Cities in Arizona by population speaking Spanish at home

Nogales, AZ had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 44 cities in 2023, at 92.1%. Fountain Hills, AZ had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 12.8% and the figure for Arizona was 19.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest92.1Nogales, AZ

Lowest1.7Fountain Hills, AZ

Median12.844 cities

Arizona19.3History

All cities, 2023

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Nogales, AZ	92.1	-0.9 pts
2	San Luis, AZ	90.6	+0.1 pts
3	Somerton, AZ	88.7	+7.9 pts
4	Douglas, AZ	69.1	-0.8 pts
5	Yuma, AZ	43.8	-1 pts
6	Avondale, AZ	35.6	-1.2 pts
7	Eloy, AZ	31.8	-1.3 pts
8	El Mirage, AZ	30.2	-0.6 pts
9	Phoenix, AZ	29.2	-1.2 pts
10	Coolidge, AZ	28.4	+3.7 pts
11	Glendale, AZ	26.4	-0.1 pts
12	Tucson, AZ	25.6	-1.4 pts
13	Buckeye, AZ	23.4	-0.3 pts
14	Casa Grande, AZ	22.5	+0.3 pts
15	Florence, AZ	20.6	-2.3 pts
16	Sahuarita, AZ	20	-2.5 pts
17	Cottonwood, AZ	17.1	+5.1 pts
18	Safford, AZ	16.8	-0.8 pts
19	Goodyear, AZ	16.8	+0.8 pts
20	Mesa, AZ	15.9	-1 pts
21	Maricopa, AZ	14.3	-2.1 pts
22	Prescott Valley, AZ	13.4	-0.5 pts
23	Tempe, AZ	12.2	-0.3 pts
24	Sierra Vista, AZ	12	-1.1 pts
25	Chandler, AZ	11.1	-0.2 pts
26	Camp Verde, AZ	10.5	-0.2 pts
27	Marana, AZ	10.3	-0.1 pts
28	Apache Junction, AZ	10	-0.2 pts
29	Bullhead City, AZ	9.6	-2.8 pts
30	Flagstaff, AZ	9.2	0 pts
31	Peoria, AZ	8.8	-1 pts
32	Oro Valley, AZ	7.7	+0.1 pts
33	Queen Creek, AZ	7.4	+0.6 pts
34	Gilbert, AZ	7.3	+0.1 pts
35	Surprise, AZ	7.3	-0.7 pts
36	Chino Valley, AZ	7.1	-0.7 pts
37	Lake Havasu City, AZ	6.7	-0.8 pts
38	Kingman, AZ	5.8	+0.5 pts
39	Payson, AZ	5.7	-1.5 pts
40	Show Low, AZ	5.7	-1.9 pts
41	Scottsdale, AZ	5	-0.9 pts
42	Paradise Valley, AZ	4.4	-2 pts
43	Prescott, AZ	4.3	+0.2 pts
44	Fountain Hills, AZ	1.7	-0.1 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/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 Arizona 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 Arizona 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/arizona-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 Arizona 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/arizona-cities?period=2023.

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, 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/arizona-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  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, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/arizona-cities?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Nogales, AZ, with 92.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Fountain Hills, AZ, with 1.7% 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.