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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 2022, at 94.5%. Oneida, NY had the lowest, at 2.8%. The median was 19.2% and the figure for New York was 30.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest94.5New Square, NY
Lowest2.8Oneida, NY
Median19.290 cities
New York30.6History

Top 40 cities, 2022

New Square, NY: 94.5 %New Square, NY94.5Kiryas Joel, NY: 92.1 %Kiryas Joel, NY92.1Spring Valley, NY: 73.4 %Spring Valley, NY73.4Port Chester, NY: 63.1 %Port Chester, NY63.1Sleepy Hollow, NY: 60.5 %Sleepy Hollow, NY60.5Haverstraw, NY: 58.9 %Haverstraw, NY58.9West Haverstraw, NY: 51.2 %West Haverstraw, NY51.2Great Neck, NY: 49.7 %Great Neck, NY49.7Yonkers, NY: 48.7 %Yonkers, NY48.7Hempstead, NY: 48.2 %Hempstead, NY48.2New York, NY: 47.8 %New York, NY47.8Ossining, NY: 47.2 %Ossining, NY47.2Mount Kisco, NY: 46.9 %Mount Kisco, NY46.9Freeport, NY: 44.4 %Freeport, NY44.4Mamaroneck, NY: 44.3 %Mamaroneck, NY44.3Westbury, NY: 43.3 %Westbury, NY43.3Newburgh, NY: 41.2 %Newburgh, NY41.2Airmont, NY: 41.1 %Airmont, NY41.1Valley Stream, NY: 41 %Valley Stream, NY41New Hyde Park, NY: 40.7 %New Hyde Park, NY40.7Peekskill, NY: 40.5 %Peekskill, NY40.5White Plains, NY: 40.2 %White Plains, NY40.2Glen Cove, NY: 39.3 %Glen Cove, NY39.3New Rochelle, NY: 39.2 %New Rochelle, NY39.2Mineola, NY: 37.3 %Mineola, NY37.3Chestnut Ridge, NY: 36.8 %Chestnut Ridge, NY36.8Middletown, NY: 35.1 %Middletown, NY35.1Utica, NY: 32.9 %Utica, NY32.9Dobbs Ferry, NY: 31.6 %Dobbs Ferry, NY31.6Suffern, NY: 31.5 %Suffern, NY31.5Harrison, NY: 29.7 %Harrison, NY29.7Tarrytown, NY: 27.9 %Tarrytown, NY27.9Scarsdale, NY: 26.1 %Scarsdale, NY26.1Lynbrook, NY: 25.5 %Lynbrook, NY25.5Mount Vernon, NY: 25.2 %Mount Vernon, NY25.2Ithaca, NY: 24.8 %Ithaca, NY24.8Floral Park, NY: 24.3 %Floral Park, NY24.3Lindenhurst, NY: 22.8 %Lindenhurst, NY22.8Woodbury, NY: 21.6 %Woodbury, NY21.6Rye, NY: 21.3 %Rye, NY21.3New Square, NY: 94.5 %New Square, NY94.5Kiryas Joel, NY: 92.1 %Kiryas Joel, NY92.1Spring Valley, NY: 73.4 %Spring Valley, NY73.4Port Chester, NY: 63.1 %Port Chester, NY63.1Sleepy Hollow, NY: 60.5 %Sleepy Hollow, NY60.5Haverstraw, NY: 58.9 %Haverstraw, NY58.9West Haverstraw, NY: 51.2 %West Haverstraw, NY51.2Great Neck, NY: 49.7 %Great Neck, NY49.7Yonkers, NY: 48.7 %Yonkers, NY48.7Hempstead, NY: 48.2 %Hempstead, NY48.2New York, NY: 47.8 %New York, NY47.8Ossining, NY: 47.2 %Ossining, NY47.2Mount Kisco, NY: 46.9 %Mount Kisco, NY46.9Freeport, NY: 44.4 %Freeport, NY44.4Mamaroneck, NY: 44.3 %Mamaroneck, NY44.3Westbury, NY: 43.3 %Westbury, NY43.3Newburgh, NY: 41.2 %Newburgh, NY41.2Airmont, NY: 41.1 %Airmont, NY41.1Valley Stream, NY: 41 %Valley Stream, NY41New Hyde Park, NY: 40.7 %New Hyde Park, NY40.7Peekskill, NY: 40.5 %Peekskill, NY40.5White Plains, NY: 40.2 %White Plains, NY40.2Glen Cove, NY: 39.3 %Glen Cove, NY39.3New Rochelle, NY: 39.2 %New Rochelle, NY39.2Mineola, NY: 37.3 %Mineola, NY37.3Chestnut Ridge, NY: 36.8 %Chestnut Ridge, NY36.8Middletown, NY: 35.1 %Middletown, NY35.1Utica, NY: 32.9 %Utica, NY32.9Dobbs Ferry, NY: 31.6 %Dobbs Ferry, NY31.6Suffern, NY: 31.5 %Suffern, NY31.5Harrison, NY: 29.7 %Harrison, NY29.7Tarrytown, NY: 27.9 %Tarrytown, NY27.9Scarsdale, NY: 26.1 %Scarsdale, NY26.1Lynbrook, NY: 25.5 %Lynbrook, NY25.5Mount Vernon, NY: 25.2 %Mount Vernon, NY25.2Ithaca, NY: 24.8 %Ithaca, NY24.8Floral Park, NY: 24.3 %Floral Park, NY24.3Lindenhurst, NY: 22.8 %Lindenhurst, NY22.8Woodbury, NY: 21.6 %Woodbury, NY21.6Rye, NY: 21.3 %Rye, NY21.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1New Square, NY94.5+0.5 pts
