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

La Vergne, TN had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 65 cities in 2024, at 33.3%. Soddy-Daisy, TN had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 8.6% and the figure for Tennessee was 8.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.3La Vergne, TN
Median8.665 cities
Tennessee8.6History

Top 40 cities, 2024

La Vergne, TN: 33.3 %La Vergne, TN33.3Springfield, TN: 25.7 %Springfield, TN25.7Shelbyville, TN: 25.6 %Shelbyville, TN25.6Smyrna, TN: 24 %Smyrna, TN24Morristown, TN: 22.3 %Morristown, TN22.3Sevierville, TN: 22 %Sevierville, TN22Nashville, TN: 19.6 %Nashville, TN19.6Collierville, TN: 15.7 %Collierville, TN15.7East Ridge, TN: 15.4 %East Ridge, TN15.4Lakeland, TN: 15.3 %Lakeland, TN15.3Collegedale, TN: 14.9 %Collegedale, TN14.9Franklin, TN: 14.2 %Franklin, TN14.2Cleveland, TN: 13.6 %Cleveland, TN13.6Murfreesboro, TN: 13.4 %Murfreesboro, TN13.4Mount Juliet, TN: 13 %Mount Juliet, TN13Lenoir City, TN: 12.8 %Lenoir City, TN12.8Cookeville, TN: 12.7 %Cookeville, TN12.7Chattanooga, TN: 12 %Chattanooga, TN12Union City, TN: 11.6 %Union City, TN11.6Memphis, TN: 11.5 %Memphis, TN11.5Clarksville, TN: 11.4 %Clarksville, TN11.4Brentwood, TN: 10.3 %Brentwood, TN10.3Gallatin, TN: 10 %Gallatin, TN10Lebanon, TN: 9.9 %Lebanon, TN9.9Nolensville, TN: 9.8 %Nolensville, TN9.8Alcoa, TN: 9.7 %Alcoa, TN9.7McMinnville, TN: 9.6 %McMinnville, TN9.6Germantown, TN: 9.6 %Germantown, TN9.6Lewisburg, TN: 9.4 %Lewisburg, TN9.4Knoxville, TN: 9.3 %Knoxville, TN9.3Columbia, TN: 8.9 %Columbia, TN8.9Oak Ridge, TN: 8.8 %Oak Ridge, TN8.8Manchester, TN: 8.6 %Manchester, TN8.6Winchester, TN: 8.6 %Winchester, TN8.6Bartlett, TN: 8.4 %Bartlett, TN8.4Millington, TN: 8.3 %Millington, TN8.3Fairview, TN: 8.2 %Fairview, TN8.2Goodlettsville, TN: 8 %Goodlettsville, TN8Red Bank, TN: 7.9 %Red Bank, TN7.9Hendersonville, TN: 7.5 %Hendersonville, TN7.5La Vergne, TN: 33.3 %La Vergne, TN33.3Springfield, TN: 25.7 %Springfield, TN25.7Shelbyville, TN: 25.6 %Shelbyville, TN25.6Smyrna, TN: 24 %Smyrna, TN24Morristown, TN: 22.3 %Morristown, TN22.3Sevierville, TN: 22 %Sevierville, TN22Nashville, TN: 19.6 %Nashville, TN19.6Collierville, TN: 15.7 %Collierville, TN15.7East Ridge, TN: 15.4 %East Ridge, TN15.4Lakeland, TN: 15.3 %Lakeland, TN15.3Collegedale, TN: 14.9 %Collegedale, TN14.9Franklin, TN: 14.2 %Franklin, TN14.2Cleveland, TN: 13.6 %Cleveland, TN13.6Murfreesboro, TN: 13.4 %Murfreesboro, TN13.4Mount Juliet, TN: 13 %Mount Juliet, TN13Lenoir City, TN: 12.8 %Lenoir City, TN12.8Cookeville, TN: 12.7 %Cookeville, TN12.7Chattanooga, TN: 12 %Chattanooga, TN12Union City, TN: 11.6 %Union City, TN11.6Memphis, TN: 11.5 %Memphis, TN11.5Clarksville, TN: 11.4 %Clarksville, TN11.4Brentwood, TN: 10.3 %Brentwood, TN10.3Gallatin, TN: 