Name: Limited English-speaking households by Texas county
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
Published: 2026-10-08T01:00:00+08:00
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Summary

Limited English-speaking share, Texas counties

Limited English-speaking share by Texas county · all 254 counties · hover or tap a county for every figure on this page

CountiesKenedy County

Summary

Every Texas county, shaded by the share of households that are limited English speaking. Darker is a higher share. County borders are the U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary (cb_500k).

In a typical Texas county, 3.0% of households are limited English speaking: no one 14 or older speaks English very well. That midpoint among all 254 counties is not a state figure. When every household is counted once, 6.8% of Texas households meet the definition, about 727,418 statewide, because large border and metro counties sit well above the middle. Kenedy County leads at 47.1%, then Starr at 30.2% and Webb at 27.3%. 31 counties reach 10 percent or more. Spanish accounts for 82.5% of those statewide limited English-speaking households.

3.0%typical county, limited English speakingthe middle county, not a state figure

6.8%of all Texas households are limited English speakingevery household counted once

31counties at 10 percent or morerounded share of households

47.1%Kenedy Countyhighest limited English-speaking share

190,629Harris County householdslargest limited English-speaking count

Figure 2

Limited English-speaking households, all 254 counties

Limited English-speaking households · all 254 · ranked high to low

Summary

Every county count of limited English-speaking households. Harris holds 190,629, about one in 4 of the statewide 727,418, then Dallas at 81,702 and El Paso at 54,568. The five largest counties hold 57.8% of those households. The count ranking is a different picture from the share ranking: the highest shares are small and border counties, while the largest numbers sit in the metros.

Table 1

All counties

254 rows · 8 columns · sorted by limited English-speaking share, high to low

Summary

The full dataset: all 254 counties with the limited English-speaking share, the household count, total households, and the language groups of those limited English-speaking households (Spanish, other Indo-European, Asian and Pacific Island, and other), from table C16002. Sorted by share and re-sortable on any column. Use the filter box to jump straight to a county by name. The Census published a figure for every Texas county, so no cells are suppressed. 11 counties report zero limited English-speaking households. A county share is not a state figure; averaging the 254 shares would weight Loving County the same as Harris.

