9 | +1.8 pts |
| 12 | Cameron County | 70.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 13 | Brooks County | 67.6 | +3.3 pts |
| 14 | El Paso County | 67.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 15 | Culberson County | 66.8 | +9 pts |
| 16 | Miami-Dade County | 66.5 | -0 pts |
| 17 | Val Verde County | 64.7 | -1.3 pts |
| 18 | Willacy County | 62 | +1.2 pts |
| 19 | La Salle County | 61.5 | +3.3 pts |
| 20 | Jim Hogg County | 59.4 | -2.1 pts |
| 21 | Bailey County | 57.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 21 | Crockett County | 57.8 | +5.6 pts |
| 23 | Dimmit County | 57.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 24 | Yoakum County | 56.6 | +1.8 pts |
| 25 | Duval County | 56.3 | +1.5 pts |
| 26 | Deaf Smith County | 55.7 | +2.5 pts |
| 27 | Seward County | 54.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 28 | Sutton County | 54.3 | +3.9 pts |
| 29 | Mora County | 52.6 | -4.9 pts |
| 30 | Yuma County | 52.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 31 | Parmer County | 52.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 32 | Colusa County | 51.6 | +1.3 pts |
| 33 | Reeves County | 51.6 | -2.9 pts |
| 34 | Castro County | 51.4 | +1.9 pts |
| 35 | Reagan County | 50.9 | -2.2 pts |
| 36 | Frio County | 50.4 | -3.7 pts |
| 37 | Luna County | 50.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 38 | Ochiltree County | 49.4 | +2.1 pts |
| 39 | San Miguel County | 49.3 | -2.2 pts |
| 40 | Pecos County | 49.3 | -1.9 pts |
| 41 | Adams County | 48.9 | -1 pts |
| 42 | Monterey County | 48.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 43 | Rio Arriba County | 48.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 44 | Uvalde County | 47.9 | -4.3 pts |
| 45 | Hendry County | 47.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 46 | Osceola County | 47.6 | +1 pts |
| 47 | Bronx County | 46.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 48 | Jim Wells County | 46.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 49 | Cochran County | 46.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 50 | Tulare County | 46.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 51 | Winkler County | 46.2 | +3.2 pts |
| 52 | Crane County | 46.1 | +1.2 pts |
| 53 | Ector County | 46 | +1 pts |
| 54 | Guadalupe County | 46 | +5.2 pts |
| 55 | Moore County | 45.4 | +1.2 pts |
| 56 | Franklin County | 45 | +0.4 pts |
| 57 | Ford County | 45 | -1.4 pts |
| 58 | Doña Ana County | 45 | -0.8 pts |
| 59 | Merced County | 45 | +0.6 pts |
| 60 | Madera County | 42.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 61 | Edwards County | 42 | +1.3 pts |
| 62 | De Baca County | 41.8 | +8.6 pts |
| 63 | Lea County | 41.3 | +1.8 pts |
| 64 | Clark County | 41.1 | +4 pts |
| 65 | Yakima County | 40.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 66 | Lamb County | 40.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 67 | Grant County | 39.8 | -1.9 pts |
| 68 | Kern County | 39.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 69 | Stanton County | 39.3 | +2.8 pts |
| 70 | Sherman County | 39.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 71 | Atascosa County | 39 | +1 pts |
| 72 | Colfax County | 38.8 | -5.6 pts |
| 73 | Andrews County | 38.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 74 | San Benito County | 38.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 75 | Floyd County | 38.5 | -2.8 pts |
| 76 | Los Angeles County | 38.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 77 | Texas County | 38.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 78 | Terrell County | 37.7 | -11.3 pts |
| 79 | Kinney County | 37.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 80 | Finney County | 37.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 81 | Upton County | 37 | -2.4 pts |
| 82 | Hale County | 36.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 83 | Passaic County | 36.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 84 | Kings County | 36.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 85 | Schleicher County | 36.3 | -1.5 pts |
| 86 | Titus County | 36.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 87 | Hansford County | 35.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 88 | San Bernardino County | 35.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 89 | Manassas Park city | 35.5 | +2.5 pts |
| 90 | Harris County | 35.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 91 | Hudson County | 35.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 92 | Costilla County | 35.2 | +1.2 pts |
| 93 | Hardee County | 35.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 93 | Hidalgo County | 35.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 95 | Terry County | 34.7 | -3.1 pts |
| 96 | Riverside County | 34.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 97 | Kleberg County | 34.4 | +1 pts |
| 98 | Dallas County | 34.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 99 | Bee County | 34.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 100 | Dawson County | 34.1 | -0 pts |
| 101 | Bexar County | 34 | -0.4 pts |
| 102 | Garza County | 34 | -1.5 pts |
