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Cities in Alabama by population speaking Spanish at home

Russellville, AL had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 66 cities in 2022, at 35.7%. Saraland, AL had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 3% and the figure for Alabama was 3.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.7Russellville, AL
Lowest0.1Saraland, AL
Median366 cities
Alabama3.4History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Russellville, AL: 35.7 %Russellville, AL35.7Albertville, AL: 26.2 %Albertville, AL26.2Fort Payne, AL: 14.1 %Fort Payne, AL14.1Decatur, AL: 10.9 %Decatur, AL10.9Pelham, AL: 10.2 %Pelham, AL10.2Leeds, AL: 7.9 %Leeds, AL7.9Boaz, AL: 7.7 %Boaz, AL7.7Calera, AL: 7.4 %Calera, AL7.4Alabaster, AL: 7 %Alabaster, AL7Eufaula, AL: 6.7 %Eufaula, AL6.7Enterprise, AL: 6.5 %Enterprise, AL6.5Athens, AL: 5.9 %Athens, AL5.9Gadsden, AL: 5.8 %Gadsden, AL5.8Oxford, AL: 5.8 %Oxford, AL5.8Foley, AL: 5.7 %Foley, AL5.7Talladega, AL: 5.4 %Talladega, AL5.4Center Point, AL: 5.1 %Center Point, AL5.1Bessemer, AL: 5.1 %Bessemer, AL5.1Ozark, AL: 5 %Ozark, AL5Hueytown, AL: 5 %Hueytown, AL5Florence, AL: 4.8 %Florence, AL4.8Phenix City, AL: 4.6 %Phenix City, AL4.6Huntsville, AL: 4.5 %Huntsville, AL4.5Opelika, AL: 4.5 %Opelika, AL4.5Alexander City, AL: 4.4 %Alexander City, AL4.4Madison, AL: 4.2 %Madison, AL4.2Hoover, AL: 4 %Hoover, AL4Irondale, AL: 4 %Irondale, AL4Gulf Shores, AL: 3.7 %Gulf Shores, AL3.7Homewood, AL: 3.5 %Homewood, AL3.5Jasper, AL: 3.4 %Jasper, AL3.4Birmingham, AL: 3.4 %Birmingham, AL3.4Valley, AL: 3 %Valley, AL3Montgomery, AL: 2.9 %Montgomery, AL2.9Muscle Shoals, AL: 2.8 %Muscle Shoals, AL2.8Auburn, AL: 2.6 %Auburn, AL2.6Dothan, AL: 2.6 %Dothan, AL2.6Tuscaloosa, AL: 2.6 %Tuscaloosa, AL2.6Rainbow City, AL: 2.5 %Rainbow City, AL2.5Millbrook, AL: 2.3 %Millbrook, AL2.3Russellville, AL: 35.7 %Russellville, AL35.7Albertville, AL: 26.2 %Albertville, AL26.2Fort Payne, AL: 14.1 %Fort Payne, AL14.1Decatur, AL: 10.9 %Decatur, AL10.9Pelham, AL: 10.2 %Pelham, AL10.2Leeds, AL: 7.9 %Leeds, AL7.9Boaz, AL: 7.7 %Boaz, AL7.7Calera, AL: 7.4 %Calera, AL7.4Alabaster, AL: 7 %Alabaster, AL7Eufaula, AL: 6.7 %Eufaula, AL6.7Enterprise, AL: 6.5 %Enterprise, AL6.5Athens, AL: 5.9 %Athens, AL5.9Gadsden, AL: 5.8 %Gadsden, AL5.8Oxford, AL: 5.8 %Oxford, AL5.8Foley, AL: 5.7 %Foley, AL5.7Talladega, AL: 5.4 %Talladega, AL5.4Center Point, AL: 5.1 %Center Point, AL5.1Bessemer, AL: 5.1 %Bessemer, AL5.1Ozark, AL: 5 %Ozark, AL5Hueytown, AL: 5 %Hueytown, AL5Florence, AL: 4.8 %Florence, AL4.8Phenix City, AL: 4.6 %Phenix City, AL4.6Huntsville, AL: 4.5 %Huntsville, AL4.5Opelika, AL: 4.5 %Opelika, AL4.5Alexander City, AL: 4.4 %Alexander City, AL4.4Madison, AL: 4.2 %Madison, AL4.2Hoover, AL: 4 %Hoover, AL4Irondale, AL: 4 %Irondale, AL4Gulf Shores, AL: 3.7 %Gulf Shores, AL3.7Homewood, AL: 3.5 %Homewood, AL3.5Jasper, AL: 3.4 %Jasper, AL3.4Birmingham, AL: 3.4 %Birmingham, AL3.4Valley, AL: 3 %Valley, AL3Montgomery, AL: 2.9 %Montgomery, AL2.9Muscle Shoals, AL: 2.8 %Muscle Shoals, AL2.8Auburn, AL: 2.6 %Auburn, AL2.6Dothan, AL: 2.6 %Dothan, AL2.6Tuscaloosa, AL: 2.6 %Tuscaloosa, AL2.6Rainbow City, AL: 2.5 %Rainbow City, AL2.5Millbrook, AL: 2.3 %Millbrook, AL2.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Russellville, AL35.7-0.9 pts
