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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 2023, at 37.6%. Selma, AL had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 3.9% and the figure for Alabama was 3.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.6Russellville, AL
Lowest0.4Selma, AL
Median3.966 cities
Alabama3.9History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Russellville, AL: 37.6 %Russellville, AL37.6Albertville, AL: 27.1 %Albertville, AL27.1Fort Payne, AL: 18.6 %Fort Payne, AL18.6Decatur, AL: 12.4 %Decatur, AL12.4Leeds, AL: 12.4 %Leeds, AL12.4Pelham, AL: 11.8 %Pelham, AL11.8Boaz, AL: 10.7 %Boaz, AL10.7Hueytown, AL: 9.7 %Hueytown, AL9.7Eufaula, AL: 8.4 %Eufaula, AL8.4Alabaster, AL: 7.5 %Alabaster, AL7.5Foley, AL: 7.3 %Foley, AL7.3Enterprise, AL: 7.2 %Enterprise, AL7.2Bessemer, AL: 6.8 %Bessemer, AL6.8Gadsden, AL: 6.8 %Gadsden, AL6.8Opelika, AL: 6.5 %Opelika, AL6.5Calera, AL: 6.2 %Calera, AL6.2Center Point, AL: 5.7 %Center Point, AL5.7Spanish Fort, AL: 5.7 %Spanish Fort, AL5.7Athens, AL: 5.6 %Athens, AL5.6Huntsville, AL: 5.4 %Huntsville, AL5.4Gulf Shores, AL: 5.4 %Gulf Shores, AL5.4Florence, AL: 5.4 %Florence, AL5.4Phenix City, AL: 5.1 %Phenix City, AL5.1Homewood, AL: 5.1 %Homewood, AL5.1Oxford, AL: 5 %Oxford, AL5Irondale, AL: 4.9 %Irondale, AL4.9Madison, AL: 4.5 %Madison, AL4.5Ozark, AL: 4.3 %Ozark, AL4.3Alexander City, AL: 4.2 %Alexander City, AL4.2Birmingham, AL: 4.1 %Birmingham, AL4.1Northport, AL: 4 %Northport, AL4Chelsea, AL: 3.9 %Chelsea, AL3.9Jasper, AL: 3.9 %Jasper, AL3.9Hoover, AL: 3.8 %Hoover, AL3.8Talladega, AL: 3.6 %Talladega, AL3.6Auburn, AL: 3.6 %Auburn, AL3.6Montgomery, AL: 3.4 %Montgomery, AL3.4Dothan, AL: 3.4 %Dothan, AL3.4Scottsboro, AL: 3.3 %Scottsboro, AL3.3Valley, AL: 3.2 %Valley, AL3.2Russellville, AL: 37.6 %Russellville, AL37.6Albertville, AL: 27.1 %Albertville, AL27.1Fort Payne, AL: 18.6 %Fort Payne, AL18.6Decatur, AL: 12.4 %Decatur, AL12.4Leeds, AL: 12.4 %Leeds, AL12.4Pelham, AL: 11.8 %Pelham, AL11.8Boaz, AL: 10.7 %Boaz, AL10.7Hueytown, AL: 9.7 %Hueytown, AL9.7Eufaula, AL: 8.4 %Eufaula, AL8.4Alabaster, AL: 7.5 %Alabaster, AL7.5Foley, AL: 7.3 %Foley, AL7.3Enterprise, AL: 7.2 %Enterprise, AL7.2Bessemer, AL: 6.8 %Bessemer, AL6.8Gadsden, AL: 6.8 %Gadsden, AL6.8Opelika, AL: 6.5 %Opelika, AL6.5Calera, AL: 6.2 %Calera, AL6.2Center Point, AL: 5.7 %Center Point, AL5.7Spanish Fort, AL: 5.7 %Spanish Fort, AL5.7Athens, AL: 5.6 %Athens, AL5.6Huntsville, AL: 5.4 %Huntsville, AL5.4Gulf Shores, AL: 5.4 %Gulf Shores, AL5.4Florence, AL: 5.4 %Florence, AL5.4Phenix City, AL: 5.1 %Phenix City, AL5.1Homewood, AL: 5.1 %Homewood, AL5.1Oxford, AL: 5 %Oxford, AL5Irondale, AL: 4.9 %Irondale, AL4.9Madison, AL: 4.5 %Madison, AL4.5Ozark, AL: 4.3 %Ozark, AL4.3Alexander City, AL: 4.2 %Alexander City, AL4.2Birmingham, AL: 4.1 %Birmingham, AL4.1Northport, AL: 4 %Northport, AL4Chelsea, AL: 3.9 %Chelsea, AL3.9Jasper, AL: 3.9 %Jasper, AL3.9Hoover, AL: 3.8 %Hoover, AL3.8Talladega, AL: 3.6 %Talladega, AL3.6Auburn, AL: 3.6 %Auburn, AL3.6Montgomery, AL: 3.4 %Montgomery, AL3.4Dothan, AL: 3.4 %Dothan, AL3.4Scottsboro, AL: 3.3 %Scottsboro, AL3.3Valley, AL: 3.2 %Valley, AL3.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Russellville, AL37.6+1.9 pts
