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Cities in North Carolina by population speaking a language other than English at home

Morrisville, NC had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 93 cities in 2022, at 43.5%. Lewisville, NC had the lowest, at 2.9%. The median was 11.2% and the figure for North Carolina was 12.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest43.5Morrisville, NC
Lowest2.9Lewisville, NC
Median11.293 cities
North Carolina12.3History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Morrisville, NC: 43.5 %Morrisville, NC43.5Asheboro, NC: 29.1 %Asheboro, NC29.1Sanford, NC: 28.6 %Sanford, NC28.6Monroe, NC: 28 %Monroe, NC28Cary, NC: 24.9 %Cary, NC24.9Zebulon, NC: 24.2 %Zebulon, NC24.2Pineville, NC: 22.5 %Pineville, NC22.5Charlotte, NC: 22.3 %Charlotte, NC22.3Chapel Hill, NC: 20.7 %Chapel Hill, NC20.7Harrisburg, NC: 20.5 %Harrisburg, NC20.5Morganton, NC: 20.4 %Morganton, NC20.4Apex, NC: 19.5 %Apex, NC19.5High Point, NC: 19.2 %High Point, NC19.2Durham, NC: 18.9 %Durham, NC18.9Burlington, NC: 18.6 %Burlington, NC18.6Winston-Salem, NC: 18.2 %Winston-Salem, NC18.2Newton, NC: 18 %Newton, NC18Raleigh, NC: 17.7 %Raleigh, NC17.7Indian Trail, NC: 17.5 %Indian Trail, NC17.5Lexington, NC: 17.3 %Lexington, NC17.3Statesville, NC: 17.3 %Statesville, NC17.3Concord, NC: 17.1 %Concord, NC17.1Matthews, NC: 16.6 %Matthews, NC16.6Thomasville, NC: 16.3 %Thomasville, NC16.3Graham, NC: 16.2 %Graham, NC16.2Waxhaw, NC: 16 %Waxhaw, NC16Clayton, NC: 15.8 %Clayton, NC15.8Greensboro, NC: 15.6 %Greensboro, NC15.6Carrboro, NC: 15.5 %Carrboro, NC15.5Jacksonville, NC: 15.5 %Jacksonville, NC15.5Smithfield, NC: 15.4 %Smithfield, NC15.4Lincolnton, NC: 14.7 %Lincolnton, NC14.7Spring Lake, NC: 14.6 %Spring Lake, NC14.6Hickory, NC: 14.4 %Hickory, NC14.4Fayetteville, NC: 14 %Fayetteville, NC14Weddington, NC: 13.7 %Weddington, NC13.7Wendell, NC: 13.7 %Wendell, NC13.7Mebane, NC: 13 %Mebane, NC13Wilson, NC: 12.9 %Wilson, NC12.9Stallings, NC: 12.8 %Stallings, NC12.8Morrisville, NC: 43.5 %Morrisville, NC43.5Asheboro, NC: 29.1 %Asheboro, NC29.1Sanford, NC: 28.6 %Sanford, NC28.6Monroe, NC: 28 %Monroe, NC28Cary, NC: 24.9 %Cary, NC24.9Zebulon, NC: 24.2 %Zebulon, NC24.2Pineville, NC: 22.5 %Pineville, NC22.5Charlotte, NC: 22.3 %Charlotte, NC22.3Chapel Hill, NC: 20.7 %Chapel Hill, NC20.7Harrisburg, NC: 20.5 %Harrisburg, NC20.5Morganton, NC: 20.4 %Morganton, NC20.4Apex, NC: 19.5 %Apex, NC19.5High Point, NC: 19.2 %High Point, NC19.2Durham, NC: 18.9 %Durham, NC18.9Burlington, NC: 18.6 %Burlington, NC18.6Winston-Salem, NC: 18.2 %Winston-Salem, NC18.2Newton, NC: 18 %Newton, NC18Raleigh, NC: 17.7 %Raleigh, NC17.7Indian Trail, NC: 17.5 %Indian Trail, NC17.5Lexington, NC: 17.3 %Lexington, NC17.3Statesville, NC: 17.3 %Statesville, NC17.3Concord, NC: 17.1 %Concord, NC17.1Matthews, NC: 16.6 %Matthews, NC16.6Thomasville, NC: 16.3 %Thomasville, NC16.3Graham, NC: 16.2 %Graham, NC16.2Waxhaw, NC: 16 %Waxhaw, NC16Clayton, NC: 15.8 %Clayton, NC15.8Greensboro, NC: 15.6 %Greensboro, NC15.6Carrboro, NC: 15.5 %Carrboro, NC15.5Jacksonville, NC: 15.5 %Jacksonville, NC15.5Smithfield, NC: 15.4 %Smithfield, NC15.4Lincolnton, NC: 14.7 %Lincolnton, NC14.7Spring Lake, NC: 14.6 %Spring Lake, NC14.6Hickory, NC: 14.4 %Hickory, NC14.4Fayetteville, NC: 14 %Fayetteville, NC14Weddington, NC: 13.7 %Weddington, NC13.7Wendell, NC: 13.7 %Wendell, NC13.7Mebane, NC: 13 %Mebane, NC13Wilson, NC: 12.9 %Wilson, NC12.9Stallings, NC: 12.8 %Stallings, NC12.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Morrisville, NC43.5+2.1 pts
