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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

2023 · 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 66.4%
2 Hendry County 48.6%
3 Osceola County 46.2%
4 Hardee County 29.4%
5 Broward County 27.9%
6 Orange County 26.0%
7 Collier County 23.3%
8 Hillsborough County 22.8%
9 Glades County 22.3%
10 Polk County 22.0%
11 Palm Beach County 19.6%
12 Okeechobee County 19.5%
13 DeSoto County 19.2%
14 Lee County 18.7%
15 Highlands County 17.4%
16 Monroe County 16.1%
17 Seminole County 15.9%
18 St. Lucie County 15.5%
19 Manatee County 13.1%
20 Marion County 12.1%
21 Lake County 12.1%
22 Pasco County 11.5%
23 Martin County 11.2%
24 Volusia County 10.8%
25 Lafayette County 10.5%
…
27 Gadsden County 9.6%
28 Hernando County 9.6%
29 Hamilton County 9.1%
30 Alachua County 8.0%
31 Putnam County 8.0%
32 Duval County 7.9%
33 Suwannee County 7.8%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023

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.