Cities in Missouri by population speaking Spanish at home

Carthage, MO had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 81 cities in 2022, at 28.2%. Town and Country, MO had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.2% and the figure for Missouri was 2.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.2Carthage, MO
Median2.281 cities
Missouri2.6History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Carthage, MO: 28.2 %Carthage, MO28.2Monett, MO: 22 %Monett, MO22Overland, MO: 13.3 %Overland, MO13.3Marshall, MO: 12.1 %Marshall, MO12.1Neosho, MO: 10.5 %Neosho, MO10.5Grandview, MO: 9.9 %Grandview, MO9.9Sedalia, MO: 9.8 %Sedalia, MO9.8Bridgeton, MO: 8.6 %Bridgeton, MO8.6Kansas City, MO: 6.9 %Kansas City, MO6.9Independence, MO: 5 %Independence, MO5Kennett, MO: 4.7 %Kennett, MO4.7St. Joseph, MO: 4.7 %St. Joseph, MO4.7Excelsior Springs, MO: 4.4 %Excelsior Springs, MO4.4Raytown, MO: 4.2 %Raytown, MO4.2Gladstone, MO: 4.1 %Gladstone, MO4.1St. Ann, MO: 4.1 %St. Ann, MO4.1St. Charles, MO: 3.7 %St. Charles, MO3.7Ellisville, MO: 3.7 %Ellisville, MO3.7Lake St. Louis, MO: 3.3 %Lake St. Louis, MO3.3Maryland Heights, MO: 3.2 %Maryland Heights, MO3.2Ozark, MO: 3.1 %Ozark, MO3.1Kearney, MO: 2.7 %Kearney, MO2.7St. Louis, MO: 2.7 %St. Louis, MO2.7Nixa, MO: 2.7 %Nixa, MO2.7Blue Springs, MO: 2.6 %Blue Springs, MO2.6Branson, MO: 2.5 %Branson, MO2.5Cape Girardeau, MO: 2.5 %Cape Girardeau, MO2.5Lee's Summit, MO: 2.5 %Lee's Summit, MO2.5Columbia, MO: 2.4 %Columbia, MO2.4Springfield, MO: 2.4 %Springfield, MO2.4Florissant, MO: 2.4 %Florissant, MO2.4Warrensburg, MO: 2.3 %Warrensburg, MO2.3Crestwood, MO: 2.3 %Crestwood, MO2.3Hazelwood, MO: 2.3 %Hazelwood, MO2.3Republic, MO: 2.3 %Republic, MO2.3Lebanon, MO: 2.3 %Lebanon, MO2.3Jackson, MO: 2.3 %Jackson, MO2.3Chesterfield, MO: 2.2 %Chesterfield, MO2.2Joplin, MO: 2.2 %Joplin, MO2.2Jefferson City, MO: 2.2 %Jefferson City, MO2.2Carthage, MO: 28.2 %Carthage, MO28.2Monett, MO: 22 %Monett, MO22Overland, MO: 13.3 %Overland, MO13.3Marshall, MO: 12.1 %Marshall, MO12.1Neosho, MO: 10.5 %Neosho, MO10.5Grandview, MO: 9.9 %Grandview, MO9.9Sedalia, MO: 9.8 %Sedalia, MO9.8Bridgeton, MO: 8.6 %Bridgeton, MO8.6Kansas City, MO: 6.9 %Kansas City, MO6.9Independence, MO: 5 %Independence, MO5Kennett, MO: 4.7 %Kennett, MO4.7St. Joseph, MO: 4.7 %St. Joseph, MO4.7Excelsior Springs, MO: 4.4 %Excelsior Springs, MO4.4Raytown, MO: 4.2 %Raytown, MO4.2Gladstone, MO: 4.1 %Gladstone, MO4.1St. Ann, MO: 4.1 %St. Ann, MO4.1St. Charles, MO: 3.7 %St. Charles, MO3.7Ellisville, MO: 3.7 %Ellisville, MO3.7Lake St. Louis, MO: 3.3 %Lake St. Louis, MO3.3Maryland Heights, MO: 3.2 %Maryland Heights, MO3.2Ozark, MO: 3.1 %Ozark, MO3.1Kearney, MO: 2.7 %Kearney, MO2.7St. Louis, MO: 2.7 %St. Louis, MO2.7Nixa, MO: 2.7 %Nixa, MO2.7Blue Springs, MO: 2.6 %Blue Springs, MO2.6Branson, MO: 2.5 %Branson, MO2.5Cape Girardeau, MO: 2.5 %Cape Girardeau, MO2.5Lee's Summit, MO: 2.5 %Lee's Summit, MO2.5Columbia, MO: 2.4 %Columbia, MO2.4Springfield, MO: 2.4 %Springfield, MO2.4Florissant, MO: 2.4 %Florissant, MO2.4Warrensburg, MO: 2.3 %Warrensburg, MO2.3Crestwood, MO: 2.3 %Crestwood, MO2.3Hazelwood, MO: 2.3 %Hazelwood, MO2.3Republic, MO: 2.3 %Republic, MO2.3Lebanon, MO: 2.3 %Lebanon, MO2.3Jackson, MO: 2.3 %Jackson, MO2.3Chesterfield, MO: 2.2 %Chesterfield, MO2.2Joplin, MO: 2.2 %Joplin, MO2.2Jefferson City, MO: 2.2 %Jefferson City, MO2.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Carthage, MO28.2-0.7 pts
