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

La Vergne, TN had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 65 cities in 2022, at 25.8%. Soddy-Daisy, TN had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 8.3% and the figure for Tennessee was 7.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.8La Vergne, TN
Median8.365 cities
Tennessee7.6History

Top 40 cities, 2022

La Vergne, TN: 25.8 %La Vergne, TN25.8Shelbyville, TN: 21.9 %Shelbyville, TN21.9Smyrna, TN: 21.1 %Smyrna, TN21.1Morristown, TN: 19 %Morristown, TN19Sevierville, TN: 18.6 %Sevierville, TN18.6Springfield, TN: 18.4 %Springfield, TN18.4Nashville, TN: 17.5 %Nashville, TN17.5Lenoir City, TN: 16.1 %Lenoir City, TN16.1Collegedale, TN: 15.7 %Collegedale, TN15.7Collierville, TN: 15.3 %Collierville, TN15.3Lewisburg, TN: 13.7 %Lewisburg, TN13.7Mount Juliet, TN: 13.4 %Mount Juliet, TN13.4East Ridge, TN: 13.2 %East Ridge, TN13.2Franklin, TN: 12.7 %Franklin, TN12.7Lakeland, TN: 12.1 %Lakeland, TN12.1Cleveland, TN: 11.4 %Cleveland, TN11.4Murfreesboro, TN: 11.1 %Murfreesboro, TN11.1Nolensville, TN: 10.8 %Nolensville, TN10.8Chattanooga, TN: 10.5 %Chattanooga, TN10.5Clarksville, TN: 10.5 %Clarksville, TN10.5Brentwood, TN: 10 %Brentwood, TN10McMinnville, TN: 9.7 %McMinnville, TN9.7Memphis, TN: 9.6 %Memphis, TN9.6Millington, TN: 9.5 %Millington, TN9.5Cookeville, TN: 9.4 %Cookeville, TN9.4Goodlettsville, TN: 9.4 %Goodlettsville, TN9.4Union City, TN: 9.4 %Union City, TN9.4Winchester, TN: 9.3 %Winchester, TN9.3Gallatin, TN: 9 %Gallatin, TN9Athens, TN: 8.9 %Athens, TN8.9Germantown, TN: 8.8 %Germantown, TN8.8Alcoa, TN: 8.7 %Alcoa, TN8.7Oak Ridge, TN: 8.3 %Oak Ridge, TN8.3Bartlett, TN: 7.9 %Bartlett, TN7.9Knoxville, TN: 7.7 %Knoxville, TN7.7Manchester, TN: 7.4 %Manchester, TN7.4Lebanon, TN: 7.4 %Lebanon, TN7.4Johnson City, TN: 7.2 %Johnson City, TN7.2Columbia, TN: 6.8 %Columbia, TN6.8Spring Hill, TN: 6.8 %Spring Hill, TN6.8La Vergne, TN: 25.8 %La Vergne, TN25.8Shelbyville, TN: 21.9 %Shelbyville, TN21.9Smyrna, TN: 21.1 %Smyrna, TN21.1Morristown, TN: 19 %Morristown, TN19Sevierville, TN: 18.6 %Sevierville, TN18.6Springfield, TN: 18.4 %Springfield, TN18.4Nashville, TN: 17.5 %Nashville, TN17.5Lenoir City, TN: 16.1 %Lenoir City, TN16.1Collegedale, TN: 15.7 %Collegedale, TN15.7Collierville, TN: 15.3 %Collierville, TN15.3Lewisburg, TN: 13.7 %Lewisburg, TN13.7Mount Juliet, TN: 13.4 %Mount Juliet, TN13.4East Ridge, TN: 13.2 %East Ridge, TN13.2Franklin, TN: 12.7 %Franklin, TN12.7Lakeland, TN: 12.1 %Lakeland, TN12.1Cleveland, TN: 11.4 %Cleveland, TN11.4Murfreesboro, TN: 11.1 %Murfreesboro, TN11.1Nolensville, TN: 10.8 %Nolensville, TN10.8Chattanooga, TN: 10.5 %Chattanooga, TN10.5Clarksville, TN: 10.5 %Clarksville, TN10.5Brentwood, TN: 10 %Brentwood, TN10McMinnville, TN: 9.7 %McMinnville, TN9.7Memphis, TN: 9.6 %Memphis, TN9.6Millington, TN: 9.5 %Millington, TN9.5Cookeville, TN: 9.4 %Cookeville, TN9.4Goodlettsville, TN: 