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

Calexico, CA had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 376 cities in 2024, at 92.6%. Paradise, CA had the lowest, at 4.7%. The median was 40% and the figure for California was 44.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest92.6Calexico, CA

Lowest4.7Paradise, CA

Median40376 cities

California44.4History

Top 40 cities, 2024

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	Calexico, CA	92.6	-1 pts
2	Maywood, CA	89.4	-0.8 pts
3	Cudahy, CA	89.4	-0.1 pts
4	Bell Gardens, CA	89	-0.7 pts
5	Huntington Park, CA	88	-1.4 pts
6	Bell, CA	87.2	+0.3 pts
7	Mendota, CA	86.4	-1.5 pts
8	Arvin, CA	83.9	0 pts
9	Coachella, CA	83.4	+2.3 pts
10	Greenfield, CA	83.2	-1.2 pts
11	King City, CA	82.9	+1.5 pts
12	South Gate, CA	82.5	-1.5 pts
13	El Monte, CA	82	-0.2 pts
14	South El Monte, CA	81.4	+0.5 pts
15	Rosemead, CA	81	-0.4 pts
16	Baldwin Park, CA	79	-0.6 pts
17	Parlier, CA	78.9	-1.8 pts
18	Lynwood, CA	77.9	-1.2 pts
19	Santa Ana, CA	77.6	-0.4 pts
20	Commerce, CA	77.6	+3.9 pts
21	El Centro, CA	77	-0.1 pts
22	La Puente, CA	77	+1.1 pts
23	Livingston, CA	76.9	-0.7 pts
24	Avenal, CA	76.6	-0.6 pts
25	Watsonville, CA	74.5	-0.4 pts
26	Salinas, CA	73.4	+1.4 pts
27	Hawaiian Gardens, CA	73.2	-0.6 pts
28	Delano, CA	72.5	-0.4 pts
29	San Fernando, CA	72.4	+0.8 pts
30	McFarland, CA	71.4	+0.4 pts
31	Lindsay, CA	70.8	-3.7 pts
32	San Gabriel, CA	70.7	-0.5 pts
33	Milpitas, CA	70.6	+1.6 pts
34	Monterey Park, CA	70.3	-1.5 pts
35	Imperial, CA	70.3	+1.5 pts
36	Montebello, CA	70.2	-1.3 pts
37	Soledad, CA	69.2	+1 pts
38	Paramount, CA	68.5	-2.8 pts
39	Walnut, CA	68.3	+1.6 pts
40	Garden Grove, CA	68.3	+0.4 pts
41	Wasco, CA	68.3	-0.4 pts
42	Brawley, CA	67.9	+0.7 pts
43	Farmersville, CA	67.9	+1.3 pts
44	Stanton, CA	67.9	+0.1 pts
45	Oxnard, CA	67.9	+0.3 pts
46	Lawndale, CA	67.8	+0.2 pts
47	Alhambra, CA	67.5	-1 pts
48	San Pablo, CA	67.4	+1.4 pts
49	Temple City, CA	67.4	-0.7 pts
50	Santa Maria, CA	67.1	+0.5 pts
51	Artesia, CA	66.8	-0.3 pts
52	Glendale, CA	66.3	+0.3 pts
53	Santa Paula, CA	66.2	+0.4 pts
54	National City, CA	66	-3.1 pts
55	East Palo Alto, CA	65.9	+0.8 pts
56	Pico Rivera, CA	65.4	-1.1 pts
57	Downey, CA	65.1	0 pts
58	Dinuba, CA	65	+2 pts
59	Compton, CA	64.5	+0.2 pts
60	Perris, CA	64.4	-1.6 pts
61	Westminster, CA	64.4	-0.4 pts
62	Fremont, CA	64.2	+0.4 pts
63	Pomona, CA	64	+0.3 pts
64	Norwalk, CA	63.4	-0.1 pts
65	Diamond Bar, CA	63.3	+1.6 pts
66	Union City, CA	63.1	+1.9 pts
67	Cupertino, CA	62.3	-0.9 pts
68	Hayward, CA	61.8	+1.4 pts
68	Kerman, CA	61.8	-7.3 pts
70	Arcadia, CA	61.1	+3.1 pts
71	Sunnyvale, CA	60.5	+0.6 pts
72	Reedley, CA	60.5	+0.3 pts
73	Madera, CA	60.2	-0.6 pts
74	Ceres, CA	59.9	-0.1 pts
75	Anaheim, CA	59.8	-0.3 pts
76	West Covina, CA	59.8	+0.6 pts
77	Daly City, CA	59.3	-2.4 pts
78	Shafter, CA	59.1	+0.5 pts
79	San Jose, CA	58.9	+0.3 pts
80	Jurupa Valley, CA	58.6	+1.5 pts
81	Rialto, CA	58.6	+0.5 pts
82	Fontana, CA	58.4	+0.4 pts
83	Bellflower, CA	58.3	+0.2 pts
84	Montclair, CA	57.9	+0.5 pts
85	Chula Vista, CA	57.4	+0.8 pts
86	Newark, CA	57.3	+0.1 pts
