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

Calexico, CA had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 376 cities in 2021, at 94.2%. Shasta Lake, CA had the lowest, at 4.7%. The median was 39.2% and the figure for California was 43.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest94.2Calexico, CA

Lowest4.7Shasta Lake, CA

Median39.2376 cities

California43.9History

Top 40 cities, 2021

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2021 (%)
1	Calexico, CA	94.2
2	Maywood, CA	92.4
3	Bell Gardens, CA	92
4	Huntington Park, CA	90.3
5	Cudahy, CA	89.6
6	Bell, CA	88.3
7	Arvin, CA	87.8
8	Coachella, CA	87.3
9	Mendota, CA	87
10	South Gate, CA	86.2
11	Greenfield, CA	84.8
12	El Monte, CA	83.1
13	Lynwood, CA	83
14	Livingston, CA	82.5
15	Rosemead, CA	81.4
16	Parlier, CA	81.1
17	Baldwin Park, CA	80.8
18	King City, CA	80.6
19	South El Monte, CA	80.3
20	Avenal, CA	79.4
21	Santa Ana, CA	78.5
22	Watsonville, CA	77.4
23	El Centro, CA	76.9
24	La Puente, CA	76.2
25	Paramount, CA	75.8
26	Hawaiian Gardens, CA	75.3
27	McFarland, CA	75.1
28	Lindsay, CA	74.6
29	Commerce, CA	74.3
30	Monterey Park, CA	73.5
31	Farmersville, CA	73.5
32	San Fernando, CA	73.1
33	Montebello, CA	72.2
34	Delano, CA	72.1
35	Salinas, CA	71.8
36	National City, CA	71.7
37	San Gabriel, CA	71.4
38	Wasco, CA	71.1
39	Lawndale, CA	70.4
40	Kerman, CA	70.3
41	Alhambra, CA	70.2
42	Imperial, CA	69.2
43	Pico Rivera, CA	67.7
44	Stanton, CA	67.6
45	Perris, CA	67.5
46	East Palo Alto, CA	67.4
47	Garden Grove, CA	67.2
48	Glendale, CA	67.2
49	Temple City, CA	66.7
50	Oxnard, CA	66.7
51	Brawley, CA	66.6
52	Milpitas, CA	66.3
53	San Pablo, CA	66.1
54	Compton, CA	65.9
55	Union City, CA	65.6
56	Downey, CA	65.5
57	Santa Maria, CA	65.2
58	Dinuba, CA	65.2
59	Shafter, CA	65.2
60	Pomona, CA	65.1
61	Soledad, CA	64.9
62	Norwalk, CA	64.8
63	Santa Paula, CA	64.4
64	Artesia, CA	64.1
65	Walnut, CA	64.1
66	Westminster, CA	64.1
67	Daly City, CA	64
67	Reedley, CA	64
69	Fremont, CA	63.2
70	Cupertino, CA	62.6
71	Madera, CA	61.7
72	Diamond Bar, CA	60.3
73	Sunnyvale, CA	60
74	Anaheim, CA	59.4
75	Patterson, CA	59.4
76	Hayward, CA	59.2
77	Arcadia, CA	59
78	Montclair, CA	58.6
79	Hawthorne, CA	58.1
80	Jurupa Valley, CA	58.1
81	Los Angeles, CA	58.1
82	Bellflower, CA	58
83	San Jose, CA	57.9
84	Newman, CA	57.8
85	West Covina, CA	57.6
86	Ceres, CA	57.5
87	Rialto, CA	57.4
88	Duarte, CA	57.2
89	Chula Vista, CA	57.1
90	San Marino, CA	56.8
91	Fontana, CA	55.8
92	Cerritos, CA	55
93	Ontario, CA	54.9
94	Gardena, CA	54.8
95	Indio, CA	54.6
96	Santa Fe Springs, CA	54.5
97	Foster City, CA	54.4
98	Santa Clara, CA	54.4
99	Los Banos, CA	54.4
100	Carson, CA	54.3
101	Newark, CA	53.8
102	South San Francisco, CA	53.5
103	Azusa, CA	53.5
104	Richmond, CA	53.2
105	Riverbank, CA	53
106	Porterville, CA	52.6
107	Selma, CA	52.5
108	Buena Park, CA	52.5
109	San Bernardino, CA	52.2
110	Cathedral City, CA	52.1
111	San Leandro, CA	51.6
112	Colton, CA	51.1
113	San Bruno, CA	51
114	Corcoran, CA	50.6
115	Inglewood, CA	50.4
116	Tustin, CA	50.2
117	Moreno Valley, CA	50.2
118	Dublin, CA	50
119	Fillmore, CA	49.9
120	Covina, CA	49.8
121	Pittsburg, CA	49.6
122	Irvine, CA	49.6
123	Mountain House, CA	49.3
124	Sanger, CA	48.9
125	Seaside, CA	48.7
126	Mountain View, CA	48.5
127	Palmdale, CA	48.1
128	Hollister, CA	47.9
129	La Palma, CA	47.7
130	La Habra, CA	47.6
131	Merced, CA	47.6
132	Saratoga, CA	47.4
133	Millbrae, CA	47.3
134	Hercules, CA	46.9
135	Lompoc, CA	46.8
136	Desert Hot Springs, CA	46.8
137	Chino Hills, CA	46.5
138	Riverside, CA	46.5
139	Atwater, CA	46.5
140	Lathrop, CA	46.4
141	Adelanto, CA	46.3
142	Stockton, CA	46.1
143	Long Beach, CA	46