All counties
	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Kenedy	47.1%	8	17	8	0	0	0
Starr	30.2%	5,638	18,692	5,638	0	0	0
Webb	27.3%	21,732	79,572	21,595	24	107	6
Maverick	25.9%	4,746	18,320	4,645	0	87	14
Zapata	24.1%	1,113	4,612	1,113	0	0	0
Hudspeth	21.3%	180	847	174	6	0	0
Presidio	19.9%	466	2,340	466	0	0	0
Reeves	19.0%	788	4,145	788	0	0	0
Culberson	18.5%	130	702	130	0	0	0
El Paso	18.4%	54,568	296,341	53,280	286	859	143
Hidalgo	18.1%	47,861	264,128	47,213	66	499	83
Edwards	16.9%	80	474	80	0	0	0
Moore	16.3%	1,184	7,275	851	119	22	192
Frio	15.9%	819	5,144	819	0	0	0
Cameron	15.6%	21,126	135,435	20,756	103	267	0
Willacy	15.2%	862	5,671	862	0	0	0
Gaines	15.0%	1,062	7,057	520	542	0	0
Loving	13.9%	5	36	0	0	5	0
Bailey	13.8%	310	2,250	307	3	0	0
Cochran	13.6%	129	949	110	19	0	0
Yoakum	12.9%	338	2,616	331	7	0	0
Jeff Davis	12.8%	108	847	102	6	0	0
Hansford	12.4%	226	1,827	226	0	0	0
Val Verde	12.4%	2,069	16,706	2,069	0	0	0
Dimmit	11.9%	358	3,010	351	7	0	0
Parmer	11.2%	356	3,183	356	0	0	0
Harris	11.0%	190,629	1,728,103	155,619	7,293	23,677	4,040
Crane	10.8%	180	1,665	180	0	0	0
Ochiltree	10.3%	388	3,758	386	0	0	2
Deaf Smith	10.0%	599	5,973	573	18	8	0
Zavala	10.0%	342	3,411	342	0	0	0
Castro	9.5%	231	2,427	186	0	45	0
Uvalde	9.2%	771	8,422	736	3	32	0
Ector	9.1%	5,687	62,422	5,579	13	95	0
Andrews	9.0%	609	6,780	609	0	0	0
Terry	8.9%	382	4,271	337	45	0	0
Dallas	8.4%	81,702	971,690	65,380	3,663	8,749	3,910
Brewster	8.2%	404	4,929	404	0	0	0
Menard	8.2%	68	833	68	0	0	0
Brooks	8.0%	231	2,884	231	0	0	0
Dawson	7.7%	318	4,154	239	79	0	0
Knox	7.7%	97	1,256	62	35	0	0
La Salle	7.7%	129	1,683	129	0	0	0
Reagan	7.6%	80	1,046	70	0	10	0
Sherman	7.5%	63	842	63	0	0	0
Atascosa	7.1%	1,186	16,635	1,186	0	0	0
Caldwell	7.0%	1,101	15,741	1,101	0	0	0
Floyd	7.0%	136	1,939	136	0	0	0
Hale	6.8%	754	11,034	707	19	0	28
Titus	6.8%	747	11,011	681	0	66	0
Lipscomb	6.7%	74	1,101	64	0	0	10
Hardeman	6.6%	86	1,298	82	0	4	0
Lamb	6.6%	308	4,644	308	0	0	0
Sutton	6.6%	81	1,236	81	0	0	0
Ward	6.6%	286	4,345	267	0	19	0
Gonzales	6.5%	498	7,656	473	0	25	0
Jim Wells	6.5%	870	13,298	870	0	0	0
Lee	6.4%	433	6,720	421	12	0	0
Liberty	6.4%	1,923	30,009	1,900	2	21	0
Waller	6.3%	1,133	17,981	1,088	5	40	0
Bexar	6.2%	45,771	740,402	39,847	1,522	3,342	1,060
Fort Bend	6.2%	17,474	281,259	7,568	2,046	7,240	620
McLennan	6.2%	5,987	95,966	5,642	162	142	41
Glasscock	6.1%	27	441	27	0	0	0
Karnes	6.1%	285	4,643	129	29	127	0
Martin	6.1%	123	2,033	123	0	0	0
Midland	6.1%	4,103	67,057	3,520	18	278	287
Jim Hogg	6.0%	73	1,221	73	0	0	0
Winkler	5.9%	163	2,781	131	0	32	0
San Saba	5.7%	120	2,095	99	0	4	17
Live Oak	5.6%	234	4,210	230	0	4	0
Potter	5.5%	2,346	42,363	1,604	49	462	231
Swisher	5.5%	135	2,453	133	0	2	0
Upton	5.5%	73	1,325	73	0	0	0
Collingsworth	5.4%	51	947	51	0	0	0
Mason	5.4%	84	1,550	78	6	0	0
Tarrant	5.3%	41,051	769,285	28,960	3,692	6,124	2,275
Schleicher	5.2%	48	919	48	0	0	0
Gray	5.0%	397	7,926	391	0	0	6
Jefferson	4.8%	4,528	93,646	3,521	386	481	140
Crosby	4.7%	93	1,974	77	0	16	0
Navarro	4.6%	849	18,484	840	0	9	0
Pecos	4.6%	233	5,108	233	0	0	0
Travis	4.6%	26,094	561,491	18,103	1,775	5,259	957
Bastrop	4.5%	1,595	35,164	1,486	42	67	0
Foard	4.5%	19	421	19	0	0	0
Madison	4.5%	185	4,140	185	0	0	0
Hockley	4.4%	358	8,058	344	14	0	0
Nolan	4.4%	258	5,834	229	23	6	0
Kleberg	4.2%	496	11,794	432	64	0	0
Nueces	4.2%	5,486	130,770	4,949	100	415	22