9.4 %Goodlettsville, TN9.4Union City, TN: 9.4 %Union City, TN9.4Winchester, TN: 9.3 %Winchester, TN9.3Gallatin, TN: 9 %Gallatin, TN9Athens, TN: 8.9 %Athens, TN8.9Germantown, TN: 8.8 %Germantown, TN8.8Alcoa, TN: 8.7 %Alcoa, TN8.7Oak Ridge, TN: 8.3 %Oak Ridge, TN8.3Bartlett, TN: 7.9 %Bartlett, TN7.9Knoxville, TN: 7.7 %Knoxville, TN7.7Manchester, TN: 7.4 %Manchester, TN7.4Lebanon, TN: 7.4 %Lebanon, TN7.4Johnson City, TN: 7.2 %Johnson City, TN7.2Columbia, TN: 6.8 %Columbia, TN6.8Spring Hill, TN: 6.8 %Spring Hill, TN6.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1La Vergne, TN25.8-0.6 pts
2Shelbyville, TN21.9+1 pts
3Smyrna, TN21.1+3.3 pts
4Morristown, TN19+0.5 pts
5Sevierville, TN18.6+2.8 pts
6Springfield, TN18.4-1.2 pts
7Nashville, TN17.5-0.3 pts
8Lenoir City, TN16.1+1.8 pts
9Collegedale, TN15.7-2.5 pts
10Collierville, TN15.3+3.1 pts
11Lewisburg, TN13.7-1.4 pts
12Mount Juliet, TN13.4+1 pts
13East Ridge, TN13.2+0.5 pts
14Franklin, TN12.7-0.6 pts
15Lakeland, TN12.1-0.7 pts
16Cleveland, TN11.4-0.1 pts
17Murfreesboro, TN11.1+1 pts
18Nolensville, TN10.8-0.4 pts
19Chattanooga, TN10.5+0.3 pts
20Clarksville, TN10.5-0.2 pts
21Brentwood, TN10-0.1 pts
22McMinnville, TN9.7+2.2 pts
23Memphis, TN9.6+0.1 pts
24Millington, TN9.5+1.6 pts
25Cookeville, TN9.4+0.9 pts
25Goodlettsville, TN9.4-0.3 pts
27Union City, TN9.4+2.5 pts
28Winchester, TN9.3+0.6 pts
29Gallatin, TN9-0.1 pts
30Athens, TN8.9-0.3 pts
31Germantown, TN8.8-1.4 pts
32Alcoa, TN8.7+0.1 pts
33Oak Ridge, TN8.3-1.5 pts
34Bartlett, TN7.9+0.4 pts
35Knoxville, TN7.7+0.2 pts
36Manchester, TN7.4+4.3 pts
37Lebanon, TN7.4+0.3 pts
38Johnson City, TN7.2-0.6 pts
39Columbia, TN6.8-1.9 pts
40Spring Hill, TN6.8+0.8 pts
41Hendersonville, TN6.6-0.5 pts
42Portland, TN6.4-2 pts
43Crossville, TN6.2+0.3 pts
44Fairview, TN6.1+1.7 pts
45Farragut, TN5.7-1.6 pts
46Red Bank, TN5.2+0.4 pts
47Jackson, TN5+0.3 pts
48Lawrenceburg, TN4.9-0.3 pts
49Dickson, TN4.1+1.5 pts
50Greeneville, TN3.8-1.1 pts
51Maryville, TN3.7+0.7 pts
52Elizabethton, TN3.7-0.4 pts
53Hartsville, TN3.7+0.9 pts
53Tullahoma, TN3.7+0.5 pts
55Dyersburg, TN3.5+0.7 pts
56White House, TN3.3-1 pts
57Martin, TN3.1-1.8 pts
58Kingsport, TN3+0.2 pts
59Paris, TN2.9-0.2 pts
60Bristol, TN2.7-0.2 pts
61Clinton, TN2.7+1 pts
62Atoka, TN2.5+1 pts
63Arlington, TN2.10 pts
64Oakland, TN1.3+1 pts
65Soddy-Daisy, TN0.7-0 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 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/tennessee-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 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 Tennessee by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2022}},
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Which city has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

La Vergne, TN, with 25.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Soddy-Daisy, TN, with 0.7% in 2022.

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