144	American Canyon, CA	46
145	Gilroy, CA	45.9
146	Eastvale, CA	45.7
147	Pasadena, CA	45.6
148	Redwood City, CA	45.1
149	Port Hueneme, CA	44.8
150	Fullerton, CA	44.8
151	Imperial Beach, CA	44.7
152	Monrovia, CA	44.4
153	San Ramon, CA	44.1
154	Tulare, CA	44.1
155	Fountain Valley, CA	44
156	Corona, CA	43.7
157	Turlock, CA	43.5
158	La Mirada, CA	43.4
159	Signal Hill, CA	43.2
160	San Jacinto, CA	43.2
161	Cypress, CA	43.1
162	Fresno, CA	43.1
163	Highland, CA	43
164	San Francisco, CA	42.7
165	Chino, CA	42.7
165	Tracy, CA	42.7
167	San Mateo, CA	42.6
168	El Cajon, CA	42.6
169	Loma Linda, CA	42.3
170	Coalinga, CA	42.2
171	Blythe, CA	42
172	Escondido, CA	41.9
173	Bakersfield, CA	41.9
174	Lake Elsinore, CA	41.7
175	Vista, CA	41.6
176	Pleasanton, CA	41.4
177	Woodland, CA	41.2
178	Beverly Hills, CA	41.2
179	Chowchilla, CA	41.2
180	Torrance, CA	41
181	Victorville, CA	40.6
182	West Sacramento, CA	40.5
183	Burbank, CA	40.3
184	Lemon Grove, CA	39.8
185	Banning, CA	39.6
186	Palo Alto, CA	39.5
187	Oakland, CA	39.4
188	Half Moon Bay, CA	39.3
189	Whittier, CA	39.1
190	San Diego, CA	38.8
191	Orange, CA	38.7
192	Lomita, CA	38.6
192	Placentia, CA	38.6
194	Menlo Park, CA	37.9
195	Yuba City, CA	37.7
196	Costa Mesa, CA	37.6
197	Pinole, CA	37.6
197	Vallejo, CA	37.6
199	Albany, CA	37.5
200	El Cerrito, CA	37.4
201	Modesto, CA	37.3
202	Concord, CA	37.1
203	Culver City, CA	36.8
204	Burlingame, CA	36.4
205	Marina, CA	36.2
206	San Marcos, CA	36.1
207	Galt, CA	36
208	South Pasadena, CA	35.7
209	Visalia, CA	35.5
210	Sacramento, CA	35.3
211	San Rafael, CA	35.3
212	Lodi, CA	35.3
213	Lakewood, CA	35.2
214	Campbell, CA	35.2
215	Carpinteria, CA	35.1
216	Rancho Cordova, CA	34.8
217	Napa, CA	34.7
218	Goleta, CA	34.6
219	Emeryville, CA	34.5
220	Elk Grove, CA	34.5
221	Brea, CA	34.5
222	Antioch, CA	34.5
223	Belmont, CA	34.4
224	Exeter, CA	34.2
225	Hanford, CA	34.1
226	Ukiah, CA	34.1
227	Oceanside, CA	34
228	Alameda, CA	34
229	Santa Rosa, CA	33.9
230	Hemet, CA	33.7
231	Los Altos, CA	33.6
232	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	33.5
233	Fairfield, CA	33.5
234	Hesperia, CA	33.2
235	Lake Forest, CA	33.1
236	Hillsborough, CA	33.1
237	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	33.1
238	Aliso Viejo, CA	33.1
239	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	33
240	Suisun City, CA	32.8
241	Santa Clarita, CA	32.8
242	Beaumont, CA	32.6
243	Dixon, CA	32.5
244	Santa Barbara, CA	32.4
245	Laguna Hills, CA	32.3
246	San Juan Capistrano, CA	32.2
247	San Dimas, CA	32.2
248	Upland, CA	31.8
249	Calabasas, CA	31.4
250	Morgan Hill, CA	30.9

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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/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 California 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 California 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/california-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 California 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/california-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 California 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/california-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_cities_in_california_by_2021,
  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, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/california-cities?period=2021. 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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

Calexico, CA, with 94.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Shasta Lake, CA, with 4.7% in 2021.

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