US counties by population speaking Spanish at home
Starr County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 3144 counties in 2023, at 92.5%. Wheatland County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.9% and the figure for the United States was 13.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2023
Top 40 counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starr County | 92.5 | +1.5 pts |
| 2 | Kenedy County | 88.5 | +3.2 pts |
| 3 | Maverick County | 87.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 4 | Webb County | 87.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 5 | Zapata County | 84.3 | -1.5 pts |
| 6 | Hidalgo County | 79.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 7 | Santa Cruz County | 77.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 8 | Imperial County | 73.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 9 | Zavala County | 72.1 | +1.2 pts |
| 10 | Presidio County | 71 | -3.2 pts |
| 11 | Cameron County | 70 | -0.1 pts |
| 12 | Brooks County | 69.2 | +1.6 pts |
| 13 | Miami-Dade County | 66.4 | -0 pts |
| 14 | El Paso County | 66.3 | -1 pts |
| 15 | Culberson County | 64.2 | -2.5 pts |
| 16 | Hudspeth County | 64.2 | -10.5 pts |
| 17 | Val Verde County | 62.1 | -2.6 pts |
| 18 | Reeves County | 61.4 | +9.8 pts |
| 19 | Willacy County | 61 | -1 pts |
| 20 | Crockett County | 59.5 | +1.7 pts |
| 21 | La Salle County | 58.6 | -2.9 pts |
| 22 | Jim Hogg County | 58.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 23 | Deaf Smith County | 56.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 24 | Seward County | 55.6 | +1.2 pts |
| 25 | Dimmit County | 54.7 | -2.4 pts |
| 26 | Parmer County | 54.6 | +2.3 pts |
| 27 | Yuma County | 52.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 28 | Colusa County | 51.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 29 | Castro County | 51.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 30 | Luna County | 51.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 31 | Frio County | 51.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 32 | Crane County | 51.3 | +5.2 pts |
| 33 | Duval County | 51.1 | -5.3 pts |
| 34 | Sutton County | 50.5 | -3.8 pts |
| 35 | Bailey County | 50.1 | -7.7 pts |
| 36 | Monterey County | 49.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 37 | Pecos County | 49 | -0.3 pts |
| 38 | Adams County | 48.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 39 | Hendry County | 48.6 | +1 pts |
| 40 | Uvalde County | 47.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 41 | Winkler County | 47.6 | +1.4 pts |
| 42 | Jim Wells County | 47.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 43 | Yoakum County | 47.2 | -9.4 pts |
| 44 | Tulare County | 46.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 45 | Osceola County | 46.2 | -1.4 pts |
| 46 | Guadalupe County | 46.1 | 0 pts |
| 47 | Franklin County | 46.1 | +1 pts |
| 48 | Ochiltree County | 45.7 | -3.7 pts |
| 49 | San Miguel County | 45.4 | -3.9 pts |
| 50 | Bronx County | 45.3 | -1.5 pts |
| 51 | Rio Arriba County | 45.3 | -3.4 pts |
| 52 | Stanton County | 44.8 | +5.4 pts |
| 53 | Ector County | 44.7 | -1.3 pts |
| 54 | Ford County | 44.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 55 | Merced County | 44.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 56 | Moore County | 43.6 | -1.8 pts |
| 57 | Mora County | 43.5 | -9.1 pts |
| 58 | Doña Ana County | 43.4 | -1.6 pts |
| 59 | Cochran County | 43.1 | -3.3 pts |
| 60 | Madera County | 42.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 61 | Lea County | 42.4 | +1.2 pts |
| 62 | Kinney County | 42.4 | +4.9 pts |
| 63 | Lamb County | 42.1 | +1.4 pts |
| 64 | Grant County | 41.7 | +1.9 pts |
| 65 | Upton County | 41.2 | +4.2 pts |
| 66 | Yakima County | 40.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 67 | Reagan County | 40.7 | -10.3 pts |
| 68 | Manassas Park city | 40 | +4.5 pts |
| 69 | Andrews County | 39.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 70 | Texas County | 39.8 | +1.7 pts |
| 71 | Kern County | 39.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 72 | Sherman County | 39.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 73 | Atascosa County | 39.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 74 | Finney County | 39.3 | +1.8 pts |
| 74 | San Benito County | 39.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 76 | Colfax County | 39.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 77 | Floyd County | 39 | +0.5 pts |
| 78 | Garza County | 38.9 | +4.9 pts |
| 79 | Edwards County | 38.4 | -3.5 pts |
| 80 | Manassas city | 38.2 | +4.5 pts |
| 81 | Terrell County | 38 | +0.3 pts |
| 82 | Hamilton County | 37.9 | +7.5 pts |
| 83 | Kings County | 37.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 84 | Los Angeles County | 37.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 85 | Titus County | 37.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 86 | Passaic County | 36.7 | 0 pts |
| 87 | Schleicher County | 35.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 88 | Hale County | 35.8 | -1.1 pts |
