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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

2016 · 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
1 Miami-Dade County 64.5%
2 Hendry County 44.5%
3 Osceola County 42.8%
4 Hardee County 36.0%
5 DeSoto County 27.8%
6 Broward County 24.8%
7 Orange County 24.2%
8 Collier County 23.4%
9 Hillsborough County 21.4%
10 Okeechobee County 21.2%
11 Glades County 18.2%
12 Palm Beach County 17.9%
13 Monroe County 17.4%
14 Lee County 16.1%
15 Polk County 16.0%
16 Highlands County 15.8%
17 St. Lucie County 14.2%
18 Lafayette County 14.0%
19 Seminole County 13.9%
20 Manatee County 11.9%
21 Martin County 10.5%
22 Lake County 10.3%
23 Indian River County 9.5%
24 Volusia County 9.2%
25 Pasco County 9.0%
…
34 Pinellas County 6.3%
35 Brevard County 6.1%
36 Duval County 6.1%
37 Alachua County 6.0%
38 Okaloosa County 5.8%
39 Liberty County 5.7%
40 Levy County 5.6%
…

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

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.