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People Statistics · Area estimate

Speak another language at home in Alachua County

2016 – 2024 · 9 data points 21 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026
People · Alachua County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 16.6% +0.4 pp since 2023
Regions of Florida · 2024 21 of 67 Place 1 is the highest value.
vs Florida −14.1 pp Florida: 30.6% · 2024
Speak another language at home, 2016 – 2024 percent · Alachua County · Florida · United States
Alachua County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024

Compared with Speak another language at home · percent
Alachua County
16.6%
Florida
30.6%
United States
22.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance Alachua County · 2016 – 2024
Latest value 16.6% · 2024
First value 13.3% · 2016
Highest 16.6% · 2024
Lowest 13.2% · 2017
Data points 9

By year

All years · 2016 – 2024

YearAlachua CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2024estimate 16.6% +0.4 pp 30.6% 22.3%
2023estimate 16.1% +0.9 pp 30.1% 22.0%
2022estimate 15.2% +0.2 pp 29.9% 21.7%
2021estimate 15.0% +0.2 pp 29.8% 21.7%
2020estimate 14.8% +0.6 pp 29.4% —
2019estimate 14.2% +0.4 pp 29.4% —
2018estimate 13.8% +0.6 pp 29.1% —
2017estimate 13.2% −0.1 pp 28.7% —
2016estimate 13.3% 28.3% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritorySpeak another language at home
67 Holmes County 2.3%
66 Bradford County 3.3%
65 Baker County 3.4%
64 Nassau County 3.9%
63 Dixie County 4.1%
62 Gilchrist County 4.4%
61 Washington County 4.6%
60 Gulf County 4.7%
59 Union County 5.4%
58 Franklin County 5.7%
57 Citrus County 5.8%
56 Taylor County 5.8%
55 Santa Rosa County 5.8%
54 Jackson County 6.1%
53 Wakulla County 6.3%
52 Madison County 6.3%
51 Sumter County 6.4%
50 Jefferson County 6.8%
49 Bay County 6.8%
48 Levy County 6.9%
47 Escambia County 6.9%
46 Calhoun County 7.0%
45 Columbia County 7.2%
44 Liberty County 7.9%
43 Walton County 7.9%
…
30 Sarasota County 12.8%
29 Lake County 12.9%
28 Volusia County 13.2%
27 Alachua County 13.3%
26 Duval County 13.5%
25 Indian River County 13.5%
24 Pinellas County 13.7%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016

What it means

The share of residents who speak a language other than English at home.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, from the survey.