Counties in West Virginia by population speaking Spanish at home

Jefferson County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 55 counties in 2023, at 4.1%. Pendleton County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0.5% and the figure for West Virginia was 1.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2023

Barbour County: 0.4 %Berkeley County: 3.9 %Boone County: 0.6 %Braxton County: 0.5 %Brooke County: 0.7 %Cabell County: 1.3 %Calhoun County: 0.2 %Clay County: 0 %Doddridge County: 0.2 %Fayette County: 0.2 %Gilmer County: 3.4 %Grant County: 0.1 %Greenbrier County: 1.2 %Hampshire County: 0.4 %Hancock County: 0.4 %Hardy County: 3.1 %Harrison County: 0.4 %Jackson County: 0.8 %Jefferson County: 4.1 %Kanawha County: 0.7 %Lewis County: 1 %Lincoln County: 0.1 %Logan County: 0.1 %McDowell County: 1.6 %Marion County: 0.6 %Marshall County: 0.9 %Mason County: 0.1 %Mercer County: 1.2 %Mineral County: 0.8 %Mingo County: 0.2 %Monongalia County: 1.6 %Monroe County: 0.3 %Morgan County: 0.9 %Nicholas County: 0.1 %Ohio County: 1.1 %Pendleton County: 0 %Pleasants County: 0.5 %Pocahontas County: 0.4 %Preston County: 1.3 %Putnam County: 0.4 %Raleigh County: 1.7 %Randolph County: 0.9 %Ritchie County: 1.4 %Roane County: 0.1 %Summers County: 0.9 %Taylor County: 0.4 %Tucker County: 1.2 %Tyler County: 0.5 %Upshur County: 0.4 %Wayne County: 0.9 %Webster County: 0.2 %Wetzel County: 0.3 %Wirt County: 0.2 %Wood County: 0.5 %Wyoming County: 0.2 %
  • Under 0.1
  • 0.1 to 0.4
  • 0.4 to 0.5
  • 0.5 to 0.9
  • 0.9 to 1.3
  • 1.3 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Jefferson County: 4.1 %Jefferson County4.1Berkeley County: 3.9 %Berkeley County3.9Gilmer County: 3.4 %Gilmer County3.4Hardy County: 3.1 %Hardy County3.1Raleigh County: 1.7 %Raleigh County1.7McDowell County: 1.6 %McDowell County1.6Monongalia County: 1.6 %Monongalia County1.6Ritchie County: 1.4 %Ritchie County1.4Preston County: 1.3 %Preston County1.3Cabell County: 1.3 %Cabell County1.3Greenbrier County: 1.2 %Greenbrier County1.2Tucker County: 1.2 %Tucker County1.2Mercer County: 1.2 %Mercer County1.2Ohio County: 1.1 %Ohio County1.1Lewis County: 1 %Lewis County1Morgan County: 0.9 %Morgan County0.9Marshall County: 0.9 %Marshall County0.9Randolph County: 0.9 %Randolph County0.9Summers County: 0.9 %Summers County0.9Wayne County: 0.9 %Wayne County0.9Mineral County: 0.8 %Mineral County0.8Jackson County: 0.8 %Jackson County0.8Brooke County: 0.7 %Brooke County0.7Kanawha County: 0.7 %Kanawha County0.7Boone County: 0.6 %Boone County0.6Marion County: 0.6 %Marion County0.6Tyler County: 0.5 %Tyler County0.5Wood County: 0.5 %Wood County0.5Braxton County: 0.5 %Braxton County0.5Pleasants County: 0.5 %Pleasants County0.5Harrison County: 0.4 %Harrison County0.4Hampshire County: 0.4 %Hampshire County0.4Putnam County: 0.4 %Putnam County0.4Upshur County: 0.4 %Upshur County0.4Hancock County: 0.4 %Hancock County0.4Barbour County: 0.4 %Barbour County0.4Pocahontas County: 0.4 %Pocahontas County0.4Taylor County: 0.4 %Taylor County0.4Monroe County: 0.3 %Monroe County0.3Wetzel County: 0.3 %Wetzel County0.3Webster County: 0.2 %Webster County0.2Wirt County: 0.2 %Wirt County0.2Fayette County: 0.2 %Fayette County0.2Mingo County: 0.2 %Mingo County0.2Doddridge County: 0.2 %Doddridge County0.2Calhoun County: 0.2 %Calhoun County0.2Wyoming County: 0.2 %Wyoming County0.2Roane County: 0.1 %Roane County0.1Grant County: 0.1 %Grant County0.1Lincoln County: 0.1 %Lincoln County0.1Logan County: 0.1 %Logan County0.1Mason County: 0.1 %Mason County0.1Nicholas County: 0.1 %Nicholas County0.1Clay County: 0 %Clay County0Pendleton County: 0 %Pendleton County0Jefferson County: 4.1 %Jefferson County4.1Berkeley County: 3.9 %Berkeley County3.9Gilmer County: 3.4 %Gilmer County3.4Hardy County: 3.1 %Hardy County3.1Raleigh County: 1.7 %Raleigh County1.7McDowell County: 1.6 %McDowell County1.6Monongalia County: 1.6 %Monongalia County1.6Ritchie County: 1.4 %Ritchie County1.4Preston County: 1.3 %Preston County1.3Cabell County: 1.3 %Cabell County1.3Greenbrier County: 1.2 %Greenbrier County1.2Tucker County: 1.2 %Tucker County1.2Mercer County: 1.2 %Mercer County1.2Ohio County: 1.1 %Ohio County1.1Lewis County: 1 %Lewis County1Morgan County: 0.9 %Morgan County0.9Marshall County: 0.9 %Marshall County0.9Randolph County: 0.9 %Randolph County0.9Summers County: 0.9 %Summers County0.9Wayne County: 0.9 %Wayne County0.9Mineral County: 0.8 %Mineral County0.8Jackson County: 0.8 %Jackson County0.8Brooke County: 0.7 %Brooke County0.7Kanawha County: 0.7 %Kanawha County0.7Boone County: 0.6 %Boone County0.6Marion County: 0.6 %Marion County0.6Tyler County: 0.5 %Tyler County0.5Wood County: 0.5 %Wood County0.5Braxton County: 0.5 %Braxton County0.5Pleasants County: 0.5 %Pleasants County0.5Harrison County: 0.4 %Harrison County0.4Hampshire County: 0.4 %Hampshire County0.4Putnam County: 0.4 %Putnam County0.4Upshur County: 0.4 %Upshur County0.4Hancock County: 0.4 %Hancock County0.4Barbour County: 0.4 %Barbour County0.4Pocahontas County: 0.4 %Pocahontas County0.4Taylor County: 0.4 %Taylor County0.4Monroe County: 0.3 %Monroe County0.3Wetzel County: 0.3 %Wetzel County0.3Webster County: 0.2 %Webster County0.2Wirt County: 0.2 %Wirt County0.2Fayette County: 0.2 %Fayette County0.2Mingo County: 0.2 %Mingo County0.2Doddridge County: 0.2 %Doddridge County0.2Calhoun County: 0.2 %Calhoun County0.2Wyoming County: 0.2 %Wyoming County0.2Roane County: 0.1 %Roane County0.1Grant County: 0.1 %Grant County0.1Lincoln County: 0.1 %Lincoln County0.1Logan County: 0.1 %Logan County0.1Mason County: 0.1 %Mason County0.1Nicholas County: 0.1 %Nicholas County0.1Clay County: 0 %Clay County0Pendleton County: 0 %Pendleton County0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Jefferson County4.1+0.8 pts
2Berkeley County3.9+0.6 pts
3Gilmer County3.4+0.1 pts
4Hardy County3.1+1.6 pts
5Raleigh County1.7-0 pts
6McDowell County1.60 pts
7Monongalia County1.6+0.1 pts
8Ritchie County1.4-0.2 pts
9Preston County1.3-0.1 pts
10Cabell County1.3+0.1 pts
11Greenbrier County1.2-0.2 pts
12Tucker County1.2+0.6 pts
13Mercer County1.20 pts
14Ohio County1.1+0.2 pts
15Lewis County1+0.6 pts
16Morgan County0.9-0 pts
17Marshall County0.9-0.2 pts
18Randolph County0.9+0.1 pts
18Summers County0.9-0.2 pts
20Wayne County0.9+0.2 pts
21Mineral County0.8-0.3 pts
22Jackson County0.8-0.1 pts
23Brooke County0.7-0.1 pts
24Kanawha County0.70 pts
25Boone County0.6+0.2 pts
26Marion County0.6-0.1 pts
27Tyler County0.5-0.1 pts
27Wood County0.5-0.1 pts
29Braxton County0.5+0.3 pts
29Pleasants County0.5-0.2 pts
31Harrison County0.40 pts
32Hampshire County0.4-0.5 pts
32Putnam County0.40 pts
32Upshur County0.4+0.1 pts
35Hancock County0.4+0.2 pts
36Barbour County0.4-0.5 pts
37Pocahontas County0.4+0.1 pts
38Taylor County0.4-0.1 pts
39Monroe County0.3-1.1 pts
40Wetzel County0.3-0 pts
41Webster County0.2+0.2 pts
41Wirt County0.2+0.1 pts
43Fayette County0.2-0.3 pts
44Mingo County0.2+0.1 pts
45Doddridge County0.2-0 pts
46Calhoun County0.20 pts
46Wyoming County0.2+0.1 pts
48Roane County0.10 pts
49Grant County0.1-1.2 pts
50Lincoln County0.1+0.1 pts
50Logan County0.1+0.1 pts
50Mason County0.1-0 pts
53Nicholas County0.1-0 pts
54Clay County0-0.1 pts
54Pendleton County0-0.7 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/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 (Counties in West Virginia 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, Counties in West Virginia 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/west-virginia-counties?period=2023. 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 West Virginia by population speaking Spanish at home, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/west-virginia-counties?period=2023.

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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 West Virginia by population speaking Spanish at home, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/west-virginia-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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 West Virginia by population speaking Spanish at home, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/west-virginia-counties?period=2023. Publisher attribution: 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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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Jefferson County, with 4.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Pendleton County, with 0% in 2023.

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