Languages Spoken in Oklahoma: Map and County Data
Languages Spoken Across Oklahoma Counties
According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2011–2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, about 352,000 people age 5 and older in Oklahoma speak a language other than English at home, representing 9.8% of the state’s population age 5+. Spanish is the most spoken non-English language, with about 240,000 speakers, followed by Vietnamese and other Native North American languages.
Most Spoken Non-English Languages in Oklahoma
The most spoken non-English languages in Oklahoma are Spanish, Vietnamese, and other Native North American languages. Spanish is spoken at home by about 240,000 people, or roughly 6.7% of the state’s population age 5+.
Key Language Findings for Oklahoma
About 352,000 people in Oklahoma speak a language other than English at home, representing 9.8% of residents age 5 and older.
The most spoken non-English languages in Oklahoma are Spanish, Vietnamese, and other Native North American languages.
Spanish is the most spoken non-English language in Oklahoma, with about 240,000 speakers, representing roughly 6.7% of residents age 5 and older.
Oklahoma County has the largest Spanish-speaking population in Oklahoma, with about 86,900 speakers.
Oklahoma County has the largest population speaking a language other than English at home, with more than 116,000 residents.
While Spanish is the most spoken non-English language statewide, another language leads in 5 of the 77 Oklahoma counties, including other Native North American languages in Delaware County.
How Language Use Varies Across Oklahoma Counties
Language patterns differ sharply by county. Spanish is the leading non-English language across most of Oklahoma, but county-level rankings show large local communities speaking Vietnamese, other Native North American languages, other Asian languages, German, Chinese, other Pacific Island languages, Hmong, and other languages.
Oklahoma County has the largest number of residents speaking a language other than English at home, while Texas County has the highest share relative to its age-5+ population, at 38.1%. In Delaware County, other Native North American languages are the leading non-English language, showing how statewide rankings can differ substantially at the local level.
English Proficiency and Language Access in Oklahoma
Speaking a language other than English at home does not necessarily mean someone has limited English proficiency. Census table B16001 also separates language groups by whether residents report speaking English "very well" or less than "very well," providing additional context for organizations planning language access services. For a broader look at limited English proficiency across the country, explore Boostlingo's LEP State Map.
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| County | % Other Language | Other-Language Speakers | #1 Language | #2 Language | #3 Language | #4 Language | #5 Language | #6 Language | Population Age 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas County | 7,549 | Spanish 6,742 | Other / unspecified 348 | Other Asian 95 | Laotian 90 | African languages 88 | German 53 | 19,813 | |
| Harmon County | 564 | Spanish 495 | Tagalog / Filipino 21 | Arabic 20 | Other Native North American 14 | Thai 6 | Chinese 4 | 2,720 | |
| Harper County | 711 | Spanish 690 | Portuguese 11 | Korean 6 | Vietnamese 3 | French 1 | — | 3,454 | |
| Beaver County | 1,031 | Spanish 998 | German 16 | Other Native North American 9 | Portuguese 8 | — | — | 5,203 | |
