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

Hidalgo, TX had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 256 cities in 2023, at 93.8%. Lumberton, TX had the lowest, at 3.3%. The median was 24.9% and the figure for Texas was 34.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest93.8Hidalgo, TX
Lowest3.3Lumberton, TX
Median24.9256 cities
Texas34.9History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Hidalgo, TX: 93.8 %Hidalgo, TX93.8Roma, TX: 93.2 %Roma, TX93.2San Elizario, TX: 91.1 %San Elizario, TX91.1Rio Grande City, TX: 89.7 %Rio Grande City, TX89.7Alton, TX: 88.9 %Alton, TX88.9Laredo, TX: 88.1 %Laredo, TX88.1Eagle Pass, TX: 86.7 %Eagle Pass, TX86.7Socorro, TX: 84.4 %Socorro, TX84.4Brownsville, TX: 84.4 %Brownsville, TX84.4Palmview, TX: 83.1 %Palmview, TX83.1Pharr, TX: 81.8 %Pharr, TX81.8San Juan, TX: 81.6 %San Juan, TX81.6Galena Park, TX: 80.1 %Galena Park, TX80.1Mission, TX: 78.9 %Mission, TX78.9Donna, TX: 75.4 %Donna, TX75.4Mercedes, TX: 74.3 %Mercedes, TX74.3South Houston, TX: 73.7 %South Houston, TX73.7McAllen, TX: 73.6 %McAllen, TX73.6Horizon City, TX: 73.4 %Horizon City, TX73.4Edinburg, TX: 72.2 %Edinburg, TX72.2Weslaco, TX: 71.2 %Weslaco, TX71.2Alamo, TX: 69.8 %Alamo, TX69.8Del Rio, TX: 66.4 %Del Rio, TX66.4El Paso, TX: 66.4 %El Paso, TX66.4Town of Pecos, TX: 63.8 %Town of Pecos, TX63.8Robstown, TX: 62.3 %Robstown, TX62.3San Benito, TX: 61.2 %San Benito, TX61.2Irving, TX: 60.5 %Irving, TX60.5Hereford, TX: 58.1 %Hereford, TX58.1Raymondville, TX: 58.1 %Raymondville, TX58.1Uvalde, TX: 53.4 %Uvalde, TX53.4Alice, TX: 53 %Alice, TX53Garland, TX: 52.4 %Garland, TX52.4Pasadena, TX: 51.4 %Pasadena, TX51.4Humble, TX: 49.5 %Humble, TX49.5Farmers Branch, TX: 49.2 %Farmers Branch, TX49.2Stafford, TX: 48.1 %Stafford, TX48.1Harlingen, TX: 48.1 %Harlingen, TX48.1Manor, TX: 47.3 %Manor, TX47.3Houston, TX: 47.2 %Houston, TX47.2Hidalgo, TX: 93.8 %Hidalgo, TX93.8Roma, TX: 93.2 %Roma, TX93.2San Elizario, TX: 91.1 %San Elizario, TX91.1Rio Grande City, TX: 89.7 %Rio Grande City, TX89.7Alton, TX: 88.9 %Alton, TX88.9Laredo, TX: 88.1 %Laredo, TX88.1Eagle Pass, TX: 86.7 %Eagle Pass, TX86.7Socorro, TX: 84.4 %Socorro, TX84.4Brownsville, TX: 84.4 %Brownsville, TX84.4Palmview, TX: 83.1 %Palmview, TX83.1Pharr, TX: 81.8 %Pharr, TX81.8San Juan, TX: 81.6 %San Juan, TX81.6Galena Park, TX: 80.1 %Galena Park, TX80.1Mission, TX: 78.9 %Mission, TX78.9Donna, TX: 75.4 %Donna, TX75.4Mercedes, TX: 74.3 %Mercedes, TX74.3South Houston, TX: 73.7 %South Houston, TX73.7McAllen, TX: 73.6 %McAllen, TX73.6Horizon City, TX: 73.4 %Horizon City, TX73.4Edinburg, TX: 72.2 %Edinburg, TX72.2Weslaco, TX: 71.2 %Weslaco, TX71.2Alamo, TX: 