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People Statistics · Area estimate

Speak Spanish at home in Bay County

2016 – 2024 · 9 data points 39 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026
People · Bay County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 6.7% +0.6 pp since 2023
Regions of Florida · 2024 39 of 67 Place 1 is the highest value.
vs Florida −15.9 pp Florida: 22.6% · 2024
Speak Spanish at home, 2016 – 2024 percent · Bay County · Florida · United States
Bay County Florida United States

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

Compared with Speak Spanish at home · percent
Bay County
6.7%
Florida
22.6%
United States
13.6%

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

The series at a glance Bay County · 2016 – 2024
Latest value 6.7% · 2024
First value 3.3% · 2016
Highest 6.7% · 2024
Lowest 3.3% · 2016
Data points 9

By year

All years · 2016 – 2024

YearBay CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2024estimate 6.7% +0.6 pp 22.6% 13.6%
2023estimate 6.1% +1.1 pp 22.2% 13.4%
2022estimate 4.9% +0.6 pp 22.2% 13.3%
2021estimate 4.4% +0.4 pp 22.1% 13.3%
2020estimate 3.9% +0.3 pp 21.8% —
2019estimate 3.6% +0.2 pp 21.8% —
2018estimate 3.4% +0.1 pp 21.6% —
2017estimate 3.3% +0.1 pp 21.3% —
2016estimate 3.3% 20.9% —

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

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2018 · 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 65.7%
2 Hendry County 45.9%
3 Osceola County 43.6%
4 Hardee County 36.1%
5 DeSoto County 27.6%
6 Broward County 26.0%
7 Orange County 25.3%
8 Collier County 24.4%
9 Hillsborough County 22.4%
10 Okeechobee County 21.4%
11 Palm Beach County 18.8%
12 Monroe County 17.6%
13 Glades County 17.4%
14 Polk County 17.3%
15 Lee County 17.0%
16 Highlands County 16.6%
17 Lafayette County 16.2%
18 Seminole County 15.1%
19 St. Lucie County 14.9%
20 Manatee County 12.4%
21 Lake County 10.7%
22 Volusia County 10.0%
23 Martin County 9.5%
24 Indian River County 9.3%
25 Gadsden County 9.1%
…
53 St. Johns County 4.2%
54 Leon County 4.2%
55 Jackson County 4.0%
56 Bay County 3.4%
57 Nassau County 3.3%
58 Wakulla County 3.3%
59 Citrus County 3.2%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018

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.