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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 2023, at 41%. Lewisville, NC had the lowest, at 3.9%. The median was 11.8% and the figure for North Carolina was 13%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest41Morrisville, NC
Lowest3.9Lewisville, NC
Median11.893 cities
North Carolina13History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Morrisville, NC: 41 %Morrisville, NC41Monroe, NC: 30.6 %Monroe, NC30.6Sanford, NC: 29.6 %Sanford, NC29.6Asheboro, NC: 28.5 %Asheboro, NC28.5Cary, NC: 26.4 %Cary, NC26.4Pineville, NC: 25.5 %Pineville, NC25.5Zebulon, NC: 23.6 %Zebulon, NC23.6Charlotte, NC: 23.4 %Charlotte, NC23.4Morganton, NC: 22.9 %Morganton, NC22.9Lexington, NC: 22.2 %Lexington, NC22.2Harrisburg, NC: 22.1 %Harrisburg, NC22.1Apex, NC: 21.7 %Apex, NC21.7High Point, NC: 21.3 %High Point, NC21.3Waxhaw, NC: 20.4 %Waxhaw, NC20.4Newton, NC: 20.3 %Newton, NC20.3Durham, NC: 20.2 %Durham, NC20.2Graham, NC: 19.7 %Graham, NC19.7Statesville, NC: 19.5 %Statesville, NC19.5Burlington, NC: 19.4 %Burlington, NC19.4Chapel Hill, NC: 19 %Chapel Hill, NC19Concord, NC: 19 %Concord, NC19Winston-Salem, NC: 18.8 %Winston-Salem, NC18.8Raleigh, NC: 18.8 %Raleigh, NC18.8Indian Trail, NC: 18.7 %Indian Trail, NC18.7Greensboro, NC: 17.5 %Greensboro, NC17.5Carrboro, NC: 17.1 %Carrboro, NC17.1Mint Hill, NC: 16.7 %Mint Hill, NC16.7Matthews, NC: 16.6 %Matthews, NC16.6Wendell, NC: 16.5 %Wendell, NC16.5Clayton, NC: 16.3 %Clayton, NC16.3Thomasville, NC: 16.3 %Thomasville, NC16.3Mebane, NC: 15.4 %Mebane, NC15.4Jacksonville, NC: 15.2 %Jacksonville, NC15.2Smithfield, NC: 15.1 %Smithfield, NC15.1Lincolnton, NC: 14.7 %Lincolnton, NC14.7Stallings, NC: 14.7 %Stallings, NC14.7Hickory, NC: 14.1 %Hickory, NC14.1Knightdale, NC: 13.8 %Knightdale, NC13.8Fayetteville, NC: 13.8 %Fayetteville, NC13.8Havelock, NC: 13.3 %Havelock, NC13.3Morrisville, NC: 41 %Morrisville, NC41Monroe, NC: 30.6 %Monroe, NC30.6Sanford, NC: 29.6 %Sanford, NC29.6Asheboro, NC: 28.5 %Asheboro, NC28.5Cary, NC: 26.4 %Cary, NC26.4Pineville, NC: 25.5 %Pineville, NC25.5Zebulon, NC: 23.6 %Zebulon, NC23.6Charlotte, NC: 23.4 %Charlotte, NC23.4Morganton, NC: 22.9 %Morganton, NC22.9Lexington, NC: 22.2 %Lexington, NC22.2Harrisburg, NC: 22.1 %Harrisburg, NC22.1Apex, NC: 21.7 %Apex, NC21.7High Point, NC: 21.3 %High Point, NC21.3Waxhaw, NC: 20.4 %Waxhaw, NC20.4Newton, NC: 20.3 %Newton, NC20.3Durham, NC: 20.2 %Durham, NC20.2Graham, NC: 19.7 %Graham, NC19.7Statesville, NC: 19.5 %Statesville, NC19.5Burlington, NC: 19.4 %Burlington, NC19.4Chapel Hill, NC: 19 %Chapel Hill, NC19Concord, NC: 19 %Concord, NC19Winston-Salem, NC: 18.8 %Winston-Salem, NC18.8Raleigh, NC: 18.8 %Raleigh, NC18.8Indian Trail, NC: 18.7 %Indian Trail, NC18.7Greensboro, NC: 17.5 %Greensboro, NC17.5Carrboro, NC: 17.1 %Carrboro, NC17.1Mint Hill, NC: 16.7 %Mint Hill, NC16.7Matthews, NC: 16.6 %Matthews, NC16.6Wendell, NC: 16.5 %Wendell, NC16.5Clayton, NC: 16.3 %Clayton, NC16.3Thomasville, NC: 16.3 %Thomasville, NC16.3Mebane, NC: 15.4 %Mebane, NC15.4Jacksonville, NC: 15.2 %Jacksonville, NC15.2Smithfield, NC: 15.1 %Smithfield, NC15.1Lincolnton, NC: 14.7 %Lincolnton, NC14.7Stallings, NC: 14.7 %Stallings, NC14.7Hickory, NC: 14.1 %Hickory, NC14.1Knightdale, NC: 13.8 %Knightdale, NC13.8Fayetteville, NC: 13.8 %Fayetteville, NC13.8Havelock, NC: 13.3 %Havelock, NC13.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Morrisville, NC41-2.6 pts
