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Cities in Alabama by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024

Russellville, AL had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 66 cities in 2024, at 40.5%. Prichard, AL had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 6.8% and the figure for Alabama was 6.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest40.5Russellville, AL
Lowest0.9Prichard, AL
Median6.866 cities
Alabama6.1History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Russellville, AL: 40.5 %Russellville, AL40.5Albertville, AL: 27.2 %Albertville, AL27.2Fort Payne, AL: 21.5 %Fort Payne, AL21.5Leeds, AL: 16 %Leeds, AL16Decatur, AL: 14.6 %Decatur, AL14.6Irondale, AL: 13.2 %Irondale, AL13.2Pelham, AL: 13 %Pelham, AL13Auburn, AL: 12.9 %Auburn, AL12.9Boaz, AL: 12.4 %Boaz, AL12.4Madison, AL: 12.2 %Madison, AL12.2Foley, AL: 11.7 %Foley, AL11.7Hoover, AL: 11.3 %Hoover, AL11.3Alabaster, AL: 10.4 %Alabaster, AL10.4Enterprise, AL: 10.2 %Enterprise, AL10.2Bessemer, AL: 9.9 %Bessemer, AL9.9Hueytown, AL: 9.8 %Hueytown, AL9.8Pike Road, AL: 9.6 %Pike Road, AL9.6Homewood, AL: 9.5 %Homewood, AL9.5Eufaula, AL: 9.3 %Eufaula, AL9.3Calera, AL: 8.5 %Calera, AL8.5Huntsville, AL: 8.4 %Huntsville, AL8.4Athens, AL: 8.2 %Athens, AL8.2Gadsden, AL: 7.9 %Gadsden, AL7.9Vestavia Hills, AL: 7.9 %Vestavia Hills, AL7.9Chelsea, AL: 7.9 %Chelsea, AL7.9Montgomery, AL: 7.5 %Montgomery, AL7.5Gulf Shores, AL: 7.5 %Gulf Shores, AL7.5Tuscaloosa, AL: 7.4 %Tuscaloosa, AL7.4Florence, AL: 7.2 %Florence, AL7.2Helena, AL: 7.2 %Helena, AL7.2Alexander City, AL: 7.2 %Alexander City, AL7.2Spanish Fort, AL: 6.9 %Spanish Fort, AL6.9Birmingham, AL: 6.9 %Birmingham, AL6.9Center Point, AL: 6.7 %Center Point, AL6.7Ozark, AL: 6.5 %Ozark, AL6.5Opelika, AL: 6.4 %Opelika, AL6.4Oxford, AL: 6.3 %Oxford, AL6.3Daphne, AL: 6 %Daphne, AL6Troy, AL: 6 %Troy, AL6Phenix City, AL: 5.8 %Phenix City, AL5.8Russellville, AL: 40.5 %Russellville, AL40.5Albertville, AL: 27.2 %Albertville, AL27.2Fort Payne, AL: 21.5 %Fort Payne, AL21.5Leeds, AL: 16 %Leeds, AL16Decatur, AL: 14.6 %Decatur, AL14.6Irondale, AL: 13.2 %Irondale, AL13.2Pelham, AL: 13 %Pelham, AL13Auburn, AL: 12.9 %Auburn, AL12.9Boaz, AL: 12.4 %Boaz, AL12.4Madison, AL: 12.2 %Madison, AL12.2Foley, AL: 11.7 %Foley, AL11.7Hoover, AL: 11.3 %Hoover, AL11.3Alabaster, AL: 10.4 %Alabaster, AL10.4Enterprise, AL: 10.2 %Enterprise, AL10.2Bessemer, AL: 9.9 %Bessemer, AL9.9Hueytown, AL: 9.8 %Hueytown, AL9.8Pike Road, AL: 9.6 %Pike Road, AL9.6Homewood, AL: 9.5 %Homewood, AL9.5Eufaula, AL: 9.3 %Eufaula, AL9.3Calera, AL: 8.5 %Calera, AL8.5Huntsville, AL: 8.4 %Huntsville, AL8.4Athens, AL: 8.2 %Athens, AL8.2Gadsden, AL: 7.9 %Gadsden, AL7.9Vestavia Hills, AL: 7.9 %Vestavia Hills, AL7.9Chelsea, AL: 7.9 %Chelsea, AL7.9Montgomery, AL: 7.5 %Montgomery, AL7.5Gulf