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Cities in North Carolina by population speaking Spanish at home

Monroe, NC had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 93 cities in 2021, at 27.4%. Summerfield, NC had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 6.1% and the figure for North Carolina was 7.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.4Monroe, NC
Lowest0.9Summerfield, NC
Median6.193 cities
North Carolina7.7History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Monroe, NC: 27.4 %Monroe, NC27.4Asheboro, NC: 26.8 %Asheboro, NC26.8Sanford, NC: 25.2 %Sanford, NC25.2Pineville, NC: 16.8 %Pineville, NC16.8Burlington, NC: 16.4 %Burlington, NC16.4Thomasville, NC: 16 %Thomasville, NC16Graham, NC: 15.9 %Graham, NC15.9Morganton, NC: 15.6 %Morganton, NC15.6Zebulon, NC: 15.4 %Zebulon, NC15.4Winston-Salem, NC: 13.7 %Winston-Salem, NC13.7Charlotte, NC: 12.8 %Charlotte, NC12.8Lexington, NC: 11.9 %Lexington, NC11.9Wendell, NC: 11.8 %Wendell, NC11.8Jacksonville, NC: 11.6 %Jacksonville, NC11.6Newton, NC: 11.5 %Newton, NC11.5Statesville, NC: 11.4 %Statesville, NC11.4Durham, NC: 11.2 %Durham, NC11.2Smithfield, NC: 11.2 %Smithfield, NC11.2Lincolnton, NC: 11 %Lincolnton, NC11Concord, NC: 10.7 %Concord, NC10.7Hickory, NC: 10.2 %Hickory, NC10.2Lenoir, NC: 10.1 %Lenoir, NC10.1Wilson, NC: 10 %Wilson, NC10Raleigh, NC: 9.4 %Raleigh, NC9.4Indian Trail, NC: 9.2 %Indian Trail, NC9.2Clayton, NC: 8.9 %Clayton, NC8.9Havelock, NC: 8.9 %Havelock, NC8.9Salisbury, NC: 8.7 %Salisbury, NC8.7Kernersville, NC: 8.5 %Kernersville, NC8.5Spring Lake, NC: 8.5 %Spring Lake, NC8.5Fayetteville, NC: 8.4 %Fayetteville, NC8.4Gastonia, NC: 8.4 %Gastonia, NC8.4Kannapolis, NC: 8.3 %Kannapolis, NC8.3Knightdale, NC: 8.3 %Knightdale, NC8.3Garner, NC: 8.3 %Garner, NC8.3Tarboro, NC: 8.1 %Tarboro, NC8.1Mebane, NC: 8 %Mebane, NC8High Point, NC: 7.9 %High Point, NC7.9Albemarle, NC: 7.9 %Albemarle, NC7.9Mount Airy, NC: 7.9 %Mount Airy, NC7.9Monroe, NC: 27.4 %Monroe, NC27.4Asheboro, NC: 26.8 %Asheboro, NC26.8Sanford, NC: 25.2 %Sanford, NC25.2Pineville, NC: 16.8 %Pineville, NC16.8Burlington, NC: 16.4 %Burlington, NC16.4Thomasville, NC: 16 %Thomasville, NC16Graham, NC: 15.9 %Graham, NC15.9Morganton, NC: 15.6 %Morganton, NC15.6Zebulon, NC: 15.4 %Zebulon, NC15.4Winston-Salem, NC: 13.7 %Winston-Salem, NC13.7Charlotte, NC: 12.8 %Charlotte, NC12.8Lexington, NC: 11.9 %Lexington, NC11.9Wendell, NC: 11.8 %Wendell, NC11.8Jacksonville, NC: 11.6 %Jacksonville, NC11.6Newton, NC: 11.5 %Newton, NC11.5Statesville, NC: 11.4 %Statesville, NC11.4Durham, NC: 11.2 %Durham, NC11.2Smithfield, NC: 11.2 %Smithfield, NC11.2Lincolnton, NC: 11 %Lincolnton, NC11Concord, NC: 10.7 %Concord, NC10.7Hickory, NC: 10.2 %Hickory, NC10.2Lenoir, NC: 10.1 %Lenoir, NC10.1Wilson, NC: 10 %Wilson, NC10Raleigh, NC: 9.4 %Raleigh, NC9.4Indian Trail, NC: 9.2 %Indian Trail, NC9.2Clayton, NC: 8.9 %Clayton, NC8.9Havelock, NC: 8.9 %Havelock, NC8.9Salisbury, NC: 8.7 %Salisbury, NC8.7Kernersville, NC: 8.5 %Kernersville, NC8.5Spring Lake, NC: 8.5 %Spring Lake, NC8.5Fayetteville, NC: 8.4 %Fayetteville, NC8.4Gastonia, NC: 8.4 %Gastonia, NC8.4Kannapolis, NC: 8.3 %Kannapolis, NC8.3Knightdale, NC: 8.3 %Knightdale, NC8.3Garner, NC: 8.3 %Garner, NC8.3Tarboro, NC: 8.1 %Tarboro, NC8.1Mebane, NC: 8 %Mebane, NC8High Point, NC: 7.9 %High Point, NC7.9Albemarle, NC: 7.9 %Albemarle, NC7.9Mount Airy, NC: 7.9 %Mount Airy, NC7.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Monroe, NC27.4
