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

East Chicago, IN had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 88 cities in 2024, at 41.1%. Bedford, IN had the lowest, at 1.2%. The median was 9.2% and the figure for Indiana was 10.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest41.1East Chicago, IN
Lowest1.2Bedford, IN
Median9.288 cities
Indiana10.3History

Top 40 cities, 2024

East Chicago, IN: 41.1 %East Chicago, IN41.1Goshen, IN: 29.5 %Goshen, IN29.5Speedway, IN: 27.4 %Speedway, IN27.4Hammond, IN: 25.5 %Hammond, IN25.5Logansport, IN: 25.5 %Logansport, IN25.5West Lafayette, IN: 24.2 %West Lafayette, IN24.2Plymouth, IN: 24.2 %Plymouth, IN24.2Elkhart, IN: 22.8 %Elkhart, IN22.8Frankfort, IN: 22.4 %Frankfort, IN22.4Lake Station, IN: 22.3 %Lake Station, IN22.3Seymour, IN: 21.6 %Seymour, IN21.6Lawrence, IN: 19.2 %Lawrence, IN19.2Columbus, IN: 19.1 %Columbus, IN19.1Indianapolis, IN: 18.3 %Indianapolis, IN18.3Bloomington, IN: 16.7 %Bloomington, IN16.7Carmel, IN: 16.6 %Carmel, IN16.6Schererville, IN: 16.1 %Schererville, IN16.1South Bend, IN: 15.8 %South Bend, IN15.8Plainfield, IN: 14.9 %Plainfield, IN14.9Highland, IN: 14.8 %Highland, IN14.8Greenwood, IN: 14.4 %Greenwood, IN14.4Washington, IN: 14 %Washington, IN14Warsaw, IN: 13.9 %Warsaw, IN13.9Kendallville, IN: 13.9 %Kendallville, IN13.9Whitestown, IN: 13.9 %Whitestown, IN13.9Fishers, IN: 13.8 %Fishers, IN13.8Fort Wayne, IN: 13.4 %Fort Wayne, IN13.4Clarksville, IN: 12.9 %Clarksville, IN12.9Munster, IN: 12.8 %Munster, IN12.8Avon, IN: 12.6 %Avon, IN12.6Griffith, IN: 12 %Griffith, IN12Lafayette, IN: 12 %Lafayette, IN12Dyer, IN: 11.9 %Dyer, IN11.9St. John, IN: 11.7 %St. John, IN11.7Westfield, IN: 11.7 %Westfield, IN11.7Merrillville, IN: 11.3 %Merrillville, IN11.3Crown Point, IN: 11 %Crown Point, IN11La Porte, IN: 11 %La Porte, IN11Hobart, IN: 10.7 %Hobart, IN10.7Portage, IN: 10.6 %Portage, IN10.6East Chicago, IN: 41.1 %East Chicago, IN41.1Goshen, IN: 29.5 %Goshen, IN29.5Speedway, IN: 27.4 %Speedway, IN27.4Hammond, IN: 25.5 %Hammond, IN25.5Logansport, IN: 25.5 %Logansport, IN25.5West Lafayette, IN: 24.2 %West Lafayette, IN24.2Plymouth, IN: 24.2 %Plymouth, IN24.2Elkhart, IN: 22.8 %Elkhart, IN22.8Frankfort, IN: 22.4 %Frankfort, IN22.4Lake Station, IN: 22.3 %Lake Station, IN22.3Seymour, IN: 21.6 %Seymour, IN21.6Lawrence, IN: 19.2 %Lawrence, IN19.2Columbus, IN: 19.1 %Columbus, IN19.1Indianapolis, IN: 18.3 %Indianapolis, IN18.3Bloomington, IN: 16.7 %Bloomington, IN16.7Carmel, IN: 16.6 %Carmel, IN16.6Schererville, IN: 16.1 %Schererville, IN16.1South Bend, IN: 15.8 %South Bend, IN15.8Plainfield, IN: 14.9 %Plainfield, IN14.9Highland, IN: 14.8 %Highland, IN14.8Greenwood, IN: 14.4 %Greenwood, IN14.4Washington, IN: 14 %Washington, IN14Warsaw, IN: 13.9 %Warsaw, IN13.9Kendallville, IN: 13.9 %Kendallville, IN13.9Whitestown, IN: 13.9 %Whitestown, IN13.9Fishers, IN: 13.8 %Fishers, IN13.8Fort Wayne, IN: 13.4 %Fort Wayne, IN13.4Clarksville, IN: 12.9 %Clarksville, IN12.9Munster, IN: 12.8 %Munster, IN12.8Avon, IN: 12.6 %Avon, IN12.6Griffith, IN: 12 %Griffith, IN12Lafayette, IN: 12 %Lafayette, IN12Dyer, IN: 11.9 %Dyer, IN11.9St. John, IN: 11.7 %St. John, IN11.7Westfield, IN: 11.7 %Westfield, IN11.7Merrillville, IN: 11.3 %Merrillville, IN11.3Crown Point, IN: 11 %Crown Point, IN11La Porte, IN: 11 %La Porte, IN11Hobart, IN: 10.7 %Hobart, IN10.7Portage, IN: 10.6 %Portage, IN10.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1East Chicago, IN41.1+0.3 pts
