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

Woodburn, OR had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 56 cities in 2021, at 54.8%. Baker City, OR had the lowest, at 3.5%. The median was 11.9% and the figure for Oregon was 15.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54.8Woodburn, OR
Lowest3.5Baker City, OR
Median11.956 cities
Oregon15.3History

All cities, 2021

Woodburn, OR: 54.8 %Woodburn, OR54.8Cornelius, OR: 48.1 %Cornelius, OR48.1Hermiston, OR: 43.3 %Hermiston, OR43.3Ontario, OR: 36 %Ontario, OR36Hillsboro, OR: 29.7 %Hillsboro, OR29.7Independence, OR: 27.2 %Independence, OR27.2Gresham, OR: 26.4 %Gresham, OR26.4Beaverton, OR: 25.7 %Beaverton, OR25.7Fairview, OR: 22.4 %Fairview, OR22.4Troutdale, OR: 22.1 %Troutdale, OR22.1Salem, OR: 21.7 %Salem, OR21.7Happy Valley, OR: 21.4 %Happy Valley, OR21.4Forest Grove, OR: 21.3 %Forest Grove, OR21.3Tualatin, OR: 21 %Tualatin, OR21Monmouth, OR: 18.6 %Monmouth, OR18.6Portland, OR: 18.5 %Portland, OR18.5Keizer, OR: 18.1 %Keizer, OR18.1Tigard, OR: 18.1 %Tigard, OR18.1Corvallis, OR: 17.4 %Corvallis, OR17.4McMinnville, OR: 17 %McMinnville, OR17Newport, OR: 15.2 %Newport, OR15.2Canby, OR: 15 %Canby, OR15The Dalles, OR: 14.1 %The Dalles, OR14.1Lake Oswego, OR: 13.8 %Lake Oswego, OR13.8Redmond, OR: 12.7 %Redmond, OR12.7Medford, OR: 12.6 %Medford, OR12.6Wilsonville, OR: 12.3 %Wilsonville, OR12.3Central Point, OR: 12.2 %Central Point, OR12.2Newberg, OR: 11.7 %Newberg, OR11.7Sherwood, OR: 11.6 %Sherwood, OR11.6Lincoln City, OR: 11.5 %Lincoln City, OR11.5Gladstone, OR: 11.1 %Gladstone, OR11.1Eugene, OR: 11.1 %Eugene, OR11.1West Linn, OR: 11 %West Linn, OR11Lebanon, OR: 10.6 %Lebanon, OR10.6Klamath Falls, OR: 10.5 %Klamath Falls, OR10.5Albany, OR: 10 %Albany, OR10Ashland, OR: 9.4 %Ashland, OR9.4Cottage Grove, OR: 9.3 %Cottage Grove, OR9.3Silverton, OR: 9.3 %Silverton, OR9.3Springfield, OR: 9.1 %Springfield, OR9.1Sandy, OR: 9 %Sandy, OR9Bend, OR: 8.8 %Bend, OR8.8Pendleton, OR: 8.6 %Pendleton, OR8.6Oregon City, OR: 8.5 %Oregon City, OR8.5Prineville, OR: 7.3 %Prineville, OR7.3Milwaukie, OR: 7.2 %Milwaukie, OR7.2Coos Bay, OR: 6.8 %Coos Bay, OR6.8Molalla, OR: 6.7 %Molalla, OR6.7La Grande, OR: 5.5 %La Grande, OR5.5Dallas, OR: 4.8 %Dallas, OR4.8Sweet Home, OR: 4.8 %Sweet Home, OR4.8Grants Pass, OR: 4.7 %Grants Pass, OR4.7Roseburg, OR: 4.1 %Roseburg, OR4.1St. Helens, OR: 3.6 %St. Helens, OR3.6Baker City, OR: 3.5 %Baker City, OR3.5Woodburn, OR: 54.8 %Woodburn, OR54.8Cornelius, OR: 48.1 %Cornelius, OR48.1Hermiston, OR: 43.3 %Hermiston, OR43.3Ontario, OR: 36 %Ontario, OR36Hillsboro, OR: 29.7 %Hillsboro, OR29.7Independence, OR: 27.2 %Independence, OR27.2Gresham, OR: 26.4 %Gresham, OR26.4Beaverton, OR: 25.7 %Beaverton, OR25.7Fairview, OR: 22.4 %Fairview, OR22.4Troutdale, OR: 22.1 %Troutdale, OR22.1Salem, OR: 21.7 %Salem, OR21.7Happy Valley, OR: 21.4 %Happy Valley, OR21.4Forest Grove, OR: 21.3 %Forest Grove, OR21.3Tualatin, OR: 21 %Tualatin, OR21Monmouth, OR: 18.6 %Monmouth, OR18.6Portland, OR: 18.5 %Portland, OR18.5Keizer, OR: 18.1 %Keizer, OR18.1Tigard, OR: 18.1 %Tigard, OR18.1Corvallis, OR: 17.4 %Corvallis, OR17.4McMinnville, OR: 17 %McMinnville, OR17Newport, OR: 