2Asheboro, NC29.1+0.3 pts
3Sanford, NC28.6+1.4 pts
4Monroe, NC28-1.4 pts
5Cary, NC24.9+0.2 pts
6Zebulon, NC24.2+6.9 pts
7Pineville, NC22.5-0 pts
8Charlotte, NC22.3+0.1 pts
9Chapel Hill, NC20.7+0.4 pts
10Harrisburg, NC20.5+1.7 pts
11Morganton, NC20.4+0.4 pts
12Apex, NC19.5+5.9 pts
13High Point, NC19.2+0.9 pts
14Durham, NC18.9+0.6 pts
15Burlington, NC18.6-0.8 pts
16Winston-Salem, NC18.2+0.2 pts
17Newton, NC18+3.6 pts
18Raleigh, NC17.7-0.2 pts
19Indian Trail, NC17.5+0.5 pts
20Lexington, NC17.3+2.8 pts
21Statesville, NC17.3+2.8 pts
22Concord, NC17.1-0.1 pts
23Matthews, NC16.6+0.5 pts
24Thomasville, NC16.3-1.7 pts
25Graham, NC16.2-2 pts
26Waxhaw, NC16+1.9 pts
27Clayton, NC15.8+2 pts
28Greensboro, NC15.6+0.5 pts
29Carrboro, NC15.5-0.1 pts
30Jacksonville, NC15.5-0 pts
31Smithfield, NC15.4+3.7 pts
32Lincolnton, NC14.7+1.1 pts
33Spring Lake, NC14.6+1.2 pts
34Hickory, NC14.4-1.3 pts
35Fayetteville, NC14+0.2 pts
36Weddington, NC13.7+1.3 pts
37Wendell, NC13.7-0.1 pts
38Mebane, NC13-1.1 pts
39Wilson, NC12.9-0 pts
40Stallings, NC12.8+0.6 pts
41Holly Springs, NC12.8+1 pts
42Garner, NC12.8+1 pts
43Clemmons, NC12.5-0.2 pts
44Mint Hill, NC12.4+2 pts
45Havelock, NC12-0.1 pts
46Knightdale, NC11.9+0.2 pts
47Gastonia, NC11.2+0.4 pts
48Hope Mills, NC11+1.7 pts
49Mooresville, NC10.9-1.2 pts
50Kannapolis, NC10.9+0.2 pts
51Lenoir, NC10.7-0.1 pts
52New Bern, NC10.5-1.4 pts
53Salisbury, NC10.3-0.3 pts
54Huntersville, NC10.3-0.5 pts
55Kernersville, NC10.1-1.1 pts
56Lumberton, NC10.1-0.4 pts
57Southern Pines, NC10-0.7 pts
58Fuquay-Varina, NC9.60 pts
59Henderson, NC9.5+2.2 pts
60Wake Forest, NC9.3+0.2 pts
61Archdale, NC9.2+1.4 pts
62Asheville, NC9.2-0.1 pts
63Albemarle, NC8.8-2.3 pts
64Goldsboro, NC8.2+0.4 pts
65Rolesville, NC8.1+1.3 pts
66Cornelius, NC8-0.6 pts
67Tarboro, NC7.9-0.7 pts
68Mount Holly, NC7.8-0.6 pts
69Wilmington, NC7.80 pts
70Mount Airy, NC7.7-3.1 pts
71Morehead City, NC7.5+0.5 pts
72Roanoke Rapids, NC7.3+1.6 pts
73Winterville, NC7.1+1.9 pts
74Elizabeth City, NC7.1+1.2 pts
75Summerfield, NC6.5+1.8 pts
76Elon, NC5.8-0.8 pts
77Hendersonville, NC5.8-0.4 pts
78Leland, NC5.80 pts
79Belmont, NC5.7-0.3 pts
80Greenville, NC5.7+0.4 pts
81Aberdeen, NC5.3+2.4 pts
82Davidson, NC5.2+0.5 pts
83Shelby, NC5.1-0.4 pts
84Eden, NC5.1-0.9 pts
85Kinston, NC5+1.9 pts
86Laurinburg, NC4.9-1 pts
87Reidsville, NC4.90 pts
88Pinehurst, NC4.8-0.6 pts
89Boone, NC4.8-0.6 pts
90Rocky Mount, NC4.5+0.7 pts
91Kings Mountain, NC4.1+0.8 pts
92Waynesville, NC3.9+0.7 pts
93Lewisville, NC2.9+0.2 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.

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/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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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 North Carolina by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2022}},
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Which city has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Morrisville, NC, with 43.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lewisville, NC, with 2.9% in 2022.

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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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