Cities in Michigan by population speaking Spanish at home

Sturgis, MI had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 90 cities in 2023, at 24.4%. Escanaba, MI had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 1.9% and the figure for Michigan was 3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.4Sturgis, MI
Lowest0.2Escanaba, MI
Median1.990 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2023

Sturgis, MI: 24.4 %Sturgis, MI24.4Melvindale, MI: 17.7 %Melvindale, MI17.7Wyoming, MI: 17.5 %Wyoming, MI17.5Lincoln Park, MI: 16.6 %Lincoln Park, MI16.6Pontiac, MI: 16.4 %Pontiac, MI16.4Holland, MI: 11.9 %Holland, MI11.9Grand Rapids, MI: 11.1 %Grand Rapids, MI11.1Adrian, MI: 8.3 %Adrian, MI8.3Auburn Hills, MI: 7.9 %Auburn Hills, MI7.9Coldwater, MI: 6.7 %Coldwater, MI6.7Allen Park, MI: 6.6 %Allen Park, MI6.6Detroit, MI: 6.5 %Detroit, MI6.5Muskegon, MI: 6.3 %Muskegon, MI6.3Lansing, MI: 5.7 %Lansing, MI5.7Kalamazoo, MI: 5.5 %Kalamazoo, MI5.5Ypsilanti, MI: 5.4 %Ypsilanti, MI5.4Battle Creek, MI: 5.3 %Battle Creek, MI5.3Kentwood, MI: 5.2 %Kentwood, MI5.2Hazel Park, MI: 4.6 %Hazel Park, MI4.6Woodhaven, MI: 4.4 %Woodhaven, MI4.4Ionia, MI: 4.2 %Ionia, MI4.2Taylor, MI: 3.7 %Taylor, MI3.7Wixom, MI: 3.6 %Wixom, MI3.6Rochester Hills, MI: 3.5 %Rochester Hills, MI3.5Flat Rock, MI: 3.3 %Flat Rock, MI3.3Southgate, MI: 3.3 %Southgate, MI3.3Ann Arbor, MI: 3.3 %Ann Arbor, MI3.3Novi, MI: 3.2 %Novi, MI3.2Wayne, MI: 3 %Wayne, MI3East Lansing, MI: 3 %East Lansing, MI3Portage, MI: 3 %Portage, MI3Westland, MI: 2.8 %Westland, MI2.8Traverse City, MI: 2.7 %Traverse City, MI2.7Ferndale, MI: 2.7 %Ferndale, MI2.7Jackson, MI: 2.7 %Jackson, MI2.7Dearborn Heights, MI: 2.6 %Dearborn Heights, MI2.6Saginaw, MI: 2.6 %Saginaw, MI2.6Grandville, MI: 2.4 %Grandville, MI2.4Mount Clemens, MI: 2.3 %Mount Clemens, MI2.3Wyandotte, MI: 2.3 %Wyandotte, MI2.3Sturgis, MI: 24.4 %Sturgis, MI24.4Melvindale, MI: 17.7 %Melvindale, MI17.7Wyoming, MI: 17.5 %Wyoming, MI17.5Lincoln Park, MI: 16.6 %Lincoln Park, MI16.6Pontiac, MI: 16.4 %Pontiac, MI16.4Holland, MI: 11.9 %Holland, MI11.9Grand Rapids, MI: 11.1 %Grand Rapids, MI11.1Adrian, MI: 8.3 %Adrian, MI8.3Auburn Hills, MI: 7.9 %Auburn Hills, MI7.9Coldwater, MI: 6.7 %Coldwater, MI6.7Allen Park, MI: 6.6 %Allen Park, MI6.6Detroit, MI: 6.5 %Detroit, MI6.5Muskegon, MI: 6.3 %Muskegon, MI6.3Lansing, MI: 5.7 %Lansing, MI5.7Kalamazoo, MI: 5.5 %Kalamazoo, MI5.5Ypsilanti, MI: 5.4 %Ypsilanti, MI5.4Battle Creek, MI: 5.3 %Battle Creek, MI5.3Kentwood, MI: 5.2 %Kentwood, MI5.2Hazel Park, MI: 4.6 %Hazel Park, MI4.6Woodhaven, MI: 4.4 %Woodhaven, MI4.4Ionia, MI: 4.2 %Ionia, MI4.2Taylor, MI: 3.7 %Taylor, MI3.7Wixom, MI: 3.6 %Wixom, MI3.6Rochester Hills, MI: 3.5 %Rochester Hills, MI3.5Flat Rock, MI: 3.3 %Flat Rock, MI3.3Southgate, MI: 3.3 %Southgate, MI3.3Ann Arbor, MI: 3.3 %Ann Arbor, MI3.3Novi, MI: 3.2 %Novi, MI3.2Wayne, MI: 3 %Wayne, MI3East Lansing, MI: 3 %East Lansing, MI3Portage, MI: 3 %Portage, MI3Westland, MI: 2.8 %Westland, MI2.8Traverse City, MI: 2.7 %Traverse City, MI2.7Ferndale, MI: 2.7 %Ferndale, MI2.7Jackson, MI: 2.7 %Jackson, MI2.7Dearborn Heights, MI: 2.6 %Dearborn Heights, MI2.6Saginaw, MI: 2.6 %Saginaw, MI2.6Grandville, MI: 2.4 %Grandville, MI2.4Mount Clemens, MI: 2.3 %Mount Clemens, MI2.3Wyandotte, MI: 2.3 %Wyandotte, MI2.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Sturgis, MI24.4+4 pts
