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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 2023, at 93.4%. Oneida, NY had the lowest, at 3.3%. The median was 20.1% and the figure for New York was 30.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest93.4New Square, NY
Lowest3.3Oneida, NY
Median20.190 cities
New York30.7History

Top 40 cities, 2023

New Square, NY: 93.4 %New Square, NY93.4Kiryas Joel, NY: 92.7 %Kiryas Joel, NY92.7Spring Valley, NY: 76 %Spring Valley, NY76Haverstraw, NY: 62.1 %Haverstraw, NY62.1Sleepy Hollow, NY: 61 %Sleepy Hollow, NY61Port Chester, NY: 59.8 %Port Chester, NY59.8West Haverstraw, NY: 57.9 %West Haverstraw, NY57.9Great Neck, NY: 50 %Great Neck, NY50Westbury, NY: 49.9 %Westbury, NY49.9Yonkers, NY: 49.5 %Yonkers, NY49.5Hempstead, NY: 47.6 %Hempstead, NY47.6New York, NY: 47.5 %New York, NY47.5Mount Kisco, NY: 47.4 %Mount Kisco, NY47.4Newburgh, NY: 46.8 %Newburgh, NY46.8Ossining, NY: 46.1 %Ossining, NY46.1Freeport, NY: 44.5 %Freeport, NY44.5Valley Stream, NY: 43.8 %Valley Stream, NY43.8Peekskill, NY: 43.1 %Peekskill, NY43.1Mamaroneck, NY: 42.3 %Mamaroneck, NY42.3White Plains, NY: 41.7 %White Plains, NY41.7Glen Cove, NY: 41.3 %Glen Cove, NY41.3Airmont, NY: 41.1 %Airmont, NY41.1New Rochelle, NY: 40.1 %New Rochelle, NY40.1Mineola, NY: 38 %Mineola, NY38Chestnut Ridge, NY: 36.3 %Chestnut Ridge, NY36.3Middletown, NY: 35.1 %Middletown, NY35.1New Hyde Park, NY: 33.4 %New Hyde Park, NY33.4Utica, NY: 32.9 %Utica, NY32.9Suffern, NY: 32.5 %Suffern, NY32.5Dobbs Ferry, NY: 28.7 %Dobbs Ferry, NY28.7Harrison, NY: 27.8 %Harrison, NY27.8Mount Vernon, NY: 26.3 %Mount Vernon, NY26.3Lynbrook, NY: 25.6 %Lynbrook, NY25.6Lindenhurst, NY: 25.3 %Lindenhurst, NY25.3Scarsdale, NY: 24.5 %Scarsdale, NY24.5Tarrytown, NY: 24.1 %Tarrytown, NY24.1Floral Park, NY: 23.9 %Floral Park, NY23.9Ithaca, NY: 23.4 %Ithaca, NY23.4Woodbury, NY: 22.4 %Woodbury, NY22.4Poughkeepsie, NY: 22.4 %Poughkeepsie, NY22.4New Square, NY: 93.4 %New Square, NY93.4Kiryas Joel, NY: 92.7 %Kiryas Joel, NY92.7Spring Valley, NY: 76 %Spring Valley, NY76Haverstraw, NY: 62.1 %Haverstraw, NY62.1Sleepy Hollow, NY: 61 %Sleepy Hollow, NY61Port Chester, NY: 59.8 %Port Chester, NY59.8West Haverstraw, NY: 57.9 %West Haverstraw, NY57.9Great Neck, NY: 50 %Great Neck, NY50Westbury, NY: 49.9 %Westbury, NY49.9Yonkers, NY: 49.5 %Yonkers, NY49.5Hempstead, NY: 47.6 %Hempstead, NY47.6New York, NY: 47.5 %New York, NY47.5Mount Kisco, NY: 47.4 %Mount Kisco, NY47.4Newburgh, NY: 46.8 %Newburgh, NY46.8Ossining, NY: 46.1 %Ossining, NY46.1Freeport, NY: 44.5 %Freeport, NY44.5Valley Stream, NY: 43.8 %Valley Stream, NY43.8Peekskill, NY: 43.1 %Peekskill, NY43.1Mamaroneck, NY: 42.3 %Mamaroneck, NY42.3White Plains, NY: 41.7 %White Plains, NY41.7Glen Cove, NY: 41.3 %Glen Cove, NY41.3Airmont, NY: 41.1 %Airmont, NY41.1New Rochelle, NY: 40.1 %New Rochelle, NY40.1Mineola, NY: 38 %Mineola, NY38Chestnut Ridge, NY: 36.3 %Chestnut Ridge, NY36.3Middletown, NY: 35.1 %Middletown, NY35.1New Hyde Park, NY: 33.4 %New Hyde Park, NY33.4Utica, NY: 32.9 %Utica, NY32.9Suffern, NY: 32.5 %Suffern, NY32.5Dobbs Ferry, NY: 28.7 %Dobbs Ferry, NY28.7Harrison, NY: 27.8 %Harrison, NY27.8Mount Vernon, NY: 26.3 %Mount Vernon, NY26.3Lynbrook, NY: 25.6 %Lynbrook, NY25.6Lindenhurst, NY: 25.3 %Lindenhurst, NY25.3Scarsdale, NY: 24.5 %Scarsdale, NY24.5Tarrytown, NY: 24.1 %Tarrytown, NY24.1Floral Park, NY: 23.9 %Floral Park, NY23.9Ithaca, NY: 23.4 %Ithaca, NY23.4Woodbury, NY: 22.4 %Woodbury, NY22.4Poughkeepsie, NY: 22.4 %Poughkeepsie, NY22.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1New Square, NY93.4-1.1 pts
