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

Grandview, WA had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 91 cities in 2024, at 73.2%. Liberty Lake, WA had the lowest, at 3.9%. The median was 19.7% and the figure for Washington was 21.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.2Grandview, WA
Lowest3.9Liberty Lake, WA
Median19.791 cities
Washington21.4History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Grandview, WA: 73.2 %Grandview, WA73.2Sunnyside, WA: 68 %Sunnyside, WA68Pasco, WA: 53 %Pasco, WA53SeaTac, WA: 50.5 %SeaTac, WA50.5Redmond, WA: 49 %Redmond, WA49Bellevue, WA: 48.8 %Bellevue, WA48.8Tukwila, WA: 48.5 %Tukwila, WA48.5Kent, WA: 44 %Kent, WA44Federal Way, WA: 42.1 %Federal Way, WA42.1Newcastle, WA: 41.9 %Newcastle, WA41.9Yakima, WA: 39.8 %Yakima, WA39.8Sammamish, WA: 39.2 %Sammamish, WA39.2Renton, WA: 38.1 %Renton, WA38.1Lynnwood, WA: 37.5 %Lynnwood, WA37.5Auburn, WA: 35.5 %Auburn, WA35.5Des Moines, WA: 35.2 %Des Moines, WA35.2Burien, WA: 34 %Burien, WA34Fife, WA: 33.5 %Fife, WA33.5Mount Vernon, WA: 31.6 %Mount Vernon, WA31.6Issaquah, WA: 31.2 %Issaquah, WA31.2Woodinville, WA: 31.2 %Woodinville, WA31.2Everett, WA: 30.4 %Everett, WA30.4Kirkland, WA: 30 %Kirkland, WA30Wenatchee, WA: 29 %Wenatchee, WA29Kennewick, WA: 28.8 %Kennewick, WA28.8Bothell, WA: 28.1 %Bothell, WA28.1East Wenatchee, WA: 27.8 %East Wenatchee, WA27.8Kenmore, WA: 26.8 %Kenmore, WA26.8Mercer Island, WA: 25.6 %Mercer Island, WA25.6Edgewood, WA: 24.8 %Edgewood, WA24.8Mukilteo, WA: 24.5 %Mukilteo, WA24.5Shoreline, WA: 24.3 %Shoreline, WA24.3Mill Creek, WA: 24.3 %Mill Creek, WA24.3Seattle, WA: 23.7 %Seattle, WA23.7Shelton, WA: 23.5 %Shelton, WA23.5Mountlake Terrace, WA: 23.5 %Mountlake Terrace, WA23.5Lakewood, WA: 23.2 %Lakewood, WA23.2Moses Lake, WA: 22.8 %Moses Lake, WA22.8Monroe, WA: 22.4 %Monroe, WA22.4Burlington, WA: 22.2 %Burlington, WA22.2Grandview, WA: 73.2 %Grandview, WA73.2Sunnyside, WA: 68 %Sunnyside, WA68Pasco, WA: 53 %Pasco, WA53SeaTac, WA: 50.5 %SeaTac, WA50.5Redmond, WA: 49 %Redmond, WA49Bellevue, WA: 48.8 %Bellevue, WA48.8Tukwila, WA: 48.5 %Tukwila, WA48.5Kent, WA: 44 %Kent, WA44Federal Way, WA: 42.1 %Federal Way, WA42.1Newcastle, WA: 41.9 %Newcastle, WA41.9Yakima, WA: 39.8 %Yakima, WA39.8Sammamish, WA: 39.2 %Sammamish, WA39.2Renton, WA: 38.1 %Renton, WA38.1Lynnwood, WA: 37.5 %Lynnwood, WA37.5Auburn, WA: 35.5 %Auburn, WA35.5Des Moines, WA: 35.2 %Des Moines, WA35.2Burien, WA: 34 %Burien, WA34Fife, WA: 33.5 %Fife, WA33.5Mount Vernon, WA: 31.6 %Mount Vernon, WA31.6Issaquah, WA: 31.2 %Issaquah, WA31.2Woodinville, WA: 31.2 %Woodinville, WA31.2Everett, WA: 30.4 %Everett, WA30.4Kirkland, WA: 30 %Kirkland, WA30Wenatchee, WA: 29 %Wenatchee, WA29Kennewick, WA: 28.8 %Kennewick, WA28.8Bothell, WA: 28.1 %Bothell, WA28.1East Wenatchee, WA: 27.8 %East Wenatchee, WA27.8Kenmore, WA: 26.8 %Kenmore, WA26.8Mercer Island, WA: 25.6 %Mercer Island, WA25.6Edgewood, WA: 24.8 %Edgewood, WA24.8Mukilteo, WA: 24.5 %Mukilteo, WA24.5Shoreline, WA: 24.3 %Shoreline, WA24.3Mill Creek, WA: 24.3 %Mill Creek, WA24.3Seattle, WA: 23.7 %Seattle, WA23.7Shelton, WA: 23.5 %Shelton, WA23.5Mountlake Terrace, WA: 23.5 %Mountlake Terrace, WA23.5Lakewood, WA: 23.2 %Lakewood, WA23.2Moses Lake, WA: 22.8 %Moses Lake, WA22.8Monroe, WA: 22.4 %Monroe, WA22.4Burlington, WA: 22.2 %Burlington, WA22.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Grandview, WA73.2-1.5 pts
