The 28 counties where a majority of school-age children speak Spanish at home

It is no surprise to see California and Texas well represented on this list, but look at Kansas, Nebraska, and Washington. Concentrations of Spanish speakers can be found farther north than most people realize.

County, State	Total, ages 5-17		speak Spanish at home, 5-17:		% 5-17 who speak Spanish at home
Starr, Texas	14,649		13,693		93.5%
Maverick, Texas	12,963		11,341		87.5%
Webb, Texas	64,686		54,852		84.8%
Santa Cruz, Arizona	9,665		8,170		84.5%
Zapata, Texas	3,437		2,885		83.9%
Hidalgo, Texas	201,133		157,717		78.4%
Presidio, Texas	1,480		1,143		77.2%
Imperial, California	36,611		26,724		73.0%
Reagan, Texas	818		539		65.9%
Seward, Kansas	5,124		3,353		65.4%
Cameron, Texas	95,782		61,979		64.7%
Hudspeth, Texas	692		444		64.2%
Ford, Kansas	7,240		4,596		63.5%
Ochiltree, Texas	2,408		1,520		63.1%
Kenedy, Texas	124		77		62.1%
Adams, Washington	4,768		2,936		61.6%
El Paso, Texas	168,715		103,833		61.5%
Bailey, Texas	1,530		935		61.1%
Monterey, California	81,463		49,172		60.4%
Val Verde, Texas	9,995		5,978		59.8%
Yuma, Arizona	37,866		22,630		59.8%
Miami-Dade, Florida	397,099		235,932		59.4%
Jeff Davis, Texas	352		205		58.2%
Zavala, Texas	2,636		1,493		56.6%
Colfax, Nebraska	2,249		1,227		54.6%
Franklin, Washington	21,204		11,505		54.3%
Colusa, California	4,411		2,356		53.4%
Titus, Texas	7,007		3,655		52.2%

Source: American Community Survey, 5-year sample, 2013-2017