| Cimarron County | 407 | Spanish 391 | German 16 | — | — | — | — | 2,182 | |
| Jackson County | 4,124 | Spanish 3,573 | Tagalog / Filipino 120 | Italian 82 | German 80 | Japanese 60 | Korean 47 | 23,956 | |
| Oklahoma County | 116,850 | Spanish 86,911 | Vietnamese 7,072 | Other Asian 2,515 | Chinese 2,367 | African languages 2,329 | Arabic 1,898 | 695,175 | |
| Tillman County | 1,153 | Spanish 1,006 | French 101 | Other Native North American 19 | Vietnamese 14 | German 5 | Other Pacific Island 4 | 7,241 | |
| Marshall County | 2,142 | Spanish 1,978 | Other Native North American 63 | German 29 | Mon-Khmer / Cambodian 26 | Other West Germanic 14 | Japanese 13 | 14,998 | |
| Custer County | 3,736 | Spanish 2,921 | Other Native North American 187 | Persian 135 | Vietnamese 82 | Other Indo-European 65 | Chinese 56 | 26,786 | |
| Kingfisher County | 1,922 | Spanish 1,881 | Hebrew 14 | German 11 | Greek 11 | Other Native North American 3 | Chinese 2 | 14,230 | |
| Tulsa County | 75,099 | Spanish 52,361 | Vietnamese 2,715 | Other Asian 2,399 | Chinese 2,202 | Hmong 1,927 | Arabic 1,616 | 577,181 | |
| Love County | 1,072 | Spanish 955 | Tagalog / Filipino 42 | German 23 | Greek 19 | French 11 | Korean 7 | 9,059 | |
| Garfield County | 6,602 | Spanish 4,734 | Other Pacific Island 1,017 | German 123 | Vietnamese 97 | French 96 | Arabic 71 | 57,520 | |
| Adair County | 2,162 | Other Native North American 1,318 | Spanish 692 | Other Pacific Island 34 | Hmong 28 | Other Asian 18 | German 14 | 20,714 | |
| Cleveland County | 25,330 | Spanish 11,299 | Vietnamese 3,970 | Chinese 1,670 | Korean 867 | French 863 | German 784 | 252,393 | |
| Comanche County | 11,555 | Spanish 5,912 | German 1,552 | Korean 644 | Other Native North American 579 | Tagalog / Filipino 390 | African languages 318 | 115,983 | |
| Caddo County | 2,539 | Spanish 1,831 | Other Native North American 501 | German 59 | Navajo 43 | Chinese 33 | Persian 19 | 27,422 | |
| Canadian County | 10,483 | Spanish 6,230 | Vietnamese 1,358 | Other Asian 789 | French 287 | Laotian 200 | Chinese 168 | 117,367 | |
| Beckham County | 1,840 | Spanish 1,646 | Tagalog / Filipino 76 | Other Native North American 31 | German 20 | Vietnamese 15 | French 14 | 21,337 | |
| Blaine County | 750 | Spanish 561 | Other Native North American 46 | French 42 | Other West Germanic 41 | German 33 | Mon-Khmer / Cambodian 8 | 9,039 | |
| Okfuskee County | 827 | Other Native North American 358 | German 302 | Spanish 128 | French Creole 16 | Other Asian 8 | Other West Germanic 7 | 11,408 | |
| Payne County | 5,222 | Spanish 1,515 | Chinese 885 | Arabic 394 | Other Pacific Island 355 | Other Asian 265 | Korean 221 | 74,885 | |
| Kiowa County | 598 | Spanish 489 | Other Native North American 41 | German 34 | Other Pacific Island 12 | French 6 | Italian 5 | 8,757 | |
| Cherokee County | 3,030 | Spanish 1,604 | Other Native North American 1,125 | Tagalog / Filipino 50 | Chinese 46 | German 34 | Other West Germanic 27 | 45,056 | |
| Woodward County | 1,313 | Spanish 1,147 | Other Native North American 57 | French 44 | Other Pacific Island 35 | German 21 | Arabic 9 | 19,481 | |
| McClain County | 2,251 | Spanish 1,893 | Other Native North American 75 | Tagalog / Filipino 73 | Other Pacific Island 68 | Portuguese 56 | German 47 | 34,138 | |
| Carter County | 2,880 | Spanish 2,031 | Other Native North American 174 | Chinese 163 | French 87 | Other Indic 80 | German 61 | 45,085 | |
| Washington County | 3,091 | Spanish 1,843 | Other Asian 277 | German 139 | Hindi 128 | Other Native North American 124 | French 113 | 48,471 | |
