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 2023, at 48%. Grand Rapids, MN had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 11.6% and the figure for Minnesota was 12.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Top 40 cities, 2023

Worthington, MN: 48 %Worthington, MN48Brooklyn Park, MN: 31.4 %Brooklyn Park, MN31.4Fridley, MN: 29 %Fridley, MN29Brooklyn Center, MN: 28.9 %Brooklyn Center, MN28.9Maplewood, MN: 27.9 %Maplewood, MN27.9St. Paul, MN: 27.9 %St. Paul, MN27.9Austin, MN: 27.1 %Austin, MN27.1Columbia Heights, MN: 27 %Columbia Heights, MN27Little Canada, MN: 26.2 %Little Canada, MN26.2North St. Paul, MN: 24.6 %North St. Paul, MN24.6Willmar, MN: 24.5 %Willmar, MN24.5Richfield, MN: 24.1 %Richfield, MN24.1Shakopee, MN: 22.7 %Shakopee, MN22.7Eden Prairie, MN: 21.9 %Eden Prairie, MN21.9Faribault, MN: 21.6 %Faribault, MN21.6Minneapolis, MN: 20.5 %Minneapolis, MN20.5Burnsville, MN: 20.2 %Burnsville, MN20.2Blaine, MN: 20.1 %Blaine, MN20.1Bloomington, MN: 18.8 %Bloomington, MN18.8St. Cloud, MN: 18.6 %St. Cloud, MN18.6Rochester, MN: 18.5 %Rochester, MN18.5Mounds View, MN: 18.3 %Mounds View, MN18.3Woodbury, MN: 17.7 %Woodbury, MN17.7Hopkins, MN: 17.5 %Hopkins, MN17.5New Hope, MN: 17.1 %New Hope, MN17.1Oakdale, MN: 17 %Oakdale, MN17Eagan, MN: 16.9 %Eagan, MN16.9New Brighton, MN: 16.4 %New Brighton, MN16.4Plymouth, MN: 16.2 %Plymouth, MN16.2Roseville, MN: 15.8 %Roseville, MN15.8Savage, MN: 15.5 %Savage, MN15.5Apple Valley, MN: 15.3 %Apple Valley, MN15.3Robbinsdale, MN: 15.1 %Robbinsdale, MN15.1South St. Paul, MN: 15.1 %South St. Paul, MN15.1Northfield, MN: 15 %Northfield, MN15Crystal, MN: 14.8 %Crystal, MN14.8West St. Paul, MN: 14.8 %West St. Paul, MN14.8Dayton, MN: 14.5 %Dayton, MN14.5Minnetonka, MN: 14 %Minnetonka, MN14Inver Grove Heights, MN: 13.6 %Inver Grove Heights, MN13.6Worthington, MN: 48 %Worthington, MN48Brooklyn Park, MN: 31.4 %Brooklyn Park, MN31.4Fridley, MN: 29 %Fridley, MN29Brooklyn Center, MN: 28.9 %Brooklyn Center, MN28.9Maplewood, MN: 27.9 %Maplewood, MN27.9St. Paul, MN: 27.9 %St. Paul, MN27.9Austin, MN: 27.1 %Austin, MN27.1Columbia Heights, MN: 27 %Columbia Heights, MN27Little Canada, MN: 26.2 %Little Canada, MN26.2North St. Paul, MN: 24.6 %North St. Paul, MN24.6Willmar, MN: 24.5 %Willmar, MN24.5Richfield, MN: 24.1 %Richfield, MN24.1Shakopee, MN: 22.7 %Shakopee, MN22.7Eden Prairie, MN: 21.9 %Eden Prairie, MN21.9Faribault, MN: 21.6 %Faribault, MN21.6Minneapolis, MN: 20.5 %Minneapolis, MN20.5Burnsville, MN: 20.2 %Burnsville, MN20.2Blaine, MN: 20.1 %Blaine, MN20.1Bloomington, MN: 18.8 %Bloomington, MN18.8St. Cloud, MN: 18.6 %St. Cloud, MN18.6Rochester, MN: 18.5 %Rochester, MN18.5Mounds View, MN: 18.3 %Mounds View, MN18.3Woodbury, MN: 17.7 %Woodbury, MN17.7Hopkins, MN: 17.5 %Hopkins, MN17.5New Hope, MN: 17.1 %New Hope, MN17.1Oakdale, MN: 17 %Oakdale, MN17Eagan, MN: 16.9 %Eagan, MN16.9New Brighton, MN: 16.4 %New Brighton, MN16.4Plymouth, MN: 16.2 %Plymouth, MN16.2Roseville, MN: 15.8 %Roseville, MN15.8Savage, MN: 15.5 %Savage, MN15.5Apple Valley, MN: 15.3 %Apple Valley, MN15.3Robbinsdale, MN: 15.1 %Robbinsdale, MN15.1South St. Paul, MN: 15.1 %South St. Paul, MN15.1Northfield, MN: 15 %Northfield, MN15Crystal, MN: 14.8 %Crystal, MN14.8West St. Paul, MN: 14.8 %West St. Paul, MN14.8Dayton, MN: 14.5 %Dayton, MN14.5Minnetonka, MN: 14 %Minnetonka, MN14Inver Grove Heights, MN: 13.6 %Inver Grove Heights, MN13.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Worthington, MN48+2.5 pts
