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

Russellville, AL had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 66 cities in 2022, at 35.8%. Prichard, AL had the lowest, at 0.6%. The median was 6% and the figure for Alabama was 5.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.8Russellville, AL
Lowest0.6Prichard, AL
Median666 cities
Alabama5.4History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Russellville, AL: 35.8 %Russellville, AL35.8Albertville, AL: 28.4 %Albertville, AL28.4Fort Payne, AL: 15.2 %Fort Payne, AL15.2Pelham, AL: 13.9 %Pelham, AL13.9Decatur, AL: 13.3 %Decatur, AL13.3Madison, AL: 12.5 %Madison, AL12.5Auburn, AL: 11.4 %Auburn, AL11.4Hoover, AL: 10.7 %Hoover, AL10.7Foley, AL: 10.7 %Foley, AL10.7Boaz, AL: 9.5 %Boaz, AL9.5Enterprise, AL: 9.2 %Enterprise, AL9.2Alabaster, AL: 8.8 %Alabaster, AL8.8Eufaula, AL: 8.8 %Eufaula, AL8.8Oxford, AL: 8.4 %Oxford, AL8.4Leeds, AL: 8.2 %Leeds, AL8.2Athens, AL: 8.1 %Athens, AL8.1Ozark, AL: 8.1 %Ozark, AL8.1Huntsville, AL: 7.9 %Huntsville, AL7.9Calera, AL: 7.8 %Calera, AL7.8Opelika, AL: 7.8 %Opelika, AL7.8Homewood, AL: 7.8 %Homewood, AL7.8Gulf Shores, AL: 7.5 %Gulf Shores, AL7.5Vestavia Hills, AL: 7.4 %Vestavia Hills, AL7.4Irondale, AL: 7.2 %Irondale, AL7.2Florence, AL: 7.1 %Florence, AL7.1Gadsden, AL: 7 %Gadsden, AL7Rainbow City, AL: 6.9 %Rainbow City, AL6.9Chelsea, AL: 6.9 %Chelsea, AL6.9Montgomery, AL: 6.6 %Montgomery, AL6.6Phenix City, AL: 6.4 %Phenix City, AL6.4Alexander City, AL: 6.3 %Alexander City, AL6.3Talladega, AL: 6.2 %Talladega, AL6.2Pike Road, AL: 6 %Pike Road, AL6Troy, AL: 6 %Troy, AL6Center Point, AL: 5.9 %Center Point, AL5.9Birmingham, AL: 5.9 %Birmingham, AL5.9Tuscaloosa, AL: 5.9 %Tuscaloosa, AL5.9Bessemer, AL: 5.8 %Bessemer, AL5.8Prattville, AL: 5.5 %Prattville, AL5.5Hueytown, AL: 5.4 %Hueytown, AL5.4Russellville, AL: 35.8 %Russellville, AL35.8Albertville, AL: 28.4 %Albertville, AL28.4Fort Payne, AL: 15.2 %Fort Payne, AL15.2Pelham, AL: 13.9 %Pelham, AL13.9Decatur, AL: 13.3 %Decatur, AL13.3Madison, AL: 12.5 %Madison, AL12.5Auburn, AL: 11.4 %Auburn, AL11.4Hoover, AL: 10.7 %Hoover, AL10.7Foley, AL: 10.7 %Foley, AL10.7Boaz, AL: 9.5 %Boaz, AL9.5Enterprise, AL: 9.2 %Enterprise, AL9.2Alabaster, AL: 8.8 %Alabaster, AL8.8Eufaula, AL: 8.8 %Eufaula, AL8.8Oxford, AL: 8.4 %Oxford, AL8.4Leeds, AL: 8.2 %Leeds, AL8.2Athens, AL: 8.1 %Athens, AL8.1Ozark, AL: 8.1 %Ozark, AL8.1Huntsville, AL: 7.9 %Huntsville, AL7.9Calera, AL: 7.8 %Calera, AL7.8Opelika, AL: 7.8 %Opelika, AL7.8Homewood, AL: 7.8 %Homewood, AL7.8Gulf Shores, AL: 7.5 %Gulf Shores, AL7.5Vestavia Hills, AL: 7.4 %Vestavia Hills, AL7.4Irondale, AL: 7.2 %Irondale, AL7.2Florence, AL: 7.1 %Florence, AL7.1Gadsden, AL: 7 %Gadsden, AL7Rainbow City, AL: 6.9 %Rainbow