2Monett, MO22+0.4 pts
3Overland, MO13.3+0.3 pts
4Marshall, MO12.1-0.4 pts
5Neosho, MO10.5+1.2 pts
6Grandview, MO9.9+0.8 pts
7Sedalia, MO9.8+0.1 pts
8Bridgeton, MO8.6+0.5 pts
9Kansas City, MO6.9+0.1 pts
10Independence, MO5-0.4 pts
11Kennett, MO4.7-1.5 pts
12St. Joseph, MO4.7+0.2 pts
13Excelsior Springs, MO4.4+1.4 pts
14Raytown, MO4.2-0.2 pts
15Gladstone, MO4.1+0.8 pts
16St. Ann, MO4.1-0.5 pts
17St. Charles, MO3.7-0.1 pts
18Ellisville, MO3.7+0.7 pts
19Lake St. Louis, MO3.30 pts
20Maryland Heights, MO3.2+0.1 pts
21Ozark, MO3.1-0.1 pts
22Kearney, MO2.7-0.3 pts
23St. Louis, MO2.7-0.2 pts
24Nixa, MO2.7-0.1 pts
25Blue Springs, MO2.6-0.5 pts
26Branson, MO2.5-4.3 pts
27Cape Girardeau, MO2.5+0.5 pts
28Lee's Summit, MO2.5-0.2 pts
29Columbia, MO2.4+0.3 pts
29Springfield, MO2.4-0.1 pts
31Florissant, MO2.4-0.3 pts
32Warrensburg, MO2.3+0.7 pts
33Crestwood, MO2.3-0.1 pts
33Hazelwood, MO2.3-1.2 pts
33Republic, MO2.3-0.4 pts
36Lebanon, MO2.3+0.5 pts
37Jackson, MO2.3+0.7 pts
38Chesterfield, MO2.2+0.4 pts
39Joplin, MO2.2-0 pts
40Jefferson City, MO2.2+0.1 pts
40O'Fallon, MO2.2-0.2 pts
42Wildwood, MO2.2+0.2 pts
43Harrisonville, MO2.10 pts
44Liberty, MO2.1-0.2 pts
45Wentzville, MO2.10 pts
46Ballwin, MO2+0.5 pts
46University City, MO2+0.4 pts
48Grain Valley, MO2-0.5 pts
49Mexico, MO2-0.2 pts
50Sikeston, MO1.9-0.3 pts
51Belton, MO1.9-1.2 pts
52Kirksville, MO1.9+0.3 pts
53West Plains, MO1.8+0.1 pts
54Farmington, MO1.8+0.3 pts
55Bolivar, MO1.7+0.6 pts
55Manchester, MO1.7-0.8 pts
57Dardenne Prairie, MO1.7-1 pts
58Poplar Bluff, MO1.7-0.2 pts
59Clayton, MO1.6-0.4 pts
60Jennings, MO1.6-0.1 pts
61Maryville, MO1.5+0.4 pts
62Creve Coeur, MO1.5-0.2 pts
63Kirkwood, MO1.5-0.3 pts
64Raymore, MO1.5+0.6 pts
65Webster Groves, MO1.4+0.2 pts
66St. Peters, MO1.3+0.1 pts
67Eureka, MO1.3+0.3 pts
68Ferguson, MO1.2-0.1 pts
69Arnold, MO1.1+0.1 pts
70Smithville, MO1.1+0.2 pts
71Fulton, MO1+0.3 pts
72Rolla, MO0.9+0.3 pts
73Troy, MO0.6-0.3 pts
73Washington, MO0.6-0.2 pts
75Moberly, MO0.6-0.3 pts
76Webb City, MO0.5-0.8 pts
77Union, MO0.5+0.2 pts
78Festus, MO0.3-0.2 pts
79Hannibal, MO0.2-0.4 pts
80Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO0.20 pts
81Town and Country, MO0-0.6 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 Missouri by population speaking Spanish at home, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 Missouri by population speaking Spanish at home, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/missouri-cities?period=2022. 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 Missouri by population speaking Spanish at home, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/missouri-cities?period=2022.

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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 Missouri by population speaking Spanish at home, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/missouri-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  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 Missouri by population speaking Spanish at home, 2022}},
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Which city has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Carthage, MO, with 28.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Town and Country, MO, with 0% in 2022.

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