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

Sunland Park, NM had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 19 cities in 2021, at 84.6%. Rio Rancho, NM had the lowest, at 17.4%. The median was 33.7% and the figure for New Mexico was 33%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest84.6Sunland Park, NM
Lowest17.4Rio Rancho, NM
Median33.719 cities
New Mexico33History

All cities, 2021

Sunland Park, NM: 84.6 %Sunland Park, NM84.6Española, NM: 60 %Española, NM60Deming, NM: 53.9 %Deming, NM53.9Lovington, NM: 52.2 %Lovington, NM52.2Las Vegas, NM: 48 %Las Vegas, NM48Hobbs, NM: 39.3 %Hobbs, NM39.3Las Cruces, NM: 37.4 %Las Cruces, NM37.4Santa Fe, NM: 35.5 %Santa Fe, NM35.5Roswell, NM: 34.3 %Roswell, NM34.3Gallup, NM: 33.7 %Gallup, NM33.7Artesia, NM: 27.3 %Artesia, NM27.3Clovis, NM: 27.3 %Clovis, NM27.3Albuquerque, NM: 26.7 %Albuquerque, NM26.7Los Lunas, NM: 24.9 %Los Lunas, NM24.9Portales, NM: 24.4 %Portales, NM24.4Farmington, NM: 22.1 %Farmington, NM22.1Carlsbad, NM: 22 %Carlsbad, NM22Alamogordo, NM: 17.8 %Alamogordo, NM17.8Rio Rancho, NM: 17.4 %Rio Rancho, NM17.4Sunland Park, NM: 84.6 %Sunland Park, NM84.6Española, NM: 60 %Española, NM60Deming, NM: 53.9 %Deming, NM53.9Lovington, NM: 52.2 %Lovington, NM52.2Las Vegas, NM: 48 %Las Vegas, NM48Hobbs, NM: 39.3 %Hobbs, NM39.3Las Cruces, NM: 37.4 %Las Cruces, NM37.4Santa Fe, NM: 35.5 %Santa Fe, NM35.5Roswell, NM: 34.3 %Roswell, NM34.3Gallup, NM: 33.7 %Gallup, NM33.7Artesia, NM: 27.3 %Artesia, NM27.3Clovis, NM: 27.3 %Clovis, NM27.3Albuquerque, NM: 26.7 %Albuquerque, NM26.7Los Lunas, NM: 24.9 %Los Lunas, NM24.9Portales, NM: 24.4 %Portales, NM24.4Farmington, NM: 22.1 %Farmington, NM22.1Carlsbad, NM: 22 %Carlsbad, NM22Alamogordo, NM: 17.8 %Alamogordo, NM17.8Rio Rancho, NM: 17.4 %Rio Rancho, NM17.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Sunland Park, NM84.6
2Española, NM60
3Deming, NM53.9
4Lovington, NM52.2
5Las Vegas, NM48
6Hobbs, NM39.3
7Las Cruces, NM37.4
8Santa Fe, NM35.5
9Roswell, NM34.3
10Gallup, NM33.7
11Artesia, NM27.3
12Clovis, NM27.3
13Albuquerque, NM26.7
14Los Lunas, NM24.9
15Portales, NM24.4
16Farmington, NM22.1
17Carlsbad, NM22
18Alamogordo, NM17.8
19Rio Rancho, NM17.4

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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/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 New Mexico 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 New Mexico 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/new-mexico-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 New Mexico 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/new-mexico-cities?period=2021.

Harvard

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 New Mexico 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/new-mexico-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Sunland Park, NM, with 84.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Rio Rancho, NM, with 17.4% in 2021.

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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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