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

Worthington, MN had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 103 cities in 2021, at 48.2%. Grand Rapids, MN had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 10.3% and the figure for Minnesota was 12%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest48.2Worthington, MN
Lowest1.6Grand Rapids, MN
Median10.3103 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2021

Worthington, MN: 48.2 %Worthington, MN48.2Brooklyn Center, MN: 30.8 %Brooklyn Center, MN30.8St. Paul, MN: 28.8 %St. Paul, MN28.8Brooklyn Park, MN: 28.7 %Brooklyn Park, MN28.7Fridley, MN: 27.6 %Fridley, MN27.6Maplewood, MN: 26.5 %Maplewood, MN26.5Austin, MN: 26 %Austin, MN26Willmar, MN: 25.4 %Willmar, MN25.4Richfield, MN: 24.8 %Richfield, MN24.8Columbia Heights, MN: 24.5 %Columbia Heights, MN24.5Shakopee, MN: 22.6 %Shakopee, MN22.6Eden Prairie, MN: 22.1 %Eden Prairie, MN22.1Hopkins, MN: 22 %Hopkins, MN22North St. Paul, MN: 21.6 %North St. Paul, MN21.6Minneapolis, MN: 21.4 %Minneapolis, MN21.4Faribault, MN: 21.1 %Faribault, MN21.1Little Canada, MN: 21 %Little Canada, MN21Burnsville, MN: 19.8 %Burnsville, MN19.8Bloomington, MN: 18.6 %Bloomington, MN18.6Rochester, MN: 17.8 %Rochester, MN17.8Blaine, MN: 17.6 %Blaine, MN17.6Savage, MN: 17.5 %Savage, MN17.5Eagan, MN: 17.5 %Eagan, MN17.5New Brighton, MN: 17.3 %New Brighton, MN17.3Plymouth, MN: 16.6 %Plymouth, MN16.6St. Cloud, MN: 16.6 %St. Cloud, MN16.6Oakdale, MN: 16.3 %Oakdale, MN16.3Apple Valley, MN: 16.2 %Apple Valley, MN16.2Mounds View, MN: 15.5 %Mounds View, MN15.5Marshall, MN: 15 %Marshall, MN15New Hope, MN: 15 %New Hope, MN15Woodbury, MN: 14.9 %Woodbury, MN14.9Roseville, MN: 14.4 %Roseville, MN14.4West St. Paul, MN: 13.9 %West St. Paul, MN13.9Northfield, MN: 13.9 %Northfield, MN13.9Crystal, MN: 13.6 %Crystal, MN13.6Inver Grove Heights, MN: 13.6 %Inver Grove Heights, MN13.6South St. Paul, MN: 13.4 %South St. Paul, MN13.4Dayton, MN: 13 %Dayton, MN13Albert Lea, MN: 13 %Albert Lea, MN13Worthington, MN: 48.2 %Worthington, MN48.2Brooklyn Center, MN: 30.8 %Brooklyn Center, MN30.8St. Paul, MN: 28.8 %St. Paul, MN28.8Brooklyn Park, MN: 28.7 %Brooklyn Park, MN28.7Fridley, MN: 27.6 %Fridley, MN27.6Maplewood, MN: 26.5 %Maplewood, MN26.5Austin, MN: 26 %Austin, MN26Willmar, MN: 25.4 %Willmar, MN25.4Richfield, MN: 24.8 %Richfield, MN24.8Columbia Heights, MN: 24.5 %Columbia Heights, MN24.5Shakopee, MN: 22.6 %Shakopee, MN22.6Eden Prairie, MN: 22.1 %Eden Prairie, MN22.1Hopkins, MN: 22 %Hopkins, MN22North St. Paul, MN: 21.6 %North St. Paul, MN21.6Minneapolis, MN: 21.4 %Minneapolis, MN21.4Faribault, MN: 21.1 %Faribault, MN21.1Little Canada, MN: 21 %Little Canada, MN21Burnsville, MN: 19.8 %Burnsville, MN19.8Bloomington, MN: 18.6 %Bloomington, MN18.6Rochester, MN: 17.8 %Rochester, MN17.8Blaine, MN: 17.6 %Blaine, MN17.6Savage, MN: 17.5 %Savage, MN17.5Eagan, MN: 17.5 %Eagan, MN17.5New Brighton, MN: 17.3 %New Brighton, MN17.3Plymouth, MN: 16.6 %Plymouth, MN16.6St. Cloud, MN: 16.6 %St. Cloud, MN16.6Oakdale, MN: 16.3 %Oakdale, MN16.3Apple Valley, MN: 16.2 %Apple Valley, MN16.2Mounds View, MN: 15.5 %Mounds View, MN15.5Marshall, MN: 15 %Marshall, MN15New Hope, MN: 15 %New Hope, MN15Woodbury, MN: 14.9 %Woodbury, MN14.9Roseville, MN: 14.4 %Roseville, MN14.4West St. Paul, MN: 13.9 %West St. Paul, MN13.9Northfield, MN: 13.9 %Northfield, MN13.9Crystal, MN: 13.6 %Crystal, MN13.6Inver Grove Heights, MN: 13.6 %Inver Grove Heights, MN13.6South St. Paul, MN: 13.4 %South St. Paul, MN13.4Dayton, MN: 13 %Dayton, MN13Albert Lea, MN: 13 %Albert Lea, MN13