2Melvindale, MI17.7-1.2 pts
3Wyoming, MI17.5+0.4 pts
4Lincoln Park, MI16.6-2.3 pts
5Pontiac, MI16.4+1 pts
6Holland, MI11.9-0.5 pts
7Grand Rapids, MI11.1+0.5 pts
8Adrian, MI8.3-1.1 pts
9Auburn Hills, MI7.9+0.8 pts
10Coldwater, MI6.7+0.7 pts
11Allen Park, MI6.6+1.2 pts
12Detroit, MI6.5+0.2 pts
13Muskegon, MI6.3+1.9 pts
14Lansing, MI5.7+0.4 pts
15Kalamazoo, MI5.5+1.6 pts
16Ypsilanti, MI5.4+1.8 pts
17Battle Creek, MI5.3+0.3 pts
18Kentwood, MI5.2+0.8 pts
19Hazel Park, MI4.6+1.3 pts
20Woodhaven, MI4.4+2.9 pts
21Ionia, MI4.2+0.6 pts
22Taylor, MI3.7+0.3 pts
23Wixom, MI3.6+0.4 pts
24Rochester Hills, MI3.5+1 pts
25Flat Rock, MI3.3+0.4 pts
26Southgate, MI3.3+0.1 pts
27Ann Arbor, MI3.3+0.5 pts
28Novi, MI3.2+0.5 pts
29Wayne, MI3+1.2 pts
30East Lansing, MI3-0.2 pts
31Portage, MI3+0.3 pts
32Westland, MI2.8-0.3 pts
33Traverse City, MI2.7+0.8 pts
34Ferndale, MI2.7+0.2 pts
35Jackson, MI2.7-0 pts
36Dearborn Heights, MI2.6-0 pts
37Saginaw, MI2.6-0.2 pts
38Grandville, MI2.4+0.4 pts
39Mount Clemens, MI2.3+0.2 pts
40Wyandotte, MI2.3+0.6 pts
41Mount Pleasant, MI2.2-0.3 pts
42Clawson, MI2.1+0.3 pts
43Riverview, MI2+0.5 pts
44Bay City, MI2+0.2 pts
45Flint, MI2+0.4 pts
46Livonia, MI1.9+0.2 pts
46Roseville, MI1.9+0.1 pts
48Walker, MI1.9-0.1 pts
49Grand Haven, MI1.8+0.2 pts
50Port Huron, MI1.8+0.3 pts
50Trenton, MI1.8+0.3 pts
52East Grand Rapids, MI1.7+0.7 pts
53Southfield, MI1.7+0.5 pts
54Grosse Pointe Park, MI1.7-0.7 pts
55Burton, MI1.7+0.3 pts
56Troy, MI1.6+0.1 pts
57Marquette, MI1.6-0.5 pts
58Royal Oak, MI1.6-0.2 pts
59Farmington, MI1.6-0.5 pts
60Madison Heights, MI1.5+0.1 pts
61Niles, MI1.5-0.2 pts
61Romulus, MI1.5-0.5 pts
63Owosso, MI1.4+0.3 pts
64Dearborn, MI1.40 pts
65Midland, MI1.40 pts
66Harper Woods, MI1.3-0.2 pts
67New Baltimore, MI1.3+0.3 pts
68Birmingham, MI1.3-0.1 pts
68Farmington Hills, MI1.3-0 pts
70Monroe, MI1.2-0.8 pts
71Sault Ste. Marie, MI1.2+0.3 pts
72Fraser, MI1.2+0.2 pts
73Rochester, MI1.2-0.4 pts
74Garden City, MI1.2+0.1 pts
75Sterling Heights, MI1.1+0.3 pts
76South Lyon, MI1.1+0.6 pts
77Warren, MI1-0 pts
78St. Clair Shores, MI1+0.2 pts
79Norton Shores, MI1+0.3 pts
80Alpena, MI0.9-0.7 pts
80Cadillac, MI0.9+0.1 pts
80Inkster, MI0.9-0 pts
83Berkley, MI0.8-0.3 pts
84Oak Park, MI0.8-0.7 pts
85Fenton, MI0.6-1.7 pts
86Beverly Hills, MI0.5-0.1 pts
87Grosse Pointe Woods, MI0.4-0.7 pts
88Eastpointe, MI0.3-0.2 pts
88Hamtramck, MI0.3+0.2 pts
90Escanaba, MI0.2-0.1 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.

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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 Michigan 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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Sturgis, MI, with 24.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Escanaba, MI, with 0.2% in 2023.

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