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 2022, at 94.2%. Shasta Lake, CA had the lowest, at 5.5%. The median was 38.4% and the figure for California was 43.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest94.2Calexico, CA

Lowest5.5Shasta Lake, CA

Median38.4376 cities

California43.9History

Top 40 cities, 2022

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Calexico, CA	94.2	-0.1 pts
2	Maywood, CA	91.6	-0.8 pts
3	Bell Gardens, CA	90.8	-1.2 pts
4	Huntington Park, CA	90.2	-0.2 pts
5	Cudahy, CA	89.8	+0.3 pts
6	Bell, CA	87.4	-0.8 pts
7	Mendota, CA	87.3	+0.3 pts
8	South Gate, CA	85.6	-0.6 pts
9	Arvin, CA	84.3	-3.5 pts
10	Greenfield, CA	83.7	-1 pts
11	El Monte, CA	83	-0.1 pts
12	Livingston, CA	81.8	-0.6 pts
13	Coachella, CA	81.4	-5.9 pts
14	Parlier, CA	80.9	-0.2 pts
15	Rosemead, CA	80.8	-0.6 pts
16	South El Monte, CA	80.7	+0.4 pts
17	Baldwin Park, CA	80.4	-0.4 pts
18	Lynwood, CA	80.1	-2.9 pts
19	King City, CA	79.4	-1.2 pts
20	Santa Ana, CA	78.3	-0.2 pts
21	Avenal, CA	77	-2.4 pts
22	La Puente, CA	76.3	+0.1 pts
23	El Centro, CA	76.2	-0.7 pts
24	Watsonville, CA	74.9	-2.4 pts
25	Commerce, CA	74.8	+0.5 pts
26	San Fernando, CA	73.9	+0.8 pts
27	Lindsay, CA	73.4	-1.2 pts
28	Hawaiian Gardens, CA	73.1	-2.2 pts
29	Paramount, CA	72.9	-2.9 pts
30	McFarland, CA	72.9	-2.2 pts
31	Monterey Park, CA	72.8	-0.7 pts
32	Delano, CA	72.7	+0.6 pts
33	Kerman, CA	72.7	+2.4 pts
34	Salinas, CA	72.3	+0.5 pts
35	San Gabriel, CA	71.5	0 pts
36	Montebello, CA	71	-1.2 pts
37	National City, CA	70.8	-0.9 pts
38	Wasco, CA	70.6	-0.5 pts
39	Lawndale, CA	69.4	-1 pts
40	Farmersville, CA	69.3	-4.1 pts
41	Alhambra, CA	69.3	-0.9 pts
42	Milpitas, CA	68	+1.7 pts
43	Soledad, CA	67.8	+2.8 pts
44	Stanton, CA	67.7	+0.1 pts
45	Garden Grove, CA	67.7	+0.5 pts
46	Imperial, CA	67.5	-1.7 pts
47	Temple City, CA	66.9	+0.2 pts
48	Glendale, CA	66.7	-0.5 pts
49	Artesia, CA	66.6	+2.5 pts
50	Oxnard, CA	66.4	-0.3 pts
51	Santa Maria, CA	66	+0.8 pts
52	Perris, CA	65.8	-1.8 pts
53	East Palo Alto, CA	65.7	-1.7 pts
54	Brawley, CA	65.6	-1 pts
55	Pico Rivera, CA	65.4	-2.2 pts
56	San Pablo, CA	65.3	-0.7 pts
57	Santa Paula, CA	65.3	+1 pts
58	Dinuba, CA	65.2	0 pts
59	Compton, CA	65	-0.9 pts
60	Downey, CA	65	-0.5 pts
61	Pomona, CA	64.9	-0.2 pts
62	Walnut, CA	64.8	+0.7 pts
63	Union City, CA	64.6	-1 pts
64	Westminster, CA	64.4	+0.3 pts
65	Norwalk, CA	64.4	-0.5 pts
66	Fremont, CA	62.7	-0.5 pts
67	Shafter, CA	62.6	-2.6 pts
68	Reedley, CA	62.5	-1.5 pts
69	Daly City, CA	61.8	-2.2 pts
70	Patterson, CA	61.7	+2.3 pts
71	Madera, CA	61.7	-0 pts
72	Cupertino, CA	61.4	-1.2 pts
73	Hayward, CA	60.3	+1.1 pts
74	Montclair, CA	60.2	+1.6 pts
75	Diamond Bar, CA	59.8	-0.5 pts
76	Anaheim, CA	59.6	+0.1 pts
77	San Marino, CA	59.5	+2.7 pts
78	Sunnyvale, CA	59.5	-0.5 pts
79	Ceres, CA	59.1	+1.6 pts
80	Newman, CA	58.9	+1.1 pts
81	Rialto, CA	58.2	+0.8 pts
82	San Jose, CA	58.1	+0.2 pts
83	Fontana, CA	57.8	+2 pts
84	Arcadia, CA	57.6	-1.5 pts
85	West Covina, CA	57.4	-0.2 pts
86	Los Angeles, CA	57.4	-0.6 pts
87	Newark, CA	57.4	+3.6 pts
