Data / Rankings / Population speaking Spanish at home / Cities in Arizona

Cities in Arizona by population speaking Spanish at home

San Luis, AZ had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 44 cities in 2021, at 91%. Fountain Hills, AZ had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 13.5% and the figure for Arizona was 20.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest91San Luis, AZ
Lowest2Fountain Hills, AZ
Median13.544 cities
Arizona20.1History

All cities, 2021

San Luis, AZ: 91 %San Luis, AZ91Nogales, AZ: 90.9 %Nogales, AZ90.9Somerton, AZ: 82 %Somerton, AZ82Douglas, AZ: 68.9 %Douglas, AZ68.9Yuma, AZ: 44 %Yuma, AZ44Avondale, AZ: 37.4 %Avondale, AZ37.4Eloy, AZ: 35.2 %Eloy, AZ35.2El Mirage, AZ: 33.4 %El Mirage, AZ33.4Phoenix, AZ: 30.4 %Phoenix, AZ30.4Coolidge, AZ: 28.7 %Coolidge, AZ28.7Tucson, AZ: 27.2 %Tucson, AZ27.2Florence, AZ: 27 %Florence, AZ27Glendale, AZ: 26.1 %Glendale, AZ26.1Buckeye, AZ: 25.8 %Buckeye, AZ25.8Casa Grande, AZ: 22.1 %Casa Grande, AZ22.1Sahuarita, AZ: 21.9 %Sahuarita, AZ21.9Safford, AZ: 19.1 %Safford, AZ19.1Mesa, AZ: 17.2 %Mesa, AZ17.2Goodyear, AZ: 16 %Goodyear, AZ16Maricopa, AZ: 15.3 %Maricopa, AZ15.3Bullhead City, AZ: 14.5 %Bullhead City, AZ14.5Camp Verde, AZ: 13.6 %Camp Verde, AZ13.6Prescott Valley, AZ: 13.4 %Prescott Valley, AZ13.4Sierra Vista, AZ: 12.4 %Sierra Vista, AZ12.4Tempe, AZ: 12.3 %Tempe, AZ12.3Chandler, AZ: 12.3 %Chandler, AZ12.3Apache Junction, AZ: 10.8 %Apache Junction, AZ10.8Marana, AZ: 10.3 %Marana, AZ10.3Show Low, AZ: 10.3 %Show Low, AZ10.3Cottonwood, AZ: 9.5 %Cottonwood, AZ9.5Peoria, AZ: 9.2 %Peoria, AZ9.2Flagstaff, AZ: 8.4 %Flagstaff, AZ8.4Chino Valley, AZ: 8.3 %Chino Valley, AZ8.3Surprise, AZ: 7.7 %Surprise, AZ7.7Oro Valley, AZ: 7.4 %Oro Valley, AZ7.4Gilbert, AZ: 7.2 %Gilbert, AZ7.2Payson, AZ: 7.1 %Payson, AZ7.1Lake Havasu City, AZ: 7 %Lake Havasu City, AZ7Kingman, AZ: 6.3 %Kingman, AZ6.3Queen Creek, AZ: 6.2 %Queen Creek, AZ6.2Scottsdale, AZ: 5.5 %Scottsdale, AZ5.5Paradise Valley, AZ: 4.2 %Paradise Valley, AZ4.2Prescott, AZ: 3.8 %Prescott, AZ3.8Fountain Hills, AZ: 2 %Fountain Hills, AZ2San Luis, AZ: 91 %San Luis, AZ91Nogales, AZ: 90.9 %Nogales, AZ90.9Somerton, AZ: 82 %Somerton, AZ82Douglas, AZ: 68.9 %Douglas, AZ68.9Yuma, AZ: 44 %Yuma, AZ44Avondale, AZ: 37.4 %Avondale, AZ37.4Eloy, AZ: 35.2 %Eloy, AZ35.2El Mirage, AZ: 33.4 %El Mirage, AZ33.4Phoenix, AZ: 30.4 %Phoenix, AZ30.4Coolidge, AZ: 28.7 %Coolidge, AZ28.7Tucson, AZ: 27.2 %Tucson, AZ27.2Florence, AZ: 27 %Florence, AZ27Glendale, AZ: 26.1 %Glendale, AZ26.1Buckeye, AZ: 25.8 %Buckeye, AZ25.8Casa Grande, AZ: 22.1 %Casa Grande, AZ22.1Sahuarita, AZ: 21.9 %Sahuarita, AZ21.9Safford, AZ: 19.1 %Safford, AZ19.1Mesa, AZ: 17.2 %Mesa, AZ17.2Goodyear, AZ: 16 %Goodyear, AZ16Maricopa, AZ: 15.3 %Maricopa, AZ15.3Bullhead City, AZ: 14.5 %Bullhead City, AZ14.5Camp Verde, AZ: 13.6 %Camp Verde, AZ13.6Prescott Valley, AZ: 13.4 %Prescott Valley, AZ13.4Sierra Vista, AZ: 12.4 %Sierra Vista, AZ12.4Tempe, AZ: 12.3 %Tempe, AZ12.3Chandler, AZ: 12.3 %Chandler, AZ12.3Apache Junction, AZ: 10.8 %Apache Junction, AZ10.8Marana, AZ: 10.3 %Marana, AZ10.3Show Low, AZ: 10.3 %Show Low, AZ10.3Cottonwood, AZ: 9.5 %Cottonwood, AZ9.5Peoria, AZ: 9.2 %Peoria, AZ9.2Flagstaff, AZ: 8.4 %Flagstaff, AZ8.4Chino Valley, AZ: 8.3 %Chino Valley, AZ8.3Surprise, AZ: 7.7 %Surprise, AZ7.7Oro Valley, AZ: 7.4 %Oro Valley, AZ7.4Gilbert, AZ: 7.2 %Gilbert, AZ7.2Payson, AZ: 7.1 %Payson, AZ7.1Lake Havasu City, AZ: 7 %Lake Havasu City, AZ7Kingman, AZ: 6.3 %Kingman, AZ6.3Queen Creek, AZ: 6.2 %Queen Creek, AZ6.2Scottsdale, AZ: 5.5 %Scottsdale, AZ5.5Paradise Valley, AZ: 4.2 %Paradise Valley, AZ4.2Prescott, AZ: 3.8 %Prescott, AZ3.8Fountain Hills, AZ: 2 %Fountain Hills, AZ2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1San Luis, AZ91
