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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 2022, at 93.2%. Prescott, AZ had the lowest, at 7.3%. The median was 18.5% and the figure for Arizona was 26.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest93.2Nogales, AZ
Lowest7.3Prescott, AZ
Median18.544 cities
Arizona26.4History

All cities, 2022

Nogales, AZ: 93.2 %Nogales, AZ93.2San Luis, AZ: 91.3 %San Luis, AZ91.3Somerton, AZ: 80.8 %Somerton, AZ80.8Douglas, AZ: 71.4 %Douglas, AZ71.4Yuma, AZ: 46.9 %Yuma, AZ46.9Avondale, AZ: 41.3 %Avondale, AZ41.3Eloy, AZ: 37.2 %Eloy, AZ37.2Phoenix, AZ: 36.9 %Phoenix, AZ36.9El Mirage, AZ: 35.5 %El Mirage, AZ35.5Glendale, AZ: 34 %Glendale, AZ34Tucson, AZ: 32.1 %Tucson, AZ32.1Florence, AZ: 28.4 %Florence, AZ28.4Coolidge, AZ: 27.3 %Coolidge, AZ27.3Buckeye, AZ: 26.4 %Buckeye, AZ26.4Casa Grande, AZ: 25.1 %Casa Grande, AZ25.1Sahuarita, AZ: 24.4 %Sahuarita, AZ24.4Tempe, AZ: 24 %Tempe, AZ24Chandler, AZ: 23.7 %Chandler, AZ23.7Mesa, AZ: 20.4 %Mesa, AZ20.4Maricopa, AZ: 20.2 %Maricopa, AZ20.2Goodyear, AZ: 20.2 %Goodyear, AZ20.2Sierra Vista, AZ: 18.9 %Sierra Vista, AZ18.9Safford, AZ: 18.2 %Safford, AZ18.2Peoria, AZ: 17.2 %Peoria, AZ17.2Flagstaff, AZ: 16.9 %Flagstaff, AZ16.9Prescott Valley, AZ: 16.1 %Prescott Valley, AZ16.1Marana, AZ: 15.4 %Marana, AZ15.4Bullhead City, AZ: 14.8 %Bullhead City, AZ14.8Gilbert, AZ: 14.6 %Gilbert, AZ14.6Cottonwood, AZ: 13.9 %Cottonwood, AZ13.9Oro Valley, AZ: 13.3 %Oro Valley, AZ13.3Paradise Valley, AZ: 13.2 %Paradise Valley, AZ13.2Scottsdale, AZ: 13.2 %Scottsdale, AZ13.2Apache Junction, AZ: 12.6 %Apache Junction, AZ12.6Camp Verde, AZ: 12.5 %Camp Verde, AZ12.5Surprise, AZ: 12.1 %Surprise, AZ12.1Queen Creek, AZ: 10.5 %Queen Creek, AZ10.5Payson, AZ: 10.5 %Payson, AZ10.5Lake Havasu City, AZ: 9.5 %Lake Havasu City, AZ9.5Show Low, AZ: 9 %Show Low, AZ9Kingman, AZ: 8.7 %Kingman, AZ8.7Chino Valley, AZ: 8.6 %Chino Valley, AZ8.6Fountain Hills, AZ: 7.9 %Fountain Hills, AZ7.9Prescott, AZ: 7.3 %Prescott, AZ7.3Nogales, AZ: 93.2 %Nogales, AZ93.2San Luis, AZ: 91.3 %San Luis, AZ91.3Somerton, AZ: 80.8 %Somerton, AZ80.8Douglas, AZ: 71.4 %Douglas, AZ71.4Yuma, AZ: 46.9 %Yuma, AZ46.9Avondale, AZ: 41.3 %Avondale, AZ41.3Eloy, AZ: 37.2 %Eloy, AZ37.2Phoenix, AZ: 36.9 %Phoenix, AZ36.9El Mirage, AZ: 35.5 %El Mirage, AZ35.5Glendale, AZ: 34 %Glendale, AZ34Tucson, AZ: 32.1 %Tucson, AZ32.1Florence, AZ: 28.4 %Florence, AZ28.4Coolidge, AZ: 27.3 %Coolidge, AZ27.3Buckeye, AZ: 26.4 %Buckeye, AZ26.4Casa Grande, AZ: 25.1 %Casa Grande, AZ25.1Sahuarita, AZ: 24.4 %Sahuarita, AZ24.4Tempe, AZ: 24 %Tempe, AZ24Chandler, AZ: 23.7 %Chandler, AZ23.7Mesa, AZ: 20.4 %Mesa, AZ20.4Maricopa, AZ: 20.2 %Maricopa, AZ20.2Goodyear, AZ: 20.2 %Goodyear, AZ20.2Sierra Vista, AZ: 18.9 %Sierra Vista, AZ18.9Safford, AZ: 18.2 %Safford, AZ18.2Peoria, AZ: 17.2 %Peoria, AZ17.2Flagstaff, AZ: 16.9 %Flagstaff, AZ16.9Prescott Valley, AZ: 16.1 %Prescott Valley, AZ16.1Marana, AZ: 15.4 %Marana, AZ15.4Bullhead City, AZ: 14.8 %Bullhead City, AZ14.8Gilbert, AZ: 14.6 %Gilbert, AZ14.6Cottonwood, AZ: 13.9 %Cottonwood, AZ13.9Oro Valley, AZ: 13.3 %Oro Valley, AZ13.3Paradise Valley, AZ: 13.2 %Paradise Valley, AZ13.2Scottsdale, AZ: 13.2 %Scottsdale, AZ13.2Apache Junction, AZ: 12.6 %Apache Junction, AZ12.6Camp Verde, AZ: 12.5 %Camp Verde, AZ12.5Surprise, AZ: 12.1 %Surprise, AZ12.1Queen Creek, AZ: 10.5 %Queen Creek, AZ10.5Payson, AZ: 10.5 %Payson, AZ10.5Lake Havasu City, AZ: 9.5 %Lake Havasu City, AZ9.5Show Low, AZ: 9 %Show Low, AZ9Kingman, AZ: 8.7 %Kingman, AZ8.7Chino Valley, AZ: 8.6 %Chino Valley, AZ8.6Fountain Hills, AZ: 7.9 %Fountain Hills, AZ7.9Prescott, AZ: 7.3 %Prescott, AZ7.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Nogales, AZ93.2+1.5 pts
2San Luis, AZ91.3-0 pts
3Somerton, AZ80.8-1.2 pts
4Douglas, AZ71.4+0.7 pts
5Yuma, AZ46.9+0.5 pts
6Avondale, AZ41.3-0.6 pts
7Eloy, AZ37.2-1.3 pts
8Phoenix, AZ36.9-0 pts
9El Mirage, AZ35.5-1.5 pts
10Glendale, AZ34-0.1 pts
11Tucson, AZ32.1-0.4 pts
12Florence, AZ28.4-3.6 pts
13Coolidge, AZ27.3-3 pts
14Buckeye, AZ26.4-2.5 pts
15Casa Grande, AZ25.1-0.1 pts
16Sahuarita, AZ24.4+0.5 pts
17Tempe, AZ24+0.1 pts
18Chandler, AZ23.7+0.1 pts
19Mesa, AZ20.4-0.4 pts
20Maricopa, AZ20.2+0.3 pts
21Goodyear, AZ20.2-0.6 pts
22Sierra Vista, AZ18.9+0.6 pts
23Safford, AZ18.2-1.1 pts
24Peoria, AZ17.2+0.6 pts
25Flagstaff, AZ16.9+0.9 pts
26Prescott Valley, AZ16.1+0.7 pts
27Marana, AZ15.4+0.4 pts
28Bullhead City, AZ14.8-1.5 pts
29Gilbert, AZ14.6+0.3 pts
30Cottonwood, AZ13.9+3.1 pts
31Oro Valley, AZ13.3-0.2 pts
32Paradise Valley, AZ13.2+3.1 pts
33Scottsdale, AZ13.2+0.6 pts
34Apache Junction, AZ12.6-0.8 pts
35Camp Verde, AZ12.5-2.6 pts
36Surprise, AZ12.1+0.2 pts
37Queen Creek, AZ10.5+0.6 pts
38Payson, AZ10.5+0.1 pts
39Lake Havasu City, AZ9.5+0.8 pts
40Show Low, AZ9-2.8 pts
41Kingman, AZ8.7-0.4 pts
42Chino Valley, AZ8.6-1.8 pts
43Fountain Hills, AZ7.9-0.3 pts
44Prescott, AZ7.3+0.5 pts

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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/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 Arizona 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 Arizona 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/arizona-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 Arizona 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/arizona-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 Arizona 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/arizona-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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, 2022}},
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Which city has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Nogales, AZ, with 93.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Prescott, AZ, with 7.3% 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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