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

Hazleton, PA had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 68 cities in 2022, at 57.1%. Lower Burrell, PA had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 8.7% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 11.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.1Hazleton, PA
Lowest1.6Lower Burrell, PA
Median8.768 cities
Pennsylvania11.8History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Hazleton, PA: 57.1 %Hazleton, PA57.1Reading, PA: 53.1 %Reading, PA53.1Allentown, PA: 46.2 %Allentown, PA46.2Lancaster, PA: 32.1 %Lancaster, PA32.1Lebanon, PA: 31.1 %Lebanon, PA31.1York, PA: 27.6 %York, PA27.6Norristown, PA: 26.9 %Norristown, PA26.9Bethlehem, PA: 25 %Bethlehem, PA25Wilkes-Barre, PA: 24.3 %Wilkes-Barre, PA24.3Philadelphia, PA: 24 %Philadelphia, PA24Lansdale, PA: 24 %Lansdale, PA24Coatesville, PA: 21.4 %Coatesville, PA21.4Harrisburg, PA: 21 %Harrisburg, PA21Easton, PA: 20.4 %Easton, PA20.4Scranton, PA: 18.1 %Scranton, PA18.1Chambersburg, PA: 18 %Chambersburg, PA18State College, PA: 17.1 %State College, PA17.1Whitehall, PA: 15.5 %Whitehall, PA15.5Lansdowne, PA: 15.2 %Lansdowne, PA15.2Franklin Park, PA: 14.4 %Franklin Park, PA14.4Columbia, PA: 14.3 %Columbia, PA14.3Darby, PA: 12.4 %Darby, PA12.4Baldwin, PA: 12.2 %Baldwin, PA12.2Wyomissing, PA: 12 %Wyomissing, PA12Yeadon, PA: 11.8 %Yeadon, PA11.8Hanover, PA: 11.6 %Hanover, PA11.6Erie, PA: 11.2 %Erie, PA11.2Pittsburgh, PA: 11.2 %Pittsburgh, PA11.2Ephrata, PA: 10.8 %Ephrata, PA10.8Phoenixville, PA: 10.6 %Phoenixville, PA10.6West Chester, PA: 10.5 %West Chester, PA10.5Carlisle, PA: 10.5 %Carlisle, PA10.5Monroeville, PA: 10 %Monroeville, PA10Nanticoke, PA: 8.9 %Nanticoke, PA8.9Dunmore, PA: 8.4 %Dunmore, PA8.4Pottstown, PA: 8.3 %Pottstown, PA8.3Northampton, PA: 7.9 %Northampton, PA7.9Kingston, PA: 7.8 %Kingston, PA7.8Chester, PA: 7.4 %Chester, PA7.4Wilkinsburg, PA: 7 %Wilkinsburg, PA7Hazleton, PA: 57.1 %Hazleton, PA57.1Reading, PA: 53.1 %Reading, PA53.1Allentown, PA: 46.2 %Allentown, PA46.2Lancaster, PA: 32.1 %Lancaster, PA32.1Lebanon, PA: 31.1 %Lebanon, PA31.1York, PA: 27.6 %York, PA27.6Norristown, PA: 26.9 %Norristown, PA26.9Bethlehem, PA: 25 %Bethlehem, PA25Wilkes-Barre, PA: 24.3 %Wilkes-Barre, PA24.3Philadelphia, PA: 24 %Philadelphia, PA24Lansdale, PA: 24 %Lansdale, PA24Coatesville, PA: 21.4 %Coatesville, PA21.4Harrisburg, PA: 21 %Harrisburg, PA21Easton, PA: 20.4 %Easton, PA20.4Scranton, PA: 18.1 %Scranton, PA18.1Chambersburg, PA: 18 %Chambersburg, PA18State College, PA: 17.1 %State College, PA17.1Whitehall, PA: 15.5 %Whitehall, PA15.5Lansdowne, PA: 15.2 %Lansdowne, PA15.2Franklin Park, PA: 14.4 %Franklin Park, PA14.4Columbia, PA: 14.3 %Columbia, PA14.3Darby, PA: 12.4 %Darby, PA12.4Baldwin, PA: 12.2 %Baldwin, PA12.2Wyomissing, PA: 12 %Wyomissing, PA12Yeadon, PA: 11.8 %Yeadon, PA11.8Hanover, PA: 11.6 %Hanover, PA11.6Erie, PA: 11.2 %Erie, PA11.2Pittsburgh, PA: 11.2 %Pittsburgh, PA11.2Ephrata, PA: 10.8 %Ephrata, PA10.8Phoenixville, PA: 10.6 %Phoenixville, PA10.6West Chester, PA: 10.5 %West Chester, PA10.5Carlisle, PA: 10.5 %Carlisle, PA10.5Monroeville, PA: 10 %Monroeville, PA10Nanticoke, PA: 8.9 %Nanticoke, PA8.9Dunmore, PA: 8.4 %Dunmore, PA8.4Pottstown, PA: 8.3 %Pottstown, PA8.3Northampton, PA: 7.9 %Northampton, PA7.9Kingston, PA: 7.8 %Kingston, PA7.8Chester, PA: 7.4 %Chester, PA7.4Wilkinsburg, PA: 7 %Wilkinsburg, PA7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Hazleton, PA57.1+2.7 pts
2Reading, PA53.1+0.2 pts
3Allentown, PA46.2-1.4 pts
4Lancaster, PA32.1-2.2 pts
5Lebanon, PA31.1-4.5 pts
6York, PA27.6+0.2 pts
7Norristown, PA26.9+0.2 pts
8Bethlehem, PA25-0.5 pts
9Wilkes-Barre, PA24.3+0.7 pts
10Philadelphia, PA24+0.3 pts
11Lansdale, PA24+1.2 pts
12Coatesville, PA21.4+0.6 pts
13Harrisburg, PA21+0.5 pts
14Easton, PA20.4+2.8 pts
15Scranton, PA18.1-0.9 pts
16Chambersburg, PA18-5.6 pts
17State College, PA17.1+2.7 pts
18Whitehall, PA15.5+1.7 pts
19Lansdowne, PA15.2+2.1 pts
20Franklin Park, PA14.4+0.9 pts
21Columbia, PA14.3-0 pts
22Darby, PA12.4+0.3 pts
23Baldwin, PA12.2-0.1 pts
24Wyomissing, PA12+2.5 pts
25Yeadon, PA11.8-1.4 pts
26Hanover, PA11.6+0.9 pts
27Erie, PA11.2-0.7 pts
27Pittsburgh, PA11.20 pts
29Ephrata, PA10.8-1.5 pts
30Phoenixville, PA10.6+1.8 pts
31West Chester, PA10.5-1.1 pts
32Carlisle, PA10.5+0.8 pts
33Monroeville, PA10+0.5 pts
34Nanticoke, PA8.9+0.8 pts
35Dunmore, PA8.40 pts
36Pottstown, PA8.3+2.6 pts
37Northampton, PA7.9+1.5 pts
38Kingston, PA7.8-0.4 pts
39Chester, PA7.4-1.4 pts
40Wilkinsburg, PA7+0.8 pts
41Elizabethtown, PA6.7+1.6 pts
42Indiana, PA6.5-0.7 pts
43Washington, PA6.2-0 pts
44Murrysville, PA5.9+0.7 pts
45Pottsville, PA5.8+1.3 pts
46Bethel Park, PA5.8-0 pts
47Jefferson Hills, PA5.7-0.7 pts
48West Mifflin, PA5.4+0.3 pts
49New Castle, PA4.80 pts
50Williamsport, PA4.5-0 pts
51Emmaus, PA4.5-1.9 pts
52McKeesport, PA4.3+1.5 pts
53Munhall, PA3.9-0.5 pts
54New Kensington, PA3.9-1.7 pts
55Johnstown, PA3.8-0.2 pts
56Waynesboro, PA3.30 pts
57Meadville, PA3.3+0.4 pts
58Plum, PA2.8+0.5 pts
59Hermitage, PA2.8+0.4 pts
60Bloomsburg, PA2.7-0 pts
61Butler, PA2.7-0.8 pts
62Mechanicsburg, PA2.4-0.7 pts
63Sharon, PA2.3-0.6 pts
64St. Marys, PA2+0.3 pts
65Altoona, PA2-0.1 pts
66Greensburg, PA1.8-0.2 pts
67Berwick, PA1.8+0.9 pts
68Lower Burrell, PA1.6-0.2 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.

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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/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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022 (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, 2022}},
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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?

Hazleton, PA, with 57.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lower Burrell, PA, with 1.6% in 2022.

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