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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,144

Most Spanish spoken at home, US counties

US counties ranked by the share of residents 5+ who speak Spanish at home (2024 ACS). Starr County, Texas leads at 91.0%. 3,144 counties qualify in total. Texas carries 21 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSPEAKS SPANISH AT HOMEVS –
USUnited States334,922,49913.6%
01Starr County, TXTX66,31991.0%
02Maverick County, TXTX58,82388.1%
03Kenedy County, TXTX31986.9%
04Webb County, TXTX281,22486.0%
05Zapata County, TXTX13,75382.4%
06Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54978.9%
07Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,02077.1%
08Imperial County, CACA181,41174.0%
09Cameron County, TXTX433,94671.3%
10Presidio County, TXTX5,43371.2%
11Zavala County, TXTX9,03767.5%
12Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02966.7%
13El Paso County, TXTX877,85866.1%
14Crockett County, TXTX2,76964.1%
15Val Verde County, TXTX47,83562.8%
16Hudspeth County, TXTX3,43362.7%
17Reeves County, TXTX12,13861.9%
18Willacy County, TXTX19,97160.5%
19Crane County, TXTX4,55458.6%
20Brooks County, TXTX6,57958.2%
21Loving County, TXTX5257.6%
22Seward County, KSKS21,07356.8%
23Dimmit County, TXTX8,02455.8%
24Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62654.7%
25Parmer County, TXTX9,67854.3%
26Culberson County, TXTX2,26753.7%
27Yuma County, AZAZ224,44953.3%
28Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55553.1%
29Sutton County, TXTX3,20352.1%
30Castro County, TXTX7,29551.6%
31Colusa County, CACA21,83651.4%
32Adams County, WAWA21,48851.2%
33Luna County, NMNM25,40750.8%
34Yoakum County, TXTX7,43850.1%
35Monterey County, CACA433,72949.8%
36Bailey County, TXTX6,96349.6%
37Cochran County, TXTX2,54649.6%
38Hendry County, FLFL48,27649.3%
39Duval County, TXTX9,40249.0%
40Uvalde County, TXTX24,96348.5%
41Kinney County, TXTX3,12848.0%
42La Salle County, TXTX6,51747.5%
43Winkler County, TXTX7,54047.4%
44Pecos County, TXTX14,56047.0%
45Osceola County, FLFL481,71846.8%
46Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80446.4%
47Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28446.3%
48Tulare County, CACA485,14646.0%
49Moore County, TXTX21,89146.0%
50Franklin County, WAWA102,61245.9%
51Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33245.1%
52Ector County, TXTX173,80145.0%
53Frio County, TXTX18,82344.9%
54San Miguel County, NMNM26,26044.6%
55Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83244.4%
56Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34344.4%
57Merced County, CACA297,26044.2%
58Grant County, KSKS7,02844.2%
59Ford County, KSKS33,99343.9%
60Reagan County, TXTX3,16643.3%
61Lea County, NMNM74,74943.0%
62Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09142.9%
63Mora County, NMNM4,05142.8%
64Madera County, CACA167,92742.7%
65Lamb County, TXTX12,57942.5%
66Stanton County, KSKS1,98641.3%
67Hamilton County, KSKS2,50041.2%
68Andrews County, TXTX18,91440.5%
69Texas County, OKOK20,32240.4%
70Colfax County, NENE10,93440.4%
71San Benito County, CACA70,08240.3%
72Yakima County, WAWA259,18540.3%
73Kern County, CACA927,06840.1%
74Atascosa County, TXTX53,59040.1%
75Manassas Park, VAVA16,56040.1%
76Upton County, TXTX3,13139.3%
77Manassas, VAVA44,33239.2%
78Finney County, KSKS37,50539.0%
79Floyd County, TXTX4,88138.9%
80Sherman County, TXTX2,78138.6%
81Terry County, TXTX11,72037.8%
82Kings County, CACA154,32737.7%
83Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93437.6%
84Titus County, TXTX31,56337.5%
85Ward County, TXTX11,12537.4%
86Passaic County, NJNJ531,62437.4%
87Glenn County, CACA28,14136.8%
88Schleicher County, TXTX2,24536.4%
89Dallam County, TXTX7,50836.3%
90Edwards County, TXTX1,37036.2%
91Hale County, TXTX31,81935.9%
92San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09135.8%
93Harris County, TXTX5,045,02635.3%
94De Baca County, NMNM1,64735.3%
95Riverside County, CACA2,544,91635.0%