| Major County | 450 | Spanish 402 | German 14 | Arabic 11 | French 9 | Greek 7 | Italian 6 | 7,145 | |
| Delaware County | 2,453 | Other Native North American 965 | Spanish 864 | Hmong 234 | German 85 | Chinese 63 | Arabic 51 | 39,385 | |
| Ottawa County | 1,857 | Spanish 1,205 | Other Pacific Island 145 | Other Native North American 117 | Hmong 93 | German 83 | French 33 | 29,890 | |
| Le Flore County | 2,847 | Spanish 2,213 | Other Native North American 220 | African languages 97 | German 78 | Laotian 60 | Hmong 47 | 46,844 | |
| Woods County | 509 | Spanish 341 | Russian 53 | Hindi 21 | German 17 | Vietnamese 16 | Tagalog / Filipino 15 | 8,441 | |
| Jefferson County | 347 | Spanish 306 | Chinese 27 | Italian 6 | Other / unspecified 6 | Other Native North American 2 | — | 5,912 | |
| Garvin County | 1,454 | Spanish 1,216 | Other Native North American 58 | Other Indic 52 | German 21 | Other Asian 20 | Tagalog / Filipino 19 | 25,577 | |
| Muskogee County | 3,707 | Spanish 2,805 | Other Native North American 322 | Vietnamese 187 | German 75 | Other Indic 56 | African languages 41 | 65,292 | |
| Murray County | 731 | Spanish 559 | Other Native North American 59 | French 58 | Other Indic 27 | Portuguese 6 | German 6 | 12,972 | |
| Seminole County | 1,335 | Other Native North American 641 | Spanish 564 | German 44 | Japanese 17 | Italian 16 | Russian 13 | 23,811 | |
| Washita County | 605 | Spanish 485 | German 78 | Chinese 10 | Russian 9 | French 7 | Japanese 7 | 10,873 | |
| Kay County | 2,328 | Spanish 1,733 | German 192 | Other Native North American 163 | French 63 | Polish 43 | Chinese 22 | 42,396 | |
| Alfalfa County | 294 | Spanish 203 | Other Native North American 44 | German 33 | French 10 | Italian 4 | — | 5,462 | |
| Greer County | 310 | Spanish 258 | German 27 | Other Slavic 8 | French 5 | Other Native North American 5 | Arabic 4 | 5,776 | |
| Stephens County | 2,276 | Spanish 1,870 | German 125 | Hebrew 76 | Chinese 52 | Tagalog / Filipino 39 | Vietnamese 27 | 41,964 | |
| Wagoner County | 3,776 | Spanish 2,446 | Hmong 189 | German 184 | Russian 126 | Japanese 118 | Other Slavic 96 | 70,636 | |
| Bryan County | 2,083 | Spanish 1,347 | Other Native North American 279 | Arabic 103 | German 72 | Chinese 60 | Hindi 50 | 41,128 | |
| Hughes County | 606 | Spanish 308 | Other Native North American 256 | German 18 | Greek 10 | Russian 4 | Persian 4 | 13,084 | |
| Logan County | 1,942 | Spanish 1,380 | German 211 | Chinese 104 | Other Indic 57 | Other Asian 40 | Portuguese 30 | 41,878 | |
| Pontotoc County | 1,640 | Spanish 770 | Other Native North American 328 | German 86 | Vietnamese 83 | Hindi 75 | Urdu 62 | 35,333 | |
| Coal County | 248 | Spanish 75 | German 62 | Other West Germanic 46 | Japanese 27 | Other Native North American 23 | French 8 | 5,461 | |
| Pittsburg County | 1,835 | Spanish 1,133 | Other Native North American 195 | German 91 | Japanese 90 | Korean 77 | French 57 | 42,181 | |
| Rogers County | 3,617 | Spanish 2,286 | Hmong 281 | Other Native North American 269 | German 177 | French 134 | Vietnamese 69 | 83,968 | |
| Grady County | 2,051 | Spanish 1,508 | German 219 | Other Indo-European 68 | Other Pacific Island 60 | Scandinavian 34 | Korean 33 | 50,267 | |
| Johnston County | 425 | Spanish 218 | Other Native North American 84 | Other Pacific Island 28 | French 25 | German 19 | Polish 12 | 10,317 | |
| Mayes County | 1,534 | Spanish 590 | Other Native North American 390 | German 299 | Vietnamese 52 | Greek 34 | French 18 | 38,316 | |
