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Cities in Pennsylvania by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024

Reading, PA had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 68 cities in 2024, at 59.7%. St. Marys, PA had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 9.8% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 12.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest59.7Reading, PA
Lowest2.2St. Marys, PA
Median9.868 cities
Pennsylvania12.4History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Reading, PA: 59.7 %Reading, PA59.7Hazleton, PA: 57.8 %Hazleton, PA57.8Allentown, PA: 48.2 %Allentown, PA48.2Lancaster, PA: 32.6 %Lancaster, PA32.6Lebanon, PA: 30.8 %Lebanon, PA30.8York, PA: 29.4 %York, PA29.4Norristown, PA: 28.8 %Norristown, PA28.8Wilkes-Barre, PA: 27.8 %Wilkes-Barre, PA27.8Coatesville, PA: 26.5 %Coatesville, PA26.5Lansdale, PA: 26 %Lansdale, PA26Philadelphia, PA: 24.4 %Philadelphia, PA24.4Bethlehem, PA: 23.6 %Bethlehem, PA23.6Easton, PA: 22.6 %Easton, PA22.6Harrisburg, PA: 21.3 %Harrisburg, PA21.3Scranton, PA: 19.3 %Scranton, PA19.3Whitehall, PA: 17.8 %Whitehall, PA17.8Chambersburg, PA: 17.6 %Chambersburg, PA17.6State College, PA: 16.7 %State College, PA16.7Franklin Park, PA: 15.3 %Franklin Park, PA15.3Darby, PA: 14.7 %Darby, PA14.7Lansdowne, PA: 14 %Lansdowne, PA14Pittsburgh, PA: 12.5 %Pittsburgh, PA12.5Baldwin, PA: 12.3 %Baldwin, PA12.3Columbia, PA: 12 %Columbia, PA12Erie, PA: 11.7 %Erie, PA11.7Phoenixville, PA: 11.5 %Phoenixville, PA11.5Wyomissing, PA: 11.5 %Wyomissing, PA11.5Kingston, PA: 11.4 %Kingston, PA11.4Carlisle, PA: 11.1 %Carlisle, PA11.1Nanticoke, PA: 11.1 %Nanticoke, PA11.1Northampton, PA: 10.4 %Northampton, PA10.4Pottstown, PA: 10.3 %Pottstown, PA10.3Hanover, PA: 10.2 %Hanover, PA10.2Yeadon, PA: 9.8 %Yeadon, PA9.8Monroeville, PA: 9.7 %Monroeville, PA9.7Ephrata, PA: 8.9 %Ephrata, PA8.9Chester, PA: 8.8 %Chester, PA8.8West Chester, PA: 8.5 %West Chester, PA8.5Indiana, PA: 7.7 %Indiana, PA7.7Murrysville, PA: 7.3 %Murrysville, PA7.3Reading, PA: 59.7 %Reading, PA59.7Hazleton, PA: 57.8 %Hazleton, PA57.8Allentown, PA: 48.2 %Allentown, PA48.2Lancaster, PA: 32.6 %Lancaster, PA32.6Lebanon, PA: 30.8 %Lebanon, PA30.8York, PA: 29.4 %York, PA29.4Norristown, PA: 28.8 %Norristown, PA28.8Wilkes-Barre, PA: 27.8 %Wilkes-Barre, PA27.8Coatesville, PA: 26.5 %Coatesville, PA26.5Lansdale, PA: 26 %Lansdale, PA26Philadelphia, PA: 24.4 %Philadelphia, PA24.4Bethlehem, PA: 23.6 %Bethlehem, PA23.6Easton, PA: 22.6 %Easton, PA22.6Harrisburg, PA: 21.3 %Harrisburg, PA21.3Scranton, PA: 19.3 %Scranton, PA19.3Whitehall, PA: 17.8 %Whitehall, PA17.8Chambersburg, PA: 17.6 %Chambersburg, PA17.6State College, PA: 16.7 %State College, PA16.7Franklin Park, PA: 15.3 %Franklin Park, PA15.3Darby, PA: 14.7 %Darby, PA14.7Lansdowne, PA: 14 %Lansdowne, PA14Pittsburgh, PA: 12.5 %Pittsburgh, PA12.5Baldwin, PA: 12.3 %Baldwin, PA12.3Columbia, PA: 12 %Columbia, PA12Erie, PA: 11.7 %Erie, PA11.7Phoenixville, PA: 11.5 %Phoenixville, PA11.5Wyomissing, PA: 11.5 %Wyomissing, PA11.5Kingston, PA: 11.4 %Kingston, PA11.4Carlisle, PA: 11.1 %Carlisle, PA11.1Nanticoke, PA: 11.1 %Nanticoke, PA11.1Northampton, PA: 10.4 %Northampton, PA10.4Pottstown, PA: 10.3 %Pottstown, PA10.3Hanover, PA: 10.2 %Hanover, PA10.2Yeadon, PA: 9.8 %Yeadon, PA9.8Monroeville, PA: 9.7 %Monroeville, PA9.7Ephrata, PA: 8.9 %Ephrata, PA8.9Chester, PA: 8.8 %Chester, PA8.8West Chester, PA: 8.5 %West Chester, PA8.5Indiana, PA: 7.7 %Indiana, PA7.7Murrysville, PA: 7.3 %Murrysville, PA7.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Reading, PA59.7+4.8 pts