96Garza County, TXTX4,51034.8%
97Hansford County, TXTX4,94434.5%
98Stanislaus County, CACA557,71934.1%
99Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39733.7%
100Jerome County, IDID26,36233.7%
101Grant County, WAWA105,72733.5%
102Hudson County, NJNJ735,03333.4%
103Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06533.4%
104Caldwell County, TXTX55,15033.4%
105Fresno County, CACA1,035,45633.3%
106Chaves County, NMNM63,36433.2%
107Bee County, TXTX32,51532.9%
108Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08832.8%
109Morrow County, OROR12,60232.3%
110Liberty County, TXTX121,36432.2%
111Bastrop County, TXTX118,90832.0%
112Kleberg County, TXTX30,31532.0%
113Crosby County, TXTX4,85231.9%
114Hemphill County, TXTX3,08331.5%
115Dakota County, NENE21,68731.4%
116Dawson County, NENE24,45231.3%
117Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92930.3%
118Whitfield County, GAGA106,21230.2%
119Ventura County, CACA830,85130.2%
120Union County, NJNJ601,86330.2%
121Dawson County, TXTX11,77630.0%
122Nueces County, TXTX352,99230.0%
123Sevier County, ARAR15,75829.7%
124Martin County, TXTX5,28429.7%
125Sterling County, TXTX1,34929.6%
126Power County, IDID8,24629.4%
127Terrell County, TXTX70229.2%
128Hardee County, FLFL25,93229.0%
129Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95528.7%
130Howard County, TXTX30,50428.6%
131Broward County, FLFL2,013,31728.5%
132Kearny County, KSKS3,88828.5%
133Taos County, NMNM34,56428.5%
134Midland County, TXTX187,85528.4%
135San Patricio County, TXTX72,05328.3%
136Costilla County, COCO3,67927.8%
137Lincoln County, IDID5,60327.4%
138Brewster County, TXTX9,45827.3%
139Clark County, IDID78327.2%
140Live Oak County, TXTX11,92927.2%
141Eddy County, NMNM62,50927.1%
142San Joaquin County, CACA823,81527.1%
143Napa County, CACA132,94926.8%
144Nobles County, MNMN22,33826.8%
145Yuma County, COCO9,89626.5%
146McMullen County, TXTX54426.4%
147Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85226.4%
148Wharton County, TXTX42,06026.4%
149Gonzales County, TXTX20,15926.3%
150Orange County, FLFL1,528,00226.2%
151Douglas County, WAWA46,47326.2%
152Kane County, ILIL525,75726.1%
153Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90726.0%
154Hall County, TXTX2,73725.9%
155Gooding County, IDID16,44625.8%
156Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14825.7%
157Saline County, NENE14,99625.7%
158Atkinson County, GAGA8,45425.7%
159Hall County, GAGA226,56825.7%
160Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59725.7%
161Curry County, NMNM46,65525.6%
162Concho County, TXTX3,60725.5%
163Valencia County, NMNM82,01325.3%
164Waller County, TXTX69,85825.1%
165Medina County, TXTX56,88125.0%
166Hall County, NENE63,63324.9%
167Matagorda County, TXTX36,46324.9%
168Minidoka County, IDID22,91124.9%
169Hood River County, OROR23,72024.7%
170Hockley County, TXTX21,60024.7%
171Garfield County, COCO63,47424.7%
172Stevens County, KSKS4,98424.5%
173Refugio County, TXTX6,65724.5%
174Crawford County, IAIA16,23724.3%
175Orange County, CACA3,149,50724.3%
176Conejos County, COCO7,52924.3%
177Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44924.2%
178San Diego County, CACA3,282,24824.1%
179Swisher County, TXTX6,70324.0%
180Adams County, COCO554,66824.0%
181Navarro County, TXTX57,18123.9%
182Scurry County, TXTX16,16223.9%
183Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71123.9%
184Potter County, TXTX114,45323.8%
185Gaines County, TXTX23,95623.6%
186Chelan County, WAWA81,94123.5%
187Beaver County, OKOK4,88223.4%
188Collier County, FLFL417,13123.4%
189McCulloch County, TXTX7,47223.4%
190Watonwan County, MNMN11,45923.4%
191Queens County, NYNY2,358,18223.3%
192Cochise County, AZAZ126,33223.2%
193Karnes County, TXTX15,01823.1%
194Polk County, FLFL874,79023.1%
195Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11523.0%
196Esmeralda County, NVNV72922.8%
197Calhoun County, TXTX19,59922.6%
198Cimarron County, OKOK2,05922.4%
199Phillips County, COCO4,42022.3%