2Asheboro, NC26.8
3Sanford, NC25.2
4Pineville, NC16.8
5Burlington, NC16.4
6Thomasville, NC16
7Graham, NC15.9
8Morganton, NC15.6
9Zebulon, NC15.4
10Winston-Salem, NC13.7
11Charlotte, NC12.8
12Lexington, NC11.9
13Wendell, NC11.8
14Jacksonville, NC11.6
15Newton, NC11.5
16Statesville, NC11.4
17Durham, NC11.2
18Smithfield, NC11.2
19Lincolnton, NC11
20Concord, NC10.7
21Hickory, NC10.2
22Lenoir, NC10.1
23Wilson, NC10
24Raleigh, NC9.4
25Indian Trail, NC9.2
26Clayton, NC8.9
27Havelock, NC8.9
28Salisbury, NC8.7
29Kernersville, NC8.5
30Spring Lake, NC8.5
31Fayetteville, NC8.4
32Gastonia, NC8.4
33Kannapolis, NC8.3
34Knightdale, NC8.3
35Garner, NC8.3
36Tarboro, NC8.1
37Mebane, NC8
38High Point, NC7.9
39Albemarle, NC7.9
40Mount Airy, NC7.9
41Lumberton, NC7.4
42Harrisburg, NC6.9
43New Bern, NC6.8
44Stallings, NC6.6
45Carrboro, NC6.5
45Hope Mills, NC6.5
47Greensboro, NC6.1
47Southern Pines, NC6.1
49Matthews, NC6
50Fuquay-Varina, NC5.9
51Asheville, NC5.8
52Cornelius, NC5.3
53Henderson, NC5.2
53Huntersville, NC5.2
55Cary, NC5.1
56Mooresville, NC5.1
57Chapel Hill, NC5.1
58Wilmington, NC5
59Eden, NC4.9
60Rolesville, NC4.9
61Winterville, NC4.6
62Goldsboro, NC4.6
63Waxhaw, NC4.5
64Clemmons, NC4.4
65Mint Hill, NC4.4
66Reidsville, NC4.3
67Shelby, NC4.3
68Weddington, NC4.2
69Archdale, NC4
70Wake Forest, NC4
71Morehead City, NC4
72Hendersonville, NC3.8
73Apex, NC3.8
74Elizabeth City, NC3.6
75Roanoke Rapids, NC3.4
76Mount Holly, NC3.4
77Leland, NC3.4
78Holly Springs, NC3.3
79Laurinburg, NC3.1
80Elon, NC3
81Aberdeen, NC2.7
82Boone, NC2.6
83Greenville, NC2.3
84Rocky Mount, NC2.3
85Waynesville, NC2.3
86Kinston, NC2.1
87Morrisville, NC2
88Davidson, NC1.9
89Lewisville, NC1.8
90Kings Mountain, NC1.6
91Belmont, NC1.1
92Pinehurst, NC1.1
93Summerfield, NC0.9

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.

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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 North Carolina 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

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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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-cities?period=2021. 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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-cities?period=2021.

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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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-cities?period=2021 (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 North Carolina by population speaking Spanish at home, 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which city has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Monroe, NC, with 27.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Summerfield, NC, with 0.9% in 2021.

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