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

Grandview, WA had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 91 cities in 2023, at 74.7%. Liberty Lake, WA had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 18.9% and the figure for Washington was 21%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest74.7Grandview, WA
Lowest2.4Liberty Lake, WA
Median18.991 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2023

Grandview, WA: 74.7 %Grandview, WA74.7Sunnyside, WA: 71.4 %Sunnyside, WA71.4Pasco, WA: 53.2 %Pasco, WA53.2SeaTac, WA: 50.7 %SeaTac, WA50.7Redmond, WA: 47.9 %Redmond, WA47.9Tukwila, WA: 47.3 %Tukwila, WA47.3Bellevue, WA: 46.8 %Bellevue, WA46.8Kent, WA: 43.1 %Kent, WA43.1Newcastle, WA: 39.5 %Newcastle, WA39.5Federal Way, WA: 39.4 %Federal Way, WA39.4Sammamish, WA: 38.8 %Sammamish, WA38.8Yakima, WA: 38.8 %Yakima, WA38.8Renton, WA: 37.5 %Renton, WA37.5Lynnwood, WA: 36.5 %Lynnwood, WA36.5Des Moines, WA: 35.5 %Des Moines, WA35.5Fife, WA: 34.6 %Fife, WA34.6Burien, WA: 32.8 %Burien, WA32.8Auburn, WA: 32.4 %Auburn, WA32.4Issaquah, WA: 31.2 %Issaquah, WA31.2Mount Vernon, WA: 30.7 %Mount Vernon, WA30.7Woodinville, WA: 30.6 %Woodinville, WA30.6Everett, WA: 29.8 %Everett, WA29.8Wenatchee, WA: 29.2 %Wenatchee, WA29.2Kennewick, WA: 28.8 %Kennewick, WA28.8Kirkland, WA: 28.3 %Kirkland, WA28.3Bothell, WA: 28.3 %Bothell, WA28.3East Wenatchee, WA: 27.6 %East Wenatchee, WA27.6Kenmore, WA: 27.4 %Kenmore, WA27.4Mill Creek, WA: 26.3 %Mill Creek, WA26.3Moses Lake, WA: 25.4 %Moses Lake, WA25.4Shoreline, WA: 25.2 %Shoreline, WA25.2Edgewood, WA: 24.2 %Edgewood, WA24.2Mercer Island, WA: 24.2 %Mercer Island, WA24.2Mountlake Terrace, WA: 24.2 %Mountlake Terrace, WA24.2Mukilteo, WA: 24.1 %Mukilteo, WA24.1Covington, WA: 23.9 %Covington, WA23.9Shelton, WA: 23.9 %Shelton, WA23.9Lakewood, WA: 23.8 %Lakewood, WA23.8Seattle, WA: 23.1 %Seattle, WA23.1Burlington, WA: 22.9 %Burlington, WA22.9Grandview, WA: 74.7 %Grandview, WA74.7Sunnyside, WA: 71.4 %Sunnyside, WA71.4Pasco, WA: 53.2 %Pasco, WA53.2SeaTac, WA: 50.7 %SeaTac, WA50.7Redmond, WA: 47.9 %Redmond, WA47.9Tukwila, WA: 47.3 %Tukwila, WA47.3Bellevue, WA: 46.8 %Bellevue, WA46.8Kent, WA: 43.1 %Kent, WA43.1Newcastle, WA: 39.5 %Newcastle, WA39.5Federal Way, WA: 39.4 %Federal Way, WA39.4Sammamish, WA: 38.8 %Sammamish, WA38.8Yakima, WA: 38.8 %Yakima, WA38.8Renton, WA: 37.5 %Renton, WA37.5Lynnwood, WA: 36.5 %Lynnwood, WA36.5Des Moines, WA: 35.5 %Des Moines, WA35.5Fife, WA: 34.6 %Fife, WA34.6Burien, WA: 32.8 %Burien, WA32.8Auburn, WA: 32.4 %Auburn, WA32.4Issaquah, WA: 31.2 %Issaquah, WA31.2Mount Vernon, WA: 30.7 %Mount Vernon, WA30.7Woodinville, WA: 30.6 %Woodinville, WA30.6Everett, WA: 29.8 %Everett, WA29.8Wenatchee, WA: 29.2 %Wenatchee, WA29.2Kennewick, WA: 28.8 %Kennewick, WA28.8Kirkland, WA: 28.3 %Kirkland, WA28.3Bothell, WA: 28.3 %Bothell, WA28.3East Wenatchee, WA: 27.6 %East Wenatchee, WA27.6Kenmore, WA: 27.4 %Kenmore, WA27.4Mill Creek, WA: 26.3 %Mill Creek, WA26.3Moses Lake, WA: 25.4 %Moses Lake, WA25.4Shoreline, WA: 25.2 %Shoreline, WA25.2Edgewood, WA: 24.2 %Edgewood, WA24.2Mercer Island, WA: 24.2 %Mercer Island, WA24.2Mountlake Terrace, WA: 24.2 %Mountlake Terrace, WA24.2Mukilteo, WA: 24.1 %Mukilteo, WA24.1Covington, WA: 23.9 %Covington, WA23.9Shelton, WA: 23.9 %Shelton, WA23.9Lakewood, WA: 23.8 %Lakewood, WA23.8Seattle, WA: 23.1 %Seattle, WA23.1Burlington, WA: 22.9 %Burlington, WA22.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Grandview, WA74.7+2.3 pts