69.8 %Alamo, TX69.8Del Rio, TX: 66.4 %Del Rio, TX66.4El Paso, TX: 66.4 %El Paso, TX66.4Town of Pecos, TX: 63.8 %Town of Pecos, TX63.8Robstown, TX: 62.3 %Robstown, TX62.3San Benito, TX: 61.2 %San Benito, TX61.2Irving, TX: 60.5 %Irving, TX60.5Hereford, TX: 58.1 %Hereford, TX58.1Raymondville, TX: 58.1 %Raymondville, TX58.1Uvalde, TX: 53.4 %Uvalde, TX53.4Alice, TX: 53 %Alice, TX53Garland, TX: 52.4 %Garland, TX52.4Pasadena, TX: 51.4 %Pasadena, TX51.4Humble, TX: 49.5 %Humble, TX49.5Farmers Branch, TX: 49.2 %Farmers Branch, TX49.2Stafford, TX: 48.1 %Stafford, TX48.1Harlingen, TX: 48.1 %Harlingen, TX48.1Manor, TX: 47.3 %Manor, TX47.3Houston, TX: 47.2 %Houston, TX47.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Hidalgo, TX93.8-1.8 pts
2Roma, TX93.2-2 pts
3San Elizario, TX91.1-2.4 pts
4Rio Grande City, TX89.7+1.4 pts
5Alton, TX88.9+0.9 pts
6Laredo, TX88.1-0.4 pts
7Eagle Pass, TX86.7+0.2 pts
8Socorro, TX84.4-2.9 pts
9Brownsville, TX84.4-0.7 pts
10Palmview, TX83.1-3.7 pts
11Pharr, TX81.8-1.9 pts
12San Juan, TX81.6-0.2 pts
13Galena Park, TX80.1-1.9 pts
14Mission, TX78.9-2.2 pts
15Donna, TX75.4-4.6 pts
16Mercedes, TX74.3-4 pts
17South Houston, TX73.7+1.8 pts
18McAllen, TX73.6-1.1 pts
19Horizon City, TX73.4-3.9 pts
20Edinburg, TX72.2-0.1 pts
21Weslaco, TX71.2-2.4 pts
22Alamo, TX69.8-3.6 pts
23Del Rio, TX66.4-1 pts
23El Paso, TX66.4-0.6 pts
25Town of Pecos, TX63.8+8.9 pts
26Robstown, TX62.3+1.2 pts
27San Benito, TX61.2+3.4 pts
28Irving, TX60.5-0 pts
29Hereford, TX58.1+0.9 pts
30Raymondville, TX58.1+0.4 pts
31Uvalde, TX53.4+1 pts
32Alice, TX53+2 pts
33Garland, TX52.4+0.5 pts
34Pasadena, TX51.4+3.8 pts
35Humble, TX49.5+9.7 pts
36Farmers Branch, TX49.2+1 pts
37Stafford, TX48.10 pts
38Harlingen, TX48.1+0.1 pts
39Manor, TX47.3-9.5 pts
40Houston, TX47.2-1 pts
40Mount Pleasant, TX47.2+3 pts
42Rosenberg, TX46.6-1.2 pts
43Balch Springs, TX44.8-2.7 pts
44Grand Prairie, TX44.4-0.2 pts
45Dumas, TX44-3.4 pts
46Port Lavaca, TX43.9+7.4 pts
47Leon Valley, TX43.8+5.4 pts
48Haltom City, TX43.6-3.4 pts
49Sugar Land, TX43.1+0.8 pts
50Odessa, TX42.8-0.5 pts
51Bellmead, TX42.8+0.6 pts
52Forest Hill, TX42.7-0.1 pts
53Baytown, TX42.2-0.8 pts
54Seagoville, TX41.7-2.9 pts
55Mesquite, TX41.4+0.5 pts
56Dallas, TX41.1-1.2 pts
57San Antonio, TX40.4-1 pts
58Coppell, TX39.7+0.7 pts
59Carrollton, TX39.6-0.7 pts
60Plainview, TX38.2-2.9 pts
61Plano, TX37.5+0.8 pts
62Clute, TX37.3-1.7 pts
63Andrews, TX37.3+2.5 pts
64Port Arthur, TX36.4+1.2 pts
65Lewisville, TX36.3+3 pts
66Beeville, TX35.8-1.1 pts
67Arlington, TX35.5+0.5 pts
68Richmond, TX35.5+1 pts
69Duncanville, TX35.1+2 pts
70Freeport, TX35+2.3 pts
70Murphy, TX35+0.4 pts
72Bay City, TX34.3-0.8 pts
