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

New Square, NY had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 90 cities in 2021, at 94.1%. Oneida, NY had the lowest, at 2.8%. The median was 19.2% and the figure for New York was 30.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest94.1New Square, NY
Lowest2.8Oneida, NY
Median19.290 cities
New York30.5History

Top 40 cities, 2021

New Square, NY: 94.1 %New Square, NY94.1Kiryas Joel, NY: 94 %Kiryas Joel, NY94Spring Valley, NY: 72.2 %Spring Valley, NY72.2Haverstraw, NY: 66.6 %Haverstraw, NY66.6Port Chester, NY: 64 %Port Chester, NY64Sleepy Hollow, NY: 59.6 %Sleepy Hollow, NY59.6West Haverstraw, NY: 53.1 %West Haverstraw, NY53.1Great Neck, NY: 48.8 %Great Neck, NY48.8Ossining, NY: 48.8 %Ossining, NY48.8Yonkers, NY: 47.9 %Yonkers, NY47.9New York, NY: 47.9 %New York, NY47.9Hempstead, NY: 47.4 %Hempstead, NY47.4Mount Kisco, NY: 46.7 %Mount Kisco, NY46.7New Hyde Park, NY: 46.6 %New Hyde Park, NY46.6Newburgh, NY: 46 %Newburgh, NY46Mamaroneck, NY: 44.2 %Mamaroneck, NY44.2Glen Cove, NY: 44.1 %Glen Cove, NY44.1Westbury, NY: 44.1 %Westbury, NY44.1Airmont, NY: 43.2 %Airmont, NY43.2Freeport, NY: 42.8 %Freeport, NY42.8Peekskill, NY: 41.1 %Peekskill, NY41.1New Rochelle, NY: 39.9 %New Rochelle, NY39.9White Plains, NY: 39.3 %White Plains, NY39.3Chestnut Ridge, NY: 37.8 %Chestnut Ridge, NY37.8Valley Stream, NY: 37 %Valley Stream, NY37Mineola, NY: 35.8 %Mineola, NY35.8Middletown, NY: 32.4 %Middletown, NY32.4Utica, NY: 32.1 %Utica, NY32.1Suffern, NY: 31.4 %Suffern, NY31.4Harrison, NY: 30.8 %Harrison, NY30.8Tarrytown, NY: 28.3 %Tarrytown, NY28.3Dobbs Ferry, NY: 27.3 %Dobbs Ferry, NY27.3Mount Vernon, NY: 26 %Mount Vernon, NY26Lynbrook, NY: 25.2 %Lynbrook, NY25.2Scarsdale, NY: 25 %Scarsdale, NY25Ithaca, NY: 25 %Ithaca, NY25Lindenhurst, NY: 23 %Lindenhurst, NY23Rye, NY: 22.8 %Rye, NY22.8Floral Park, NY: 21.5 %Floral Park, NY21.5Amsterdam, NY: 21.4 %Amsterdam, NY21.4New Square, NY: 94.1 %New Square, NY94.1Kiryas Joel, NY: 94 %Kiryas Joel, NY94Spring Valley, NY: 72.2 %Spring Valley, NY72.2Haverstraw, NY: 66.6 %Haverstraw, NY66.6Port Chester, NY: 64 %Port Chester, NY64Sleepy Hollow, NY: 59.6 %Sleepy Hollow, NY59.6West Haverstraw, NY: 53.1 %West Haverstraw, NY53.1Great Neck, NY: 48.8 %Great Neck, NY48.8Ossining, NY: 48.8 %Ossining, NY48.8Yonkers, NY: 47.9 %Yonkers, NY47.9New York, NY: 47.9 %New York, NY47.9Hempstead, NY: 47.4 %Hempstead, NY47.4Mount Kisco, NY: 46.7 %Mount Kisco, NY46.7New Hyde Park, NY: 46.6 %New Hyde Park, NY46.6Newburgh, NY: 46 %Newburgh, NY46Mamaroneck, NY: 44.2 %Mamaroneck, NY44.2Glen Cove, NY: 44.1 %Glen Cove, NY44.1Westbury, NY: 44.1 %Westbury, NY44.1Airmont, NY: 43.2 %Airmont, NY43.2Freeport, NY: 42.8 %Freeport, NY42.8Peekskill, NY: 41.1 %Peekskill, NY41.1New Rochelle, NY: 39.9 %New Rochelle, NY39.9White Plains, NY: 39.3 %White Plains, NY39.3Chestnut Ridge, NY: 37.8 %Chestnut Ridge, NY37.8Valley Stream, NY: 37 %Valley Stream, NY37Mineola, NY: 35.8 %Mineola, NY35.8Middletown, NY: 32.4 %Middletown, NY32.4Utica, NY: 32.1 %Utica, NY32.1Suffern, NY: 31.4 %Suffern, NY31.4Harrison, NY: 30.8 %Harrison, NY30.8Tarrytown, NY: 28.3 %Tarrytown, NY28.3Dobbs Ferry, NY: 27.3 %Dobbs Ferry, NY27.3Mount Vernon, NY: 26 %Mount Vernon, NY26Lynbrook, NY: 25.2 %Lynbrook, NY25.2Scarsdale, NY: 25 %Scarsdale, NY25Ithaca, NY: 25 %Ithaca, NY25Lindenhurst, NY: 23 %Lindenhurst, NY23Rye, NY: 22.8 %Rye, NY22.8Floral Park, NY: 21.5 %Floral Park, NY21.5Amsterdam, NY: 21.4 %Amsterdam, NY21.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1New Square, NY94.1
