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

Hamtramck, MI had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 90 cities in 2022, at 70.1%. Escanaba, MI had the lowest, at 1%. The median was 7.4% and the figure for Michigan was 9.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70.1Hamtramck, MI
Median7.490 cities
Michigan9.9History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Hamtramck, MI: 70.1 %Hamtramck, MI70.1Dearborn, MI: 51.3 %Dearborn, MI51.3Melvindale, MI: 41.7 %Melvindale, MI41.7Dearborn Heights, MI: 40.1 %Dearborn Heights, MI40.1Sterling Heights, MI: 34.4 %Sterling Heights, MI34.4Troy, MI: 33 %Troy, MI33Novi, MI: 30.4 %Novi, MI30.4Auburn Hills, MI: 23.9 %Auburn Hills, MI23.9Farmington Hills, MI: 23.6 %Farmington Hills, MI23.6Rochester Hills, MI: 23.1 %Rochester Hills, MI23.1Wixom, MI: 23.1 %Wixom, MI23.1Kentwood, MI: 22.6 %Kentwood, MI22.6Farmington, MI: 22.2 %Farmington, MI22.2Lincoln Park, MI: 21.9 %Lincoln Park, MI21.9Wyoming, MI: 21.6 %Wyoming, MI21.6Ann Arbor, MI: 21.6 %Ann Arbor, MI21.6Sturgis, MI: 21.4 %Sturgis, MI21.4Pontiac, MI: 20.1 %Pontiac, MI20.1Warren, MI: 17.9 %Warren, MI17.9Coldwater, MI: 17.3 %Coldwater, MI17.3Grand Rapids, MI: 16.3 %Grand Rapids, MI16.3East Lansing, MI: 15.8 %East Lansing, MI15.8Holland, MI: 15.7 %Holland, MI15.7Rochester, MI: 15.5 %Rochester, MI15.5Madison Heights, MI: 14.7 %Madison Heights, MI14.7Lansing, MI: 14.6 %Lansing, MI14.6Ypsilanti, MI: 13.8 %Ypsilanti, MI13.8Westland, MI: 13 %Westland, MI13Oak Park, MI: 12.6 %Oak Park, MI12.6Adrian, MI: 11.3 %Adrian, MI11.3Battle Creek, MI: 11 %Battle Creek, MI11Fraser, MI: 10.8 %Fraser, MI10.8Detroit, MI: 10.8 %Detroit, MI10.8Livonia, MI: 10.7 %Livonia, MI10.7Allen Park, MI: 10.5 %Allen Park, MI10.5Birmingham, MI: 10.4 %Birmingham, MI10.4Southgate, MI: 10 %Southgate, MI10Southfield, MI: 9.8 %Southfield, MI9.8Kalamazoo, MI: 9.7 %Kalamazoo, MI9.7Hazel Park, MI: 9.3 %Hazel Park, MI9.3Hamtramck, MI: 70.1 %Hamtramck, MI70.1Dearborn, MI: 51.3 %Dearborn, MI51.3Melvindale, MI: 41.7 %Melvindale, MI41.7Dearborn Heights, MI: 40.1 %Dearborn Heights, MI40.1Sterling Heights, MI: 34.4 %Sterling Heights, MI34.4Troy, MI: 33 %Troy, MI33Novi, MI: 30.4 %Novi, MI30.4Auburn Hills, MI: 23.9 %Auburn Hills, MI23.9Farmington Hills, MI: 23.6 %Farmington Hills, MI23.6Rochester Hills, MI: 23.1 %Rochester Hills, MI23.1Wixom, MI: 23.1 %Wixom, MI23.1Kentwood, MI: 22.6 %Kentwood, MI22.6Farmington, MI: 22.2 %Farmington, MI22.2Lincoln Park, MI: 21.9 %Lincoln Park, MI21.9Wyoming, MI: 21.6 %Wyoming, MI21.6Ann Arbor, MI: 21.6 %Ann Arbor, MI21.6Sturgis, MI: 21.4 %Sturgis, MI21.4Pontiac, MI: 20.1 %Pontiac, MI20.1Warren, MI: 17.9 %Warren, MI17.9Coldwater, MI: 17.3 %Coldwater, MI17.3Grand Rapids, MI: 16.3 %Grand Rapids, MI16.3East Lansing, MI: 15.8 %East Lansing, MI15.8Holland, MI: 15.7 %Holland, MI15.7Rochester, MI: 15.5 %Rochester, MI15.5Madison Heights, MI: 14.7 %Madison Heights, MI14.7Lansing, MI: 14.6 %Lansing, MI14.6Ypsilanti, MI: 13.8 %Ypsilanti, MI13.8Westland, MI: 13 %Westland, MI13Oak Park, MI: 12.6 %Oak Park, MI12.6Adrian, MI: 11.3 %Adrian, MI11.3Battle Creek, MI: 11 %Battle Creek, MI11Fraser, MI: 10.8 %Fraser, MI10.8Detroit, MI: 10.8 %Detroit, MI10.8Livonia, MI: 10.7 %Livonia, MI10.7Allen Park, MI: 10.5 %Allen Park, MI10.5Birmingham, MI: 10.4 %Birmingham, MI10.4Southgate, MI: 10 %Southgate, MI10Southfield, MI: 9.8 %Southfield, MI9.8Kalamazoo, MI: 9.7 %Kalamazoo, MI9.7Hazel Park, MI: 9.3 %Hazel Park, MI9.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Hamtramck, MI70.1-1 pts