73Liberty Hill, TX34.1+1.3 pts
74Big Spring, TX34+2.5 pts
74Kingsville, TX34-3 pts
76Pleasanton, TX33.9-2.9 pts
77Ennis, TX33.9-1.5 pts
78Richardson, TX33.7+0.4 pts
79Fulshear, TX33.5-4.2 pts
80Frisco, TX32.8+1.8 pts
81Fort Worth, TX32.5+0.2 pts
82El Campo, TX32.3+0.8 pts
83Corsicana, TX32.2-1.1 pts
84Elgin, TX32.1-7.1 pts
85Seguin, TX31.9-0.2 pts
86Corpus Christi, TX31.9-1.4 pts
87Bryan, TX31.8+1.5 pts
88Midland, TX31.6-0.3 pts
89Missouri City, TX31.3+1.1 pts
90Pearland, TX30.3+0.3 pts
91Little Elm, TX30.2+1.5 pts
92Wylie, TX30.1+2.3 pts
93Katy, TX30.1+1.1 pts
94Sachse, TX30+3.1 pts
95Austin, TX29.8-0.3 pts
96Allen, TX29.7+0.8 pts
97Jacksonville, TX29.4-2.6 pts
98Euless, TX29-0.5 pts
99Lockhart, TX29+1.7 pts
100Addison, TX28.7-0.6 pts
101Kyle, TX28.5-2.8 pts
102Conroe, TX28.5+1.7 pts
103Groves, TX28.4+3.6 pts
104Bellaire, TX28.4-0.4 pts
105Athens, TX28.1+2 pts
106Victoria, TX28-0.1 pts
107Dickinson, TX28-2.2 pts
108Princeton, TX28+2.5 pts
109Lufkin, TX27.8-1.1 pts
110Levelland, TX27.8-5.3 pts
110Pflugerville, TX27.8-0.1 pts
112Webster, TX27.6-3.3 pts
113Taylor, TX27.6+1.7 pts
114Converse, TX27.4-1.4 pts
115Round Rock, TX27.3+0.7 pts
116White Settlement, TX26.9+0.6 pts
117Terrell, TX26.8+4.4 pts
118Snyder, TX26.7+0.1 pts
119Kaufman, TX26.7-0.6 pts
120Alvin, TX26.6-2.5 pts
121San Marcos, TX26.4-2.4 pts
122Hutto, TX26.2+0.1 pts
123Sweetwater, TX26-1.3 pts
124Galveston, TX25.9-0.1 pts
125Hurst, TX25.8+1 pts
126McKinney, TX25.1-0.1 pts
127Leander, TX25+3.2 pts
128Cedar Park, TX25+1.1 pts
129Cleburne, TX24.8+3.3 pts
130San Angelo, TX24.3-0.9 pts
131Killeen, TX23.6-0.5 pts
132Live Oak, TX23.4+0.1 pts
133Dayton, TX23.3-1.3 pts
134Celina, TX23.2+4.7 pts
134Kilgore, TX23.2+1.9 pts
136Cedar Hill, TX23.2+0.8 pts
136Iowa Colony, TX23.2-3.7 pts
138Pampa, TX23.1+0.5 pts
139Amarillo, TX23.1-0.6 pts
140Ingleside, TX23+1.6 pts
141Glenn Heights, TX23+3.1 pts
141La Porte, TX23-0.3 pts
143Grapevine, TX22.9+0.3 pts
144Universal City, TX22.8+0.1 pts
145Texas City, TX22.8+0.7 pts
146The Colony, TX22.3+0.1 pts
147Waco, TX22.2-0.7 pts
148Helotes, TX22.2+2.9 pts
148Saginaw, TX22.2+2.1 pts
150Crowley, TX22.2+1 pts
151Denton, TX22.1+0.2 pts
152Roanoke, TX22-3.8 pts
152Rowlett, TX22-2 pts
154Tyler, TX21.8+1.5 pts
155Providence Village, TX21.8+4.9 pts
156Fate, TX21.5+1.7 pts
157La Marque, TX21.5+0.5 pts
158Huntsville, TX21.5+1.4 pts
159Anna, TX21.4-0.8 pts
160Gainesville, TX21.4-1.9 pts
161Watauga, TX21.2+2.4 pts
162Flower Mound, TX21.2+1.4 pts
163Portland, TX21.2-0.8 pts
164College Station, TX20.9-0.4 pts
165Borger, TX20.8+2.4 pts
165West University Place, TX20.8+1.1 pts
167Belton, TX20.8+0.7 pts
168Lancaster, TX20.6+0.9 pts
169Lubbock, TX20.5-0.7 pts
