Cities in California by population speaking Spanish at home

Calexico, CA had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 376 cities in 2023, at 92.9%. Saratoga, CA had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 21% and the figure for California was 28.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest92.9Calexico, CA
Lowest0.7Saratoga, CA
Median21376 cities
California28.2History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Calexico, CA: 92.9 %Calexico, CA92.9Maywood, CA: 89.4 %Maywood, CA89.4Cudahy, CA: 89.2 %Cudahy, CA89.2Bell Gardens, CA: 89.1 %Bell Gardens, CA89.1Huntington Park, CA: 88.7 %Huntington Park, CA88.7Mendota, CA: 87.6 %Mendota, CA87.6Arvin, CA: 83 %Arvin, CA83South Gate, CA: 83 %South Gate, CA83Greenfield, CA: 82.1 %Greenfield, CA82.1Bell, CA: 82 %Bell, CA82Coachella, CA: 80.9 %Coachella, CA80.9Parlier, CA: 80.7 %Parlier, CA80.7King City, CA: 79.5 %King City, CA79.5Lynwood, CA: 78.1 %Lynwood, CA78.1El Centro, CA: 75.8 %El Centro, CA75.8Avenal, CA: 75.7 %Avenal, CA75.7Lindsay, CA: 73.5 %Lindsay, CA73.5Commerce, CA: 72.1 %Commerce, CA72.1Watsonville, CA: 71 %Watsonville, CA71McFarland, CA: 70.2 %McFarland, CA70.2San Fernando, CA: 69.4 %San Fernando, CA69.4Salinas, CA: 67.6 %Salinas, CA67.6Wasco, CA: 67.5 %Wasco, CA67.5Paramount, CA: 67.4 %Paramount, CA67.4Santa Ana, CA: 67.1 %Santa Ana, CA67.1Brawley, CA: 66.4 %Brawley, CA66.4Farmersville, CA: 66.4 %Farmersville, CA66.4Soledad, CA: 65.2 %Soledad, CA65.2Imperial, CA: 64.9 %Imperial, CA64.9La Puente, CA: 63.7 %La Puente, CA63.7Santa Paula, CA: 63.6 %Santa Paula, CA63.6Pico Rivera, CA: 63.2 %Pico Rivera, CA63.2Compton, CA: 63.1 %Compton, CA63.1Perris, CA: 62.5 %Perris, CA62.5Delano, CA: 62.3 %Delano, CA62.3Dinuba, CA: 62.2 %Dinuba, CA62.2Kerman, CA: 61.3 %Kerman, CA61.3South El Monte, CA: 60.9 %South El Monte, CA60.9Hawaiian Gardens, CA: 60.7 %Hawaiian Gardens, CA60.7Santa Maria, CA: 60.6 %Santa Maria, CA60.6Calexico, CA: 92.9 %Calexico, CA92.9Maywood, CA: 89.4 %Maywood, CA89.4Cudahy, CA: 89.2 %Cudahy, CA89.2Bell Gardens, CA: 89.1 %Bell Gardens, CA89.1Huntington Park, CA: 88.7 %Huntington Park, CA88.7Mendota, CA: 87.6 %Mendota, CA87.6Arvin, CA: 83 %Arvin, CA83South Gate, CA: 83 %South Gate, CA83Greenfield, CA: 82.1 %Greenfield, CA82.1Bell, CA: 82 %Bell, CA82Coachella, CA: 80.9 %Coachella, CA80.9Parlier, CA: 80.7 %Parlier, CA80.7King City, CA: 79.5 %King City, CA79.5Lynwood, CA: 78.1 %Lynwood, CA78.1El Centro, CA: 75.8 %El Centro, CA75.8Avenal, CA: 75.7 %Avenal, CA75.7Lindsay, CA: 73.5 %Lindsay, CA73.5Commerce, CA: 72.1 %Commerce, CA72.1Watsonville, CA: 71 %Watsonville, CA71McFarland, CA: 70.2 %McFarland, CA70.2San Fernando, CA: 69.4 %San Fernando, CA69.4Salinas, CA: 67.6 %Salinas, CA67.6Wasco, CA: 67.5 %Wasco, CA67.5Paramount, CA: 67.4 %Paramount, CA67.4Santa Ana, CA: 67.1 %Santa Ana, CA67.1Brawley, CA: 66.4 %Brawley, CA66.4Farmersville, CA: 66.4 %Farmersville, CA66.4Soledad, CA: 65.2 %Soledad, CA65.2Imperial, CA: 64.9 %Imperial, CA64.9La Puente, CA: 63.7 %La Puente, CA63.7Santa Paula, CA: 63.6 %Santa Paula, CA63.6Pico Rivera, CA: 63.2 %Pico Rivera, CA63.2Compton, CA: 63.1 %Compton, CA63.1Perris, CA: 62.5 %Perris, CA62.5Delano, CA: 62.3 %Delano, CA62.3Dinuba, CA: 62.2 %Dinuba, CA62.2Kerman, CA: 61.3 %Kerman, CA61.3South El Monte, CA: 60.9 %South El Monte, CA60.9Hawaiian Gardens, CA: 60.7 %Hawaiian Gardens, CA60.7Santa Maria, CA: 60.6 %Santa Maria, CA60.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Calexico, CA92.9-0.5 pts
2Maywood, CA89.4-1.7 pts
3Cudahy, CA89.20 pts
4Bell Gardens, CA89.1-1.1 pts
5Huntington Park, CA88.7-0.9 pts
6Mendota, CA87.6+2.3 pts
7Arvin, CA83-0.3 pts
8South Gate, CA83-1.6 pts
9Greenfield, CA82.1+0.7 pts
10Bell, CA82-0.2 pts
11Coachella, CA80.9-0.3 pts
12Parlier, CA80.7-0.2 pts
13King City, CA79.5+3.1 pts
14Lynwood, CA78.1-0.8 pts
15El Centro, CA75.8+0.9 pts
16Avenal, CA75.7+0.1 pts
17Lindsay, CA73.5+0.9 pts
18Commerce, CA72.1-1.4 pts
19Watsonville, CA71+0.2 pts
20McFarland, CA70.2-2.4 pts
21San Fernando, CA69.4-1.8 pts
22Salinas, CA67.6-0.4 pts
23Wasco, CA67.5-1.9 pts
24Paramount, CA67.4-1.3 pts
25Santa Ana, CA67.1-0.5 pts
26Brawley, CA66.4+1.6 pts
27Farmersville, CA66.4-2.7 pts
28Soledad, CA65.2+0.3 pts
29Imperial, CA64.9+1.2 pts
30La Puente, CA63.7-1 pts
31Santa Paula, CA63.6-0.3 pts
32Pico Rivera, CA63.2+1.2 pts
33Compton, CA63.1-0.9 pts
34Perris, CA62.5-0.1 pts
35Delano, CA62.3+0.9 pts
36Dinuba, CA62.2-2.4 pts
37Kerman, CA61.3-3.4 pts
38South El Monte, CA60.9-3.4 pts
39Hawaiian Gardens, CA60.7+0.6 pts
40Santa Maria, CA60.6+0.3 pts
41Oxnard, CA60.5+1.4 pts
42Baldwin Park, CA60.1-0.8 pts
43Reedley, CA59.2-2.3 pts
44Madera, CA58.6-0.9 pts
45Montebello, CA58.1+0.5 pts
46Livingston, CA57.7-3.5 pts
47Lawndale, CA57.3+1.2 pts
48Downey, CA56.6-0.2 pts
49Shafter, CA56.4-3.7 pts
50El Monte, CA54.8-0.4 pts
51Rialto, CA54.8-0.5 pts
52National City, CA54.2-1.1 pts
53Pomona, CA53.2-1.2 pts
54Jurupa Valley, CA52.7-0.7 pts
55San Pablo, CA52.1+3.6 pts
56East Palo Alto, CA52-0.1 pts
57Newman, CA51.9-1.8 pts
58Porterville, CA51.6+2.5 pts
59Norwalk, CA51.4-0.7 pts
60Sanger, CA50.4+1.6 pts
61Indio, CA50-0.7 pts
62Fontana, CA49.5-0.9 pts
63San Bernardino, CA49.3+1.4 pts
64Colton, CA49.1+1.2 pts
65Corcoran, CA49+0.1 pts
66Ceres, CA48.9-0.4 pts
67Los Banos, CA48.7-0.6 pts
68Patterson, CA48.7-4.3 pts
69Coalinga, CA48.5+4.1 pts
70Fillmore, CA48.4-1.5 pts
71Hawthorne, CA47.3+0.3 pts
72Palmdale, CA47.3+0.5 pts
73Montclair, CA47.1-1.7 pts
74Desert Hot Springs, CA46.8+2.5 pts
75Selma, CA46.5-2.2 pts
76Ontario, CA46.3-1.8 pts
77Chula Vista, CA46.1+0.6 pts
