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People Statistics · Area estimate

Speak Spanish at home in Alachua County

2016 – 2024 · 9 data points 32 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 8.0% −0.1 pp since 2023
Regions of Florida · 2024 32 of 67 Place 1 is the highest value.
vs Florida −14.6 pp Florida: 22.6% · 2024
Speak Spanish 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 Spanish at home · percent
Alachua County
8.0%
Florida
22.6%
United States
13.6%

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

The series at a glance Alachua County · 2016 – 2024
Latest value 8.0% · 2024
First value 6.0% · 2016
Highest 8.0% · 2023
Lowest 6.0% · 2017
Data points 9

By year

All years · 2016 – 2024

YearAlachua CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2024estimate 8.0% −0.1 pp 22.6% 13.6%
2023estimate 8.0% +0.9 pp 22.2% 13.4%
2022estimate 7.1% +0.0 pp 22.2% 13.3%
2021estimate 7.1% +0.2 pp 22.1% 13.3%
2020estimate 6.9% +0.4 pp 21.8% —
2019estimate 6.5% +0.2 pp 21.8% —
2018estimate 6.2% +0.2 pp 21.6% —
2017estimate 6.0% −0.0 pp 21.3% —
2016estimate 6.0% 20.9% —

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

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritorySpeak Spanish at home
67 Dixie County 2.0%
66 Baker County 2.2%
65 Washington County 2.5%
64 Bradford County 2.8%
63 Jefferson County 2.9%
62 Wakulla County 3.1%
61 Santa Rosa County 3.2%
60 Taylor County 3.2%
59 Calhoun County 3.5%
58 Madison County 3.5%
57 Holmes County 3.5%
56 Franklin County 3.8%
55 Union County 3.8%
54 Citrus County 3.8%
53 Gulf County 3.8%
52 Nassau County 3.9%
51 Jackson County 4.1%
50 Sumter County 4.3%
49 Escambia County 4.6%
48 St. Johns County 5.0%
47 Leon County 5.1%
46 Charlotte County 5.3%
45 Gilchrist County 5.3%
44 Columbia County 5.5%
43 Liberty County 5.6%
…
35 Brevard County 7.6%
34 Sarasota County 7.6%
33 Suwannee County 7.8%
32 Alachua County 8.0%
31 Putnam County 8.0%
30 Duval County 8.1%
29 Hamilton County 9.3%
…

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

What it means

The share of residents who speak Spanish at home.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, from the survey.