88	Hawthorne, CA	57.4	-0.8 pts
89	Bellflower, CA	57.3	-0.7 pts
90	Duarte, CA	57.3	+0.1 pts
91	Jurupa Valley, CA	57.3	-0.9 pts
92	Chula Vista, CA	56.1	-1 pts
93	Azusa, CA	55.3	+1.8 pts
94	Cerritos, CA	55.2	+0.2 pts
95	Santa Clara, CA	55.1	+0.7 pts
96	Ontario, CA	54.8	-0 pts
97	Gardena, CA	54.8	-0 pts
98	Richmond, CA	54.5	+1.2 pts
99	Carson, CA	54.4	+0.1 pts
100	Santa Fe Springs, CA	54.2	-0.2 pts
101	Foster City, CA	54	-0.4 pts
102	Indio, CA	53.7	-0.9 pts
103	Los Banos, CA	52.9	-1.4 pts
104	San Bernardino, CA	52.7	+0.5 pts
105	Porterville, CA	52.6	-0 pts
106	San Leandro, CA	52.5	+0.8 pts
107	Cathedral City, CA	52.3	+0.2 pts
107	Palmdale, CA	52.3	+4.3 pts
109	Colton, CA	52.1	+1.1 pts
110	Sanger, CA	52	+3.1 pts
111	South San Francisco, CA	51.9	-1.7 pts
112	Buena Park, CA	51.5	-1.1 pts
113	Selma, CA	51.3	-1.2 pts
114	Fillmore, CA	51.3	+1.3 pts
115	Tustin, CA	51.2	+1.1 pts
116	Corcoran, CA	50.9	+0.2 pts
117	Irvine, CA	50.4	+0.8 pts
118	Mountain House, CA	50.3	+1 pts
119	Inglewood, CA	50.1	-0.3 pts
120	La Palma, CA	50	+2.2 pts
121	Covina, CA	49.8	-0 pts
122	Moreno Valley, CA	49.5	-0.6 pts
123	Dublin, CA	49.5	-0.5 pts
124	Pittsburg, CA	49.4	-0.2 pts
125	San Bruno, CA	49.3	-1.7 pts
126	Riverbank, CA	49.2	-3.8 pts
127	Mountain View, CA	48.9	+0.5 pts
128	Saratoga, CA	48.8	+1.4 pts
129	Chino Hills, CA	48.8	+2.2 pts
130	Merced, CA	48.3	+0.7 pts
131	Adelanto, CA	48.2	+1.9 pts
132	La Habra, CA	48	+0.4 pts
133	Desert Hot Springs, CA	47.7	+0.9 pts
133	Millbrae, CA	47.7	+0.4 pts
135	Hollister, CA	47.5	-0.3 pts
136	Lathrop, CA	47.2	+0.8 pts
137	Port Hueneme, CA	47.1	+2.4 pts
138	Highland, CA	46.9	+3.9 pts
139	Coalinga, CA	46.8	+4.6 pts
140	Atwater, CA	46.7	+0.3 pts
141	Chino, CA	46.5	+3.8 pts
142	Riverside, CA	46.4	-0.1 pts
143	Seaside, CA	46.4	-2.3 pts
144	Gilroy, CA	46.3	+0.5 pts
145	Eastvale, CA	46.1	+0.4 pts
146	Tulare, CA	46.1	+2 pts
147	Fullerton, CA	46	+1.2 pts
147	Hercules, CA	46	-0.9 pts
149	Loma Linda, CA	45.9	+3.6 pts
150	Lompoc, CA	45.9	-0.9 pts
151	Stockton, CA	45.6	-0.5 pts
152	Redwood City, CA	45.4	+0.3 pts
153	Long Beach, CA	45.2	-0.9 pts
154	Fountain Valley, CA	45	+1 pts
155	Corona, CA	44.5	+0.8 pts
156	Monrovia, CA	44.3	-0.1 pts
157	El Cajon, CA	44	+1.4 pts
158	Imperial Beach, CA	43.9	-0.8 pts
159	Blythe, CA	43.8	+1.9 pts
160	San Ramon, CA	43.7	-0.4 pts
161	La Mirada, CA	43.5	+0.1 pts
162	San Mateo, CA	43.5	+0.9 pts
163	Lake Elsinore, CA	43.3	+1.6 pts
164	Pasadena, CA	43.3	-2.3 pts
165	American Canyon, CA	43.2	-2.7 pts
166	Fresno, CA	43.2	+0.2 pts
167	San Jacinto, CA	43	-0.1 pts
168	San Francisco, CA	42.9	+0.2 pts
169	Bakersfield, CA	42.7	+0.8 pts
170	Tracy, CA	42.7	0 pts
171	Turlock, CA	42.6	-0.9 pts
172	Cypress, CA	42.4	-0.7 pts
172	Pleasanton, CA	42.4	+1 pts
174	Beverly Hills, CA	42	+0.8 pts
175	Chowchilla, CA	41.7	+0.6 pts
176	Torrance, CA	41.2	+0.2 pts
177	Whittier, CA	41.1	+2 pts
178	Burbank, CA	40.9	+0.6 pts
179	Vista, CA	40.8	-0.8 pts
180	Escondido, CA	40.7	-1.2 pts
181	Victorville, CA	40.5	-0.1 pts
182	Woodland, CA	40.3	-1 pts
183	Placentia, CA	39.2	+0.6 pts
