US cities by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024

Sweetwater, FL had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 3219 cities in 2024, at 95%. Ironton, OH had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 14.6% and the figure for the United States was 22.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest95Sweetwater, FL

Lowest0.3Ironton, OH

Median14.63219 cities

United States22.3History

Top 40 cities, 2024

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	Sweetwater, FL	95	+3.2 pts
2	Hidalgo, TX	94.2	+0.4 pts
3	Hialeah Gardens, FL	94.1	-0.7 pts
4	Doral, FL	93.3	+3.6 pts
5	Kiryas Joel, NY	92.8	+0.1 pts
6	Hialeah, FL	92.6	-0.2 pts
7	Calexico, CA	92.6	-1 pts
8	New Square, NY	91.3	-2.1 pts
9	Roma, TX	91	-2.2 pts
10	San Luis, AZ	90.9	-1 pts
11	San Elizario, TX	90.7	-0.4 pts
12	Somerton, AZ	90.5	+1.8 pts
13	Nogales, AZ	90.4	-2.1 pts
14	Maywood, CA	89.4	-0.8 pts
15	Cudahy, CA	89.4	-0.1 pts
16	Bell Gardens, CA	89	-0.7 pts
17	Huntington Park, CA	88	-1.4 pts
18	Rio Grande City, TX	87.7	-2 pts
19	Bell, CA	87.2	+0.3 pts
20	Alton, TX	87	-1.9 pts
21	Eagle Pass, TX	86.8	+0.1 pts
21	Laredo, TX	86.8	-1.3 pts
23	Mendota, CA	86.4	-1.5 pts
24	Miami Lakes, FL	85.9	-1.1 pts
25	San Juan, TX	84.6	+3.1 pts
26	Socorro, TX	84	-0.3 pts
27	Arvin, CA	83.9	0 pts
28	Brownsville, TX	83.6	-0.7 pts
29	Pharr, TX	83.4	+1.7 pts
30	Coachella, CA	83.4	+2.3 pts
31	Palmview, TX	83.2	+0.1 pts
32	Greenfield, CA	83.2	-1.2 pts
33	King City, CA	82.9	+1.5 pts
34	South Gate, CA	82.5	-1.5 pts
35	El Monte, CA	82	-0.2 pts
36	Union City, NJ	81.8	-0.1 pts
37	South El Monte, CA	81.4	+0.5 pts
38	Rosemead, CA	81	-0.4 pts
39	Key Biscayne, FL	80.4	-2.4 pts
40	Sunland Park, NM	80	-0.1 pts
41	Cicero, IL	79.8	-2 pts
42	Perth Amboy, NJ	79.5	-1.3 pts
43	West New York, NJ	79.3	+1.7 pts
44	Baldwin Park, CA	79	-0.6 pts
45	Parlier, CA	78.9	-1.8 pts
46	Mission, TX	78.6	-0.4 pts
47	Lawrence, MA	78.1	-0.4 pts
48	Lynwood, CA	77.9	-1.2 pts
49	Guttenberg, NJ	77.8	-1.9 pts
50	Santa Ana, CA	77.6	-0.4 pts
51	Commerce, CA	77.6	+3.9 pts
52	North Miami, FL	77.5	+0.7 pts
53	Galena Park, TX	77.4	-2.7 pts
54	Miami, FL	77.2	-0.2 pts
55	Elizabeth, NJ	77.1	+0.4 pts
56	El Centro, CA	77	-0.1 pts
57	La Puente, CA	77	+1.1 pts
58	Dover, NJ	76.9	-1.2 pts
59	Livingston, CA	76.9	-0.7 pts
60	Avenal, CA	76.6	-0.6 pts
61	Spring Valley, NY	75.7	-0.3 pts
62	Miami Springs, FL	74.5	+1.6 pts
63	Summit, IL	74.5	+2.1 pts
64	Watsonville, CA	74.5	-0.4 pts
65	McAllen, TX	73.7	+0.1 pts
66	Hamtramck, MI	73.5	+1.9 pts
67	Horizon City, TX	73.5	+0.1 pts
68	Salinas, CA	73.4	+1.4 pts
69	Sunny Isles Beach, FL	73.4	-1.7 pts
70	Donna, TX	73.3	-2.1 pts
71	Grandview, WA	73.2	-1.5 pts
72	Hawaiian Gardens, CA	73.2	-0.6 pts
73	Palisades Park, NJ	72.6	-3.1 pts
74	Delano, CA	72.5	-0.4 pts
75	South Houston, TX	72.5	-1.2 pts
76	San Fernando, CA	72.4	+0.8 pts
77	Passaic, NJ	72.3	-0.6 pts
78	Central Falls, RI	72.2	+1 pts
79	Edinburg, TX	71.9	-0.3 pts
80	North Miami Beach, FL	71.8	-0.3 pts
81	Palm Springs, FL	71.6	-0.8 pts
82	McFarland, CA	71.4	+0.4 pts
83	Melrose Park, IL	70.8	-1.7 pts
84	Lindsay, CA	70.8	-3.7 pts
85	San Gabriel, CA	70.7	-0.5 pts