200Clark County, NVNV2,407,22622.3%
201Glades County, FLFL13,27022.2%
202Umatilla County, OROR81,11922.2%
203Victoria County, TXTX92,65622.1%
204Menard County, TXTX1,95622.0%
205Hays County, TXTX304,39021.7%
206Cottle County, TXTX1,22421.7%
207Socorro County, NMNM15,83821.7%
208Gray County, TXTX20,91921.7%
209Wilson County, TXTX56,13921.7%
210Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61521.6%
211Briscoe County, TXTX1,47421.4%
212Grant County, NMNM27,25221.3%
213Eagle County, COCO54,29121.3%
214Yolo County, CACA224,41021.3%
215Tom Green County, TXTX120,60221.3%
216Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74321.2%
217Cassia County, IDID26,39721.2%
218Knox County, TXTX3,19221.1%
219Runnels County, TXTX9,69321.1%
220Cook County, ILIL5,194,62521.1%
221Sonoma County, CACA486,44421.0%
222Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46621.0%
223Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60121.0%
224Greenlee County, AZAZ9,31220.9%
225Otero County, NMNM70,36820.9%
226Mitchell County, TXTX8,94720.9%
227Marion County, OROR355,77720.8%
228Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68520.8%
229Nolan County, TXTX14,11720.8%
230Blaine County, IDID25,51720.7%
231Travis County, TXTX1,389,67020.7%
232Harper County, OKOK3,17220.6%
234Sierra County, NMNM11,39520.5%
235Providence County, RIRI678,17920.5%
236Morgan County, COCO30,30620.4%
237Essex County, NJNJ896,37920.4%
238Saguache County, COCO6,73220.4%
239Union County, NMNM3,84420.3%
240Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09920.3%
241Montgomery County, TXTX781,19420.2%
242Austin County, TXTX33,62520.2%
243Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83920.1%
244Duplin County, NCNC51,57120.1%
245Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72620.1%
246Sutter County, CACA98,78720.0%
247Prince William County, VAVA502,96620.0%
248Owyhee County, IDID12,66119.9%
249Haskell County, KSKS3,59919.9%
250DeSoto County, FLFL37,07819.8%
251Tehama County, CACA64,66519.8%
252Malheur County, OROR32,26119.8%
253Lee County, FLFL875,60719.8%
254Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60819.8%
255Cherokee County, TXTX53,33719.7%
256Marshall County, IAIA39,89019.6%
257Grimes County, TXTX34,25219.5%
258Comanche County, TXTX14,43219.5%
259Brazoria County, TXTX419,08019.5%
260Prince George's County, MDMD970,37419.5%
261Lehigh County, PAPA384,38319.5%
262Lynn County, TXTX6,01719.4%
263Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,55819.4%
264Irion County, TXTX1,46319.3%
265New York County, NYNY1,664,86219.2%
266Suffolk County, MAMA791,89119.2%
267Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11119.1%
268Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07019.1%
269Essex County, MAMA826,65319.1%
270Alamosa County, COCO16,68819.1%
271Mercer County, NJNJ399,28919.1%
272Mono County, CACA12,50519.0%
273Lake County, ILIL719,33919.0%
274Jefferson County, TXTX254,32118.9%
275San Saba County, TXTX5,78718.8%
276Mendocino County, CACA88,12218.8%
277Wheeler County, TXTX4,77318.8%
278Hartley County, TXTX4,90418.8%
279San Juan County, COCO81318.8%
280Lee County, NCNC70,25818.7%
281Sampson County, NCNC61,50418.7%
282Chambers County, TXTX57,59418.7%
283Lake County, COCO7,55218.7%
284Edwards County, KSKS2,64018.6%
285Ellis County, TXTX240,86718.6%
286Platte County, NENE35,64918.5%
287Meade County, KSKS3,85218.4%
288Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33518.4%
289Jackson County, TXTX15,39318.3%
290Camp County, TXTX13,38018.3%
291Solano County, CACA455,37618.2%
292Prowers County, COCO11,88418.0%
293Kaufman County, TXTX209,23518.0%
294Highlands County, FLFL111,12217.9%
295Dickens County, TXTX1,69217.9%
296Carson City, NVNV58,57117.8%
297Cass County, ILIL12,46317.8%
298Torrance County, NMNM16,10017.8%
299Yuba County, CACA88,69117.7%
300Boone County, ILIL53,56817.7%
301Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58217.7%
302Madison County, TXTX14,22617.7%
303Glasscock County, TXTX1,12817.7%