2Kiryas Joel, NY92.1-1.9 pts
3Spring Valley, NY73.4+1.2 pts
4Port Chester, NY63.1-1 pts
5Sleepy Hollow, NY60.5+0.9 pts
6Haverstraw, NY58.9-7.6 pts
7West Haverstraw, NY51.2-1.9 pts
8Great Neck, NY49.7+0.9 pts
9Yonkers, NY48.7+0.8 pts
10Hempstead, NY48.2+0.7 pts
11New York, NY47.8-0 pts
12Ossining, NY47.2-1.6 pts
13Mount Kisco, NY46.9+0.1 pts
14Freeport, NY44.4+1.6 pts
15Mamaroneck, NY44.3+0.1 pts
16Westbury, NY43.3-0.8 pts
17Newburgh, NY41.2-4.8 pts
18Airmont, NY41.1-2 pts
19Valley Stream, NY41+4 pts
20New Hyde Park, NY40.7-5.9 pts
21Peekskill, NY40.5-0.6 pts
22White Plains, NY40.2+0.9 pts
23Glen Cove, NY39.3-4.8 pts
24New Rochelle, NY39.2-0.7 pts
25Mineola, NY37.3+1.5 pts
26Chestnut Ridge, NY36.8-1 pts
27Middletown, NY35.1+2.7 pts
28Utica, NY32.9+0.8 pts
29Dobbs Ferry, NY31.6+4.3 pts
30Suffern, NY31.5+0.1 pts
31Harrison, NY29.7-1.1 pts
32Tarrytown, NY27.9-0.5 pts
33Scarsdale, NY26.1+1.2 pts
34Lynbrook, NY25.5+0.3 pts
35Mount Vernon, NY25.2-0.8 pts
36Ithaca, NY24.8-0.1 pts
37Floral Park, NY24.3+2.8 pts
38Lindenhurst, NY22.8-0.2 pts
39Woodbury, NY21.6+2 pts
40Rye, NY21.3-1.5 pts
41Patchogue, NY21.2+0.9 pts
42Rochester, NY20.7-0.2 pts
43Lackawanna, NY20.4-0.7 pts
44Amsterdam, NY20-1.4 pts
45Dunkirk, NY19.3-0.2 pts
46Buffalo, NY19.1+0.3 pts
47Syracuse, NY18.5+0.1 pts
48Long Beach, NY18.3+1 pts
49Beacon, NY17.7+1.3 pts
50Poughkeepsie, NY17.5-0.9 pts
51Albany, NY17.4-0.6 pts
52Lake Grove, NY16.9+1.8 pts
53Johnson City, NY16.6+1.7 pts
54Kingston, NY15.8-0.2 pts
55East Rockaway, NY14.9-0.7 pts
56Binghamton, NY14-0.1 pts
57Geneva, NY12.9+0.5 pts
58Garden City, NY12.3-0.3 pts
59Rockville Centre, NY12.1+0.1 pts
60Babylon, NY11.7+1.9 pts
61Troy, NY11.7-0.8 pts
62Schenectady, NY11.6-0.3 pts
63Watervliet, NY10.9-2.6 pts
64Saratoga Springs, NY10.4-0.6 pts
65Jamestown, NY9.8+1 pts
66Plattsburgh, NY9.8+1.4 pts
67Cohoes, NY8+0.2 pts
68Oneonta, NY8-0.2 pts
69Canandaigua, NY7.4-0.5 pts
70Tonawanda, NY7.1+0.7 pts
71Watertown, NY7+0.9 pts
72Niagara Falls, NY6.9+0.4 pts
73Rome, NY6.3-0.5 pts
74Endicott, NY6.1+0.2 pts
75Depew, NY5.9+1.3 pts
76Auburn, NY5.8+0.1 pts
77Batavia, NY5.8-0.2 pts
78Kenmore, NY5.7-1.2 pts
79Corning, NY5.6-1 pts
80Cortland, NY5.5+0.9 pts
81Massapequa Park, NY5+0.1 pts
82Elmira, NY4.9+1 pts
83Oswego, NY4.80 pts
84Glens Falls, NY4.5+0.3 pts
85North Tonawanda, NY4.4+1 pts
86Lockport, NY4.4-0.3 pts
87Olean, NY3.5+0.2 pts
88Fulton, NY3.5-0.3 pts
89Gloversville, NY3+0.1 pts
90Oneida, NY2.8+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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/new-york-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/new-york-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/new-york-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

New Square, NY, with 94.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Oneida, NY, with 2.8% in 2022.

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