| 103 | Fresno County | 34 | +0.3 pts |
| 104 | Stanislaus County | 33.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 105 | Ward County | 33.9 | +1.2 pts |
| 106 | Manassas city | 33.7 | +1 pts |
| 107 | Caldwell County | 33.7 | -1.6 pts |
| 107 | Morrow County | 33.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 109 | Concho County | 33.6 | +3.4 pts |
| 110 | Crosby County | 33.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 111 | Glenn County | 33.2 | -2.3 pts |
| 112 | Grant County | 33.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 113 | Santa Barbara County | 32.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 114 | Hemphill County | 32.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 115 | Jerome County | 32.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 116 | Taos County | 32 | -2 pts |
| 117 | Nueces County | 31.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 118 | Chaves County | 31.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 119 | Dallam County | 31.3 | -0 pts |
| 120 | Martin County | 31.2 | +2.7 pts |
| 121 | Sevier County | 30.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 122 | Dakota County | 30.8 | -1.8 pts |
| 123 | Midland County | 30.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 124 | Hamilton County | 30.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 125 | San Patricio County | 30.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 126 | Bastrop County | 29.9 | +1.7 pts |
| 127 | Swisher County | 29.9 | -4.3 pts |
| 128 | Ventura County | 29.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 129 | Union County | 29.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 130 | Hockley County | 28.9 | -1.4 pts |
| 131 | Whitfield County | 28.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 132 | Gonzales County | 28.6 | -1.9 pts |
| 133 | Refugio County | 28.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 134 | Santa Fe County | 28.2 | -1.4 pts |
| 135 | Haskell County | 28.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 136 | Broward County | 27.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 137 | Hall County | 27.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 138 | Hood River County | 27.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 139 | Lipscomb County | 27.2 | -1 pts |
| 140 | Douglas County | 27.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 141 | Brewster County | 27.1 | -2.5 pts |
| 142 | Dawson County | 27 | -0.1 pts |
| 143 | San Joaquin County | 26.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 144 | Liberty County | 26.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 145 | Socorro County | 26.6 | +2.5 pts |
| 146 | Matagorda County | 26.6 | -1.8 pts |
| 147 | Hall County | 26.5 | -0 pts |
| 148 | Howard County | 26.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 149 | Live Oak County | 26.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 150 | Briscoe County | 26.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 151 | Napa County | 26.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 152 | Harding County | 26.2 | -6.5 pts |
| 153 | Orange County | 26.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 154 | Wharton County | 26.1 | +1.5 pts |
| 155 | Phillips County | 26 | -0.8 pts |
| 156 | Kane County | 25.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 157 | Santa Cruz County | 25.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 158 | Valencia County | 25.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 159 | Power County | 25.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 160 | Gaines County | 25.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 161 | Lincoln County | 25.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 162 | Karnes County | 25.3 | -3.1 pts |
| 163 | Conejos County | 24.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 164 | McCulloch County | 24.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 165 | Potter County | 24.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 166 | Medina County | 24.6 | -1.4 pts |
| 167 | Atkinson County | 24.6 | +1.9 pts |
| 168 | Kearny County | 24.6 | -2 pts |
| 169 | Knox County | 24.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 169 | Stevens County | 24.5 | -2.8 pts |
| 171 | Minidoka County | 24.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 172 | Menard County | 24.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 173 | Gooding County | 24.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 174 | Orange County | 24.3 | -0 pts |
| 175 | Crawford County | 24.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 176 | Collier County | 24.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 177 | Chelan County | 24.1 | 0 pts |
| 178 | Eddy County | 24 | +0.3 pts |
| 179 | Malheur County | 24 | -0.7 pts |
| 180 | Cumberland County | 24 | +0.1 pts |
| 181 | Nolan County | 24 | +0.6 pts |
| 182 | Curry County | 24 | -0.1 pts |
| 182 | Roosevelt County | 24 | -1.6 pts |
