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

Nogales, AZ had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 44 cities in 2021, at 91.7%. Prescott, AZ had the lowest, at 6.8%. The median was 18.8% and the figure for Arizona was 26.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest91.7Nogales, AZ
Lowest6.8Prescott, AZ
Median18.844 cities
Arizona26.6History

All cities, 2021

Nogales, AZ: 91.7 %Nogales, AZ91.7San Luis, AZ: 91.3 %San Luis, AZ91.3Somerton, AZ: 82 %Somerton, AZ82Douglas, AZ: 70.7 %Douglas, AZ70.7Yuma, AZ: 46.4 %Yuma, AZ46.4Avondale, AZ: 42 %Avondale, AZ42Eloy, AZ: 38.5 %Eloy, AZ38.5Phoenix, AZ: 37 %Phoenix, AZ37El Mirage, AZ: 36.9 %El Mirage, AZ36.9Glendale, AZ: 34.1 %Glendale, AZ34.1Tucson, AZ: 32.5 %Tucson, AZ32.5Florence, AZ: 32 %Florence, AZ32Coolidge, AZ: 30.3 %Coolidge, AZ30.3Buckeye, AZ: 28.9 %Buckeye, AZ28.9Casa Grande, AZ: 25.2 %Casa Grande, AZ25.2Sahuarita, AZ: 24 %Sahuarita, AZ24Tempe, AZ: 23.9 %Tempe, AZ23.9Chandler, AZ: 23.6 %Chandler, AZ23.6Mesa, AZ: 20.8 %Mesa, AZ20.8Goodyear, AZ: 20.8 %Goodyear, AZ20.8Maricopa, AZ: 19.9 %Maricopa, AZ19.9Safford, AZ: 19.2 %Safford, AZ19.2Sierra Vista, AZ: 18.4 %Sierra Vista, AZ18.4Peoria, AZ: 16.6 %Peoria, AZ16.6Bullhead City, AZ: 16.2 %Bullhead City, AZ16.2Flagstaff, AZ: 16 %Flagstaff, AZ16Prescott Valley, AZ: 15.4 %Prescott Valley, AZ15.4Camp Verde, AZ: 15.1 %Camp Verde, AZ15.1Marana, AZ: 14.9 %Marana, AZ14.9Gilbert, AZ: 14.4 %Gilbert, AZ14.4Oro Valley, AZ: 13.5 %Oro Valley, AZ13.5Apache Junction, AZ: 13.4 %Apache Junction, AZ13.4Scottsdale, AZ: 12.6 %Scottsdale, AZ12.6Surprise, AZ: 11.8 %Surprise, AZ11.8Show Low, AZ: 11.7 %Show Low, AZ11.7Cottonwood, AZ: 10.8 %Cottonwood, AZ10.8Chino Valley, AZ: 10.4 %Chino Valley, AZ10.4Payson, AZ: 10.3 %Payson, AZ10.3Paradise Valley, AZ: 10.2 %Paradise Valley, AZ10.2Queen Creek, AZ: 9.9 %Queen Creek, AZ9.9Kingman, AZ: 9.2 %Kingman, AZ9.2Lake Havasu City, AZ: 8.7 %Lake Havasu City, AZ8.7Fountain Hills, AZ: 8.2 %Fountain Hills, AZ8.2Prescott, AZ: 6.8 %Prescott, AZ6.8Nogales, AZ: 91.7 %Nogales, AZ91.7San Luis, AZ: 91.3 %San Luis, AZ91.3Somerton, AZ: 82 %Somerton, AZ82Douglas, AZ: 70.7 %Douglas, AZ70.7Yuma, AZ: 46.4 %Yuma, AZ46.4Avondale, AZ: 42 %Avondale, AZ42Eloy, AZ: 38.5 %Eloy, AZ38.5Phoenix, AZ: 37 %Phoenix, AZ37El Mirage, AZ: 36.9 %El Mirage, AZ36.9Glendale, AZ: 34.1 %Glendale, AZ34.1Tucson, AZ: 32.5 %Tucson, AZ32.5Florence, AZ: 32 %Florence, AZ32Coolidge, AZ: 30.3 %Coolidge, AZ30.3Buckeye, AZ: 28.9 %Buckeye, AZ28.9Casa Grande, AZ: 25.2 %Casa Grande, AZ25.2Sahuarita, AZ: 24 %Sahuarita, AZ24Tempe, AZ: 23.9 %Tempe, AZ23.9Chandler, AZ: 23.6 %Chandler, AZ23.6Mesa, AZ: 20.8 %Mesa, AZ20.8Goodyear, AZ: 20.8 %Goodyear, AZ20.8Maricopa, AZ: 19.9 %Maricopa, AZ19.9Safford, AZ: 