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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 2023, at 71.6%. Escanaba, MI had the lowest, at 1%. The median was 7.8% and the figure for Michigan was 10.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest71.6Hamtramck, MI
Lowest1Escanaba, MI
Median7.890 cities
Michigan10.2History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Hamtramck, MI: 71.6 %Hamtramck, MI71.6Dearborn, MI: 51.4 %Dearborn, MI51.4Dearborn Heights, MI: 41.3 %Dearborn Heights, MI41.3Melvindale, MI: 41.1 %Melvindale, MI41.1Sterling Heights, MI: 34.6 %Sterling Heights, MI34.6Troy, MI: 33.6 %Troy, MI33.6Novi, MI: 31.8 %Novi, MI31.8Sturgis, MI: 25.5 %Sturgis, MI25.5Rochester Hills, MI: 23.6 %Rochester Hills, MI23.6Auburn Hills, MI: 23.6 %Auburn Hills, MI23.6Farmington Hills, MI: 23.5 %Farmington Hills, MI23.5Kentwood, MI: 22.9 %Kentwood, MI22.9Ann Arbor, MI: 22.4 %Ann Arbor, MI22.4Wixom, MI: 22.1 %Wixom, MI22.1Wyoming, MI: 21.9 %Wyoming, MI21.9Farmington, MI: 21.1 %Farmington, MI21.1Pontiac, MI: 21 %Pontiac, MI21Coldwater, MI: 20.3 %Coldwater, MI20.3Lincoln Park, MI: 19.5 %Lincoln Park, MI19.5Warren, MI: 19 %Warren, MI19Grand Rapids, MI: 16.8 %Grand Rapids, MI16.8Madison Heights, MI: 15.9 %Madison Heights, MI15.9Ypsilanti, MI: 15.6 %Ypsilanti, MI15.6East Lansing, MI: 15.5 %East Lansing, MI15.5Holland, MI: 15.4 %Holland, MI15.4Lansing, MI: 15.4 %Lansing, MI15.4Rochester, MI: 14.6 %Rochester, MI14.6Westland, MI: 12.8 %Westland, MI12.8Battle Creek, MI: 12.1 %Battle Creek, MI12.1Kalamazoo, MI: 11.3 %Kalamazoo, MI11.3Detroit, MI: 11.1 %Detroit, MI11.1Livonia, MI: 11.1 %Livonia, MI11.1Allen Park, MI: 10.9 %Allen Park, MI10.9Adrian, MI: 10.6 %Adrian, MI10.6Fraser, MI: 10.5 %Fraser, MI10.5Taylor, MI: 10.5 %Taylor, MI10.5Oak Park, MI: 10.5 %Oak Park, MI10.5Birmingham, MI: 10.1 %Birmingham, MI10.1Southgate, MI: 10.1 %Southgate, MI10.1Southfield, MI: 9.8 %Southfield, MI9.8Hamtramck, MI: 71.6 %Hamtramck, MI71.6Dearborn, MI: 51.4 %Dearborn, MI51.4Dearborn Heights, MI: 41.3 %Dearborn Heights, MI41.3Melvindale, MI: 41.1 %Melvindale, MI41.1Sterling Heights, MI: 34.6 %Sterling Heights, MI34.6Troy, MI: 33.6 %Troy, MI33.6Novi, MI: 31.8 %Novi, MI31.8Sturgis, MI: 25.5 %Sturgis, MI25.5Rochester Hills, MI: 23.6 %Rochester Hills, MI23.6Auburn Hills, MI: 23.6 %Auburn Hills, MI23.6Farmington Hills, MI: 23.5 %Farmington Hills, MI23.5Kentwood, MI: 22.9 %Kentwood, MI22.9Ann Arbor, MI: 22.4 %Ann Arbor, MI22.4Wixom, MI: 22.1 %Wixom, MI22.1Wyoming, MI: 21.9 %Wyoming, MI21.9Farmington, MI: 21.1 %Farmington, MI21.1Pontiac, MI: 21 %Pontiac, MI21Coldwater, MI: 20.3 %Coldwater, MI20.3Lincoln Park, MI: 19.5 %Lincoln Park, MI19.5Warren, MI: 19 %Warren, MI19Grand Rapids, MI: 16.8 %Grand Rapids, MI16.8Madison Heights, MI: 15.9 %Madison Heights, MI15.9Ypsilanti, MI: 15.6 %Ypsilanti, MI15.6East Lansing, MI: 15.5 %East Lansing, MI15.5Holland, MI: 15.4 %Holland, MI15.4Lansing, MI: 15.4 %Lansing, MI15.4Rochester, MI: 14.6 %Rochester, MI14.6Westland, MI: 12.8 %Westland, MI12.8Battle Creek, MI: 12.1 %Battle Creek, MI12.1Kalamazoo, MI: 11.3 %Kalamazoo, MI11.3Detroit, MI: 11.1 %Detroit, MI11.1Livonia, MI: 11.1 %Livonia, MI11.1Allen Park, MI: 10.9 %Allen Park, MI10.9Adrian, MI: 10.6 %Adrian, MI10.6Fraser, MI: 10.5 %Fraser, MI10.5Taylor, MI: 10.5 %Taylor, MI10.5Oak Park, MI: 10.5 %Oak Park, MI10.5Birmingham, MI: 10.1 %Birmingham, MI10.1Southgate, MI: 10.1 %Southgate, MI10.1Southfield, MI: 9.8 %Southfield, MI9.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Hamtramck, MI71.6+1.5 pts