304San Mateo County, CACA743,56817.6%
305Berks County, PAPA440,07217.6%
306Angelina County, TXTX88,15417.6%
307Franklin County, ALAL32,44917.5%
308Hampden County, MAMA464,33817.4%
309Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19117.4%
310Colquitt County, GAGA47,43817.4%
311Colfax County, NMNM12,18417.4%
312Yell County, ARAR19,95617.4%
313Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36117.4%
314Lake County, CACA67,77217.3%
315Childress County, TXTX6,64317.3%
316Colorado County, TXTX21,43917.2%
317Lee County, TXTX18,72917.2%
318Bergen County, NJNJ977,02617.2%
319Harding County, NMNM61717.2%
320McLennan County, TXTX272,02017.1%
321Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39117.1%
322Quay County, NMNM8,45417.1%
323Monroe County, FLFL80,40616.9%
324Haskell County, TXTX5,49916.9%
325Mason County, TXTX3,99016.8%
326Wasco County, OROR26,31016.8%
327Catron County, NMNM3,82716.8%
328Okanogan County, WAWA45,23016.8%
329Benton County, WAWA221,72216.8%
330Weld County, COCO378,42616.7%
331Limestone County, TXTX22,84916.7%
332Kimble County, TXTX4,43816.7%
333Milam County, TXTX26,25816.7%
334Denver County, COCO740,61316.7%
335Alameda County, CACA1,636,63016.7%
336Scott County, KSKS4,81516.6%
337Brazos County, TXTX249,08816.6%
338La Paz County, AZAZ16,71116.6%
339Lubbock County, TXTX328,90616.6%
340Fairfax, VAVA26,77216.3%
341Canyon County, IDID275,12316.2%
342Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09016.1%
343Stephens County, TXTX9,38016.1%
344Rio Grande County, COCO11,08716.0%
345Jasper County, SCSC38,53316.0%
346Galveston County, TXTX372,20716.0%
347Smith County, TXTX252,54916.0%
348Harmon County, OKOK2,32715.9%
349St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44915.9%
350Jones County, TXTX20,86115.9%
351Fayette County, TXTX25,45915.9%
352Hopkins County, TXTX39,06315.9%
353Johnson County, TXTX218,04815.8%
354Pershing County, NVNV6,42115.8%
356Inyo County, CACA18,15815.7%
357Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03515.7%
358Echols County, GAGA3,68515.5%
359Seminole County, FLFL491,88415.5%
360Lincoln County, NMNM19,84415.5%
361Teton County, WYWY23,33315.5%
362Sullivan County, MOMO5,73815.4%
363DeWitt County, TXTX20,30915.4%
364San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48815.4%
365Winchester, VAVA28,27215.4%
366Pinal County, AZAZ539,38015.4%
367Gregg County, TXTX126,09515.3%
368Morton County, KSKS2,47015.3%
369Kendall County, ILIL145,47015.3%
370Saluda County, SCSC19,68015.2%
371Rockland County, NYNY357,39715.2%
372Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48115.2%
373Orange County, NYNY417,66915.1%
374Elkhart County, ININ208,77415.1%
375Humboldt County, NVNV17,26715.1%
376Walker County, TXTX83,84215.1%
377Wise County, TXTX83,77815.1%
378Oldham County, TXTX1,78315.0%
379Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65715.0%
380Washoe County, NVNV509,38615.0%
381Burnet County, TXTX57,01515.0%
382Shelby County, TXTX24,28614.8%
383Hunt County, TXTX123,33614.8%
384Kit Carson County, COCO7,06914.8%
385Lyon County, KSKS32,26614.7%
386Erath County, TXTX43,91114.7%
387Elko County, NVNV54,81514.7%
388Wichita County, KSKS2,03114.7%
389Burleson County, TXTX20,54914.6%
390Lassen County, CACA28,11714.6%
391Brown County, TXTX38,71114.5%
392Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12514.5%
393Jackson County, OKOK24,76414.5%
394Bell County, TXTX402,24814.5%
395Kings County, NYNY2,653,96314.4%
396Gordon County, GAGA61,70114.4%
397Hill County, TXTX39,50314.4%
398Otero County, COCO17,68314.4%
399Falls County, TXTX17,86914.3%
400Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39814.3%
401Somervell County, TXTX10,26114.3%
402Sandoval County, NMNM159,56514.1%
403Alexandria, VAVA160,66214.0%
404Teton County, IDID13,25414.0%
405Young County, TXTX18,15414.0%
406Williamson County, TXTX752,82714.0%
407Dodge County, NENE38,05714.0%
408Gillespie County, TXTX28,52713.9%
409DeKalb County, ALAL74,08513.9%
410Marin County, CACA253,69413.9%