2Sunnyside, WA68-3.4 pts
3Pasco, WA53-0.2 pts
4SeaTac, WA50.5-0.1 pts
5Redmond, WA49+1.1 pts
6Bellevue, WA48.8+2 pts
7Tukwila, WA48.5+1.3 pts
8Kent, WA44+0.9 pts
9Federal Way, WA42.1+2.7 pts
10Newcastle, WA41.9+2.4 pts
11Yakima, WA39.8+0.9 pts
12Sammamish, WA39.2+0.4 pts
13Renton, WA38.1+0.6 pts
14Lynnwood, WA37.5+1 pts
15Auburn, WA35.5+3.1 pts
16Des Moines, WA35.2-0.3 pts
17Burien, WA34+1.2 pts
18Fife, WA33.5-1.1 pts
19Mount Vernon, WA31.6+0.9 pts
20Issaquah, WA31.2-0 pts
21Woodinville, WA31.2+0.6 pts
22Everett, WA30.4+0.7 pts
23Kirkland, WA30+1.7 pts
24Wenatchee, WA29-0.2 pts
25Kennewick, WA28.8-0 pts
26Bothell, WA28.1-0.1 pts
27East Wenatchee, WA27.8+0.2 pts
28Kenmore, WA26.8-0.6 pts
29Mercer Island, WA25.6+1.4 pts
30Edgewood, WA24.8+0.6 pts
31Mukilteo, WA24.5+0.4 pts
32Shoreline, WA24.3-0.9 pts
33Mill Creek, WA24.3-2.1 pts
34Seattle, WA23.7+0.6 pts
35Shelton, WA23.5-0.4 pts
36Mountlake Terrace, WA23.5-0.7 pts
37Lakewood, WA23.2-0.6 pts
38Moses Lake, WA22.8-2.6 pts
39Monroe, WA22.4+0.8 pts
40Burlington, WA22.2-0.8 pts
41Walla Walla, WA21.6+2.7 pts
42Airway Heights, WA21.6+4.8 pts
43Marysville, WA21.3+1.3 pts
44Covington, WA21-2.9 pts
45Ferndale, WA20.1-1.5 pts
46Vancouver, WA19.7-1 pts
47Maple Valley, WA19.3+2.3 pts
48University Place, WA19+0.1 pts
49Tacoma, WA18.7+0.9 pts
50Aberdeen, WA17.9+1.4 pts
51Lake Forest Park, WA17.8+1.5 pts
52Sedro-Woolley, WA17.3-0.6 pts
53Lacey, WA17.2-1.8 pts
54Centralia, WA16.9-0.2 pts
55Lake Stevens, WA16.5+2.5 pts
56Arlington, WA16.2+0.4 pts
57Camas, WA15.2+1.5 pts
58Edmonds, WA15.1-0.2 pts
59Sumner, WA14.9+1.5 pts
60Oak Harbor, WA14.7+0.2 pts
61Battle Ground, WA14.5+2.3 pts
62Snoqualmie, WA14.3-1.8 pts
63Pullman, WA13.7-1.2 pts
64Puyallup, WA13.6-1.2 pts
65West Richland, WA12.9-0.9 pts
66Richland, WA12.8+1.1 pts
67Bremerton, WA12.3+1.3 pts
68Bonney Lake, WA12+1.7 pts
69Bellingham, WA11.90 pts
70Olympia, WA11.8-0.9 pts
71Lynden, WA11.8-2.6 pts
71Yelm, WA11.8-1.1 pts
73Port Orchard, WA11.4+1.9 pts
74Cheney, WA11.2+1.2 pts
75Ridgefield, WA11.1+3.6 pts
76Ellensburg, WA10.5+1.7 pts
77Washougal, WA9.4+1 pts
78Longview, WA9.4+0.6 pts
79Tumwater, WA9.2+1.7 pts
80Spokane, WA8.4-0.1 pts
81Spokane Valley, WA8.1+0.3 pts
82Gig Harbor, WA7.2+0.5 pts
83Snohomish, WA7.2-0.2 pts
84Kelso, WA6.8+0.1 pts
84Port Angeles, WA6.8+0.3 pts
86Poulsbo, WA6.4-1.7 pts
87Bainbridge Island, WA6.40 pts
88Enumclaw, WA6.1-3.3 pts
89Port Townsend, WA5.7-2.3 pts
90Anacortes, WA5.4-0.1 pts
91Liberty Lake, WA3.9+1.4 pts

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About this ranking

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.

How to cite

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 Washington 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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Grandview, WA, with 73.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Liberty Lake, WA, with 3.9% in 2024.

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