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Worthington, MN48.2
2Brooklyn Center, MN30.8
3St. Paul, MN28.8
4Brooklyn Park, MN28.7
5Fridley, MN27.6
6Maplewood, MN26.5
7Austin, MN26
8Willmar, MN25.4
9Richfield, MN24.8
10Columbia Heights, MN24.5
11Shakopee, MN22.6
12Eden Prairie, MN22.1
13Hopkins, MN22
14North St. Paul, MN21.6
15Minneapolis, MN21.4
16Faribault, MN21.1
17Little Canada, MN21
18Burnsville, MN19.8
19Bloomington, MN18.6
20Rochester, MN17.8
21Blaine, MN17.6
22Savage, MN17.5
23Eagan, MN17.5
24New Brighton, MN17.3
25Plymouth, MN16.6
26St. Cloud, MN16.6
27Oakdale, MN16.3
28Apple Valley, MN16.2
29Mounds View, MN15.5
30Marshall, MN15
31New Hope, MN15
32Woodbury, MN14.9
33Roseville, MN14.4
34West St. Paul, MN13.9
35Northfield, MN13.9
36Crystal, MN13.6
37Inver Grove Heights, MN13.6
38South St. Paul, MN13.4
39Dayton, MN13
40Albert Lea, MN13
41St. Louis Park, MN12.9
42Shoreview, MN12.8
43Robbinsdale, MN12.3
44Minnetonka, MN12.2
45Edina, MN12
46Vadnais Heights, MN11.9
47Maple Grove, MN11.5
48Champlin, MN11.4
49Golden Valley, MN10.9
50Coon Rapids, MN10.8
50Cottage Grove, MN10.8
52Lakeville, MN10.3
53Mankato, MN10.1
54Chaska, MN9.8
55Moorhead, MN9.8
56Anoka, MN9
57White Bear Lake, MN8.9
58Lake Elmo, MN8.9
59St. Peter, MN8.8
60Prior Lake, MN8.7
61Chanhassen, MN8.5
62Monticello, MN8.4
63Forest Lake, MN8.3
64Rosemount, MN7.6
65Ramsey, MN7.5
66Farmington, MN7.3
67Owatonna, MN7
68Fairmont, MN6.6
69Victoria, MN6.3
70Stillwater, MN6.2
71Mendota Heights, MN6.2
72Elk River, MN6.2
73Ham Lake, MN6
74Waconia, MN6
75Sartell, MN5.9
76Andover, MN5.8
77Sauk Rapids, MN5.8
78Red Wing, MN5.6
79Lino Lakes, MN5.4
80Bemidji, MN5.4
81East Bethel, MN5.4
82Winona, MN5
83Duluth, MN5
84Alexandria, MN4.4
85North Mankato, MN4.2
86New Ulm, MN3.8
87Cloquet, MN3.6
88North Branch, MN3.6
89Otsego, MN3.5
90St. Michael, MN3.4
91Cambridge, MN3.3
92Buffalo, MN3.1
93Hugo, MN2.8
94Hutchinson, MN2.7
95Hastings, MN2.7
96Hermantown, MN2.6
97Hibbing, MN2.6
98Brainerd, MN2.5
99Detroit Lakes, MN2.1
100Big Lake, MN2
100Fergus Falls, MN2
102Rogers, MN1.9
103Grand Rapids, MN1.6

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Minnesota by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Minnesota by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/minnesota-cities?period=2021. 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 Minnesota by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/minnesota-cities?period=2021.

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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 Minnesota by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/minnesota-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Worthington, MN, with 48.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Grand Rapids, MN, with 1.6% in 2021.

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