87	Santa Clara, CA	57.1	+1 pts
88	Cerritos, CA	57	-0.1 pts
89	San Marino, CA	56.7	-4.1 pts
90	Los Angeles, CA	56.4	-0.4 pts
91	Azusa, CA	56.4	+1.3 pts
92	Patterson, CA	56.1	-0 pts
93	Mountain House, CA	55.7	-0.3 pts
94	Indio, CA	55.5	+1.9 pts
95	Santa Fe Springs, CA	55.2	+2.5 pts
96	Colton, CA	55.2	+2 pts
97	Ontario, CA	55.1	+1.3 pts
98	Foster City, CA	55	+1.3 pts
99	San Leandro, CA	54.5	+0.8 pts
100	Porterville, CA	54.4	-0 pts
101	San Bernardino, CA	54.3	+0.2 pts
102	Gardena, CA	54.2	+0.4 pts
103	Hawthorne, CA	54	-3.4 pts
104	Palmdale, CA	53.9	+1.3 pts
105	South San Francisco, CA	53.8	+0.8 pts
106	Duarte, CA	53.7	-1 pts
107	Tustin, CA	53.5	+1.7 pts
108	Cathedral City, CA	53.3	+1.4 pts
109	Desert Hot Springs, CA	53.3	+3.6 pts
110	Richmond, CA	53.3	-1.5 pts
111	Selma, CA	53.1	+3.6 pts
112	Los Banos, CA	52.5	+0.3 pts
113	Sanger, CA	52.1	-1.4 pts
114	Eastvale, CA	52.1	+5.6 pts
115	Buena Park, CA	52	-0.7 pts
116	La Palma, CA	51.9	+1 pts
117	Carson, CA	51.8	-1.8 pts
118	Irvine, CA	51.6	+1.2 pts
119	Coalinga, CA	51.5	-0.3 pts
120	Hollister, CA	50.9	+2.5 pts
121	Saratoga, CA	50.8	+0.4 pts
122	Moreno Valley, CA	50.4	+1.5 pts
123	Tulare, CA	50.1	+3.7 pts
124	Pittsburg, CA	49.8	+0.1 pts
125	Chino Hills, CA	49.7	+1.6 pts
126	Mountain View, CA	49.5	+0.2 pts
127	La Habra, CA	49.4	+1 pts
128	Lathrop, CA	49.3	+3 pts
129	San Jacinto, CA	49.1	+1.7 pts
130	Dublin, CA	49.1	-0 pts
131	Newman, CA	49.1	-8.3 pts
132	Corcoran, CA	48.8	-2.3 pts
133	Fillmore, CA	48.8	-0.7 pts
134	Inglewood, CA	48.7	-1.3 pts
135	Millbrae, CA	48.7	-0.2 pts
136	Adelanto, CA	48.3	+1 pts
137	Riverbank, CA	48.1	-1.7 pts
138	Stockton, CA	47.5	+1.2 pts
139	Fountain Valley, CA	47.5	+1.4 pts
140	Atwater, CA	47.5	-0 pts
141	Covina, CA	47.1	-0.5 pts
141	Fullerton, CA	47.1	+0.7 pts
143	Loma Linda, CA	47	+1 pts
144	Highland, CA	46.9	+0.6 pts
145	Merced, CA	46.9	+0.2 pts
146	Lompoc, CA	46.8	+1.1 pts
146	San Ramon, CA	46.8	+1.8 pts
148	San Mateo, CA	46.6	+1.5 pts
149	Chino, CA	46.5	-1.1 pts
149	Redwood City, CA	46.5	+1.6 pts
151	Port Hueneme, CA	46.1	-3.6 pts
152	Gilroy, CA	45.9	+0.5 pts
153	Riverside, CA	45.9	-0.6 pts
154	San Bruno, CA	45.7	-0.9 pts
155	Hercules, CA	45.5	+0.8 pts
156	Escondido, CA	45.3	+2.4 pts
157	Turlock, CA	45.3	+2.4 pts
158	Signal Hill, CA	45.2	+2.3 pts
159	Corona, CA	45.1	0 pts
160	Seaside, CA	44.8	-0.4 pts
161	El Cajon, CA	44.7	+0.6 pts
162	Long Beach, CA	44.7	-0 pts
163	Bakersfield, CA	44.3	+0.7 pts
164	Tracy, CA	44.2	-0.6 pts
165	La Mirada, CA	43.9	-0.2 pts
166	San Francisco, CA	43.6	+0.2 pts
167	Pleasanton, CA	43.6	+0.5 pts
168	Monrovia, CA	43.6	+1.4 pts
169	Beverly Hills, CA	43.6	+0.9 pts
170	American Canyon, CA	43.3	-0 pts
171	Cypress, CA	43.3	+0.3 pts
172	Victorville, CA	43.2	+0.7 pts
173	Whittier, CA	42.7	+1 pts
174	Fresno, CA	42.7	-0.2 pts
175	Palo Alto, CA	42.3	+2 pts
176	Imperial Beach, CA	42.3	+0.5 pts
177	Chowchilla, CA	42.1	+0.2 pts
178	Pasadena, CA	41.9	-0.7 pts
179	Blythe, CA	41.7	-3.1 pts
180	Burbank, CA	41.5	+0.1 pts
181	Pinole, CA	41.2	+4.6 pts
182	Campbell, CA	41.1	+1.6 pts
183	Woodland, CA	41.1	+1.1 pts
184	Placentia, CA	40.6	+1.8 pts