2Dearborn, MI51.3-0.2 pts
3Melvindale, MI41.7+4.3 pts
4Dearborn Heights, MI40.1-0.1 pts
5Sterling Heights, MI34.4-0.3 pts
6Troy, MI33-0.3 pts
7Novi, MI30.4+2.2 pts
8Auburn Hills, MI23.9-0.3 pts
9Farmington Hills, MI23.6-0.3 pts
10Rochester Hills, MI23.1+0.4 pts
11Wixom, MI23.1+1.3 pts
12Kentwood, MI22.6+1 pts
13Farmington, MI22.2+1.8 pts
14Lincoln Park, MI21.9+1.7 pts
15Wyoming, MI21.6+0.3 pts
16Ann Arbor, MI21.6-0.1 pts
17Sturgis, MI21.4-0.4 pts
18Pontiac, MI20.1-0.5 pts
19Warren, MI17.9-0.5 pts
20Coldwater, MI17.3+1.9 pts
21Grand Rapids, MI16.3-0.1 pts
22East Lansing, MI15.8-0.2 pts
23Holland, MI15.7-0.1 pts
24Rochester, MI15.5+1.7 pts
25Madison Heights, MI14.7+0.1 pts
26Lansing, MI14.6-1 pts
27Ypsilanti, MI13.8+1.3 pts
28Westland, MI13-0.3 pts
29Oak Park, MI12.6-0.6 pts
30Adrian, MI11.3-0.2 pts
31Battle Creek, MI11-0.5 pts
32Fraser, MI10.8+2.7 pts
33Detroit, MI10.8-0 pts
34Livonia, MI10.7+0.2 pts
35Allen Park, MI10.5-0.2 pts
36Birmingham, MI10.4-0.3 pts
37Southgate, MI10+0.3 pts
38Southfield, MI9.8+0.8 pts
39Kalamazoo, MI9.7+0.7 pts
40Hazel Park, MI9.3+1.9 pts
41Taylor, MI9.1+0.8 pts
42Grosse Pointe Park, MI8-0.4 pts
43Mount Pleasant, MI7.7+0.8 pts
44Beverly Hills, MI7.5-1.5 pts
45Royal Oak, MI7.4-0.4 pts
46Inkster, MI7.4-0.1 pts
47Wayne, MI6.9+2 pts
48Roseville, MI6.8+0.6 pts
49Portage, MI6.8-0.2 pts
50Clawson, MI6.6-0.4 pts
51Walker, MI6.6+0.3 pts
52Garden City, MI6.5+0.2 pts
53Grosse Pointe Woods, MI6.3-0.8 pts
54Harper Woods, MI5.9-0.2 pts
55Riverview, MI5.8+1.2 pts
56Muskegon, MI5.4-0.8 pts
57Ferndale, MI5.3+0.6 pts
58Marquette, MI5.3+1 pts
59Woodhaven, MI5.3-0.4 pts
60Midland, MI5.1-1.3 pts
61Fenton, MI5+2 pts
62Romulus, MI4.9-1 pts
63Sault Ste. Marie, MI4.8+0.9 pts
64Ionia, MI4.8-0.3 pts
65St. Clair Shores, MI4.7-0.2 pts
66Berkley, MI4.5-0.1 pts
67Niles, MI4.4-0.1 pts
68Trenton, MI4.4-0.2 pts
69Jackson, MI4.4+0.4 pts
70Flat Rock, MI4.4-1.3 pts
71Grandville, MI4.3-0.3 pts
72Wyandotte, MI4.2+0.3 pts
73Traverse City, MI3.8-0.3 pts
74Mount Clemens, MI3.8-0 pts
74Owosso, MI3.8+1.4 pts
76Saginaw, MI3.7-0.1 pts
77South Lyon, MI3.7-0.1 pts
78Monroe, MI3.6+0.5 pts
79Flint, MI3.6-0.3 pts
80New Baltimore, MI3.3-0 pts
81East Grand Rapids, MI3.1-1.1 pts
82Alpena, MI3.1+0.2 pts
83Burton, MI3.10 pts
84Cadillac, MI3+1.1 pts
85Port Huron, MI3-1 pts
86Bay City, MI2.9-0 pts
87Grand Haven, MI2.8+0.7 pts
88Norton Shores, MI2.6-0.1 pts
89Eastpointe, MI2.3-0.5 pts
90Escanaba, MI1-1 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 Michigan 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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_cities_in_michigan_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 Michigan 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/michigan-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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Which city has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Hamtramck, MI, with 70.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Escanaba, MI, with 1% in 2022.

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