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

Painesville, OH had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 176 cities in 2021, at 22.8%. Ironton, OH had the lowest, at 0.5%. The median was 5.8% and the figure for Ohio was 7.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.8Painesville, OH
Lowest0.5Ironton, OH
Median5.8176 cities
Ohio7.3History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Painesville, OH: 22.8 %Painesville, OH22.8Mayfield Heights, OH: 22.2 %Mayfield Heights, OH22.2Dublin, OH: 21.8 %Dublin, OH21.8Beachwood, OH: 21.6 %Beachwood, OH21.6Whitehall, OH: 21.5 %Whitehall, OH21.5Solon, OH: 21.2 %Solon, OH21.2Mason, OH: 19 %Mason, OH19Middleburg Heights, OH: 18.7 %Middleburg Heights, OH18.7Brooklyn, OH: 18.4 %Brooklyn, OH18.4Springdale, OH: 17.6 %Springdale, OH17.6Forest Park, OH: 17.4 %Forest Park, OH17.4Columbus, OH: 16.4 %Columbus, OH16.4Parma Heights, OH: 16 %Parma Heights, OH16Fairfield, OH: 15.7 %Fairfield, OH15.7Reynoldsburg, OH: 15.3 %Reynoldsburg, OH15.3Westlake, OH: 15.2 %Westlake, OH15.2New Albany, OH: 15.1 %New Albany, OH15.1Cleveland, OH: 14.6 %Cleveland, OH14.6Lorain, OH: 14.6 %Lorain, OH14.6Seven Hills, OH: 14.6 %Seven Hills, OH14.6Parma, OH: 14.5 %Parma, OH14.5North Royalton, OH: 14.3 %North Royalton, OH14.3North Olmsted, OH: 14.2 %North Olmsted, OH14.2Richmond Heights, OH: 13.9 %Richmond Heights, OH13.9Blue Ash, OH: 13.4 %Blue Ash, OH13.4Sharonville, OH: 12.9 %Sharonville, OH12.9Oxford, OH: 12.8 %Oxford, OH12.8Broadview Heights, OH: 12.1 %Broadview Heights, OH12.1Strongsville, OH: 11.6 %Strongsville, OH11.6Powell, OH: 11 %Powell, OH11Rocky River, OH: 10.9 %Rocky River, OH10.9Shaker Heights, OH: 10.8 %Shaker Heights, OH10.8Lakewood, OH: 10.6 %Lakewood, OH10.6Cleveland Heights, OH: 10.5 %Cleveland Heights, OH10.5Brook Park, OH: 10.5 %Brook Park, OH10.5New Philadelphia, OH: 10.1 %New Philadelphia, OH10.1Loveland, OH: 9.9 %Loveland, OH9.9Upper Arlington, OH: 9.8 %Upper Arlington, OH9.8Pataskala, OH: 9.8 %Pataskala, OH9.8Athens, OH: 9.7 %Athens, OH9.7Painesville, OH: 22.8 %Painesville, OH22.8Mayfield Heights, OH: 22.2 %Mayfield Heights, OH22.2Dublin, OH: 21.8 %Dublin, OH21.8Beachwood, OH: 21.6 %Beachwood, OH21.6Whitehall, OH: 21.5 %Whitehall, OH21.5Solon, OH: 21.2 %Solon, OH21.2Mason, OH: 19 %Mason, OH19Middleburg Heights, OH: 18.7 %Middleburg Heights, OH18.7Brooklyn, OH: 18.4 %Brooklyn, OH18.4Springdale, OH: 17.6 %Springdale, OH17.6Forest Park, OH: 17.4 %Forest Park, OH17.4Columbus, OH: 16.4 %Columbus, OH16.4Parma Heights, OH: 16 %Parma Heights, OH16Fairfield, OH: 15.7 %Fairfield, OH15.7Reynoldsburg, OH: 15.3 %Reynoldsburg, OH15.3Westlake, OH: 15.2 %Westlake, OH15.2New Albany, OH: 15.1 %New Albany, OH15.1Cleveland, OH: 14.6 %Cleveland, OH14.6Lorain, OH: 14.6 %Lorain, OH14.6Seven Hills, OH: 14.6 %Seven Hills, OH14.6Parma, OH: 14.5 %Parma, OH14.5North Royalton, OH: 14.3 %North Royalton, OH14.3North Olmsted, OH: 14.2 %North Olmsted, OH14.2Richmond Heights, OH: 13.9 %Richmond Heights, OH13.9Blue Ash, OH: 13.4 %Blue Ash, OH13.4Sharonville, OH: 12.9 %Sharonville, OH12.9Oxford, OH: 12.8 %Oxford, OH12.8Broadview Heights, OH: 12.1 %Broadview Heights, OH12.1Strongsville, OH: 11.6 %Strongsville, OH11.6Powell, OH: 11 %Powell, OH11Rocky River, OH: 10.9 %Rocky River, OH10.9Shaker Heights, OH: 10.8 %Shaker Heights, OH10.8Lakewood, OH: 10.6 %Lakewood, OH10.6Cleveland Heights, OH: 10.5 %Cleveland Heights, OH10.5Brook Park, OH: 10.5 %Brook Park, OH10.5New Philadelphia, OH: 10.1 %New Philadelphia, OH10.1Loveland, OH: 9.9 %Loveland, OH9.9Upper Arlington, OH: 9.8 %Upper Arlington, OH9.8Pataskala, OH: 9.8 %Pataskala, OH9.8Athens, OH: 9.7 %Athens, OH9.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Painesville, OH22.8
2Mayfield Heights, OH22.2
3Dublin, OH21.8
4Beachwood, OH21.6
5Whitehall, OH21.5
6Solon, OH21.2
7Mason, OH19
8Middleburg Heights, OH18.7