185	Oakland, CA	40.3	+0.4 pts
186	Lake Elsinore, CA	40.3	-1.9 pts
187	Torrance, CA	40.1	-1.1 pts
188	Burlingame, CA	40	+3.8 pts
189	Vista, CA	40	-1 pts
190	Menlo Park, CA	39.7	+1.2 pts
191	Vallejo, CA	39.6	+1.1 pts
192	Hesperia, CA	39.6	+3 pts
193	Lomita, CA	39.2	+0.9 pts
194	Yuba City, CA	39.2	+0.7 pts
195	Emeryville, CA	39.1	+1.8 pts
196	Rancho Cordova, CA	39	+2.8 pts
197	San Diego, CA	39	+0.5 pts
198	Concord, CA	38.9	+0.3 pts
199	Los Altos, CA	38.8	+1.7 pts
199	Orange, CA	38.8	+0.7 pts
201	Belmont, CA	38.3	+0.9 pts
202	Lemon Grove, CA	38.1	-0.5 pts
203	San Rafael, CA	38.1	+0.5 pts
204	South Pasadena, CA	37.7	+2.2 pts
205	Antioch, CA	37.7	+0.4 pts
206	Galt, CA	37.5	+0.5 pts
207	Lakewood, CA	37.4	+1.9 pts
208	Albany, CA	37.3	-0.2 pts
209	San Dimas, CA	37.3	+1 pts
210	West Sacramento, CA	37.2	-1 pts
211	Marina, CA	37.1	-0.6 pts
212	Modesto, CA	37.1	-0.7 pts
213	Lemoore, CA	36.7	+4.4 pts
214	El Cerrito, CA	36.7	-0.3 pts
215	Lake Forest, CA	36.7	+0.4 pts
216	Brea, CA	36.6	+1.7 pts
217	Costa Mesa, CA	36.5	-0.3 pts
218	Culver City, CA	36.5	+0.5 pts
219	Banning, CA	36.4	+0.1 pts
220	Sacramento, CA	36.4	+0.8 pts
221	Carpinteria, CA	36.3	+0.4 pts
222	Santa Clarita, CA	36.2	+0.9 pts
223	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	36.1	+2.1 pts
224	Fairfield, CA	35.9	+0.9 pts
225	Lodi, CA	35.7	-0.2 pts
226	Grand Terrace, CA	35.6	+0.3 pts
227	Manteca, CA	35.6	+2.3 pts
228	San Marcos, CA	35.2	+0.3 pts
229	Aliso Viejo, CA	35.2	-0.5 pts
230	Laguna Hills, CA	35.1	+1.5 pts
231	Santa Rosa, CA	35	+0.7 pts
232	Suisun City, CA	34.9	+0.9 pts
233	Lancaster, CA	34.8	+1.7 pts
234	Elk Grove, CA	34.8	0 pts
235	Napa, CA	34.7	-0.5 pts
236	Alameda, CA	34.5	-0.1 pts
237	Oceanside, CA	34.2	+0.6 pts
238	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	34.2	-0.5 pts
239	Morgan Hill, CA	34	-0.4 pts
240	Goleta, CA	33.9	-1 pts
241	Hemet, CA	33.8	-1 pts
242	Norco, CA	33.6	+1.9 pts
243	Half Moon Bay, CA	33.1	+0.4 pts
244	Visalia, CA	33	-1.6 pts
245	Upland, CA	33	+1.8 pts
246	Wildomar, CA	32.6	+0.8 pts
247	Hanford, CA	32.4	-1.6 pts
248	Los Gatos, CA	32.3	+1.8 pts
249	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	32	0 pts
250	Novato, CA	31.5	+1.6 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/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 California 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 California 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/california-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 California 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/california-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 California 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/california-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_cities_in_california_by_2024,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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 California by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/california-cities. Publisher attribution: 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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