Shores, AL: 7.5 %Gulf Shores, AL7.5Tuscaloosa, AL: 7.4 %Tuscaloosa, AL7.4Florence, AL: 7.2 %Florence, AL7.2Helena, AL: 7.2 %Helena, AL7.2Alexander City, AL: 7.2 %Alexander City, AL7.2Spanish Fort, AL: 6.9 %Spanish Fort, AL6.9Birmingham, AL: 6.9 %Birmingham, AL6.9Center Point, AL: 6.7 %Center Point, AL6.7Ozark, AL: 6.5 %Ozark, AL6.5Opelika, AL: 6.4 %Opelika, AL6.4Oxford, AL: 6.3 %Oxford, AL6.3Daphne, AL: 6 %Daphne, AL6Troy, AL: 6 %Troy, AL6Phenix City, AL: 5.8 %Phenix City, AL5.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Russellville, AL40.5+2.8 pts
2Albertville, AL27.2-1.5 pts
3Fort Payne, AL21.5+1.9 pts
4Leeds, AL16+3.1 pts
5Decatur, AL14.6+0.4 pts
6Irondale, AL13.2+4.7 pts
7Pelham, AL13-1.3 pts
8Auburn, AL12.9+0.3 pts
9Boaz, AL12.4-0.4 pts
10Madison, AL12.2-0.5 pts
11Foley, AL11.7-0.5 pts
12Hoover, AL11.3+1 pts
13Alabaster, AL10.4+1.4 pts
14Enterprise, AL10.2-0.4 pts
15Bessemer, AL9.9+2.3 pts
16Hueytown, AL9.8-0.6 pts
17Pike Road, AL9.6+1.2 pts
18Homewood, AL9.5-0.3 pts
19Eufaula, AL9.3-1.2 pts
20Calera, AL8.5+0.4 pts
21Huntsville, AL8.4-0.2 pts
22Athens, AL8.2+0.5 pts
23Gadsden, AL7.90 pts
23Vestavia Hills, AL7.9-0.2 pts
25Chelsea, AL7.9-0.9 pts
26Montgomery, AL7.5+0.4 pts
27Gulf Shores, AL7.5-1.8 pts
28Tuscaloosa, AL7.4+1.2 pts
29Florence, AL7.2-0 pts
29Helena, AL7.2+1.8 pts
31Alexander City, AL7.2+1 pts
32Spanish Fort, AL6.9-0.3 pts
33Birmingham, AL6.9+0.2 pts
34Center Point, AL6.7-0.3 pts
35Ozark, AL6.5-0.7 pts
36Opelika, AL6.4-2.3 pts
37Oxford, AL6.3-0.8 pts
38Daphne, AL6-0.1 pts
39Troy, AL6+0.7 pts
40Phenix City, AL5.8-1.1 pts
41Mobile, AL5.6+0.7 pts
42Valley, AL5.5+0.4 pts
43Northport, AL5.5+0.2 pts
44Dothan, AL5.3-0 pts
45Rainbow City, AL5-0.9 pts
46Jasper, AL4.8+0.1 pts
47Prattville, AL4.8-0.8 pts
48Trussville, AL4.2+1.1 pts
49Scottsboro, AL4.2+0.1 pts
50Talladega, AL4.1-0.8 pts
51Fairhope, AL4-1.2 pts
52Moody, AL3.8-0 pts
53Selma, AL3.6+0.8 pts
54Jacksonville, AL3.3+1.2 pts
55Clay, AL3.2-0.2 pts
56Millbrook, AL3.1-0.1 pts
57Anniston, AL3+0.5 pts
58Mountain Brook, AL3-0.3 pts
59Cullman, AL2.9+0.5 pts
60Sylacauga, AL2.7-0.2 pts
61Muscle Shoals, AL2.6-1.1 pts
62Pell City, AL2.3-0.9 pts
63Gardendale, AL2.3+0.5 pts
64Hartselle, AL2-0.5 pts
65Saraland, AL1.2-0.4 pts
66Prichard, AL0.9+0.4 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Alabama by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/alabama-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Alabama by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/alabama-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/alabama-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Russellville, AL, with 40.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Prichard, AL, with 0.9% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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