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

Liberal, KS had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 38 cities in 2023, at 61.1%. Spring Hill, KS had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 9.5% and the figure for Kansas was 12.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest61.1Liberal, KS
Lowest2.1Spring Hill, KS
Median9.538 cities
Kansas12.1History

All cities, 2023

Liberal, KS: 61.1 %Liberal, KS61.1Dodge City, KS: 54.1 %Dodge City, KS54.1Garden City, KS: 49.7 %Garden City, KS49.7Kansas City, KS: 32.5 %Kansas City, KS32.5Emporia, KS: 20.7 %Emporia, KS20.7Wichita, KS: 18 %Wichita, KS18Olathe, KS: 15.6 %Olathe, KS15.6Junction City, KS: 15.1 %Junction City, KS15.1Overland Park, KS: 14.8 %Overland Park, KS14.8Great Bend, KS: 14.1 %Great Bend, KS14.1Arkansas City, KS: 12 %Arkansas City, KS12Bel Aire, KS: 11.9 %Bel Aire, KS11.9Andover, KS: 11.4 %Andover, KS11.4Shawnee, KS: 11.3 %Shawnee, KS11.3Merriam, KS: 10.9 %Merriam, KS10.9Lawrence, KS: 10.8 %Lawrence, KS10.8Lenexa, KS: 10.8 %Lenexa, KS10.8Manhattan, KS: 9.6 %Manhattan, KS9.6Salina, KS: 9.6 %Salina, KS9.6Gardner, KS: 9.5 %Gardner, KS9.5Pittsburg, KS: 9.5 %Pittsburg, KS9.5Topeka, KS: 9.1 %Topeka, KS9.1Mission, KS: 8.8 %Mission, KS8.8Newton, KS: 8.3 %Newton, KS8.3Hays, KS: 7.5 %Hays, KS7.5McPherson, KS: 6.8 %McPherson, KS6.8Leawood, KS: 6.7 %Leawood, KS6.7Leavenworth, KS: 6.7 %Leavenworth, KS6.7Derby, KS: 6.3 %Derby, KS6.3Hutchinson, KS: 5.3 %Hutchinson, KS5.3Winfield, KS: 5.1 %Winfield, KS5.1El Dorado, KS: 4.9 %El Dorado, KS4.9Lansing, KS: 4.3 %Lansing, KS4.3Atchison, KS: 4.3 %Atchison, KS4.3Haysville, KS: 3.9 %Haysville, KS3.9Prairie Village, KS: 3.4 %Prairie Village, KS3.4Ottawa, KS: 2.3 %Ottawa, KS2.3Spring Hill, KS: 2.1 %Spring Hill, KS2.1Liberal, KS: 61.1 %Liberal, KS61.1Dodge City, KS: 54.1 %Dodge City, KS54.1Garden City, KS: 49.7 %Garden City, KS49.7Kansas City, KS: 32.5 %Kansas City, KS32.5Emporia, KS: 20.7 %Emporia, KS20.7Wichita, KS: 18 %Wichita, KS18Olathe, KS: 15.6 %Olathe, KS15.6Junction City, KS: 15.1 %Junction City, KS15.1Overland Park, KS: 14.8 %Overland Park, KS14.8Great Bend, KS: 14.1 %Great Bend, KS14.1Arkansas City, KS: 12 %Arkansas City, KS12Bel Aire, KS: 11.9 %Bel Aire, KS11.9Andover, KS: 11.4 %Andover, KS11.4Shawnee, KS: 11.3 %Shawnee, KS11.3Merriam, KS: 10.9 %Merriam, KS10.9Lawrence, KS: 10.8 %Lawrence, KS10.8Lenexa, KS: 10.8 %Lenexa, KS10.8Manhattan, KS: 9.6 %Manhattan, KS9.6Salina, KS: 9.6 %Salina, KS9.6Gardner, KS: 9.5 %Gardner, KS9.5Pittsburg, KS: 9.5 %Pittsburg, KS9.5Topeka, KS: 9.1 %Topeka, KS9.1Mission, KS: 8.8 %Mission, KS8.8Newton, KS: 8.3 %Newton, KS8.3Hays, KS: 7.5 %Hays, KS7.5McPherson, KS: 6.8 %McPherson, KS6.8Leawood, KS: 6.7 %Leawood, KS6.7Leavenworth, KS: 6.7 %Leavenworth, KS6.7Derby, KS: 6.3 %Derby, KS6.3Hutchinson, KS: 5.3 %Hutchinson, KS5.3Winfield, KS: 5.1 %Winfield, KS5.1El Dorado, KS: 4.9 %El Dorado, KS4.9Lansing, KS: 4.3 %Lansing, KS4.3Atchison, KS: 4.3 %Atchison, KS4.3Haysville, KS: 3.9 %Haysville, KS3.9Prairie Village, KS: 3.4 %Prairie Village, KS3.4Ottawa, KS: 2.3 %Ottawa, KS2.3Spring Hill, KS: 2.1 %Spring Hill, KS2.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Liberal, KS61.1+1 pts
2Dodge City, KS54.1-1.4 pts
3Garden City, KS49.7+1.1 pts
4Kansas City, KS32.5+1.9 pts
5Emporia, KS20.7+0.6 pts
6Wichita, KS18+0.4 pts
7Olathe, KS15.6+0.7 pts
8Junction City, KS15.1-0.6 pts
9Overland Park, KS14.8-0.1 pts
10Great Bend, KS14.1+1.1 pts
11Arkansas City, KS12+3.9 pts
12Bel Aire, KS11.9-0.2 pts
13Andover, KS11.4+0.6 pts
14Shawnee, KS11.3+1.5 pts
15Merriam, KS10.9+1.4 pts
16Lawrence, KS10.8-0.9 pts
17Lenexa, KS10.8+1.3 pts
18Manhattan, KS9.6+0.4 pts
19Salina, KS9.6+0.4 pts
20Gardner, KS9.5+0.1 pts
21Pittsburg, KS9.5+1.9 pts
22Topeka, KS9.1-0.6 pts
23Mission, KS8.8-1.2 pts
24Newton, KS8.3+0.5 pts
25Hays, KS7.5+1 pts
26McPherson, KS6.8+0.3 pts
27Leawood, KS6.7-0.1 pts
28Leavenworth, KS6.7+0.2 pts
29Derby, KS6.3-0.5 pts
30Hutchinson, KS5.3-0.2 pts
31Winfield, KS5.1+0.3 pts
32El Dorado, KS4.9-0.1 pts
33Lansing, KS4.3-0.5 pts
34Atchison, KS4.3+0.9 pts
35Haysville, KS3.9-0.5 pts
36Prairie Village, KS3.4+0.3 pts
37Ottawa, KS2.3-1.1 pts
38Spring Hill, KS2.1+0.8 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.

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 Kansas by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 Kansas by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/kansas-cities?period=2023. 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 Kansas by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/kansas-cities?period=2023.

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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 Kansas by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/kansas-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Liberal, KS, with 61.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Spring Hill, KS, with 2.1% in 2023.

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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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