411Montgomery County, NCNC26,40313.9%
412Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63313.9%
413Woodbury County, IAIA106,64913.9%
414Jefferson County, OROR25,74013.8%
415Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91613.8%
416Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93913.7%
417Bradley County, ARAR9,82813.7%
418Cibola County, NMNM26,80713.7%
419Goliad County, TXTX7,20813.7%
420Cooke County, TXTX44,46113.7%
421Greene County, NCNC20,70013.6%
422Fisher County, TXTX3,69213.6%
423Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87313.6%
424Johnston County, NCNC256,44813.6%
425Kingfisher County, OKOK15,79513.5%
426Manatee County, FLFL468,20013.5%
427Love County, OKOK10,78013.5%
428Durham County, NCNC347,24013.5%
429Denton County, TXTX1,069,34613.5%
431Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38313.3%
432Wright County, IAIA12,80113.3%
433Rusk County, TXTX54,85413.3%
434Mills County, TXTX4,58013.3%
435Putnam County, NYNY99,02813.3%
436Habersham County, GAGA50,41613.3%
437Camden County, NJNJ535,79913.2%
438Greeley County, KSKS1,18213.2%
439Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46013.2%
440Will County, ILIL712,25313.1%
441Graham County, AZAZ40,15713.1%
442Somerset County, NJNJ356,48613.0%
443San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36713.0%
444Montrose County, COCO44,59113.0%
445Washington County, ARAR271,21313.0%
446Sullivan County, NYNY80,58612.9%
448Luzerne County, PAPA332,12612.9%
449Murray County, GAGA41,60712.9%
450Coleman County, TXTX7,91512.9%
451Skagit County, WAWA132,97512.9%
452Kerr County, TXTX54,03712.9%
453Comal County, TXTX209,16612.8%
454Bosque County, TXTX18,91812.8%
455Tillman County, OKOK6,78012.8%
456Louisa County, IAIA10,41612.8%
457Alamance County, NCNC186,17712.8%
458Real County, TXTX2,74512.7%
459Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21912.7%
460Bandera County, TXTX22,87612.7%
461Scott County, MSMS28,07312.7%
462Arapahoe County, COCO673,82012.7%
463Clayton County, GAGA297,47112.7%
464Marion County, FLFL442,66012.7%
465Lake County, FLFL456,06812.7%
466Bingham County, IDID51,15312.6%
467Arlington County, VAVA243,93112.5%
468Bedford County, TNTN55,27312.5%
469Cass County, ININ37,83612.4%
470Taylor County, TXTX150,07712.4%
471Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48712.3%
472Washington County, OROR611,70812.2%
473Eastland County, TXTX18,14312.2%
474Wayne County, NCNC122,27812.2%
475Forsyth County, NCNC401,71812.2%
476Marshall County, ALAL103,53712.2%
477Capitol Planning Region, CTCT994,11512.2%
478Nantucket County, MAMA14,75812.2%
479Franklin County, IAIA9,86812.2%
480Kendall County, TXTX53,28912.1%
481Weber County, UTUT278,17412.1%
482Marshall County, OKOK16,25512.1%
483Cobb County, GAGA793,34512.1%
484Ness County, KSKS2,61712.1%
485Culpeper County, VAVA57,66612.1%
486Muscatine County, IAIA41,85312.0%
487Milwaukee County, WIWI924,21612.0%
488Leon County, TXTX16,89412.0%
489Randolph County, NCNC149,51612.0%
490Washington County, IDID11,58312.0%
491Anderson County, TXTX59,80512.0%
492Robertson County, TXTX17,83911.9%
493Clinton County, ININ33,32211.9%
494Pasco County, FLFL674,51611.9%
495Morris County, NJNJ524,25111.8%
496Barrow County, GAGA99,77311.8%
497Aransas County, TXTX26,14611.7%
498Utah County, UTUT759,85911.7%
499Hamblen County, TNTN68,84311.6%
500Sebastian County, ARAR130,64111.6%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest speaks spanish at home?

Starr County, Texas ranks #1 with 91.0% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by speaks spanish at home?

Starr County, Texas, Maverick County, Texas, Kenedy County, Texas, Webb County, Texas, Zapata County, Texas.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,144 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is speaks spanish at home measured?

Share of residents 5+ who speak Spanish at home (with or without English fluency). Source: ACS C16001. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).