Counties in Washington by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024

Adams County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 39 counties in 2024, at 51.2%. Pend Oreille County had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 6.1% and the figure for Washington was 9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 51.2 %Asotin County: 1.7 %Benton County: 16.8 %Chelan County: 23.5 %Clallam County: 2.9 %Clark County: 6.8 %Columbia County: 4.9 %Cowlitz County: 5.6 %Douglas County: 26.2 %Ferry County: 0.8 %Franklin County: 45.9 %Garfield County: 5 %Grant County: 33.5 %Grays Harbor County: 7.5 %Island County: 4 %Jefferson County: 2.7 %King County: 7.1 %Kitsap County: 3.8 %Kittitas County: 5.1 %Klickitat County: 10.8 %Lewis County: 6.8 %Lincoln County: 1.7 %Mason County: 7.9 %Okanogan County: 16.8 %Pacific County: 7.1 %Pend Oreille County: 0.7 %Pierce County: 6.5 %San Juan County: 3.5 %Skagit County: 12.9 %Skamania County: 3.3 %Snohomish County: 7.5 %Spokane County: 2.6 %Stevens County: 1.4 %Thurston County: 4.5 %Wahkiakum County: 1.3 %Walla Walla County: 17.4 %Whatcom County: 6.1 %Whitman County: 2.9 %Yakima County: 40.3 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Adams County: 51.2 %Adams County51.2Franklin County: 45.9 %Franklin County45.9Yakima County: 40.3 %Yakima County40.3Grant County: 33.5 %Grant County33.5Douglas County: 26.2 %Douglas County26.2Chelan County: 23.5 %Chelan County23.5Walla Walla County: 17.4 %Walla Walla County17.4Okanogan County: 16.8 %Okanogan County16.8Benton County: 16.8 %Benton County16.8Skagit County: 12.9 %Skagit County12.9Klickitat County: 10.8 %Klickitat County10.8Mason County: 7.9 %Mason County7.9Grays Harbor County: 7.5 %Grays Harbor County7.5Snohomish County: 7.5 %Snohomish County7.5Pacific County: 7.1 %Pacific County7.1King County: 7.1 %King County7.1Clark County: 6.8 %Clark County6.8Lewis County: 6.8 %Lewis County6.8Pierce County: 6.5 %Pierce County6.5Whatcom County: 6.1 %Whatcom County6.1Cowlitz County: 5.6 %Cowlitz County5.6Kittitas County: 5.1 %Kittitas County5.1Garfield County: 5 %Garfield County5Columbia County: 4.9 %Columbia County4.9Thurston County: 4.5 %Thurston County4.5Island County: 4 %Island County4Kitsap County: 3.8 %Kitsap County3.8San Juan County: 3.5 %San Juan County3.5Skamania County: 3.3 %Skamania County3.3Whitman County: 2.9 %Whitman County2.9Clallam County: 2.9 %Clallam County2.9Jefferson County: 2.7 %Jefferson County2.7Spokane County: 2.6 %Spokane County2.6Lincoln County: 1.7 %Lincoln County1.7Asotin County: 1.7 %Asotin County1.7Stevens County: 1.4 %Stevens County1.4Wahkiakum County: 1.3 %Wahkiakum County1.3Ferry County: 0.8 %Ferry County0.8Pend Oreille County: 0.7 %Pend Oreille County0.7Adams County: 51.2 %Adams County51.2Franklin County: 45.9 %Franklin County45.9Yakima County: 40.3 %Yakima County40.3Grant County: 33.5 %Grant County33.5Douglas County: 26.2 %Douglas County26.2Chelan County: 23.5 %Chelan County23.5Walla Walla County: 17.4 %Walla Walla County17.4Okanogan County: 16.8 %Okanogan County16.8Benton County: 16.8 %Benton County16.8Skagit County: 12.9 %Skagit County12.9Klickitat County: 10.8 %Klickitat County10.8Mason County: 7.9 %Mason County7.9Grays Harbor County: 7.5 %Grays Harbor County7.5Snohomish County: 7.5 %Snohomish County7.5Pacific County: 7.1 %Pacific County7.1King County: 7.1 %King County7.1Clark County: 6.8 %Clark County6.8Lewis County: 6.8 %Lewis County6.8Pierce County: 6.5 %Pierce County6.5Whatcom County: 6.1 %Whatcom County6.1Cowlitz County: 5.6 %Cowlitz County5.6Kittitas County: 5.1 %Kittitas County5.1Garfield County: 5 %Garfield County5Columbia County: 4.9 %Columbia County4.9Thurston County: 4.5 %Thurston County4.5Island County: 4 %Island County4Kitsap County: 3.8 %Kitsap County3.8San Juan County: 3.5 %San Juan County3.5Skamania County: 3.3 %Skamania County3.3Whitman County: 2.9 %Whitman County2.9Clallam County: 2.9 %Clallam County2.9Jefferson County: 2.7 %Jefferson County2.7Spokane County: 2.6 %Spokane County2.6Lincoln County: 1.7 %Lincoln County1.7Asotin County: 1.7 %Asotin County1.7Stevens County: 1.4 %Stevens County1.4Wahkiakum County: 1.3 %Wahkiakum County1.3Ferry County: 0.8 %Ferry County0.8Pend Oreille County: 0.7 %Pend Oreille County0.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Adams County51.2+2.5 pts
2Franklin County45.9-0.2 pts
3Yakima County40.3-0.6 pts
4Grant County33.5-0 pts
5Douglas County26.2-1.4 pts
6Chelan County23.5-0.4 pts
7Walla Walla County17.4+1.2 pts
8Okanogan County16.8+0.8 pts
9Benton County16.80 pts
10Skagit County12.9-0.2 pts
11Klickitat County10.8-0.1 pts
12Mason County7.9+0.2 pts
13Grays Harbor County7.5+0.8 pts
14Snohomish County7.5+0.1 pts
15Pacific County7.1+0.6 pts
16King County7.10 pts
17Clark County6.8-0.1 pts
18Lewis County6.8-0.1 pts
19Pierce County6.5-0 pts
20Whatcom County6.1-0.3 pts
21Cowlitz County5.6+0.1 pts
22Kittitas County5.1+0.1 pts
23Garfield County5+1.8 pts
24Columbia County4.9-0.1 pts
25Thurston County4.5-0.3 pts
26Island County4+0.4 pts
27Kitsap County3.8+0.3 pts
28San Juan County3.5-0 pts
29Skamania County3.3-1.4 pts
30Whitman County2.9-0.5 pts
31Clallam County2.90 pts
32Jefferson County2.7-0.7 pts
33Spokane County2.6+0.2 pts
34Lincoln County1.7-0 pts
35Asotin County1.7+0.1 pts
36Stevens County1.4+0.1 pts
37Wahkiakum County1.3-2.7 pts
38Ferry County0.8-0.2 pts
39Pend Oreille County0.7-0 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 Washington 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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Adams County, with 51.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Pend Oreille County, with 0.7% in 2024.

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