78Bellflower, CA46.1+0.3 pts
79Cathedral City, CA45.8+0.1 pts
80Port Hueneme, CA45.4+2.4 pts
81Adelanto, CA45.2-1.4 pts
82Hollister, CA45.2+0.6 pts
83San Jacinto, CA44.4+4.9 pts
84Inglewood, CA43.9-0.5 pts
85Santa Fe Springs, CA43.4-2.2 pts
86Moreno Valley, CA43.4-0.7 pts
86Riverbank, CA43.4+1.4 pts
88Azusa, CA42.8+0.1 pts
89Stanton, CA41.5-0.5 pts
90Lompoc, CA41.3+0.3 pts
91Atwater, CA41.3+1.2 pts
92Anaheim, CA41.2-0.6 pts
93Blythe, CA41+0.8 pts
94Richmond, CA40.8+1.9 pts
95Tulare, CA40.1+0.4 pts
96Los Angeles, CA39.7-1 pts
97La Habra, CA38.1+0.1 pts
98Highland, CA38-1.3 pts
99Victorville, CA37.7+2 pts
100Merced, CA37.3-1.7 pts
101Riverside, CA37.30 pts
102Imperial Beach, CA37.2-1.6 pts
103Whittier, CA36.2+0.7 pts
104Gilroy, CA35.9-0.1 pts
105Duarte, CA35.9-1.5 pts
105Escondido, CA35.9+1.3 pts
107Lake Elsinore, CA35.6-1.2 pts
108Vista, CA35.4+0.2 pts
109Bakersfield, CA35.2+0.9 pts
110Covina, CA34.7-2.6 pts
111Hesperia, CA34.6+0.2 pts
112Seaside, CA34.4+0.2 pts
113Chowchilla, CA34.2+1.5 pts
114West Covina, CA34.1+1.3 pts
115Gardena, CA33.5-0.6 pts
116Long Beach, CA33.2-0.6 pts
117Pittsburg, CA32.5+0.4 pts
118Corona, CA32.2+0.1 pts
119Hayward, CA32.1+0.3 pts
120Woodland, CA31.9-1.3 pts
121Chino, CA31.9+0.8 pts
122Galt, CA31.6+1.2 pts
123Napa, CA31.3+0.4 pts
124Banning, CA30.7-0.9 pts
125Hemet, CA30.7+0.3 pts
126Lemon Grove, CA30.4+1.4 pts
127Carpinteria, CA30.3-0.2 pts
128Carson, CA29.9-2 pts
129Tustin, CA29.8+0.7 pts
130Stockton, CA29.6+0.6 pts
131Fresno, CA29.5-0.2 pts
132California City, CA29.4+1.1 pts
132San Juan Capistrano, CA29.4-2.6 pts
134Turlock, CA29.3+0.5 pts
135Hanford, CA29.2+1 pts
136Visalia, CA29.1-0.6 pts
137Garden Grove, CA29-0.1 pts
138Grand Terrace, CA28.9+3.6 pts
139Exeter, CA28.4-0.8 pts
140Lancaster, CA28.4+1.1 pts
141Dixon, CA28.2+0.4 pts
141Monrovia, CA28.2-1.7 pts
143Modesto, CA27.7+0.7 pts
144San Rafael, CA27.4+3.2 pts
145Norco, CA27.4+1.3 pts
146Redwood City, CA27.4-0.4 pts
147Buena Park, CA26.9+2.8 pts
148Costa Mesa, CA26.7+0.1 pts
149Lodi, CA26.6+1.1 pts
150Wildomar, CA26.4+1.2 pts
151Santa Rosa, CA26.3+0.3 pts
152Half Moon Bay, CA26+0.5 pts
153Healdsburg, CA25.8+2.3 pts
154Lemoore, CA25.8+1.9 pts
155Orange, CA25.7-0.4 pts
156Santa Barbara, CA25.5-0.4 pts
157Oceanside, CA25.5+0.1 pts
158Artesia, CA25.5-0.7 pts
159Grover Beach, CA25.3+3.4 pts
160Pasadena, CA25.2-1 pts
161Fullerton, CA25.2+0.9 pts
162San Marcos, CA24.9-0.6 pts
163Windsor, CA24.8+1 pts
164La Mirada, CA24.7+0.2 pts
165Tracy, CA24.2+1.4 pts
166Tehachapi, CA24.1+3.6 pts
167La Quinta, CA24-0.2 pts
168Alhambra, CA23.8-0.7 pts
169Antioch, CA23.8+1.6 pts
170Concord, CA23.7+0.6 pts
171Rosemead, CA23.4-0.6 pts
172Signal Hill, CA23.2+1.5 pts
173Beaumont, CA22.8-1.1 pts
174Eastvale, CA22.7-0.8 pts
175Santa Clarita, CA22.5+0.2 pts
176Oakland, CA22.4+1.4 pts