| 89 | De Baca County | 35.5 | -6.2 pts |
| 90 | Dallam County | 35.4 | +4.1 pts |
| 91 | San Bernardino County | 35.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 92 | Hansford County | 35.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 93 | Harris County | 35.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 94 | Ward County | 35 | +1.1 pts |
| 95 | Caldwell County | 35 | +1.3 pts |
| 96 | Glenn County | 34.8 | +1.6 pts |
| 97 | Riverside County | 34.5 | -0 pts |
| 98 | Terry County | 34.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 99 | Stanislaus County | 34.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 100 | Hudson County | 33.8 | -1.6 pts |
| 101 | Dallas County | 33.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 102 | Morrow County | 33.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 103 | Fresno County | 33.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 104 | Bee County | 33.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 105 | Grant County | 33.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 106 | Crosby County | 33.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 107 | Bexar County | 32.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 108 | Santa Barbara County | 32.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 109 | Hidalgo County | 32.7 | -2.4 pts |
| 110 | Bastrop County | 32.6 | +2.7 pts |
| 111 | Jerome County | 32.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 112 | Kleberg County | 32 | -2.4 pts |
| 113 | Dawson County | 31.9 | -2.2 pts |
| 114 | Chaves County | 31.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 115 | Costilla County | 31.1 | -4.2 pts |
| 116 | Dakota County | 31 | +0.3 pts |
| 117 | Sevier County | 30.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 118 | Dawson County | 30.5 | +3.5 pts |
| 119 | Liberty County | 30.5 | +3.8 pts |
| 120 | Ventura County | 30.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 121 | Nueces County | 30.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 122 | Martin County | 30.1 | -1.1 pts |
| 123 | Hemphill County | 30 | -2.2 pts |
| 124 | Union County | 29.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 125 | Howard County | 29.5 | +3.1 pts |
| 126 | Hardee County | 29.4 | -5.7 pts |
| 127 | Swisher County | 29.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 128 | Whitfield County | 29 | +0.2 pts |
| 129 | Taos County | 28.8 | -3.1 pts |
| 130 | Concho County | 28.7 | -4.8 pts |
| 131 | Clark County | 28.7 | -12.4 pts |
| 132 | San Patricio County | 28.4 | -1.8 pts |
| 133 | Lipscomb County | 28.4 | +1.2 pts |
| 134 | Midland County | 27.9 | -2.5 pts |
| 135 | Broward County | 27.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 136 | Kearny County | 27.9 | +3.3 pts |
| 137 | Loving County | 27.8 | +12.7 pts |
| 138 | Douglas County | 27.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 139 | Power County | 27.6 | +2.1 pts |
| 140 | Stevens County | 27.4 | +2.8 pts |
| 141 | Jeff Davis County | 27.3 | +8.7 pts |
| 142 | Gonzales County | 27.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 143 | Gooding County | 27.1 | +2.8 pts |
| 144 | Napa County | 27 | +0.7 pts |
| 145 | Live Oak County | 26.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 146 | San Joaquin County | 26.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 147 | Hall County | 26.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 148 | Hood River County | 26.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 149 | Brewster County | 26.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 149 | Nobles County | 26.4 | +2.5 pts |
| 151 | Kane County | 26.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 152 | Santa Fe County | 26.2 | -2 pts |
| 153 | Conejos County | 26.1 | +1.3 pts |
| 154 | Cumberland County | 26 | +2 pts |
| 154 | Orange County | 26 | -0.2 pts |
| 156 | Matagorda County | 25.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 157 | Sterling County | 25.7 | +4 pts |
| 158 | Santa Cruz County | 25.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 159 | Lincoln County | 25.4 | 0 pts |
| 160 | Hall County | 25.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 161 | Hockley County | 25.2 | -3.6 pts |
| 162 | Valencia County | 25.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 163 | Karnes County | 25 | -0.3 pts |
| 164 | Wyandotte County | 24.9 | +2 pts |
| 165 | Atkinson County | 24.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 166 | McCulloch County | 24.8 | 0 pts |
| 167 | Refugio County | 24.8 | -3.8 pts |
| 168 | Garfield County | 24.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 169 | Medina County | 24.6 | 0 pts |
| 170 | Calhoun County | 24.4 | +1.3 pts |
| 171 | Curry County | 24.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 172 | Eddy County | 24.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 172 | Orange County | 24.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 174 | Wharton County | 24.2 | -1.9 pts |
