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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 2023, at 59.4%. Bloomsburg, PA had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 9.2% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 12.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest59.4Hazleton, PA
Lowest2Bloomsburg, PA
Median9.268 cities
Pennsylvania12.1History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Hazleton, PA: 59.4 %Hazleton, PA59.4Reading, PA: 54.9 %Reading, PA54.9Allentown, PA: 45.8 %Allentown, PA45.8Lancaster, PA: 34.9 %Lancaster, PA34.9Lebanon, PA: 31 %Lebanon, PA31Norristown, PA: 31 %Norristown, PA31York, PA: 28.6 %York, PA28.6Coatesville, PA: 28.2 %Coatesville, PA28.2Wilkes-Barre, PA: 25.6 %Wilkes-Barre, PA25.6Bethlehem, PA: 25.1 %Bethlehem, PA25.1Lansdale, PA: 24 %Lansdale, PA24Philadelphia, PA: 23.9 %Philadelphia, PA23.9Easton, PA: 22.5 %Easton, PA22.5Harrisburg, PA: 19.5 %Harrisburg, PA19.5Lansdowne, PA: 18.5 %Lansdowne, PA18.5Scranton, PA: 18.3 %Scranton, PA18.3Whitehall, PA: 16.9 %Whitehall, PA16.9Chambersburg, PA: 16.8 %Chambersburg, PA16.8State College, PA: 16.5 %State College, PA16.5Franklin Park, PA: 14.9 %Franklin Park, PA14.9Wyomissing, PA: 13.9 %Wyomissing, PA13.9Darby, PA: 13.7 %Darby, PA13.7Baldwin, PA: 12.6 %Baldwin, PA12.6Yeadon, PA: 11.9 %Yeadon, PA11.9Pittsburgh, PA: 11.8 %Pittsburgh, PA11.8Columbia, PA: 11.7 %Columbia, PA11.7West Chester, PA: 10.8 %West Chester, PA10.8Erie, PA: 10.7 %Erie, PA10.7Ephrata, PA: 10.4 %Ephrata, PA10.4Nanticoke, PA: 10.3 %Nanticoke, PA10.3Carlisle, PA: 10.2 %Carlisle, PA10.2Phoenixville, PA: 10.2 %Phoenixville, PA10.2Monroeville, PA: 9.9 %Monroeville, PA9.9Kingston, PA: 9.4 %Kingston, PA9.4Hanover, PA: 9 %Hanover, PA9Chester, PA: 8.8 %Chester, PA8.8Northampton, PA: 8.4 %Northampton, PA8.4Pottstown, PA: 8.3 %Pottstown, PA8.3Dunmore, PA: 7.6 %Dunmore, PA7.6Wilkinsburg, PA: 7.2 %Wilkinsburg, PA7.2Hazleton, PA: 59.4 %Hazleton, PA59.4Reading, PA: 54.9 %Reading, PA54.9Allentown, PA: 45.8 %Allentown, PA45.8Lancaster, PA: 34.9 %Lancaster, PA34.9Lebanon, PA: 31 %Lebanon, PA31Norristown, PA: 31 %Norristown, PA31York, PA: 28.6 %York, PA28.6Coatesville, PA: 28.2 %Coatesville, PA28.2Wilkes-Barre, PA: 25.6 %Wilkes-Barre, PA25.6Bethlehem, PA: 25.1 %Bethlehem, PA25.1Lansdale, PA: 24 %Lansdale, PA24Philadelphia, PA: 23.9 %Philadelphia, PA23.9Easton, PA: 22.5 %Easton, PA22.5Harrisburg, PA: 19.5 %Harrisburg, PA19.5Lansdowne, PA: 18.5 %Lansdowne, PA18.5Scranton, PA: 18.3 %Scranton, PA18.3Whitehall, PA: 16.9 %Whitehall, PA16.9Chambersburg, PA: 16.8 %Chambersburg, PA16.8State College, PA: 16.5 %State College, PA16.5Franklin Park, PA: 14.9 %Franklin Park, PA14.9Wyomissing, PA: 13.9 %Wyomissing, PA13.9Darby, PA: 13.7 %Darby, PA13.7Baldwin, PA: 12.6 %Baldwin, PA12.6Yeadon, PA: 11.9 %Yeadon, PA11.9Pittsburgh, PA: 11.8 %Pittsburgh, PA11.8Columbia, PA: 11.7 %Columbia, PA11.7West