RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most Spanish spoken at home, US states

US states ranked by the share of residents 5+ who speak Spanish at home (2024 ACS). California leads at 28.3%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 13.7%, against an all-states median of 7.9%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSPEAKS SPANISH AT HOMEVS –

USUnited States334,922,49913.6%–

01California, CACA39,287,37728.3%–

02Texas, TXTX30,188,42428.1%–

03New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24624.5%–

04Florida, FLFL22,416,07722.6%–

05Nevada, NVNV3,184,61219.9%–

06Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83819.3%–

07New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80917.2%–

08New York, NYNY19,852,36614.8%–

09Illinois, ILIL12,694,79814.0%–

10Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80113.5%–

11Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50812.8%–

12Colorado, COCO5,862,18911.1%–

13Utah, UTUT3,392,33110.9%–

14Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0569.7%–

15Maryland, MDMD6,206,0119.6%–

16District of Columbia, DCDC681,2949.4%–

17Oregon, OROR4,254,2939.0%–

18Washington, WAWA7,816,1169.0%–

19North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4048.7%–

20Georgia, GAGA10,940,4078.6%–

21Nebraska, NENE1,978,7078.4%–

22Idaho, IDID1,934,2628.1%–

23Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6348.1%–

24Kansas, KSKS2,947,1978.1%–

25Delaware, DEDE1,021,1917.9%–

26Virginia, VAVA8,705,1707.9%–

27Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3916.1%–

28Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6395.6%–

29Indiana, ININ6,851,0735.5%–

30South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2255.3%–

31Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3835.2%–

32Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8724.9%–

33Wyoming, WYWY582,3974.8%–

34Louisiana, LALA4,611,9614.7%–

35Iowa, IAIA3,210,5074.7%–

36Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4454.2%–

37Alabama, ALAL5,086,7683.9%–

38Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8243.4%–

39Alaska, AKAK735,7063.3%–

40Michigan, MIMI10,077,7613.1%–

41Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142.9%–

42Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7792.7%–

43Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932.6%–

44South Dakota, SDSD907,4282.6%–

45New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8682.6%–

46North Dakota, NDND784,8412.3%–

47Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2352.0%–

48Montana, MTMT1,116,8751.4%–

49Vermont, VTVT647,1061.3%–

50West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731.2%–

51Maine, MEME1,387,8171.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest speaks spanish at home?

California ranks #1 with 28.3% (2024 American Community Survey).

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

California, Texas, New Mexico, Florida, Nevada.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states 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).