86	Chelsea, MA	70.7	+0.3 pts
87	Milpitas, CA	70.6	+1.6 pts
88	Doraville, GA	70.3	-0.8 pts
89	Monterey Park, CA	70.3	-1.5 pts
90	Imperial, CA	70.3	+1.5 pts
91	Montebello, CA	70.2	-1.3 pts
92	Fairview, NJ	69.8	-1 pts
93	Mercedes, TX	69.3	-5 pts
93	Weslaco, TX	69.3	-1.9 pts
95	Lexington, NE	69.3	+0.1 pts
96	Soledad, CA	69.2	+1 pts
97	Kissimmee, FL	69.2	+1.2 pts
98	Homestead, FL	68.8	+0.2 pts
99	Paramount, CA	68.5	-2.8 pts
100	Garfield, NJ	68.5	+1.2 pts
101	Aventura, FL	68.4	-0.4 pts
102	Douglas, AZ	68.3	-2.6 pts
103	Walnut, CA	68.3	+1.6 pts
104	Weston, FL	68.3	+2.2 pts
105	Garden Grove, CA	68.3	+0.4 pts
106	Wasco, CA	68.3	-0.4 pts
107	Sunnyside, WA	68	-3.4 pts
108	Brawley, CA	67.9	+0.7 pts
109	Farmersville, CA	67.9	+1.3 pts
110	Stanton, CA	67.9	+0.1 pts
111	Oxnard, CA	67.9	+0.3 pts
112	Lawndale, CA	67.8	+0.2 pts
113	Alhambra, CA	67.5	-1 pts
114	San Pablo, CA	67.4	+1.4 pts
115	Temple City, CA	67.4	-0.7 pts
116	Paterson, NJ	67.3	+1.4 pts
117	Alamo, TX	67.2	-2.6 pts
118	Santa Maria, CA	67.1	+0.5 pts
119	San Benito, TX	67	+5.8 pts
120	Harrison, NJ	66.9	+0.2 pts
121	Artesia, CA	66.8	-0.3 pts
122	Glendale, CA	66.3	+0.3 pts
123	Santa Paula, CA	66.2	+0.4 pts
124	Del Rio, TX	66.2	-0.2 pts
125	National City, CA	66	-3.1 pts
126	East Palo Alto, CA	65.9	+0.8 pts
127	El Paso, TX	65.9	-0.5 pts
128	Pico Rivera, CA	65.4	-1.1 pts
129	Kearny, NJ	65.2	+0.6 pts
130	Downey, CA	65.1	0 pts
131	Dinuba, CA	65	+2 pts
132	Wallington, NJ	65	+2.7 pts
133	Cliffside Park, NJ	64.6	+0.6 pts
134	Compton, CA	64.5	+0.2 pts
135	Franklin Park, IL	64.5	+2.4 pts
136	Miami Beach, FL	64.5	-4 pts
137	Perris, CA	64.4	-1.6 pts
138	Westminster, CA	64.4	-0.4 pts
139	Hallandale Beach, FL	64.2	+3.2 pts
140	Fremont, CA	64.2	+0.4 pts
141	Pomona, CA	64	+0.3 pts
142	Haverstraw, NY	63.8	+1.8 pts
143	Cutler Bay, FL	63.5	-2.7 pts
144	Everett, MA	63.4	+0.5 pts
145	Norwalk, CA	63.4	-0.1 pts
146	Diamond Bar, CA	63.3	+1.6 pts
147	Liberal, KS	63.1	+2 pts
148	Union City, CA	63.1	+1.9 pts
149	Town of Pecos, TX	62.4	-1.5 pts
150	Cupertino, CA	62.3	-0.9 pts
151	Wheeling, IL	61.8	-1.1 pts
152	Hayward, CA	61.8	+1.4 pts
152	Irving, TX	61.8	+1.3 pts
152	Kerman, CA	61.8	-7.3 pts
155	Pinecrest, FL	61.6	+4.4 pts
156	Lilburn, GA	61.2	-0.3 pts
157	Arcadia, CA	61.1	+3.1 pts
158	Burbank, IL	60.9	+1.3 pts
159	Coral Gables, FL	60.8	-0.2 pts
160	Addison, IL	60.7	+1.6 pts
161	Fort Lee, NJ	60.5	-0.1 pts
161	Sunnyvale, CA	60.5	+0.6 pts
163	Reedley, CA	60.5	+0.3 pts
164	South Miami, FL	60.3	+1.7 pts
165	Madera, CA	60.2	-0.6 pts
166	Little Ferry, NJ	60.2	+2.6 pts
167	Florida City, FL	60.2	+0.8 pts
168	Norridge, IL	60.1	+2 pts
169	West Haverstraw, NY	60	+2.1 pts
170	Ceres, CA	59.9	-0.1 pts
171	Anaheim, CA	59.8	-0.3 pts
172	West Covina, CA	59.8	+0.6 pts
173	Reading, PA	59.7	+4.8 pts
174	North Plainfield, NJ	59.6	+0.6 pts
175	Port Chester, NY	59.5	-0.3 pts
176	Niles, IL	59.5	-0.6 pts
177	Sleepy Hollow, NY	59.4	-1.7 pts
178	Daly City, CA	59.3	-2.4 pts
179	Northlake, IL	59.2	+2.4 pts
180	Deming, NM	59.2	-0.4 pts
181	Shafter, CA	59.1	+0.5 pts
182	Schiller Park, IL	58.9	+2.9 pts
183	San Jose, CA	58.9	+0.3 pts
184	Woodburn, OR	58.6	+0.2 pts
185	Jurupa Valley, CA	58.6	+1.5 pts