Chester, PA: 10.8 %West Chester, PA10.8Erie, PA: 10.7 %Erie, PA10.7Ephrata, PA: 10.4 %Ephrata, PA10.4Nanticoke, PA: 10.3 %Nanticoke, PA10.3Carlisle, PA: 10.2 %Carlisle, PA10.2Phoenixville, PA: 10.2 %Phoenixville, PA10.2Monroeville, PA: 9.9 %Monroeville, PA9.9Kingston, PA: 9.4 %Kingston, PA9.4Hanover, PA: 9 %Hanover, PA9Chester, PA: 8.8 %Chester, PA8.8Northampton, PA: 8.4 %Northampton, PA8.4Pottstown, PA: 8.3 %Pottstown, PA8.3Dunmore, PA: 7.6 %Dunmore, PA7.6Wilkinsburg, PA: 7.2 %Wilkinsburg, PA7.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Hazleton, PA59.4+2.3 pts
2Reading, PA54.9+1.8 pts
3Allentown, PA45.8-0.3 pts
4Lancaster, PA34.9+2.7 pts
5Lebanon, PA31-0.1 pts
6Norristown, PA31+4 pts
7York, PA28.6+0.9 pts
8Coatesville, PA28.2+6.9 pts
9Wilkes-Barre, PA25.6+1.3 pts
10Bethlehem, PA25.1+0.2 pts
11Lansdale, PA240 pts
12Philadelphia, PA23.9-0.1 pts
13Easton, PA22.5+2.2 pts
14Harrisburg, PA19.5-1.5 pts
15Lansdowne, PA18.5+3.4 pts
16Scranton, PA18.3+0.1 pts
17Whitehall, PA16.9+1.4 pts
18Chambersburg, PA16.8-1.2 pts
19State College, PA16.5-0.6 pts
20Franklin Park, PA14.9+0.5 pts
21Wyomissing, PA13.9+1.9 pts
22Darby, PA13.7+1.3 pts
23Baldwin, PA12.6+0.3 pts
24Yeadon, PA11.9+0.1 pts
25Pittsburgh, PA11.8+0.5 pts
26Columbia, PA11.7-2.6 pts
27West Chester, PA10.8+0.3 pts
28Erie, PA10.7-0.5 pts
29Ephrata, PA10.4-0.4 pts
30Nanticoke, PA10.3+1.3 pts
31Carlisle, PA10.2-0.2 pts
31Phoenixville, PA10.2-0.4 pts
33Monroeville, PA9.9-0 pts
34Kingston, PA9.4+1.6 pts
35Hanover, PA9-2.6 pts
36Chester, PA8.8+1.4 pts
37Northampton, PA8.4+0.4 pts
38Pottstown, PA8.3-0.1 pts
39Dunmore, PA7.6-0.8 pts
40Wilkinsburg, PA7.2+0.2 pts
41Indiana, PA7.1+0.6 pts
42Murrysville, PA6.8+0.8 pts
43West Mifflin, PA6.5+1.1 pts
44Washington, PA6.5+0.3 pts
45Bethel Park, PA5.6-0.2 pts
46Emmaus, PA5.3+0.8 pts
47Pottsville, PA5-0.8 pts
48New Castle, PA5+0.1 pts
49Williamsport, PA4.8+0.3 pts
50Munhall, PA4.7+0.8 pts
51Jefferson Hills, PA4.5-1.2 pts
52McKeesport, PA4.5+0.2 pts
53Elizabethtown, PA4.2-2.5 pts
54Johnstown, PA3.9+0.1 pts
55Waynesboro, PA3.8+0.5 pts
56Mechanicsburg, PA3.6+1.2 pts
57Meadville, PA3.4+0.1 pts
58St. Marys, PA3+1 pts
59Plum, PA2.90 pts
60Hermitage, PA2.8-0 pts
61Sharon, PA2.8+0.5 pts
62Greensburg, PA2.7+0.9 pts
63Berwick, PA2.5+0.8 pts
63New Kensington, PA2.5-1.3 pts
65Altoona, PA2.5+0.5 pts
66Butler, PA2.4-0.3 pts
67Lower Burrell, PA2.1+0.5 pts
68Bloomsburg, PA2-0.7 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/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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-cities?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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Which city has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Hazleton, PA, with 59.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bloomsburg, PA, with 2% in 2023.

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