2Albertville, AL26.2-0.9 pts
3Fort Payne, AL14.1-0.9 pts
4Decatur, AL10.9+0.1 pts
5Pelham, AL10.2-0.7 pts
6Leeds, AL7.9+3.4 pts
7Boaz, AL7.7+0.7 pts
8Calera, AL7.4+0.6 pts
9Alabaster, AL7+0.2 pts
10Eufaula, AL6.7+1.8 pts
11Enterprise, AL6.5+1.3 pts
12Athens, AL5.9+0.4 pts
13Gadsden, AL5.8+1.3 pts
14Oxford, AL5.8+0.3 pts
15Foley, AL5.7-0.1 pts
16Talladega, AL5.4+0.4 pts
17Center Point, AL5.1+1.7 pts
18Bessemer, AL5.1-0.2 pts
19Ozark, AL5+0.5 pts
20Hueytown, AL5+1.1 pts
21Florence, AL4.8+0.5 pts
22Phenix City, AL4.6-0.2 pts
23Huntsville, AL4.50 pts
24Opelika, AL4.5-0.1 pts
25Alexander City, AL4.4+0.6 pts
26Madison, AL4.2+0.1 pts
27Hoover, AL4-0.2 pts
28Irondale, AL4+0.6 pts
29Gulf Shores, AL3.7+0.3 pts
30Homewood, AL3.5-1.1 pts
31Jasper, AL3.4+1.1 pts
32Birmingham, AL3.4-0.3 pts
33Valley, AL3+0.8 pts
34Montgomery, AL2.9-0 pts
35Muscle Shoals, AL2.8+0.5 pts
36Auburn, AL2.6+0.2 pts
37Dothan, AL2.6+0.4 pts
38Tuscaloosa, AL2.6-0.8 pts
39Rainbow City, AL2.5-1.4 pts
40Millbrook, AL2.3-0.3 pts
41Scottsboro, AL2.3-0 pts
42Hartselle, AL2.2-0.1 pts
42Northport, AL2.2-0.9 pts
44Sylacauga, AL2.2-0.3 pts
45Fairhope, AL2.1-0.8 pts
46Prattville, AL2.1-0.4 pts
47Cullman, AL1.9-0.2 pts
48Mobile, AL1.8+0.1 pts
49Anniston, AL1.7+0.8 pts
50Spanish Fort, AL1.6-0.5 pts
50Vestavia Hills, AL1.6-0.8 pts
52Gardendale, AL1.6-0.1 pts
53Helena, AL1.6-0.1 pts
54Chelsea, AL1.4+0.6 pts
55Jacksonville, AL1.4-0.1 pts
56Moody, AL1.3+0.7 pts
57Daphne, AL1.20 pts
58Trussville, AL0.8-0.2 pts
59Pike Road, AL0.80 pts
60Mountain Brook, AL0.8+0.1 pts
61Pell City, AL0.7+0.1 pts
62Prichard, AL0.6-0.2 pts
63Clay, AL0.5-0.4 pts
64Troy, AL0.5-0.3 pts
65Selma, AL0.3+0.3 pts
66Saraland, AL0.1-0.4 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak Spanish 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 or Hispanic origin. Hispanic origin is hispanic_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 Spanish 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 Spanish 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 Alabama by population speaking Spanish 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 Spanish 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 Alabama by population speaking Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/alabama-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 Spanish 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 Alabama by population speaking Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/alabama-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 Spanish 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 Alabama by population speaking Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/alabama-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Russellville, AL, with 35.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Saraland, AL, with 0.1% 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 Spanish 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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