Stephens	4.2%	149	3,560	135	5	9	0
Collin	4.1%	16,249	400,182	5,749	3,043	6,438	1,019
Scurry	4.1%	241	5,931	241	0	0	0
Bee	4.0%	342	8,581	316	17	9	0
Brazos	4.0%	3,573	88,415	2,324	264	856	129
Duval	4.0%	121	2,992	121	0	0	0
Milam	4.0%	399	10,049	395	4	0	0
Brazoria	3.9%	5,131	131,184	3,341	76	1,700	14
Calhoun	3.9%	326	8,398	174	0	152	0
Camp	3.9%	184	4,677	184	0	0	0
Franklin	3.9%	152	3,942	152	0	0	0
Tom Green	3.9%	1,810	46,094	1,543	81	186	0
Dallam	3.8%	89	2,373	87	2	0	0
Jackson	3.8%	204	5,424	204	0	0	0
Matagorda	3.8%	570	14,824	394	39	137	0
Refugio	3.8%	90	2,372	83	7	0	0
Erath	3.6%	592	16,379	558	0	34	0
Grimes	3.6%	367	10,289	367	0	0	0
Cherokee	3.5%	632	18,085	563	4	65	0
Howard	3.5%	419	11,927	387	32	0	0
Briscoe	3.4%	19	555	19	0	0	0
Denton	3.4%	11,654	346,809	6,733	1,123	3,621	177
Smith	3.4%	2,740	81,690	2,454	87	158	41
Goliad	3.3%	91	2,800	91	0	0	0
Haskell	3.3%	69	2,108	69	0	0	0
Lynn	3.3%	68	2,066	63	3	2	0
Montgomery	3.3%	7,689	235,474	6,488	442	665	94
Wheeler	3.3%	61	1,849	61	0	0	0
Medina	3.2%	556	17,479	556	0	0	0
San Jacinto	3.2%	332	10,480	332	0	0	0
Wilbarger	3.2%	150	4,737	150	0	0	0
Fisher	3.1%	49	1,590	49	0	0	0
Hunt	3.1%	1,146	37,549	916	13	84	133
Nacogdoches	3.1%	773	25,114	708	13	52	0
Ellis	3.0%	2,069	68,852	1,925	16	85	43
McCulloch	3.0%	93	3,072	93	0	0	0
Mitchell	3.0%	77	2,561	77	0	0	0
Williamson	3.0%	7,344	241,754	3,647	1,233	2,195	269
Bell	2.9%	3,981	138,557	2,974	229	649	129
Comanche	2.9%	158	5,395	158	0	0	0
Falls	2.9%	174	6,009	171	3	0	0
Garza	2.9%	42	1,433	36	0	0	6
Kent	2.9%	8	274	8	0	0	0
Stonewall	2.9%	14	476	14	0	0	0
Washington	2.9%	444	15,277	271	34	139	0
Galveston	2.8%	3,924	138,666	2,887	377	616	44
Hays	2.8%	2,668	94,499	2,415	63	12	178
Wichita	2.8%	1,380	48,935	1,163	118	99	0
Young	2.8%	214	7,763	214	0	0	0
Johnson	2.7%	1,716	63,477	1,463	83	152	18
Jones	2.7%	165	6,028	147	12	6	0
San Patricio	2.7%	664	24,496	591	39	34	0
Wise	2.7%	654	24,581	640	0	14	0
Burleson	2.6%	204	7,749	196	0	8	0
Guadalupe	2.6%	1,639	62,953	1,431	44	164	0
Hopkins	2.6%	356	13,878	320	0	36	0
Limestone	2.6%	219	8,318	143	29	47	0
Runnels	2.6%	97	3,800	97	0	0	0
Shelby	2.6%	241	9,177	241	0	0	0
Wharton	2.6%	408	15,422	370	10	18	10
Concho	2.5%	21	849	21	0	0	0
Cooke	2.5%	409	16,252	397	12	0	0
Eastland	2.5%	178	7,168	177	0	1	0
Hill	2.5%	341	13,457	301	12	26	2
Kimble	2.5%	47	1,858	47	0	0	0
Kinney	2.5%	30	1,180	30	0	0	0
Motley	2.5%	12	476	12	0	0	0
Donley	2.4%	29	1,203	25	0	4	0
Gregg	2.4%	1,121	47,330	985	37	99	0
Kaufman	2.4%	1,200	49,703	756	18	98	328
Leon	2.4%	155	6,546	152	0	3	0
Lubbock	2.4%	3,016	124,045	2,425	220	281	90
Robertson	2.4%	156	6,480	150	0	6	0
Angelina	2.3%	727	32,183	705	0	22	0
Coryell	2.3%	610	26,099	460	42	93	15
Jack	2.3%	68	2,915	68	0	0	0
Real	2.3%	23	1,021	23	0	0	0
Colorado	2.2%	170	7,577	153	17	0	0
Sterling	2.2%	9	402	9	0	0	0
Wilson	2.2%	396	17,785	371	25	0	0
Henderson	2.1%	688	32,597	553	81	54	0
Palo Pinto	2.1%	226	10,951	226	0	0	0
Rains	2.1%	97	4,723	75	0	22	0
Victoria	2.1%	729	34,142	605	0	93	31
Lavaca	2.0%	168	8,370	154	10	4	0
Taylor	2.0%	1,103	54,390	739	94	104	166
Burnet	1.9%	370	19,597	281	62	27	0
Harrison	1.9%	480	25,599	402	41	37	0
Hutchinson	1.9%	132	6,944	132	0	0	0
Throckmorton	1.9%	13	686	13	0	0	0
Austin	1.8%	219	12,174	175	33	11	0
Bandera	1.8%	163	8,943	108	55	0	0
Comal	1.8%	1,239	67,651	1,124	55	60	0
Kendall	1.8%	315	17,249	304	11	0	0