| 175 | Waller County | 24.2 | +2.5 pts |
| 176 | Minidoka County | 24.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 177 | Crawford County | 24 | -0.2 pts |
| 178 | Navarro County | 24 | +0.7 pts |
| 179 | Chelan County | 24 | -0.1 pts |
| 180 | Buena Vista County | 23.9 | +1.4 pts |
| 181 | Adams County | 23.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 182 | Scurry County | 23.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 183 | Hall County | 23.8 | +2.2 pts |
| 184 | San Diego County | 23.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 185 | Beaver County | 23.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 186 | Saline County | 23.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 187 | Potter County | 23.4 | -1.2 pts |
| 188 | Cochise County | 23.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 188 | Collier County | 23.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 190 | Queens County | 23.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 191 | Socorro County | 23.1 | -3.6 pts |
| 192 | Yuma County | 23 | +1.5 pts |
| 193 | Phillips County | 22.9 | -3.1 pts |
| 194 | Irion County | 22.9 | +2 pts |
| 195 | Watonwan County | 22.8 | +1.7 pts |
| 196 | Hillsborough County | 22.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 197 | Gaines County | 22.7 | -2.8 pts |
| 198 | Haskell County | 22.6 | -5.5 pts |
| 199 | Briscoe County | 22.6 | -3.8 pts |
| 200 | Victoria County | 22.5 | 0 pts |
| 201 | Eagle County | 22.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 202 | Glades County | 22.3 | +1.8 pts |
| 203 | Runnels County | 22.2 | +1.4 pts |
| 204 | Clark County | 22.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 205 | Polk County | 22 | +1.2 pts |
| 206 | Harding County | 22 | -4.2 pts |
| 207 | Hays County | 22 | -1.3 pts |
| 208 | Menard County | 21.9 | -2.5 pts |
| 209 | Umatilla County | 21.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 210 | Tom Green County | 21.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 211 | Wilson County | 21.4 | +1 pts |
| 212 | San Saba County | 21.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 213 | Nolan County | 21.3 | -2.7 pts |
| 214 | Knox County | 21.3 | -3.3 pts |
| 215 | Yolo County | 21.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 216 | Childress County | 21.2 | -1 pts |
| 217 | Otero County | 21.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 218 | Bernalillo County | 21 | -0.9 pts |
| 219 | Cook County | 21 | +0.3 pts |
| 220 | Pima County | 20.9 | -1.4 pts |
| 221 | Tarrant County | 20.9 | 0 pts |
| 222 | Grant County | 20.9 | -2.1 pts |
| 223 | Roosevelt County | 20.9 | -3.1 pts |
| 224 | Westchester County | 20.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 225 | Sonoma County | 20.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 226 | Blaine County | 20.7 | -2.4 pts |
| 227 | Kimble County | 20.6 | +3.8 pts |
| 228 | Marion County | 20.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 229 | Harper County | 20.5 | -1.1 pts |
| 230 | Travis County | 20.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 231 | Lynn County | 20.3 | -3.5 pts |
| 232 | Echols County | 20.3 | +1.6 pts |
| 233 | Dickens County | 20.2 | +5 pts |
| 234 | Hartley County | 20.2 | +3.5 pts |
| 235 | Duplin County | 20.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 235 | Quay County | 20.2 | +1.4 pts |
| 237 | Prince William County | 20.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 238 | Saguache County | 20.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 239 | Gwinnett County | 20 | +1 pts |
| 240 | Sutter County | 20 | +0.2 pts |
| 241 | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | 19.9 | +3.7 pts |
| 242 | Gray County | 19.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 243 | Essex County | 19.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 243 | Providence County | 19.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 245 | Cherokee County | 19.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 246 | Cassia County | 19.7 | +1.5 pts |
| 247 | Grimes County | 19.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 248 | Union County | 19.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 249 | Palm Beach County | 19.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 250 | Comanche County | 19.5 | -1.3 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/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 (US counties 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, US counties 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/us-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 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, 2023}},
year = {2026},
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Questions
Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?
Starr County, with 92.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?
Wheatland County, with 0% in 2023.
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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