| McCurtain County | 1,233 | Spanish 743 | Other Native North American 339 | Other Pacific Island 64 | German 24 | French 20 | Arabic 12 | 30,755 | |
| Pottawatomie County | 2,645 | Spanish 1,556 | Other Native North American 451 | German 139 | French 104 | Japanese 77 | Chinese 61 | 66,315 | |
| Cotton County | 211 | Spanish 112 | German 28 | Other Native North American 25 | Hmong 21 | Other Indo-European 9 | Korean 8 | 5,751 | |
| Ellis County | 145 | Spanish 119 | Tagalog / Filipino 10 | Other Asian 7 | German 6 | Greek 2 | Other Native North American 1 | 3,875 | |
| Sequoyah County | 1,403 | Spanish 554 | Other Native North American 546 | Hmong 88 | German 39 | Other Asian 35 | Mon-Khmer / Cambodian 22 | 39,123 | |
| Okmulgee County | 1,282 | Spanish 511 | Other Native North American 499 | Vietnamese 86 | German 33 | French 27 | Scandinavian 27 | 36,970 | |
| Choctaw County | 469 | Spanish 291 | Other Native North American 62 | French 47 | Vietnamese 37 | Portuguese 12 | German 9 | 14,151 | |
| Pushmataha County | 345 | Spanish 149 | Other Native North American 115 | Hmong 31 | German 17 | Persian 6 | Other Indic 5 | 10,572 | |
| Atoka County | 416 | Spanish 246 | Other Native North American 82 | Chinese 24 | French 22 | Other Indic 22 | German 9 | 13,077 | |
| Dewey County | 148 | Spanish 89 | Chinese 15 | Thai 15 | Other Native North American 9 | Other Asian 7 | Vietnamese 5 | 4,569 | |
| Creek County | 1,854 | Spanish 1,301 | Other Native North American 134 | Vietnamese 127 | German 44 | French 37 | Other Pacific Island 32 | 66,312 | |
| Osage County | 1,257 | Spanish 737 | Other Native North American 236 | Portuguese 54 | German 54 | Tagalog / Filipino 48 | Arabic 33 | 45,429 | |
| Grant County | 112 | Spanish 85 | German 7 | Korean 7 | French 5 | Russian 4 | Japanese 3 | 4,245 | |
| Latimer County | 264 | Spanish 152 | Other Native North American 38 | Chinese 26 | Arabic 19 | Tagalog / Filipino 8 | Other Indic 6 | 10,128 | |
| Haskell County | 307 | Spanish 209 | Other Native North American 60 | Tagalog / Filipino 17 | Korean 9 | Japanese 5 | Arabic 5 | 12,056 | |
| Craig County | 331 | Spanish 177 | Other Native North American 53 | German 29 | Chinese 20 | Gujarati 12 | Vietnamese 11 | 13,916 | |
| Pawnee County | 362 | Spanish 228 | Other Native North American 73 | Chinese 29 | Other Pacific Island 12 | Laotian 7 | Italian 5 | 15,475 | |
| Nowata County | 222 | Spanish 158 | German 17 | Laotian 15 | Portuguese 13 | Other Native North American 13 | Vietnamese 5 | 9,981 | |
| Noble County | 224 | Spanish 121 | Other Native North American 27 | German 25 | French 24 | Hmong 13 | Chinese 6 | 10,833 | |
| Roger Mills County | 73 | Spanish 55 | Other Native North American 11 | Other Pacific Island 4 | German 2 | Thai 1 | — | 3,530 | |
| Lincoln County | 613 | Spanish 346 | Other Native North American 98 | German 81 | Greek 21 | Other Pacific Island 16 | Tagalog / Filipino 12 | 32,406 | |
| McIntosh County | 354 | Other Native North American 114 | Spanish 76 | German 74 | Japanese 29 | Tagalog / Filipino 27 | Greek 15 | 19,181 |
About the Data
Data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2011–2015 5-Year Estimates, table B16001, Language Spoken at Home by Ability to Speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over. Statewide and county estimates use the same Census table so the figures can be compared consistently across the page.
The estimates describe languages spoken at home among residents age 5 and older. Census estimates include margins of error, particularly for smaller counties and less common language groups.