177Goleta, CA22.3+1 pts
178El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA22.3+2.4 pts
179Clearlake, CA22.2+1.5 pts
180San Jose, CA21.9+0.1 pts
181Ukiah, CA21.9-3.6 pts
182American Canyon, CA21.8+1.3 pts
183Barstow, CA21.7-4 pts
184South Lake Tahoe, CA21.6-0.2 pts
185Placentia, CA21.6-1.1 pts
186Moorpark, CA21.2+0.4 pts
187Menifee, CA21.1-0.8 pts
188Fairfield, CA21.1+1.2 pts
189Oakley, CA21+1.8 pts
189San Diego, CA21-0.3 pts
191Lomita, CA20.9-0.8 pts
192Lakewood, CA20.8+0.2 pts
193Marina, CA20.7+1.4 pts
194Apple Valley, CA20.6+1.1 pts
195Upland, CA20.6-0.5 pts
196San Leandro, CA20.5+0.2 pts
197El Cajon, CA20.5-0.1 pts
198West Sacramento, CA20.4-1 pts
199Rohnert Park, CA20+1.9 pts
200Yuba City, CA20+0.5 pts
201Morgan Hill, CA19.9+1.6 pts
202San Mateo, CA19.7+1.8 pts
203San Bruno, CA19.7-1 pts
204Vallejo, CA19.7+0.7 pts
205Novato, CA19.5+4.6 pts
206South San Francisco, CA19.4+0.9 pts
207Manteca, CA19.3-0.4 pts
208Redlands, CA19.2-1.1 pts
209Newark, CA19.1-1.3 pts
210Lathrop, CA19-5.5 pts
211Rancho Cucamonga, CA18.9-0.7 pts
212San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA18.9+0.4 pts
213Yucaipa, CA18.8+1 pts
214Susanville, CA18.7-1.5 pts
215Loma Linda, CA18.6-1.5 pts
216Oakdale, CA18.6+1.6 pts
217San Dimas, CA18.4+0.8 pts
218Glendora, CA18.2-0.1 pts
219Suisun City, CA17.6+1.4 pts
220Westminster, CA17.5-0 pts
221Palm Desert, CA17.10 pts
222Monterey Park, CA16.9-0.5 pts
223Palm Springs, CA16.7+0.4 pts
224Murrieta, CA16.5-0.7 pts
225Menlo Park, CA16.4+2 pts
226Sacramento, CA16.4-0.5 pts
227San Gabriel, CA16.2+0.2 pts
228Lake Forest, CA16.1+0.6 pts
229Camarillo, CA15.9-0 pts
230Simi Valley, CA15.8+0.4 pts
231Yucca Valley, CA15.3+0.1 pts
232Daly City, CA15.2-0.2 pts
233Culver City, CA15.2-1.3 pts
233Fortuna, CA15.2+2.9 pts
235Temecula, CA15.1+0.1 pts
236Brea, CA15-0.5 pts
237Los Alamitos, CA14.9+0.2 pts
238Santa Cruz, CA14.8+1 pts
239Pinole, CA14.8+0.5 pts
240Burbank, CA14.5+0.1 pts
241Kingsburg, CA14.4+1.3 pts
242La Mesa, CA14.4+0.6 pts
243Laguna Hills, CA14.3+1.4 pts
244Chino Hills, CA13.9-0.5 pts
245Twentynine Palms, CA13.8+1.4 pts
246Petaluma, CA13.70 pts
247Mountain View, CA13.6-0.7 pts
248Glendale, CA13.6-0.4 pts
249Union City, CA13.3-1.4 pts
250Monterey, CA13.2+0.5 pts

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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.

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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 California 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 California 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/california-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Calexico, CA, with 92.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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