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

Manassas Park, VA had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 39 cities in 2024, at 55.5%. Bristol, VA had the lowest, at 3.6%. The median was 11.4% and the figure for Virginia was 17.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55.5Manassas Park, VA
Lowest3.6Bristol, VA
Median11.439 cities
Virginia17.4History

All cities, 2024

Manassas Park, VA: 55.5 %Manassas Park, VA55.5Herndon, VA: 51.3 %Herndon, VA51.3Manassas, VA: 50 %Manassas, VA50Fairfax, VA: 38.4 %Fairfax, VA38.4Alexandria, VA: 31.1 %Alexandria, VA31.1Leesburg, VA: 30.9 %Leesburg, VA30.9Harrisonburg, VA: 28.4 %Harrisonburg, VA28.4Vienna, VA: 25.6 %Vienna, VA25.6Culpeper, VA: 25.1 %Culpeper, VA25.1Falls Church, VA: 21.1 %Falls Church, VA21.1Winchester, VA: 19.6 %Winchester, VA19.6Fredericksburg, VA: 18.9 %Fredericksburg, VA18.9Blacksburg, VA: 17 %Blacksburg, VA17Charlottesville, VA: 15 %Charlottesville, VA15Williamsburg, VA: 14.8 %Williamsburg, VA14.8Martinsville, VA: 12.2 %Martinsville, VA12.2Virginia Beach, VA: 12.2 %Virginia Beach, VA12.2Richmond, VA: 12.1 %Richmond, VA12.1Norfolk, VA: 11.8 %Norfolk, VA11.8Warrenton, VA: 11.4 %Warrenton, VA11.4Roanoke, VA: 10.9 %Roanoke, VA10.9Newport News, VA: 10.7 %Newport News, VA10.7Waynesboro, VA: 9.8 %Waynesboro, VA9.8Front Royal, VA: 9.7 %Front Royal, VA9.7Colonial Heights, VA: 9.2 %Colonial Heights, VA9.2Hopewell, VA: 8.6 %Hopewell, VA8.6Chesapeake, VA: 8.4 %Chesapeake, VA8.4Hampton, VA: 8.3 %Hampton, VA8.3Petersburg, VA: 8.1 %Petersburg, VA8.1Lynchburg, VA: 7.8 %Lynchburg, VA7.8Christiansburg, VA: 7.4 %Christiansburg, VA7.4Suffolk, VA: 6.3 %Suffolk, VA6.3Staunton, VA: 5.5 %Staunton, VA5.5Portsmouth, VA: 5.3 %Portsmouth, VA5.3Danville, VA: 4.9 %Danville, VA4.9Salem, VA: 4.8 %Salem, VA4.8Poquoson, VA: 4.1 %Poquoson, VA4.1Radford, VA: 3.7 %Radford, VA3.7Bristol, VA: 3.6 %Bristol, VA3.6Manassas Park, VA: 55.5 %Manassas Park, VA55.5Herndon, VA: 51.3 %Herndon, VA51.3Manassas, VA: 50 %Manassas, VA50Fairfax, VA: 38.4 %Fairfax, VA38.4Alexandria, VA: 31.1 %Alexandria, VA31.1Leesburg, VA: 30.9 %Leesburg, VA30.9Harrisonburg, VA: 28.4 %Harrisonburg, VA28.4Vienna, VA: 25.6 %Vienna, VA25.6Culpeper, VA: 25.1 %Culpeper, VA25.1Falls Church, VA: 21.1 %Falls Church, VA21.1Winchester, VA: 19.6 %Winchester, VA19.6Fredericksburg, VA: 18.9 %Fredericksburg, VA18.9Blacksburg, VA: 17 %Blacksburg, VA17Charlottesville, VA: 15 %Charlottesville, VA15Williamsburg, VA: 14.8 %Williamsburg, VA14.8Martinsville, VA: 12.2 %Martinsville, VA12.2Virginia Beach, VA: 12.2 %Virginia Beach, VA12.2Richmond, VA: 12.1 %Richmond, VA12.1Norfolk, VA: 11.8 %Norfolk, VA11.8Warrenton, VA: 11.4 %Warrenton, VA11.4Roanoke, VA: 10.9 %Roanoke, VA10.9Newport News, VA: 10.7 %Newport News, VA10.7Waynesboro, VA: 9.8 %Waynesboro, VA9.8Front Royal, VA: 9.7 %Front Royal, VA9.7Colonial Heights, VA: 9.2 %Colonial Heights, VA9.2Hopewell, VA: 8.6 %Hopewell, VA8.6Chesapeake, VA: 8.4 %Chesapeake, VA8.4Hampton, VA: 8.3 %Hampton, VA8.3Petersburg, VA: 8.1 %Petersburg, VA8.1Lynchburg, VA: 7.8 %Lynchburg, VA7.8Christiansburg, VA: 7.4 %Christiansburg, VA7.4Suffolk, VA: 6.3 %Suffolk, VA6.3Staunton, VA: 5.5 %Staunton, VA5.5Portsmouth, VA: 5.3 %Portsmouth, VA5.3Danville, VA: 4.9 %Danville, VA4.9Salem, VA: 4.8 %Salem, VA4.8Poquoson, VA: 4.1 %Poquoson, VA4.1Radford, VA: 3.7 %Radford, VA3.7Bristol, VA: 3.6 %Bristol, VA3.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Manassas Park, VA55.5+0.9 pts
2Herndon, VA51.3-2.3 pts
3Manassas, VA50+2.5 pts
4Fairfax, VA38.4+1.5 pts
5Alexandria, VA31.1+0.1 pts
6Leesburg, VA30.9+2.8 pts
7Harrisonburg, VA28.4+1.4 pts
8Vienna, VA25.6-0.5 pts
9Culpeper, VA25.1+3 pts
10Falls Church, VA21.1+1 pts
11Winchester, VA19.6-1 pts
12Fredericksburg, VA18.9+0.8 pts
13Blacksburg, VA17+1.3 pts
14Charlottesville, VA15+0.9 pts
15Williamsburg, VA14.8-1.4 pts
16Martinsville, VA12.2+2.7 pts
17Virginia Beach, VA12.2-0.2 pts
18Richmond, VA12.1+0.2 pts
19Norfolk, VA11.8+0.2 pts
20Warrenton, VA11.4+1.5 pts
21Roanoke, VA10.9+0.3 pts
22Newport News, VA10.7-0.3 pts
23Waynesboro, VA9.8+2.3 pts
24Front Royal, VA9.7-1.7 pts
25Colonial Heights, VA9.2+0.2 pts
26Hopewell, VA8.6+2.6 pts
27Chesapeake, VA8.4+0.1 pts
28Hampton, VA8.3+1.1 pts
29Petersburg, VA8.1+1.1 pts
30Lynchburg, VA7.8+0.5 pts
31Christiansburg, VA7.4+0.1 pts
32Suffolk, VA6.3+0.4 pts
33Staunton, VA5.5-0.9 pts
34Portsmouth, VA5.3+0.5 pts
35Danville, VA4.9-0.5 pts
36Salem, VA4.80 pts
37Poquoson, VA4.1+0.5 pts
38Radford, VA3.7-0.4 pts
39Bristol, VA3.6+1.2 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) (Cities in Virginia 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), Cities in Virginia 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/virginia-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). Cities in Virginia 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/virginia-cities.

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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 Virginia by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/virginia-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Manassas Park, VA, with 55.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bristol, VA, with 3.6% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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