2Monroe, NC30.6+2.6 pts
3Sanford, NC29.6+1 pts
4Asheboro, NC28.5-0.6 pts
5Cary, NC26.4+1.4 pts
6Pineville, NC25.5+3 pts
7Zebulon, NC23.6-0.6 pts
8Charlotte, NC23.4+1.1 pts
9Morganton, NC22.9+2.5 pts
10Lexington, NC22.2+4.8 pts
11Harrisburg, NC22.1+1.6 pts
12Apex, NC21.7+2.2 pts
13High Point, NC21.3+2.1 pts
14Waxhaw, NC20.4+4.4 pts
15Newton, NC20.3+2.3 pts
16Durham, NC20.2+1.3 pts
17Graham, NC19.7+3.5 pts
18Statesville, NC19.5+2.2 pts
19Burlington, NC19.4+0.8 pts
20Chapel Hill, NC19-1.7 pts
21Concord, NC19+1.8 pts
22Winston-Salem, NC18.8+0.6 pts
23Raleigh, NC18.8+1.1 pts
24Indian Trail, NC18.7+1.2 pts
25Greensboro, NC17.5+1.9 pts
26Carrboro, NC17.1+1.6 pts
27Mint Hill, NC16.7+4.2 pts
28Matthews, NC16.60 pts
29Wendell, NC16.5+2.9 pts
30Clayton, NC16.3+0.4 pts
31Thomasville, NC16.30 pts
32Mebane, NC15.4+2.3 pts
33Jacksonville, NC15.2-0.3 pts
34Smithfield, NC15.1-0.3 pts
35Lincolnton, NC14.70 pts
35Stallings, NC14.7+1.9 pts
37Hickory, NC14.1-0.3 pts
38Knightdale, NC13.8+1.9 pts
39Fayetteville, NC13.8-0.2 pts
40Havelock, NC13.3+1.3 pts
41Weddington, NC13.2-0.5 pts
42Lenoir, NC13.1+2.4 pts
43Kannapolis, NC12.6+1.7 pts
44Garner, NC12.6-0.2 pts
45Clemmons, NC11.9-0.6 pts
46Wilson, NC11.9-1 pts
47Salisbury, NC11.8+1.5 pts
48Gastonia, NC11.8+0.6 pts
49Holly Springs, NC11.8-1 pts
50Hope Mills, NC11.7+0.6 pts
50Spring Lake, NC11.7-2.9 pts
52Huntersville, NC11.4+1.1 pts
53Mooresville, NC11.2+0.2 pts
54Lumberton, NC11.1+1 pts
55Albemarle, NC10.9+2.1 pts
56Kernersville, NC10.9+0.8 pts
57New Bern, NC10.4-0.1 pts
58Rolesville, NC10.3+2.2 pts
59Archdale, NC10.2+1 pts
60Southern Pines, NC10.1+0.1 pts
61Asheville, NC9.8+0.6 pts
62Fuquay-Varina, NC9.6-0 pts
63Wilmington, NC9.4+1.6 pts
64Morehead City, NC9.1+1.6 pts
65Wake Forest, NC9-0.3 pts
66Tarboro, NC8.9+1.1 pts
67Mount Holly, NC8.5+0.6 pts
68Cornelius, NC8.3+0.4 pts
69Summerfield, NC8.3+1.8 pts
70Henderson, NC8.1-1.4 pts
71Goldsboro, NC8-0.2 pts
72Winterville, NC7.8+0.7 pts
73Mount Airy, NC7.8+0.1 pts
74Roanoke Rapids, NC7.6+0.3 pts
75Aberdeen, NC7.1+1.8 pts
76Belmont, NC7+1.3 pts
77Hendersonville, NC6.9+1.1 pts
78Boone, NC6.5+1.7 pts
79Laurinburg, NC6.1+1.2 pts
80Elon, NC6.1+0.3 pts
81Leland, NC6.1+0.3 pts
82Eden, NC6+1 pts
83Davidson, NC5.7+0.5 pts
84Elizabeth City, NC5.4-1.7 pts
85Greenville, NC5.3-0.3 pts
86Rocky Mount, NC5.3+0.7 pts
87Waynesville, NC5.2+1.3 pts
88Shelby, NC5.1-0 pts
89Pinehurst, NC4.90 pts
90Reidsville, NC4.7-0.3 pts
91Kings Mountain, NC4.6+0.5 pts
92Kinston, NC4.5-0.5 pts
93Lewisville, NC3.9+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.

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/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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-cities?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which city has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Morrisville, NC, with 41% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lewisville, NC, with 3.9% in 2023.

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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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