2Kiryas Joel, NY94
3Spring Valley, NY72.2
4Haverstraw, NY66.6
5Port Chester, NY64
6Sleepy Hollow, NY59.6
7West Haverstraw, NY53.1
8Great Neck, NY48.8
9Ossining, NY48.8
10Yonkers, NY47.9
11New York, NY47.9
12Hempstead, NY47.4
13Mount Kisco, NY46.7
14New Hyde Park, NY46.6
15Newburgh, NY46
16Mamaroneck, NY44.2
17Glen Cove, NY44.1
17Westbury, NY44.1
19Airmont, NY43.2
20Freeport, NY42.8
21Peekskill, NY41.1
22New Rochelle, NY39.9
23White Plains, NY39.3
24Chestnut Ridge, NY37.8
25Valley Stream, NY37
26Mineola, NY35.8
27Middletown, NY32.4
28Utica, NY32.1
29Suffern, NY31.4
30Harrison, NY30.8
31Tarrytown, NY28.3
32Dobbs Ferry, NY27.3
33Mount Vernon, NY26
34Lynbrook, NY25.2
35Scarsdale, NY25
36Ithaca, NY25
37Lindenhurst, NY23
38Rye, NY22.8
39Floral Park, NY21.5
40Amsterdam, NY21.4
41Lackawanna, NY21
42Rochester, NY20.9
43Patchogue, NY20.3
44Woodbury, NY19.6
45Dunkirk, NY19.5
46Buffalo, NY18.9
47Syracuse, NY18.4
48Poughkeepsie, NY18.4
49Albany, NY18
50Long Beach, NY17.3
51Beacon, NY16.4
52Kingston, NY16
53East Rockaway, NY15.6
54Lake Grove, NY15.2
55Johnson City, NY14.9
56Binghamton, NY14.1
57Watervliet, NY13.5
58Garden City, NY12.5
58Troy, NY12.5
60Geneva, NY12.4
61Rockville Centre, NY12
62Schenectady, NY11.9
63Saratoga Springs, NY10.9
64Babylon, NY9.8
65Jamestown, NY8.8
66Plattsburgh, NY8.4
67Oneonta, NY8.2
68Canandaigua, NY8
69Cohoes, NY7.9
70Kenmore, NY6.9
71Rome, NY6.7
72Corning, NY6.7
73Niagara Falls, NY6.5
74Tonawanda, NY6.5
75Watertown, NY6.1
76Batavia, NY6
77Endicott, NY5.9
78Auburn, NY5.7
79Massapequa Park, NY4.9
80Oswego, NY4.8
81Lockport, NY4.7
82Depew, NY4.6
83Cortland, NY4.6
84Glens Falls, NY4.2
85Elmira, NY3.9
86Fulton, NY3.7
87North Tonawanda, NY3.4
88Olean, NY3.3
89Gloversville, NY2.8
90Oneida, NY2.8

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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.

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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 New York 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 York 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-york-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 New York 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-york-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 New York 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-york-cities?period=2021 (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 New York by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021}},
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New Square, NY, with 94.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Oneida, NY, with 2.8% in 2021.

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