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

Sunnyside, WA had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 91 cities in 2022, at 73.5%. Liberty Lake, WA had the lowest, at 2.3%. The median was 19.5% and the figure for Washington was 20.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.5Sunnyside, WA
Lowest2.3Liberty Lake, WA
Median19.591 cities
Washington20.6History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Sunnyside, WA: 73.5 %Sunnyside, WA73.5Grandview, WA: 72.4 %Grandview, WA72.4Pasco, WA: 51.2 %Pasco, WA51.2SeaTac, WA: 49.9 %SeaTac, WA49.9Redmond, WA: 47.3 %Redmond, WA47.3Tukwila, WA: 47.1 %Tukwila, WA47.1Bellevue, WA: 45.3 %Bellevue, WA45.3Kent, WA: 42.5 %Kent, WA42.5Yakima, WA: 38.3 %Yakima, WA38.3Lynnwood, WA: 38.2 %Lynnwood, WA38.2Federal Way, WA: 37.8 %Federal Way, WA37.8Renton, WA: 37.5 %Renton, WA37.5Sammamish, WA: 37.4 %Sammamish, WA37.4Newcastle, WA: 36.9 %Newcastle, WA36.9Des Moines, WA: 34.8 %Des Moines, WA34.8Issaquah, WA: 32.3 %Issaquah, WA32.3Burien, WA: 31.7 %Burien, WA31.7Mount Vernon, WA: 31.1 %Mount Vernon, WA31.1Fife, WA: 31 %Fife, WA31Auburn, WA: 30.6 %Auburn, WA30.6Woodinville, WA: 29.7 %Woodinville, WA29.7Wenatchee, WA: 28.5 %Wenatchee, WA28.5Everett, WA: 28.2 %Everett, WA28.2Bothell, WA: 28.1 %Bothell, WA28.1Kennewick, WA: 27.8 %Kennewick, WA27.8Moses Lake, WA: 27 %Moses Lake, WA27Kirkland, WA: 26.9 %Kirkland, WA26.9Shoreline, WA: 25.9 %Shoreline, WA25.9Kenmore, WA: 25.8 %Kenmore, WA25.8East Wenatchee, WA: 25.8 %East Wenatchee, WA25.8Mill Creek, WA: 25.3 %Mill Creek, WA25.3Mercer Island, WA: 24 %Mercer Island, WA24Lakewood, WA: 23.4 %Lakewood, WA23.4Shelton, WA: 23.3 %Shelton, WA23.3Mukilteo, WA: 23.3 %Mukilteo, WA23.3Mountlake Terrace, WA: 23.2 %Mountlake Terrace, WA23.2Covington, WA: 23.2 %Covington, WA23.2Seattle, WA: 22.9 %Seattle, WA22.9Walla Walla, WA: 20.8 %Walla Walla, WA20.8Burlington, WA: 20.7 %Burlington, WA20.7Sunnyside, WA: 73.5 %Sunnyside, WA73.5Grandview, WA: 72.4 %Grandview, WA72.4Pasco, WA: 51.2 %Pasco, WA51.2SeaTac, WA: 49.9 %SeaTac, WA49.9Redmond, WA: 47.3 %Redmond, WA47.3Tukwila, WA: 47.1 %Tukwila, WA47.1Bellevue, WA: 45.3 %Bellevue, WA45.3Kent, WA: 42.5 %Kent, WA42.5Yakima, WA: 38.3 %Yakima, WA38.3Lynnwood, WA: 38.2 %Lynnwood, WA38.2Federal Way, WA: 37.8 %Federal Way, WA37.8Renton, WA: 37.5 %Renton, WA37.5Sammamish, WA: 37.4 %Sammamish, WA37.4Newcastle, WA: 36.9 %Newcastle, WA36.9Des Moines, WA: 34.8 %Des Moines, WA34.8Issaquah, WA: 32.3 %Issaquah, WA32.3Burien, WA: 31.7 %Burien, WA31.7Mount Vernon, WA: 31.1 %Mount Vernon, WA31.1Fife, WA: 31 %Fife, WA31Auburn, WA: 30.6 %Auburn, WA30.6Woodinville, WA: 29.7 %Woodinville, WA29.7Wenatchee, WA: 28.5 %Wenatchee, WA28.5Everett, WA: 28.2 %Everett, WA28.2Bothell, WA: 28.1 %Bothell, WA28.1Kennewick, WA: 27.8 %Kennewick, WA27.8Moses Lake, WA: 27 %Moses Lake, WA27Kirkland, WA: 26.9 %Kirkland, WA26.9Shoreline, WA: 25.9 %Shoreline, WA25.9Kenmore, WA: 25.8 %Kenmore, WA25.8East Wenatchee, WA: 25.8 %East Wenatchee, WA25.8Mill Creek, WA: 25.3 %Mill Creek, WA25.3Mercer Island, WA: 24 %Mercer Island, WA24Lakewood, WA: 23.4 %Lakewood, WA23.4Shelton, WA: 23.3 %Shelton, WA23.3Mukilteo, WA: 23.3 %Mukilteo, WA23.3Mountlake Terrace, WA: 23.2 %Mountlake Terrace, WA23.2Covington, WA: 23.2 %Covington, WA23.2Seattle, WA: 22.9 %Seattle, WA22.9Walla Walla, WA: 20.8 %Walla Walla, WA20.8Burlington, WA: 20.7 %Burlington, WA20.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Sunnyside, WA73.5+3.2 pts
