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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

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

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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritorySpeak Spanish at home
67 Bradford County 2.3%
66 Baker County 2.7%
65 Holmes County 2.7%
64 Dixie County 3.0%
63 Wakulla County 3.0%
62 Santa Rosa County 3.2%
61 Escambia County 3.3%
60 Washington County 3.3%
59 Citrus County 3.4%
58 Nassau County 3.6%
57 Liberty County 3.9%
56 St. Johns County 3.9%
55 Bay County 3.9%
54 Jackson County 4.0%
53 Gilchrist County 4.2%
52 Leon County 4.3%
51 Gulf County 4.4%
50 Union County 4.4%
49 Franklin County 4.4%
48 Sumter County 4.4%
47 Taylor County 4.5%
46 Walton County 4.8%
45 Columbia County 4.9%
44 Calhoun County 5.0%
43 Madison County 5.1%
…
37 Pinellas County 6.6%
36 Clay County 6.7%
35 Flagler County 6.7%
34 Alachua County 6.9%
33 Suwannee County 6.9%
32 Sarasota County 6.9%
31 Duval County 7.0%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020

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.