City, AL6.9Chelsea, AL: 6.9 %Chelsea, AL6.9Montgomery, AL: 6.6 %Montgomery, AL6.6Phenix City, AL: 6.4 %Phenix City, AL6.4Alexander City, AL: 6.3 %Alexander City, AL6.3Talladega, AL: 6.2 %Talladega, AL6.2Pike Road, AL: 6 %Pike Road, AL6Troy, AL: 6 %Troy, AL6Center Point, AL: 5.9 %Center Point, AL5.9Birmingham, AL: 5.9 %Birmingham, AL5.9Tuscaloosa, AL: 5.9 %Tuscaloosa, AL5.9Bessemer, AL: 5.8 %Bessemer, AL5.8Prattville, AL: 5.5 %Prattville, AL5.5Hueytown, AL: 5.4 %Hueytown, AL5.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Russellville, AL35.8-1.8 pts
2Albertville, AL28.4-1.2 pts
3Fort Payne, AL15.2-0.6 pts
4Pelham, AL13.9+0.1 pts
5Decatur, AL13.3+1.5 pts
6Madison, AL12.50 pts
7Auburn, AL11.40 pts
8Hoover, AL10.7-0.4 pts
9Foley, AL10.7+0.7 pts
10Boaz, AL9.5+0.8 pts
11Enterprise, AL9.2+0.6 pts
12Alabaster, AL8.8+0.4 pts
13Eufaula, AL8.8+1.5 pts
14Oxford, AL8.4-0.2 pts
15Leeds, AL8.2+3.4 pts
16Athens, AL8.1+0.1 pts
17Ozark, AL8.1+0.9 pts
18Huntsville, AL7.9-0.1 pts
19Calera, AL7.8+0.4 pts
20Opelika, AL7.8+0.4 pts
21Homewood, AL7.8-0.2 pts
22Gulf Shores, AL7.50 pts
23Vestavia Hills, AL7.4-0.5 pts
24Irondale, AL7.2+2.8 pts
25Florence, AL7.1+0.5 pts
26Gadsden, AL7+0.8 pts
27Rainbow City, AL6.9-0.6 pts
28Chelsea, AL6.9+0.1 pts
29Montgomery, AL6.6+0.1 pts
30Phenix City, AL6.4-0.3 pts
31Alexander City, AL6.3+1.7 pts
32Talladega, AL6.2+0.7 pts
33Pike Road, AL6-0.8 pts
33Troy, AL6-0.2 pts
35Center Point, AL5.9+1.6 pts
36Birmingham, AL5.9-0.1 pts
36Tuscaloosa, AL5.9-1.2 pts
38Bessemer, AL5.8-0.2 pts
39Prattville, AL5.5-0 pts
40Hueytown, AL5.4+0.8 pts
41Daphne, AL5+0.5 pts
42Spanish Fort, AL4.7-0 pts
43Dothan, AL4.6+0.3 pts
43Mobile, AL4.6+0.4 pts
43Valley, AL4.6-0.3 pts
46Helena, AL4.5-0.3 pts
47Jasper, AL3.8+0.7 pts
48Muscle Shoals, AL3.7+0.5 pts
49Fairhope, AL3.7-1.3 pts
50Northport, AL3.5-0.7 pts
51Millbrook, AL3.4-0 pts
52Trussville, AL3+0.1 pts
53Scottsboro, AL2.9+0.1 pts
54Pell City, AL2.70 pts
55Jacksonville, AL2.7+0.2 pts
56Mountain Brook, AL2.6-0.3 pts
57Hartselle, AL2.6-0.9 pts
58Moody, AL2.6+1.6 pts
59Cullman, AL2.5-0.1 pts
60Clay, AL2.4+0.9 pts
61Sylacauga, AL2.4-0.3 pts
62Gardendale, AL2.4-0.6 pts
63Anniston, AL2.3+0.8 pts
64Selma, AL2+0.6 pts
65Saraland, AL1.4-0.5 pts
66Prichard, AL0.6-0.2 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/alabama-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/alabama-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/alabama-cities?period=2022 (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 35.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Prichard, AL, with 0.6% in 2022.

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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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