186	Española, NM	58.6	-1.1 pts
187	Rialto, CA	58.6	+0.5 pts
188	Robstown, TX	58.5	-3.8 pts
189	Plainfield, NJ	58.5	-0.1 pts
190	Fontana, CA	58.4	+0.4 pts
190	Ridgefield, NJ	58.4	-1.8 pts
192	Davenport, FL	58.3	-4 pts
193	Bellflower, CA	58.3	+0.2 pts
194	Glendale Heights, IL	58.1	-0.9 pts
194	Opa-locka, FL	58.1	+4 pts
196	Greenacres, FL	58.1	+1.6 pts
197	Montclair, CA	57.9	+0.5 pts
198	Raymondville, TX	57.9	-0.2 pts
199	Hanover Park, IL	57.9	+2.5 pts
200	Hazleton, PA	57.8	-1.5 pts
201	Hereford, TX	57.4	-0.7 pts
202	Chula Vista, CA	57.4	+0.8 pts
202	New Brunswick, NJ	57.4	+0.9 pts
204	Newark, CA	57.3	+0.1 pts
205	Hickory Hills, IL	57.3	+2.3 pts
206	Lake Worth Beach, FL	57.3	+0.7 pts
207	Santa Clara, CA	57.1	+1 pts
208	Cerritos, CA	57	-0.1 pts
209	Carpentersville, IL	56.8	+1.3 pts
210	Linden, NJ	56.7	+0.1 pts
211	San Marino, CA	56.7	-4.1 pts
212	Los Angeles, CA	56.4	-0.4 pts
213	Azusa, CA	56.4	+1.3 pts
214	Revere, MA	56.4	-0.2 pts
215	Clifton, NJ	56.3	+1.1 pts
216	Patterson, CA	56.1	-0 pts
217	Ridgefield Park, NJ	56	+1 pts
218	Mountain House, CA	55.7	-0.3 pts
219	Indio, CA	55.5	+1.9 pts
220	Manassas Park, VA	55.5	+0.9 pts
221	Pleasantville, NJ	55.2	+1.2 pts
222	Santa Fe Springs, CA	55.2	+2.5 pts
223	Streamwood, IL	55.2	+2.7 pts
224	Colton, CA	55.2	+2 pts
225	Ontario, CA	55.1	+1.3 pts
226	Lodi, NJ	55	+2.6 pts
227	Foster City, CA	55	+1.3 pts
228	Carteret, NJ	54.9	-0.6 pts
229	Freehold, NJ	54.9	+1.6 pts
230	Hackensack, NJ	54.8	+3.4 pts
231	Bridgeton, NJ	54.8	+2.4 pts
232	Bound Brook, NJ	54.6	+1.4 pts
233	San Leandro, CA	54.5	+0.8 pts
234	Porterville, CA	54.4	-0 pts
235	Dodge City, KS	54.4	+0.3 pts
236	San Bernardino, CA	54.3	+0.2 pts
237	Gardena, CA	54.2	+0.4 pts
238	Pembroke Pines, FL	54.2	+1.7 pts
239	Gaithersburg, MD	54.1	+0.8 pts
239	Waukegan, IL	54.1	-1 pts
241	Hawthorne, CA	54	-3.4 pts
242	Pasadena, TX	54	+2.6 pts
243	Palmdale, CA	53.9	+1.3 pts
244	South San Francisco, CA	53.8	+0.8 pts
245	Duarte, CA	53.7	-1 pts
246	Lynn, MA	53.5	+2.3 pts
246	Tustin, CA	53.5	+1.7 pts
248	Berwyn, IL	53.5	-0.1 pts
249	Dearborn, MI	53.4	+2 pts
250	Federal Heights, CO	53.3	+2.4 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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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) (US cities by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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), US cities 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/us-cities. 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). US cities by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/us-cities.

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@misc{census_us_cities_by_population_2024,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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): US cities by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/us-cities. Publisher attribution: 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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Sweetwater, FL, with 95% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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