2Sunnyside, WA71.4-2 pts
3Pasco, WA53.2+2 pts
4SeaTac, WA50.7+0.8 pts
5Redmond, WA47.9+0.6 pts
6Tukwila, WA47.3+0.2 pts
7Bellevue, WA46.8+1.5 pts
8Kent, WA43.1+0.6 pts
9Newcastle, WA39.5+2.6 pts
10Federal Way, WA39.4+1.6 pts
11Sammamish, WA38.8+1.4 pts
12Yakima, WA38.8+0.6 pts
13Renton, WA37.5-0 pts
14Lynnwood, WA36.5-1.7 pts
15Des Moines, WA35.5+0.7 pts
16Fife, WA34.6+3.6 pts
17Burien, WA32.8+1.1 pts
18Auburn, WA32.4+1.8 pts
19Issaquah, WA31.2-1 pts
20Mount Vernon, WA30.7-0.4 pts
21Woodinville, WA30.6+0.8 pts
22Everett, WA29.8+1.5 pts
23Wenatchee, WA29.2+0.7 pts
24Kennewick, WA28.8+1 pts
25Kirkland, WA28.3+1.4 pts
26Bothell, WA28.3+0.2 pts
27East Wenatchee, WA27.6+1.9 pts
28Kenmore, WA27.4+1.6 pts
29Mill Creek, WA26.3+1 pts
30Moses Lake, WA25.4-1.6 pts
31Shoreline, WA25.2-0.7 pts
32Edgewood, WA24.2+4.6 pts
32Mercer Island, WA24.2+0.2 pts
34Mountlake Terrace, WA24.2+1 pts
35Mukilteo, WA24.1+0.8 pts
36Covington, WA23.9+0.8 pts
37Shelton, WA23.9+0.5 pts
38Lakewood, WA23.8+0.4 pts
39Seattle, WA23.1+0.2 pts
40Burlington, WA22.9+2.2 pts
41Monroe, WA21.6+2.2 pts
42Ferndale, WA21.6+2 pts
43Vancouver, WA20.7+0.6 pts
44Marysville, WA20+1.1 pts
45Lacey, WA19+0.5 pts
46Walla Walla, WA18.9-1.8 pts
47University Place, WA18.9-1.2 pts
48Sedro-Woolley, WA17.9-1.6 pts
49Tacoma, WA17.8+0.5 pts
50Centralia, WA17.1+3.6 pts
51Maple Valley, WA17.1+3.2 pts
52Airway Heights, WA16.8+2.7 pts
53Aberdeen, WA16.4+0.1 pts
54Lake Forest Park, WA16.3+2 pts
55Snoqualmie, WA16.1+1.2 pts
56Arlington, WA15.7-1.2 pts
57Edmonds, WA15.40 pts
58Pullman, WA14.9-2.2 pts
59Puyallup, WA14.8+1.5 pts
60Oak Harbor, WA14.5-1 pts
61Lynden, WA14.4+0.3 pts
62Lake Stevens, WA14+1.3 pts
63West Richland, WA13.8+0.9 pts
64Camas, WA13.7-0.1 pts
65Sumner, WA13.4-0.4 pts
66Yelm, WA12.8+0.6 pts
67Olympia, WA12.8-1 pts
68Battle Ground, WA12.2-1.6 pts
69Bellingham, WA11.9+0.2 pts
70Richland, WA11.7-1.6 pts
71Bremerton, WA11.1+0.2 pts
72Bonney Lake, WA10.3+0.1 pts
73Cheney, WA10.1-0.3 pts
74Port Orchard, WA9.5-0.2 pts
75Enumclaw, WA9.4+3 pts
76Ellensburg, WA8.9+0.9 pts
77Longview, WA8.8+0.4 pts
78Spokane, WA8.5+0.4 pts
79Washougal, WA8.4+1.6 pts
80Poulsbo, WA8.1+0.2 pts
81Port Townsend, WA8+0.5 pts
82Spokane Valley, WA7.8+0.6 pts
83Tumwater, WA7.6-0.5 pts
84Ridgefield, WA7.5+0.8 pts
85Snohomish, WA7.4+1 pts
86Kelso, WA6.7-2.8 pts
87Gig Harbor, WA6.7-0.1 pts
88Port Angeles, WA6.5-0.1 pts
89Bainbridge Island, WA6.4+0.8 pts
90Anacortes, WA5.5-0.7 pts
91Liberty Lake, WA2.4+0.2 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 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/washington-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/washington-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/washington-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Grandview, WA, with 74.7% in 2023, 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 2.4% in 2023.

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