9Brooklyn, OH18.4
10Springdale, OH17.6
11Forest Park, OH17.4
12Columbus, OH16.4
13Parma Heights, OH16
14Fairfield, OH15.7
15Reynoldsburg, OH15.3
16Westlake, OH15.2
17New Albany, OH15.1
18Cleveland, OH14.6
19Lorain, OH14.6
19Seven Hills, OH14.6
21Parma, OH14.5
22North Royalton, OH14.3
23North Olmsted, OH14.2
24Richmond Heights, OH13.9
25Blue Ash, OH13.4
26Sharonville, OH12.9
27Oxford, OH12.8
28Broadview Heights, OH12.1
29Strongsville, OH11.6
30Powell, OH11
31Rocky River, OH10.9
32Shaker Heights, OH10.8
33Lakewood, OH10.6
34Cleveland Heights, OH10.5
35Brook Park, OH10.5
36New Philadelphia, OH10.1
37Loveland, OH9.9
38Upper Arlington, OH9.8
39Pataskala, OH9.8
40Athens, OH9.7
40Pickerington, OH9.7
42Centerville, OH9.6
43Youngstown, OH9.5
44Brecksville, OH9.5
45Ashtabula, OH9.4
46Lyndhurst, OH9.3
47Cuyahoga Falls, OH9.3
48Fairview Park, OH9.2
49Hilliard, OH9.2
50Huber Heights, OH9.1
51Bexley, OH8.9
52East Cleveland, OH8.8
53Cincinnati, OH8.7
54Mentor, OH8.3
55Sylvania, OH8.2
56Eastlake, OH8.1
57Akron, OH8
58University Heights, OH8
59Norwood, OH7.8
60Kent, OH7.8
61Macedonia, OH7.7
62Beavercreek, OH7.7
63Willoughby, OH7.5
64Twinsburg, OH7.4
65Hamilton, OH7.2
66Dayton, OH7.1
67Westerville, OH7.1
68Perrysburg, OH7.1
69Wooster, OH7.1
70Fostoria, OH7
71Reading, OH6.9
72Hudson, OH6.9
73Findlay, OH6.9
74Troy, OH6.8
75Avon, OH6.5
76Toledo, OH6.4
77Kettering, OH6.4
78Riverside, OH6.3
79Aurora, OH6.2
80Franklin, OH6.2
81Bedford, OH6.1
82Marysville, OH6.1
83Defiance, OH6
84Grove City, OH6
85Fairborn, OH5.9
86Avon Lake, OH5.9
87Euclid, OH5.9
88Delaware, OH5.8
89Tallmadge, OH5.8
90Willowick, OH5.7
91Stow, OH5.6
92South Euclid, OH5.6
93Norwalk, OH5.4
94Worthington, OH5.4
95Wilmington, OH5.3
96Bedford Heights, OH5.3
97Clayton, OH5.2
98Oregon, OH5.1
99Marion, OH5.1
100Brunswick, OH5
101Garfield Heights, OH5
102Dover, OH5
103Elyria, OH4.9
104Green, OH4.9
104North Ridgeville, OH4.9
106Steubenville, OH4.8
107Maumee, OH4.8
108Gahanna, OH4.7
109North Canton, OH4.7
110Trotwood, OH4.6
111Lebanon, OH4.5
112Wickliffe, OH4.4
113Sandusky, OH4.3
114Tiffin, OH4.3
115West Carrollton, OH4.3
116Montgomery, OH4.3
117Middletown, OH4.1
118Springfield, OH4.1
119Canton, OH4.1
119Monroe, OH4.1
121Mansfield, OH4
122Newark, OH4
123Berea, OH3.9
124Harrison, OH3.8
125Xenia, OH3.8
126Lima, OH3.8
127Celina, OH3.7
128Fremont, OH3.7
129Bay Village, OH3.6
130Sidney, OH3.6
131Warren, OH3.6
132Barberton, OH3.6
133Norton, OH3.5
133Zanesville, OH3.5
135Streetsboro, OH3.5
136Bowling Green, OH3.5
137Amherst, OH3.5
138Miamisburg, OH3.4
139Medina, OH3.4
139Vandalia, OH3.4
141Mount Vernon, OH3.4
142Englewood, OH3.3
142Heath, OH3.3
144Bucyrus, OH3.3
145Bellefontaine, OH3.2
146Niles, OH3.2
147Springboro, OH3.1
148Van Wert, OH3.1
149Wadsworth, OH3.1
150Marietta, OH3
151Ashland, OH3
152Warrensville Heights, OH2.8
153Ravenna, OH2.6
154Lancaster, OH2.5
155Portsmouth, OH2.4
156Maple Heights, OH2.4
157London, OH2.3
158Galion, OH2.2
159Cambridge, OH2.1
160Massillon, OH2.1
161Salem, OH2.1
162Canal Winchester, OH2
163Piqua, OH2
164Vermilion, OH1.6
165Alliance, OH1.6
166New Franklin, OH1.5
167Chillicothe, OH1.5
167Trenton, OH1.5
169Greenville, OH1.4
170Conneaut, OH1.4
171Tipp City, OH1.2
172Urbana, OH1.2
173Washington Court House, OH1.1
174Coshocton, OH0.9
175Circleville, OH0.6
176Ironton, OH0.5

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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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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 Ohio 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/ohio-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 Ohio by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021}},
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Painesville, OH, with 22.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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