2Dearborn, MI51.4+0.1 pts
3Dearborn Heights, MI41.3+1.3 pts
4Melvindale, MI41.1-0.7 pts
5Sterling Heights, MI34.6+0.2 pts
6Troy, MI33.6+0.6 pts
7Novi, MI31.8+1.4 pts
8Sturgis, MI25.5+4.1 pts
9Rochester Hills, MI23.6+0.5 pts
10Auburn Hills, MI23.6-0.3 pts
11Farmington Hills, MI23.5-0 pts
12Kentwood, MI22.9+0.2 pts
13Ann Arbor, MI22.4+0.8 pts
14Wixom, MI22.1-1 pts
15Wyoming, MI21.9+0.2 pts
16Farmington, MI21.1-1.1 pts
17Pontiac, MI21+0.9 pts
18Coldwater, MI20.3+3 pts
19Lincoln Park, MI19.5-2.4 pts
20Warren, MI19+1.1 pts
21Grand Rapids, MI16.8+0.5 pts
22Madison Heights, MI15.9+1.2 pts
23Ypsilanti, MI15.6+1.8 pts
24East Lansing, MI15.5-0.2 pts
25Holland, MI15.4-0.3 pts
26Lansing, MI15.4+0.8 pts
27Rochester, MI14.6-0.9 pts
28Westland, MI12.8-0.2 pts
29Battle Creek, MI12.1+1.1 pts
30Kalamazoo, MI11.3+1.5 pts
31Detroit, MI11.1+0.3 pts
32Livonia, MI11.1+0.4 pts
33Allen Park, MI10.9+0.4 pts
34Adrian, MI10.6-0.7 pts
35Fraser, MI10.5-0.3 pts
35Taylor, MI10.5+1.4 pts
37Oak Park, MI10.5-2.1 pts
38Birmingham, MI10.1-0.3 pts
38Southgate, MI10.1+0.2 pts
40Southfield, MI9.80 pts
41Inkster, MI8.4+1 pts
42Wayne, MI8.4+1.5 pts
43Portage, MI8.2+1.5 pts
44Hazel Park, MI8.1-1.2 pts
45Beverly Hills, MI8.1+0.6 pts
46Muskegon, MI7.6+2.2 pts
47Woodhaven, MI7.4+2.2 pts
48Royal Oak, MI7.3-0.1 pts
49Roseville, MI7.1+0.3 pts
50Mount Pleasant, MI7.1-0.6 pts
51Riverview, MI7+1.2 pts
52Clawson, MI6.9+0.3 pts
53Grosse Pointe Park, MI6.7-1.3 pts
54Walker, MI6.5-0.1 pts
55Garden City, MI6-0.5 pts
56Grandville, MI5.9+1.6 pts
57Midland, MI5.5+0.4 pts
58Ferndale, MI5.5+0.2 pts
59Grosse Pointe Woods, MI5.3-1 pts
60Harper Woods, MI5.2-0.7 pts
61Ionia, MI5.2+0.4 pts
62Romulus, MI5.2+0.2 pts
63Sault Ste. Marie, MI5+0.2 pts
64St. Clair Shores, MI4.9+0.2 pts
65Traverse City, MI4.9+1 pts
66South Lyon, MI4.8+1.1 pts
67Wyandotte, MI4.7+0.5 pts
68Flint, MI4.6+0.9 pts
69Grand Haven, MI4.6+1.8 pts
70Jackson, MI4.5+0.1 pts
71Mount Clemens, MI4.3+0.5 pts
72Marquette, MI4.2-1 pts
73Flat Rock, MI4.2-0.1 pts
74Niles, MI4.1-0.3 pts
75Berkley, MI4.1-0.4 pts
76Trenton, MI4-0.4 pts
77Bay City, MI3.8+0.8 pts
78Owosso, MI3.7-0.1 pts
79Saginaw, MI3.6-0.1 pts
80Fenton, MI3.6-1.5 pts
81East Grand Rapids, MI3.6+0.5 pts
82Cadillac, MI3.4+0.4 pts
83Burton, MI3.2+0.2 pts
84Monroe, MI3.2-0.5 pts
85Port Huron, MI3.1+0.1 pts
86Norton Shores, MI2.7+0.2 pts
87Eastpointe, MI2.7+0.4 pts
88Alpena, MI2.5-0.6 pts
89New Baltimore, MI2.3-0.9 pts
90Escanaba, MI1-0.1 pts

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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/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 Michigan 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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/michigan-cities?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 71.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Escanaba, MI, with 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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