184	Palo Alto, CA	39.1	-0.4 pts
185	West Sacramento, CA	39.1	-1.4 pts
186	Oakland, CA	38.8	-0.7 pts
187	San Diego, CA	38.6	-0.2 pts
188	Lomita, CA	38.5	-0.1 pts
189	Orange, CA	38.4	-0.3 pts
190	Signal Hill, CA	38.3	-5 pts
191	Concord, CA	38.2	+1.1 pts
192	Yuba City, CA	37.8	+0.1 pts
193	Lemon Grove, CA	37.8	-2.1 pts
194	Banning, CA	37.8	-1.9 pts
195	Vallejo, CA	37.7	0 pts
196	El Cerrito, CA	37.6	+0.2 pts
197	Campbell, CA	37.4	+2.2 pts
198	Modesto, CA	37.4	+0.1 pts
199	Menlo Park, CA	37	-0.9 pts
200	Costa Mesa, CA	36.9	-0.8 pts
201	Marina, CA	36.9	+0.6 pts
202	Rancho Cordova, CA	36.2	+1.3 pts
203	Culver City, CA	36.1	-0.7 pts
204	Sacramento, CA	36.1	+0.7 pts
205	Antioch, CA	36	+1.6 pts
205	Hesperia, CA	36	+2.8 pts
207	Burlingame, CA	36	-0.3 pts
208	Lakewood, CA	35.9	+0.7 pts
209	Albany, CA	35.9	-1.6 pts
210	South Pasadena, CA	35.8	+0.1 pts
211	San Juan Capistrano, CA	35.8	+3.6 pts
212	Brea, CA	35.7	+1.2 pts
213	Lodi, CA	35.6	+0.3 pts
214	Visalia, CA	35.5	-0 pts
215	Pinole, CA	35.3	-2.3 pts
216	San Marcos, CA	35.2	-0.9 pts
217	Elk Grove, CA	35.2	+0.6 pts
217	Hillsborough, CA	35.2	+2.1 pts
219	Emeryville, CA	35.2	+0.6 pts
220	Belmont, CA	35.1	+0.6 pts
221	Napa, CA	34.9	+0.2 pts
222	Galt, CA	34.8	-1.2 pts
223	Carpinteria, CA	34.7	-0.5 pts
224	San Rafael, CA	34.6	-0.7 pts
225	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	34.6	+1.6 pts
226	Santa Clarita, CA	34.4	+1.6 pts
227	Los Altos, CA	34.3	+0.7 pts
228	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	34.2	+1.1 pts
229	Lake Forest, CA	34.2	+1 pts
230	Exeter, CA	34.1	-0 pts
231	Alameda, CA	33.9	-0.1 pts
232	San Dimas, CA	33.8	+1.6 pts
233	Goleta, CA	33.8	-0.8 pts
234	Aliso Viejo, CA	33.8	+0.7 pts
235	Santa Rosa, CA	33.8	-0.1 pts
236	Fairfield, CA	33.7	+0.2 pts
236	Laguna Hills, CA	33.7	+1.4 pts
238	Oceanside, CA	33.7	-0.3 pts
239	Hemet, CA	33.5	-0.2 pts
240	Calabasas, CA	33.2	+1.8 pts
241	Manteca, CA	32.8	+2.5 pts
242	Hanford, CA	32.7	-1.4 pts
243	Dixon, CA	32.6	0 pts
244	Half Moon Bay, CA	32.5	-6.8 pts
245	Lancaster, CA	32	+1.4 pts
246	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	32	-1.6 pts
247	Morgan Hill, CA	31.9	+1 pts
248	Santa Barbara, CA	31.8	-0.6 pts
249	Upland, CA	31.7	-0.1 pts
250	Beaumont, CA	31.6	-1.1 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 California 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 California 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/california-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 California 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/california-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 California 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/california-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_cities_in_california_by_2022,
  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, 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/california-cities?period=2022. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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