2Hazleton, PA57.8-1.5 pts
3Allentown, PA48.2+2.4 pts
4Lancaster, PA32.6-2.3 pts
5Lebanon, PA30.8-0.2 pts
6York, PA29.4+0.9 pts
7Norristown, PA28.8-2.2 pts
8Wilkes-Barre, PA27.8+2.2 pts
9Coatesville, PA26.5-1.7 pts
10Lansdale, PA26+2 pts
11Philadelphia, PA24.4+0.4 pts
12Bethlehem, PA23.6-1.5 pts
13Easton, PA22.60 pts
14Harrisburg, PA21.3+1.8 pts
15Scranton, PA19.3+1.1 pts
16Whitehall, PA17.8+0.9 pts
17Chambersburg, PA17.6+0.8 pts
18State College, PA16.7+0.2 pts
19Franklin Park, PA15.3+0.4 pts
20Darby, PA14.7+1 pts
21Lansdowne, PA14-4.5 pts
22Pittsburgh, PA12.5+0.7 pts
23Baldwin, PA12.3-0.2 pts
24Columbia, PA12+0.3 pts
25Erie, PA11.7+1 pts
26Phoenixville, PA11.5+1.3 pts
27Wyomissing, PA11.5-2.4 pts
28Kingston, PA11.4+2 pts
29Carlisle, PA11.1+0.9 pts
30Nanticoke, PA11.1+0.8 pts
31Northampton, PA10.4+2 pts
32Pottstown, PA10.3+2.1 pts
33Hanover, PA10.2+1.2 pts
34Yeadon, PA9.8-2.1 pts
35Monroeville, PA9.7-0.2 pts
36Ephrata, PA8.9-1.5 pts
37Chester, PA8.8-0.1 pts
38West Chester, PA8.5-2.3 pts
39Indiana, PA7.7+0.6 pts
40Murrysville, PA7.3+0.6 pts
41Dunmore, PA7.1-0.5 pts
42Wilkinsburg, PA7.1-0.1 pts
43West Mifflin, PA6.7+0.2 pts
44Washington, PA6.5-0 pts
45Bethel Park, PA6+0.4 pts
46Johnstown, PA5.3+1.4 pts
47Elizabethtown, PA5.2+1 pts
48Pottsville, PA50 pts
49Jefferson Hills, PA5+0.5 pts
50Mechanicsburg, PA4.9+1.3 pts
51Munhall, PA4.6-0.1 pts
52Emmaus, PA4.4-0.9 pts
53McKeesport, PA4.3-0.2 pts
54Waynesboro, PA4+0.1 pts
55Williamsport, PA3.9-0.9 pts
56Hermitage, PA3.6+0.8 pts
57New Castle, PA3.6-1.4 pts
58Sharon, PA3.5+0.7 pts
59Meadville, PA3.40 pts
60Lower Burrell, PA3.1+1 pts
61Greensburg, PA3+0.4 pts
62Plum, PA3+0.1 pts
63Berwick, PA2.9+0.4 pts
64Butler, PA2.8+0.4 pts
65Altoona, PA2.6+0.1 pts
66Bloomsburg, PA2.6+0.6 pts
67New Kensington, PA2.3-0.3 pts
68St. Marys, PA2.2-0.8 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Pennsylvania by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Pennsylvania by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/pennsylvania-cities. 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 Pennsylvania by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/pennsylvania-cities.

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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 Pennsylvania by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/pennsylvania-cities (Accessed: 12 October 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 Pennsylvania by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024}},
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Reading, PA, with 59.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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St. Marys, PA, with 2.2% in 2024.

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