2Kiryas Joel, NY92.7+0.5 pts
3Spring Valley, NY76+2.5 pts
4Haverstraw, NY62.1+3.2 pts
5Sleepy Hollow, NY61+0.5 pts
6Port Chester, NY59.8-3.2 pts
7West Haverstraw, NY57.9+6.7 pts
8Great Neck, NY50+0.4 pts
9Westbury, NY49.9+6.7 pts
10Yonkers, NY49.5+0.8 pts
11Hempstead, NY47.6-0.6 pts
12New York, NY47.5-0.3 pts
13Mount Kisco, NY47.4+0.5 pts
14Newburgh, NY46.8+5.6 pts
15Ossining, NY46.1-1.1 pts
16Freeport, NY44.5+0.1 pts
17Valley Stream, NY43.8+2.8 pts
18Peekskill, NY43.1+2.7 pts
19Mamaroneck, NY42.3-2 pts
20White Plains, NY41.7+1.5 pts
21Glen Cove, NY41.3+2.1 pts
22Airmont, NY41.1-0 pts
23New Rochelle, NY40.1+1 pts
24Mineola, NY38+0.7 pts
25Chestnut Ridge, NY36.3-0.5 pts
26Middletown, NY35.1-0 pts
27New Hyde Park, NY33.4-7.3 pts
28Utica, NY32.9-0 pts
29Suffern, NY32.5+1 pts
30Dobbs Ferry, NY28.7-3 pts
31Harrison, NY27.8-1.9 pts
32Mount Vernon, NY26.3+1.2 pts
33Lynbrook, NY25.6+0.1 pts
34Lindenhurst, NY25.3+2.5 pts
35Scarsdale, NY24.5-1.6 pts
36Tarrytown, NY24.1-3.7 pts
37Floral Park, NY23.9-0.4 pts
38Ithaca, NY23.4-1.4 pts
39Woodbury, NY22.4+0.9 pts
40Poughkeepsie, NY22.4+4.9 pts
41Lackawanna, NY21.6+1.3 pts
42Dunkirk, NY21.6+2.2 pts
43Rye, NY21.30 pts
44Lake Grove, NY21+4 pts
45Patchogue, NY20.7-0.5 pts
46Rochester, NY19.4-1.3 pts
47Amsterdam, NY19.2-0.8 pts
48Buffalo, NY19.20 pts
49Syracuse, NY18.7+0.2 pts
50Kingston, NY18.4+2.5 pts
51Albany, NY18.3+0.9 pts
52East Rockaway, NY17.5+2.7 pts
53Beacon, NY17.1-0.6 pts
54Long Beach, NY16.4-1.8 pts
55Geneva, NY15.7+2.8 pts
56Rockville Centre, NY15.4+3.3 pts
57Johnson City, NY13.1-3.4 pts
58Binghamton, NY12.7-1.3 pts
59Troy, NY12.3+0.7 pts
60Schenectady, NY11.7+0.1 pts
61Garden City, NY11.5-0.8 pts
62Babylon, NY11.4-0.3 pts
63Jamestown, NY11.1+1.2 pts
64Cohoes, NY9.8+1.7 pts
65Saratoga Springs, NY9.6-0.7 pts
66Plattsburgh, NY9.5-0.3 pts
67Canandaigua, NY7.8+0.4 pts
68Watervliet, NY7.4-3.5 pts
69Niagara Falls, NY7.3+0.4 pts
70Tonawanda, NY7.2+0.1 pts
71Oneonta, NY6.7-1.4 pts
72Watertown, NY6.6-0.4 pts
73Endicott, NY6.6+0.6 pts
74Depew, NY6.4+0.5 pts
75Batavia, NY6.3+0.5 pts
76Rome, NY6.2-0.1 pts
77Cortland, NY6.1+0.6 pts
78Oswego, NY6+1.2 pts
79Elmira, NY5.9+1 pts
80Auburn, NY5.3-0.5 pts
81Kenmore, NY5.2-0.5 pts
82Corning, NY5-0.7 pts
83North Tonawanda, NY4.5+0.1 pts
84Lockport, NY4.2-0.1 pts
85Massapequa Park, NY4.2-0.7 pts
86Fulton, NY3.8+0.4 pts
87Olean, NY3.6+0.1 pts
88Glens Falls, NY3.5-1.1 pts
89Gloversville, NY3.4+0.4 pts
90Oneida, NY3.3+0.5 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/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 New York 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 New York 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/new-york-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/new-york-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/new-york-cities?period=2023 (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 93.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Oneida, NY, with 3.3% in 2023.

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