2Grandview, WA72.4-1.8 pts
3Pasco, WA51.2+0.8 pts
4SeaTac, WA49.9+1.7 pts
5Redmond, WA47.3+0.8 pts
6Tukwila, WA47.1+0.9 pts
7Bellevue, WA45.3+1.2 pts
8Kent, WA42.50 pts
9Yakima, WA38.30 pts
10Lynnwood, WA38.2+0.1 pts
11Federal Way, WA37.8+1.5 pts
12Renton, WA37.5+0.2 pts
13Sammamish, WA37.4+2.2 pts
14Newcastle, WA36.9+2.2 pts
15Des Moines, WA34.8+1.5 pts
16Issaquah, WA32.3-1.5 pts
17Burien, WA31.7-2 pts
18Mount Vernon, WA31.1+0.4 pts
19Fife, WA31+2.9 pts
20Auburn, WA30.6-0.4 pts
21Woodinville, WA29.7+2.6 pts
22Wenatchee, WA28.5-0.7 pts
23Everett, WA28.2+0.1 pts
24Bothell, WA28.1+0.9 pts
25Kennewick, WA27.8-1.9 pts
26Moses Lake, WA27-1.1 pts
27Kirkland, WA26.9+0.6 pts
28Shoreline, WA25.9-1.3 pts
29Kenmore, WA25.8+1.6 pts
30East Wenatchee, WA25.8+1.2 pts
31Mill Creek, WA25.3-2.4 pts
32Mercer Island, WA24+1.2 pts
33Lakewood, WA23.4+1.2 pts
34Shelton, WA23.3+0.5 pts
35Mukilteo, WA23.3+0.1 pts
36Mountlake Terrace, WA23.2-1.9 pts
37Covington, WA23.2+3.4 pts
38Seattle, WA22.9+0.7 pts
39Walla Walla, WA20.8+0.5 pts
40Burlington, WA20.7-5 pts
41Vancouver, WA20.1+0.4 pts
42University Place, WA20+0.1 pts
43Edgewood, WA19.7+2 pts
44Ferndale, WA19.6-0.9 pts
45Sedro-Woolley, WA19.5+1.6 pts
46Monroe, WA19.5+1.5 pts
47Marysville, WA19+1.5 pts
48Lacey, WA18.5+1.6 pts
49Tacoma, WA17.3-0.7 pts
50Pullman, WA17-1.2 pts
51Arlington, WA16.90 pts
52Aberdeen, WA16.3-1.6 pts
53Oak Harbor, WA15.4-0.5 pts
54Edmonds, WA15.3+0.2 pts
55Snoqualmie, WA14.9-0.4 pts
56Lake Forest Park, WA14.3-1.4 pts
57Airway Heights, WA14.1-1.4 pts
58Lynden, WA14+2.3 pts
59Maple Valley, WA13.9+2.5 pts
60Sumner, WA13.9+2.4 pts
61Olympia, WA13.8-0.6 pts
62Battle Ground, WA13.8+0.1 pts
63Camas, WA13.7+0.4 pts
64Centralia, WA13.5+0.4 pts
65Puyallup, WA13.4+1.4 pts
66Richland, WA13.3+0.4 pts
67West Richland, WA12.9+0.5 pts
68Lake Stevens, WA12.7+1.4 pts
69Yelm, WA12.2+2.6 pts
70Bellingham, WA11.7+0.2 pts
71Bremerton, WA10.8+1 pts
72Cheney, WA10.4-0.5 pts
73Bonney Lake, WA10.2-0.4 pts
74Port Orchard, WA9.7+1.1 pts
75Kelso, WA9.5-0.4 pts
76Longview, WA8.4-0.3 pts
77Spokane, WA8.1-0.3 pts
78Tumwater, WA8+0.5 pts
79Ellensburg, WA7.9-0.6 pts
80Poulsbo, WA7.9-2.4 pts
81Port Townsend, WA7.5+2.3 pts
82Spokane Valley, WA7.3-0.1 pts
83Washougal, WA6.8+0.8 pts
84Ridgefield, WA6.8+0.6 pts
85Gig Harbor, WA6.7-0.7 pts
86Port Angeles, WA6.6+0.2 pts
87Snohomish, WA6.4-1 pts
88Enumclaw, WA6.3-2.5 pts
89Anacortes, WA6.20 pts
90Bainbridge Island, WA5.6+0.7 pts
91Liberty Lake, WA2.3-0.4 pts

Other periods

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 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/washington-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/washington-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/washington-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Sunnyside, WA, with 73.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Liberty Lake, WA, with 2.3% in 2022.

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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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