2Albertville, AL27.1+0.8 pts
3Fort Payne, AL18.6+4.5 pts
4Decatur, AL12.4+1.6 pts
5Leeds, AL12.4+4.4 pts
6Pelham, AL11.8+1.6 pts
7Boaz, AL10.7+3 pts
8Hueytown, AL9.7+4.7 pts
9Eufaula, AL8.4+1.7 pts
10Alabaster, AL7.5+0.5 pts
11Foley, AL7.3+1.6 pts
12Enterprise, AL7.2+0.7 pts
13Bessemer, AL6.8+1.7 pts
14Gadsden, AL6.8+0.9 pts
15Opelika, AL6.5+2 pts
16Calera, AL6.2-1.1 pts
17Center Point, AL5.7+0.6 pts
18Spanish Fort, AL5.7+4.1 pts
19Athens, AL5.6-0.3 pts
20Huntsville, AL5.4+0.9 pts
21Gulf Shores, AL5.4+1.7 pts
22Florence, AL5.4+0.6 pts
23Phenix City, AL5.1+0.5 pts
24Homewood, AL5.1+1.6 pts
25Oxford, AL5-0.7 pts
26Irondale, AL4.9+0.9 pts
27Madison, AL4.5+0.3 pts
28Ozark, AL4.3-0.7 pts
29Alexander City, AL4.2-0.1 pts
30Birmingham, AL4.1+0.7 pts
31Northport, AL4+1.8 pts
32Chelsea, AL3.9+2.5 pts
33Jasper, AL3.9+0.5 pts
34Hoover, AL3.8-0.2 pts
35Talladega, AL3.6-1.8 pts
36Auburn, AL3.6+0.9 pts
37Montgomery, AL3.4+0.6 pts
38Dothan, AL3.4+0.8 pts
39Scottsboro, AL3.3+1.1 pts
40Valley, AL3.2+0.1 pts
41Tuscaloosa, AL3+0.5 pts
42Muscle Shoals, AL2.9+0.1 pts
43Helena, AL2.7+1.2 pts
44Sylacauga, AL2.6+0.4 pts
45Rainbow City, AL2.5-0 pts
46Fairhope, AL2.3+0.3 pts
47Prattville, AL2.2+0.2 pts
48Pell City, AL2.2+1.4 pts
49Moody, AL2.1+0.8 pts
50Vestavia Hills, AL2.1+0.5 pts
51Hartselle, AL2-0.2 pts
52Mobile, AL2+0.2 pts
53Cullman, AL1.90 pts
54Anniston, AL1.8+0.1 pts
54Daphne, AL1.8+0.6 pts
56Millbrook, AL1.7-0.6 pts
57Clay, AL1.4+0.8 pts
58Pike Road, AL1.3+0.6 pts
59Jacksonville, AL1.3-0.1 pts
60Troy, AL1.1+0.6 pts
61Mountain Brook, AL0.9+0.2 pts
62Gardendale, AL0.9-0.7 pts
63Trussville, AL0.7-0.1 pts
64Saraland, AL0.5+0.4 pts
65Prichard, AL0.4-0.2 pts
66Selma, AL0.40 pts

Other periods

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/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 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, 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 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, 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/alabama-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 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, 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/alabama-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 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, 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/alabama-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Russellville, AL, with 37.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Selma, AL, with 0.4% in 2023.

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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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