170Beaumont, TX20.3+0.3 pts
171Gatesville, TX20.1+1.5 pts
172Deer Park, TX20.1-2.6 pts
173Angleton, TX20-0.9 pts
174Brownwood, TX19.9-2.4 pts
175Josephine, TX19.9+2.8 pts
176Manvel, TX19.8-0.4 pts
177Bonham, TX19.7+0.6 pts
178Tomball, TX19.6-0.5 pts
179Melissa, TX19.5+2.9 pts
180Buda, TX19.5+1.8 pts
181Longview, TX19.4+0.1 pts
182Lago Vista, TX19.3+1.2 pts
183New Braunfels, TX19.3-1.8 pts
184Royse City, TX19.2+0.9 pts
185Mont Belvieu, TX19.1+4.4 pts
186Seabrook, TX19.1-1 pts
187Schertz, TX18.9-1 pts
188Southlake, TX18.4-1.1 pts
189Bastrop, TX18.4+1.1 pts
190League City, TX18.3+0.3 pts
191Bedford, TX18.2-0.2 pts
192Greenville, TX18.2+0.1 pts
193Abilene, TX18.1-0.6 pts
194Palestine, TX18.1+5.3 pts
195Mineral Wells, TX18-1.3 pts
196Lake Jackson, TX17.9-3.6 pts
197Kennedale, TX17.9-3.4 pts
198Mansfield, TX17.9-0.6 pts
199Northlake, TX17.8-1.9 pts
200North Richland Hills, TX17.8-1.4 pts
201Sherman, TX17.8-2.1 pts
202Harker Heights, TX17.5-1.5 pts
203DeSoto, TX17.5+3 pts
204Temple, TX17.3+1.2 pts
205Prosper, TX17.3+1.2 pts
206Brenham, TX17.2+0.8 pts
207Lavon, TX17.1+4 pts
208Boerne, TX16.9+0.9 pts
209Selma, TX16.8-2.1 pts
210Red Oak, TX16.5+3.2 pts
211Henderson, TX16.2-0.9 pts
212Corinth, TX15.9+2.8 pts
213Marshall, TX15.8+0.9 pts
214Georgetown, TX15.8+0.4 pts
215Rockwall, TX15.7+1.4 pts
216Waxahachie, TX15.6+0.3 pts
217Cibolo, TX15.5+1.4 pts
218Sulphur Springs, TX15.4+1 pts
219Wichita Falls, TX14.6-0.2 pts
220Copperas Cove, TX14.6+0.9 pts
221Fair Oaks Ranch, TX14.6+3 pts
222Keller, TX14.3+1.2 pts
223Nacogdoches, TX13.9-0.4 pts
224Stephenville, TX13.4-0.8 pts
225Nederland, TX13.2-0.2 pts
226Friendswood, TX12.6-0.3 pts
227Benbrook, TX12.60 pts
228Sanger, TX12.5+0.9 pts
229Robinson, TX12.5-0.3 pts
230Midlothian, TX12.4+2.5 pts
231Fredericksburg, TX12.1-0.6 pts
232Forney, TX12.1+1.4 pts
233Burleson, TX11.9-0.7 pts
234Kerrville, TX11.8-1.6 pts
235Dripping Springs, TX11.7+4.5 pts
236Trophy Club, TX11.7+2.1 pts
237Rockport, TX11.6-4.2 pts
238Canyon, TX11.5-1.8 pts
239Lakeway, TX11.4+0.7 pts
240University Park, TX11+1.5 pts
241Hewitt, TX10.7-3.4 pts
242Highland Village, TX10.3+0.6 pts
243Colleyville, TX10.3+0.5 pts
244Santa Fe, TX10.1+0.5 pts
245Orange, TX9.3+0.4 pts
246Weatherford, TX9.3-0.5 pts
247Fairview, TX9.3-1.5 pts
248Texarkana, TX8.7+0.7 pts
249Denison, TX8.4+1.4 pts
250Azle, TX8.3-1.5 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 Texas 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/texas-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Hidalgo, TX, with 93.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lumberton, TX, with 3.3% in 2023.

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