Kerr	1.8%	404	22,267	394	10	0	0
Rusk	1.8%	331	17,963	296	0	35	0
Trinity	1.8%	108	6,033	108	0	0	0
Chambers	1.7%	283	16,558	201	0	82	0
Irion	1.7%	10	606	10	0	0	0
Grayson	1.6%	861	53,325	762	33	66	0
Orange	1.6%	498	31,847	404	20	74	0
Rockwall	1.6%	630	39,513	566	12	31	21
Somervell	1.6%	57	3,562	57	0	0	0
Aransas	1.5%	173	11,738	123	0	50	0
Brown	1.5%	225	14,979	198	0	27	0
DeWitt	1.5%	102	6,683	93	9	0	0
Hood	1.5%	371	24,988	345	9	17	0
Parker	1.5%	824	54,237	740	18	41	25
Terrell	1.5%	7	453	7	0	0	0
Coleman	1.4%	46	3,230	46	0	0	0
Gillespie	1.4%	158	11,272	144	14	0	0
Polk	1.4%	260	18,575	253	0	0	7
Randall	1.4%	805	55,758	475	35	242	53
Walker	1.4%	348	25,180	313	0	5	30
Anderson	1.3%	223	17,142	148	0	22	53
Archer	1.3%	46	3,439	46	0	0	0
Dickens	1.3%	9	684	9	0	0	0
Fannin	1.3%	165	12,793	155	4	4	2
Houston	1.3%	101	7,795	84	0	17	0
Lamar	1.3%	259	20,056	119	85	0	55
Red River	1.3%	63	4,993	63	0	0	0
Bosque	1.2%	93	7,467	91	2	0	0
Hamilton	1.2%	37	3,134	31	6	0	0
Lampasas	1.2%	101	8,147	88	0	13	0
Bowie	1.1%	373	34,801	261	65	47	0
Llano	1.1%	110	10,218	110	0	0	0
Van Zandt	1.1%	254	22,555	251	0	3	0
Mills	1.0%	18	1,845	18	0	0	0
Tyler	1.0%	68	7,073	47	1	20	0
Childress	0.8%	17	2,174	17	0	0	0
Coke	0.8%	12	1,489	12	0	0	0
Hardin	0.8%	173	21,750	173	0	0	0
Jasper	0.8%	115	13,667	62	42	11	0
Armstrong	0.7%	5	754	0	0	5	0
Blanco	0.7%	36	5,001	36	0	0	0
Hall	0.7%	8	1,158	8	0	0	0
Delta	0.6%	13	2,095	13	0	0	0
Fayette	0.6%	60	9,855	52	2	6	0
Hartley	0.6%	9	1,635	9	0	0	0
Panola	0.6%	53	8,486	44	0	9	0
Upshur	0.6%	92	15,372	89	0	3	0
Cottle	0.5%	3	571	3	0	0	0
Marion	0.5%	22	4,201	7	0	15	0
Morris	0.5%	25	5,038	7	18	0	0
Oldham	0.5%	3	631	3	0	0	0
Freestone	0.4%	30	6,867	19	0	11	0
Montague	0.4%	36	8,142	26	10	0	0
Cass	0.3%	32	11,775	6	0	26	0
Hemphill	0.3%	4	1,368	4	0	0	0
Wood	0.3%	58	18,221	39	0	19	0
Callahan	0.2%	8	5,237	8	0	0	0
Sabine	0.1%	6	4,469	0	6	0	0
Baylor	0.0%	0	1,548	0	0	0	0
Borden	0.0%	0	239	0	0	0	0
Carson	0.0%	0	2,302	0	0	0	0
Clay	0.0%	0	4,227	0	0	0	0
Crockett	0.0%	0	1,176	0	0	0	0
King	0.0%	0	90	0	0	0	0
McMullen	0.0%	0	168	0	0	0	0
Newton	0.0%	0	4,898	0	0	0	0
Roberts	0.0%	0	303	0	0	0	0
San Augustine	0.0%	0	3,017	0	0	0	0
Shackelford	0.0%	0	1,329	0	0	0	0

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About this data

A limited English-speaking household is one in which no one 14 years or older speaks only English or speaks English "very well." Shares on this page are of all households from table C16002.
A county rate is not a state figure. Averaging the 254 rates would weight Loving County the same as Harris. The 6.8% statewide figure counts every household once from a separate state request.
The Census published a figure for every Texas county. No counties were suppressed. 11 counties report zero limited English-speaking households; those cells show 0.0 percent and a count of 0.
Language columns count limited English-speaking households by the household language group published in the same C16002 table (Spanish; other Indo-European; Asian and Pacific Island; other). Statewide, Spanish is 82.5% of limited English-speaking households.

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Limited English-speaking share, Texas counties

Limited English-speaking share, all 254 counties

Limited English-speaking households, all 254 counties

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