| 184 | Garfield County | 23.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 185 | Scurry County | 23.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 186 | Nobles County | 23.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 186 | San Diego County | 23.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 188 | Lynn County | 23.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 189 | Cochise County | 23.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 190 | Queens County | 23.4 | 0 pts |
| 191 | Navarro County | 23.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 192 | Adams County | 23.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 193 | King County | 23.3 | -4.9 pts |
| 194 | Hays County | 23.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 194 | Hillsborough County | 23.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 196 | Blaine County | 23.1 | +2 pts |
| 196 | Calhoun County | 23.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 198 | Grant County | 23 | -0.9 pts |
| 199 | Wyandotte County | 22.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 200 | Saline County | 22.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 201 | Clark County | 22.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 202 | Beaver County | 22.6 | +1 pts |
| 203 | Buena Vista County | 22.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 204 | Tom Green County | 22.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 205 | Victoria County | 22.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 206 | Pima County | 22.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 207 | Childress County | 22.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 208 | Bernalillo County | 21.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 209 | Waller County | 21.7 | -3.8 pts |
| 210 | Eagle County | 21.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 211 | Sterling County | 21.6 | -1.6 pts |
| 212 | DeSoto County | 21.6 | -2.5 pts |
| 213 | Harper County | 21.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 214 | Hall County | 21.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 215 | Yuma County | 21.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 216 | Umatilla County | 21.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 217 | Duplin County | 21.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 217 | Travis County | 21.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 219 | Watonwan County | 21.1 | -1 pts |
| 220 | New York County | 21 | -0.2 pts |
| 221 | San Saba County | 21 | +1.2 pts |
| 222 | Yolo County | 20.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 223 | Tarrant County | 20.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 224 | Irion County | 20.9 | +2.6 pts |
| 225 | Comanche County | 20.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 226 | Polk County | 20.8 | +1 pts |
| 227 | Runnels County | 20.8 | +3.6 pts |
| 228 | Okeechobee County | 20.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 229 | Cook County | 20.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 230 | Marion County | 20.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 231 | Otero County | 20.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 232 | Torrance County | 20.6 | +1 pts |
| 233 | Glades County | 20.5 | +1.4 pts |
| 234 | Wilson County | 20.4 | +1.1 pts |
| 235 | Sonoma County | 20.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 236 | Cherokee County | 20.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 236 | Westchester County | 20.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 238 | Cibola County | 20.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 239 | Maricopa County | 20.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 240 | Cimarron County | 20.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 241 | Brazoria County | 20 | +0.2 pts |
| 242 | Colorado County | 19.9 | -1.2 pts |
| 243 | Owyhee County | 19.9 | -1.6 pts |
| 243 | Suffolk County | 19.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 245 | Sutter County | 19.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 246 | Essex County | 19.8 | 0 pts |
| 246 | Gray County | 19.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 248 | Glasscock County | 19.8 | -14.8 pts |
| 249 | Prince William County | 19.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 250 | Saguache County | 19.6 | -2.1 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/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 (US counties 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, US counties 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/us-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, US counties 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/us-counties?period=2022 (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: US counties by population speaking Spanish at home, 2022}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
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Questions
Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?
Starr County, with 91% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?
Wheatland County, with 0% in 2022.
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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