2Nogales, AZ90.9
3Somerton, AZ82
4Douglas, AZ68.9
5Yuma, AZ44
6Avondale, AZ37.4
7Eloy, AZ35.2
8El Mirage, AZ33.4
9Phoenix, AZ30.4
10Coolidge, AZ28.7
11Tucson, AZ27.2
12Florence, AZ27
13Glendale, AZ26.1
14Buckeye, AZ25.8
15Casa Grande, AZ22.1
16Sahuarita, AZ21.9
17Safford, AZ19.1
18Mesa, AZ17.2
19Goodyear, AZ16
20Maricopa, AZ15.3
21Bullhead City, AZ14.5
22Camp Verde, AZ13.6
23Prescott Valley, AZ13.4
24Sierra Vista, AZ12.4
25Tempe, AZ12.3
26Chandler, AZ12.3
27Apache Junction, AZ10.8
28Marana, AZ10.3
29Show Low, AZ10.3
30Cottonwood, AZ9.5
31Peoria, AZ9.2
32Flagstaff, AZ8.4
33Chino Valley, AZ8.3
34Surprise, AZ7.7
35Oro Valley, AZ7.4
36Gilbert, AZ7.2
37Payson, AZ7.1
38Lake Havasu City, AZ7
39Kingman, AZ6.3
40Queen Creek, AZ6.2
41Scottsdale, AZ5.5
42Paradise Valley, AZ4.2
43Prescott, AZ3.8
44Fountain Hills, AZ2

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

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 Arizona by population speaking Spanish at home, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat

MLA 9

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 Arizona by population speaking Spanish at home, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/arizona-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Arizona by population speaking Spanish at home, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/arizona-cities?period=2021.

Harvard

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 Arizona by population speaking Spanish at home, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/arizona-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_cities_in_arizona_by_2021,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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 Arizona by population speaking Spanish at home, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/arizona-cities?period=2021. Publisher attribution: 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - 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 Arizona by population speaking Spanish at home, 2021
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/01/29
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/arizona-cities?period=2021
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/arizona-cities?period=2021.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Cities in Arizona by population speaking Spanish at home using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"spanish_at_home_share","level":"municipality","within":"Arizona","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=spanish_at_home_share&level=municipality&within=Arizona&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which city has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

San Luis, AZ, with 91% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Fountain Hills, AZ, with 2% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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.

Population speaking Spanish at home: other rankings

Cities in Arizona: more rankings