2Goshen, IN29.5+2.5 pts
3Speedway, IN27.4+6.4 pts
4Hammond, IN25.5-0.6 pts
4Logansport, IN25.5-1 pts
6West Lafayette, IN24.2-0.1 pts
7Plymouth, IN24.2+0.9 pts
8Elkhart, IN22.8-0.2 pts
9Frankfort, IN22.4+2.9 pts
10Lake Station, IN22.3+0.7 pts
11Seymour, IN21.6+1 pts
12Lawrence, IN19.2+0.8 pts
13Columbus, IN19.1+0.7 pts
14Indianapolis, IN18.3+1.3 pts
15Bloomington, IN16.7+1.1 pts
16Carmel, IN16.6+0.9 pts
17Schererville, IN16.1+0.9 pts
18South Bend, IN15.8+0.1 pts
19Plainfield, IN14.9+0.7 pts
20Highland, IN14.8+1.4 pts
21Greenwood, IN14.4+0.9 pts
22Washington, IN14-0.4 pts
23Warsaw, IN13.9-0.4 pts
24Kendallville, IN13.9-0.4 pts
25Whitestown, IN13.9+2.6 pts
26Fishers, IN13.8+1.9 pts
27Fort Wayne, IN13.4-0.3 pts
28Clarksville, IN12.9-2.6 pts
29Munster, IN12.8-1.1 pts
30Avon, IN12.6+0.8 pts
31Griffith, IN12-1.3 pts
32Lafayette, IN12+1.7 pts
33Dyer, IN11.9+3.4 pts
34St. John, IN11.7-0.2 pts
35Westfield, IN11.7-0.2 pts
36Merrillville, IN11.3-1.3 pts
37Crown Point, IN110 pts
37La Porte, IN11+1.2 pts
39Hobart, IN10.7+0.5 pts
40Portage, IN10.6+2.2 pts
41Brownsburg, IN10.5+1.9 pts
42Huntertown, IN9.8-0.6 pts
43Shelbyville, IN9.7-0.2 pts
44Noblesville, IN9.4+1.4 pts
45Crawfordsville, IN9+1.2 pts
46Mishawaka, IN9+0.3 pts
47Jasper, IN8.8+0.1 pts
48Valparaiso, IN8.3+0.5 pts
49Anderson, IN7.3-0.2 pts
50Zionsville, IN7.1+0.5 pts
51New Haven, IN6.8+0.7 pts
52Vincennes, IN6.7-0.4 pts
53Lebanon, IN6.6+0.4 pts
54Terre Haute, IN6.6+0.7 pts
55Marion, IN6.5+1 pts
56Bargersville, IN6.3+1 pts
57Gary, IN6.1+0.6 pts
58Richmond, IN6-0.3 pts
59Chesterton, IN5.9-0.8 pts
60Lowell, IN5.8+0.5 pts
61Jeffersonville, IN5.5+0.8 pts
62Greenfield, IN5.5+0.8 pts
63Cedar Lake, IN5.4-0.5 pts
63Muncie, IN5.4+0.5 pts
65Evansville, IN5.1+0.1 pts
66McCordsville, IN5.1-0.3 pts
67Michigan City, IN5-0.1 pts
68Bluffton, IN4.7+0.6 pts
69Greensburg, IN4.3+0.8 pts
70Columbia City, IN4.3+0.3 pts
71New Albany, IN4.20 pts
71Yorktown, IN4.2+2 pts
73Huntington, IN4-0.7 pts
74Kokomo, IN3.9+0.1 pts
75Franklin, IN3.70 pts
76Martinsville, IN3.7+1.1 pts
77Decatur, IN3.3+0.2 pts
78Beech Grove, IN3.2+0.4 pts
79Connersville, IN3.1+0.7 pts
80Sellersburg, IN3-0.9 pts
81Peru, IN2.8+0.5 pts
82Madison, IN2.7-0 pts
83Wabash, IN2.5-0.1 pts
84Mooresville, IN2.4+0.9 pts
85Auburn, IN2-0.1 pts
86New Castle, IN1.8-0.3 pts
87Danville, IN1.2+0.9 pts
88Bedford, IN1.2-0.1 pts

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.

How to cite

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 Indiana 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 Indiana 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/indiana-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 Indiana 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/indiana-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 Indiana 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/indiana-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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East Chicago, IN, with 41.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bedford, IN, with 1.2% in 2024.

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