19.2 %Safford, AZ19.2Sierra Vista, AZ: 18.4 %Sierra Vista, AZ18.4Peoria, AZ: 16.6 %Peoria, AZ16.6Bullhead City, AZ: 16.2 %Bullhead City, AZ16.2Flagstaff, AZ: 16 %Flagstaff, AZ16Prescott Valley, AZ: 15.4 %Prescott Valley, AZ15.4Camp Verde, AZ: 15.1 %Camp Verde, AZ15.1Marana, AZ: 14.9 %Marana, AZ14.9Gilbert, AZ: 14.4 %Gilbert, AZ14.4Oro Valley, AZ: 13.5 %Oro Valley, AZ13.5Apache Junction, AZ: 13.4 %Apache Junction, AZ13.4Scottsdale, AZ: 12.6 %Scottsdale, AZ12.6Surprise, AZ: 11.8 %Surprise, AZ11.8Show Low, AZ: 11.7 %Show Low, AZ11.7Cottonwood, AZ: 10.8 %Cottonwood, AZ10.8Chino Valley, AZ: 10.4 %Chino Valley, AZ10.4Payson, AZ: 10.3 %Payson, AZ10.3Paradise Valley, AZ: 10.2 %Paradise Valley, AZ10.2Queen Creek, AZ: 9.9 %Queen Creek, AZ9.9Kingman, AZ: 9.2 %Kingman, AZ9.2Lake Havasu City, AZ: 8.7 %Lake Havasu City, AZ8.7Fountain Hills, AZ: 8.2 %Fountain Hills, AZ8.2Prescott, AZ: 6.8 %Prescott, AZ6.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Nogales, AZ91.7
2San Luis, AZ91.3
3Somerton, AZ82
4Douglas, AZ70.7
5Yuma, AZ46.4
6Avondale, AZ42
7Eloy, AZ38.5
8Phoenix, AZ37
9El Mirage, AZ36.9
10Glendale, AZ34.1
11Tucson, AZ32.5
12Florence, AZ32
13Coolidge, AZ30.3
14Buckeye, AZ28.9
15Casa Grande, AZ25.2
16Sahuarita, AZ24
17Tempe, AZ23.9
18Chandler, AZ23.6
19Mesa, AZ20.8
20Goodyear, AZ20.8
21Maricopa, AZ19.9
22Safford, AZ19.2
23Sierra Vista, AZ18.4
24Peoria, AZ16.6
25Bullhead City, AZ16.2
26Flagstaff, AZ16
27Prescott Valley, AZ15.4
28Camp Verde, AZ15.1
29Marana, AZ14.9
30Gilbert, AZ14.4
31Oro Valley, AZ13.5
32Apache Junction, AZ13.4
33Scottsdale, AZ12.6
34Surprise, AZ11.8
35Show Low, AZ11.7
36Cottonwood, AZ10.8
37Chino Valley, AZ10.4
38Payson, AZ10.3
39Paradise Valley, AZ10.2
40Queen Creek, AZ9.9
41Kingman, AZ9.2
42Lake Havasu City, AZ8.7
43Fountain Hills, AZ8.2
44Prescott, AZ6.8

Other periods

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.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Arizona by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Arizona by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/arizona-cities?period=2021. 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 Arizona by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/arizona-cities?period=2021.

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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 Arizona by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/arizona-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Nogales, AZ, with 91.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Prescott, AZ, with 6.8% in 2021.

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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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