10 %Gallatin, TN10Lebanon, TN: 9.9 %Lebanon, TN9.9Nolensville, TN: 9.8 %Nolensville, TN9.8Alcoa, TN: 9.7 %Alcoa, TN9.7McMinnville, TN: 9.6 %McMinnville, TN9.6Germantown, TN: 9.6 %Germantown, TN9.6Lewisburg, TN: 9.4 %Lewisburg, TN9.4Knoxville, TN: 9.3 %Knoxville, TN9.3Columbia, TN: 8.9 %Columbia, TN8.9Oak Ridge, TN: 8.8 %Oak Ridge, TN8.8Manchester, TN: 8.6 %Manchester, TN8.6Winchester, TN: 8.6 %Winchester, TN8.6Bartlett, TN: 8.4 %Bartlett, TN8.4Millington, TN: 8.3 %Millington, TN8.3Fairview, TN: 8.2 %Fairview, TN8.2Goodlettsville, TN: 8 %Goodlettsville, TN8Red Bank, TN: 7.9 %Red Bank, TN7.9Hendersonville, TN: 7.5 %Hendersonville, TN7.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1La Vergne, TN33.3+5.5 pts
2Springfield, TN25.7+1.8 pts
3Shelbyville, TN25.6+2.8 pts
4Smyrna, TN24-0 pts
5Morristown, TN22.3+0.6 pts
6Sevierville, TN22-1.3 pts
7Nashville, TN19.6+0.2 pts
8Collierville, TN15.7+1.7 pts
9East Ridge, TN15.4+0.9 pts
10Lakeland, TN15.3+4.2 pts
11Collegedale, TN14.9-0.3 pts
12Franklin, TN14.2+0.5 pts
13Cleveland, TN13.6+0.6 pts
14Murfreesboro, TN13.4-0.2 pts
15Mount Juliet, TN13+0.9 pts
16Lenoir City, TN12.8+0.3 pts
17Cookeville, TN12.7+2.5 pts
18Chattanooga, TN12+0.3 pts
19Union City, TN11.6+1.4 pts
20Memphis, TN11.5+0.2 pts
21Clarksville, TN11.4+0.2 pts
22Brentwood, TN10.3+0.3 pts
23Gallatin, TN10+0.5 pts
24Lebanon, TN9.9+0.8 pts
25Nolensville, TN9.8-0.4 pts
26Alcoa, TN9.7+0.3 pts
27McMinnville, TN9.6-0.1 pts
28Germantown, TN9.6+0.7 pts
29Lewisburg, TN9.4-1.9 pts
30Knoxville, TN9.3+0.2 pts
31Columbia, TN8.9+1.3 pts
32Oak Ridge, TN8.8-0.4 pts
33Manchester, TN8.6+1.1 pts
33Winchester, TN8.6-1.6 pts
35Bartlett, TN8.4+0.7 pts
36Millington, TN8.3-3.2 pts
37Fairview, TN8.2+1.6 pts
38Goodlettsville, TN8-1.2 pts
39Red Bank, TN7.9+2.2 pts
40Hendersonville, TN7.5+0.7 pts
40Spring Hill, TN7.5+1.1 pts
42Dickson, TN7.4+2.3 pts
43Athens, TN7-1.1 pts
43Farragut, TN7+0.9 pts
45Jackson, TN6.3+1 pts
46Hartsville, TN6+0.5 pts
47Johnson City, TN5.9-0.1 pts
48Martin, TN5.9+1 pts
49Maryville, TN5.2+1.4 pts
50Arlington, TN5.2+2 pts
51Tullahoma, TN5+0.4 pts
52Clinton, TN4.5+0.3 pts
53Paris, TN4.4+0.7 pts
54Crossville, TN3.8-1.9 pts
55Greeneville, TN3.7-2.2 pts
56Portland, TN3.6-1.3 pts
57White House, TN3.6-0.1 pts
58Kingsport, TN3.3+0.4 pts
59Dyersburg, TN2.9+0.3 pts
60Lawrenceburg, TN2.7-2.1 pts
61Elizabethton, TN2.60 pts
62Oakland, TN2.6+1.1 pts
63Bristol, TN2.4-0.7 pts
64Atoka, TN2.4-0.2 pts
65Soddy-Daisy, TN1.90 pts

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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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

La Vergne, TN, with 33.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Soddy-Daisy, TN, with 1.9% in 2024.

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