2Brooklyn Park, MN31.4+1.6 pts
3Fridley, MN29+1.3 pts
4Brooklyn Center, MN28.9+0.1 pts
5Maplewood, MN27.9+1.1 pts
6St. Paul, MN27.9-0.4 pts
7Austin, MN27.1+0.8 pts
8Columbia Heights, MN27-0.4 pts
9Little Canada, MN26.2+3.2 pts
10North St. Paul, MN24.6+1.2 pts
11Willmar, MN24.5-0.9 pts
12Richfield, MN24.1-0.1 pts
13Shakopee, MN22.7-0.5 pts
14Eden Prairie, MN21.9-0.1 pts
15Faribault, MN21.6-0.9 pts
16Minneapolis, MN20.5-0.5 pts
17Burnsville, MN20.2-0.3 pts
18Blaine, MN20.1+1.9 pts
19Bloomington, MN18.8+0.3 pts
20St. Cloud, MN18.6+1 pts
21Rochester, MN18.5+0.7 pts
22Mounds View, MN18.3+1.4 pts
23Woodbury, MN17.7+1.2 pts
24Hopkins, MN17.5+2.2 pts
25New Hope, MN17.1+1.1 pts
26Oakdale, MN17-0.1 pts
27Eagan, MN16.9+0.6 pts
28New Brighton, MN16.4-0.6 pts
29Plymouth, MN16.2+0.2 pts
30Roseville, MN15.8+0.7 pts
31Savage, MN15.5-1.3 pts
32Apple Valley, MN15.3-0.3 pts
33Robbinsdale, MN15.1+4.1 pts
34South St. Paul, MN15.1+0.8 pts
35Northfield, MN15+2.4 pts
36Crystal, MN14.8+4.3 pts
37West St. Paul, MN14.8-0.1 pts
38Dayton, MN14.5+4.5 pts
39Minnetonka, MN14+1.8 pts
40Inver Grove Heights, MN13.6+0.6 pts
41Marshall, MN13.5-1.7 pts
42Maple Grove, MN13-0.9 pts
43Cottage Grove, MN12.8+1.8 pts
44Shoreview, MN12.6+0.5 pts
45St. Peter, MN12.5+1.2 pts
46Coon Rapids, MN12.4+1 pts
47Vadnais Heights, MN12.4+0.5 pts
48Champlin, MN12.4+0.4 pts
49Edina, MN12.2-0.2 pts
50Anoka, MN11.8+0.4 pts
51Chaska, MN11.7+1.7 pts
52Golden Valley, MN11.6-1.9 pts
53Albert Lea, MN11.5-0.8 pts
54St. Louis Park, MN11.2-0.7 pts
55Lakeville, MN11.20 pts
56Mankato, MN11.1+0.5 pts
57Monticello, MN10.8+1.5 pts
58Chanhassen, MN10.4-0.2 pts
59Moorhead, MN9.3-0.7 pts
60Forest Lake, MN9+0.9 pts
61White Bear Lake, MN8.7-0.8 pts
62Prior Lake, MN8.6+0.5 pts
63Mendota Heights, MN8.2+1.1 pts
64Stillwater, MN8+0.7 pts
65Rosemount, MN8+1.1 pts
66Otsego, MN7.6+2.5 pts
67Owatonna, MN7.3+0.8 pts
68Fairmont, MN7.2-0.5 pts
69Elk River, MN7.2+1.6 pts
69Lake Elmo, MN7.2+0.5 pts
71Ramsey, MN6.8-1 pts
72Farmington, MN6.8+0.1 pts
73Lino Lakes, MN6.5+0.7 pts
74Andover, MN6.2-0 pts
75Buffalo, MN6.2+1 pts
76East Bethel, MN5.9+0.2 pts
77Big Lake, MN5.7+2.6 pts
78Waconia, MN5.7+0.7 pts
79Red Wing, MN5.3+0.5 pts
80Hutchinson, MN5.1+1.5 pts
81Sartell, MN5.1-0.3 pts
82Victoria, MN5-0.6 pts
83New Ulm, MN4.80 pts
84Ham Lake, MN4.8-1.4 pts
85St. Michael, MN4.8+0.7 pts
86Duluth, MN4.70 pts
87Sauk Rapids, MN4.6-1 pts
88Winona, MN4.5-0.6 pts
89Bemidji, MN4.5+0.2 pts
90Alexandria, MN4.1-0.8 pts
91Hugo, MN4+1.5 pts
92Cloquet, MN3.9+0.1 pts
93North Mankato, MN3.8+1 pts
94Cambridge, MN3.8-0.3 pts
95Hibbing, MN3.8+0.5 pts
96Rogers, MN3.7+1.8 pts
97North Branch, MN3.6-0.5 pts
98Hastings, MN3.4+0.1 pts
99Fergus Falls, MN2.5+1 pts
100Brainerd, MN2.1+0.4 pts
101Detroit Lakes, MN1.9-0.1 pts
102Hermantown, MN1.7-1.4 pts
103Grand Rapids, MN1.6+0.7 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/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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 Minnesota by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2023}},
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Worthington, MN, with 48% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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