15.2 %Newport, OR15.2Canby, OR: 15 %Canby, OR15The Dalles, OR: 14.1 %The Dalles, OR14.1Lake Oswego, OR: 13.8 %Lake Oswego, OR13.8Redmond, OR: 12.7 %Redmond, OR12.7Medford, OR: 12.6 %Medford, OR12.6Wilsonville, OR: 12.3 %Wilsonville, OR12.3Central Point, OR: 12.2 %Central Point, OR12.2Newberg, OR: 11.7 %Newberg, OR11.7Sherwood, OR: 11.6 %Sherwood, OR11.6Lincoln City, OR: 11.5 %Lincoln City, OR11.5Gladstone, OR: 11.1 %Gladstone, OR11.1Eugene, OR: 11.1 %Eugene, OR11.1West Linn, OR: 11 %West Linn, OR11Lebanon, OR: 10.6 %Lebanon, OR10.6Klamath Falls, OR: 10.5 %Klamath Falls, OR10.5Albany, OR: 10 %Albany, OR10Ashland, OR: 9.4 %Ashland, OR9.4Cottage Grove, OR: 9.3 %Cottage Grove, OR9.3Silverton, OR: 9.3 %Silverton, OR9.3Springfield, OR: 9.1 %Springfield, OR9.1Sandy, OR: 9 %Sandy, OR9Bend, OR: 8.8 %Bend, OR8.8Pendleton, OR: 8.6 %Pendleton, OR8.6Oregon City, OR: 8.5 %Oregon City, OR8.5Prineville, OR: 7.3 %Prineville, OR7.3Milwaukie, OR: 7.2 %Milwaukie, OR7.2Coos Bay, OR: 6.8 %Coos Bay, OR6.8Molalla, OR: 6.7 %Molalla, OR6.7La Grande, OR: 5.5 %La Grande, OR5.5Dallas, OR: 4.8 %Dallas, OR4.8Sweet Home, OR: 4.8 %Sweet Home, OR4.8Grants Pass, OR: 4.7 %Grants Pass, OR4.7Roseburg, OR: 4.1 %Roseburg, OR4.1St. Helens, OR: 3.6 %St. Helens, OR3.6Baker City, OR: 3.5 %Baker City, OR3.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Woodburn, OR54.8
2Cornelius, OR48.1
3Hermiston, OR43.3
4Ontario, OR36
5Hillsboro, OR29.7
6Independence, OR27.2
7Gresham, OR26.4
8Beaverton, OR25.7
9Fairview, OR22.4
10Troutdale, OR22.1
11Salem, OR21.7
12Happy Valley, OR21.4
13Forest Grove, OR21.3
14Tualatin, OR21
15Monmouth, OR18.6
16Portland, OR18.5
17Keizer, OR18.1
18Tigard, OR18.1
19Corvallis, OR17.4
20McMinnville, OR17
21Newport, OR15.2
22Canby, OR15
23The Dalles, OR14.1
24Lake Oswego, OR13.8
25Redmond, OR12.7
26Medford, OR12.6
27Wilsonville, OR12.3
28Central Point, OR12.2
29Newberg, OR11.7
30Sherwood, OR11.6
31Lincoln City, OR11.5
32Gladstone, OR11.1
33Eugene, OR11.1
34West Linn, OR11
35Lebanon, OR10.6
36Klamath Falls, OR10.5
37Albany, OR10
38Ashland, OR9.4
39Cottage Grove, OR9.3
40Silverton, OR9.3
41Springfield, OR9.1
42Sandy, OR9
43Bend, OR8.8
44Pendleton, OR8.6
45Oregon City, OR8.5
46Prineville, OR7.3
47Milwaukie, OR7.2
48Coos Bay, OR6.8
49Molalla, OR6.7
50La Grande, OR5.5
51Dallas, OR4.8
52Sweet Home, OR4.8
53Grants Pass, OR4.7
54Roseburg, OR4.1
55St. Helens, OR3.6
56Baker City, OR3.5

Other periods

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Oregon by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Oregon 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/oregon-cities?period=2021. 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 Oregon by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/oregon-cities?period=2021.

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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 Oregon by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/oregon-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Woodburn, OR, with 54.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Baker City, OR, with 3.5% in 2021.

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