Cities in North Carolina by population speaking Spanish at home

Asheboro, NC had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 93 cities in 2022, at 26.9%. Pinehurst, NC had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 5.5% and the figure for North Carolina was 7.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.9Asheboro, NC
Lowest0.9Pinehurst, NC
Median5.593 cities
North Carolina7.8History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Asheboro, NC: 26.9 %Asheboro, NC26.9Sanford, NC: 26.3 %Sanford, NC26.3Monroe, NC: 26.1 %Monroe, NC26.1Zebulon, NC: 22.6 %Zebulon, NC22.6Pineville, NC: 16.6 %Pineville, NC16.6Morganton, NC: 16.5 %Morganton, NC16.5Burlington, NC: 15.6 %Burlington, NC15.6Lexington, NC: 15 %Lexington, NC15Smithfield, NC: 14.9 %Smithfield, NC14.9Thomasville, NC: 14.3 %Thomasville, NC14.3Winston-Salem, NC: 13.9 %Winston-Salem, NC13.9Charlotte, NC: 13.1 %Charlotte, NC13.1Graham, NC: 13.1 %Graham, NC13.1Statesville, NC: 12.9 %Statesville, NC12.9Lincolnton, NC: 12 %Lincolnton, NC12Wendell, NC: 11.7 %Wendell, NC11.7Durham, NC: 11.4 %Durham, NC11.4Jacksonville, NC: 11.2 %Jacksonville, NC11.2Newton, NC: 11.1 %Newton, NC11.1Concord, NC: 10.9 %Concord, NC10.9Wilson, NC: 10.7 %Wilson, NC10.7Clayton, NC: 10.5 %Clayton, NC10.5Hickory, NC: 10.1 %Hickory, NC10.1Lenoir, NC: 10 %Lenoir, NC10Spring Lake, NC: 9.9 %Spring Lake, NC9.9Indian Trail, NC: 9.9 %Indian Trail, NC9.9Raleigh, NC: 9.3 %Raleigh, NC9.3Gastonia, NC: 9 %Gastonia, NC9Garner, NC: 8.8 %Garner, NC8.8Havelock, NC: 8.8 %Havelock, NC8.8Kannapolis, NC: 8.6 %Kannapolis, NC8.6High Point, NC: 8.4 %High Point, NC8.4Fayetteville, NC: 8.3 %Fayetteville, NC8.3Harrisburg, NC: 8 %Harrisburg, NC8Mebane, NC: 7.9 %Mebane, NC7.9Kernersville, NC: 7.8 %Kernersville, NC7.8Hope Mills, NC: 7.7 %Hope Mills, NC7.7Tarboro, NC: 7.4 %Tarboro, NC7.4Salisbury, NC: 7.3 %Salisbury, NC7.3Lumberton, NC: 7.1 %Lumberton, NC7.1Asheboro, NC: 26.9 %Asheboro, NC26.9Sanford, NC: 26.3 %Sanford, NC26.3Monroe, NC: 26.1 %Monroe, NC26.1Zebulon, NC: 22.6 %Zebulon, NC22.6Pineville, NC: 16.6 %Pineville, NC16.6Morganton, NC: 16.5 %Morganton, NC16.5Burlington, NC: 15.6 %Burlington, NC15.6Lexington, NC: 15 %Lexington, NC15Smithfield, NC: 14.9 %Smithfield, NC14.9Thomasville, NC: 14.3 %Thomasville, NC14.3Winston-Salem, NC: 13.9 %Winston-Salem, NC13.9Charlotte, NC: 13.1 %Charlotte, NC13.1Graham, NC: 13.1 %Graham, NC13.1Statesville, NC: 12.9 %Statesville, NC12.9Lincolnton, NC: 12 %Lincolnton, NC12Wendell, NC: 11.7 %Wendell, NC11.7Durham, NC: 11.4 %Durham, NC11.4Jacksonville, NC: 11.2 %Jacksonville, NC11.2Newton, NC: 11.1 %Newton, NC11.1Concord, NC: 10.9 %Concord, NC10.9Wilson, NC: 10.7 %Wilson, NC10.7Clayton, NC: 10.5 %Clayton, NC10.5Hickory, NC: 10.1 %Hickory, NC10.1Lenoir, NC: 10 %Lenoir, NC10Spring Lake, NC: 9.9 %Spring Lake, NC9.9Indian Trail, NC: 9.9 %Indian Trail, NC9.9Raleigh, NC: 9.3 %Raleigh, NC9.3Gastonia, NC: 9 %Gastonia, NC9Garner, NC: 8.8 %Garner, NC8.8Havelock, NC: 8.8 %Havelock, NC8.8Kannapolis, NC: 8.6 %Kannapolis, NC8.6High Point, NC: 8.4 %High Point, NC8.4Fayetteville, NC: 8.3 %Fayetteville, NC8.3Harrisburg, NC: 8 %Harrisburg, NC8Mebane, NC: 7.9 %Mebane, NC7.9Kernersville, NC: 7.8 %Kernersville, NC7.8Hope Mills, NC: 7.7 %Hope Mills, NC7.7Tarboro, NC: 7.4 %Tarboro, NC7.4Salisbury, NC: 7.3 %Salisbury, NC7.3Lumberton, NC: 7.1 %Lumberton, NC7.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Asheboro, NC26.9+0.1 pts
2Sanford, NC26.3+1.1 pts
3Monroe, NC26.1-1.3 pts
4Zebulon, NC22.6+7.1 pts
5Pineville, NC16.6-0.1 pts
6Morganton, NC16.5+0.9 pts
7Burlington, NC15.6-0.8 pts
8Lexington, NC15+3.1 pts
9Smithfield, NC14.9+3.7 pts
10Thomasville, NC14.3-1.7 pts
11Winston-Salem, NC13.9+0.2 pts
12Charlotte, NC13.1+0.3 pts
13Graham, NC13.1-2.8 pts
14Statesville, NC12.9+1.5 pts
15Lincolnton, NC12+1 pts
16Wendell, NC11.7-0.1 pts
17Durham, NC11.4+0.2 pts
18Jacksonville, NC11.2-0.4 pts
19Newton, NC11.1-0.4 pts
20Concord, NC10.9+0.1 pts
21Wilson, NC10.7+0.7 pts
22Clayton, NC10.5+1.6 pts
23Hickory, NC10.1-0.1 pts
24Lenoir, NC10-0.1 pts
25Spring Lake, NC9.9+1.5 pts
26Indian Trail, NC9.9+0.7 pts
27Raleigh, NC9.3-0.1 pts
28Gastonia, NC9+0.7 pts
29Garner, NC8.8+0.6 pts
30Havelock, NC8.8-0.1 pts
31Kannapolis, NC8.6+0.3 pts
32High Point, NC8.4+0.5 pts
33Fayetteville, NC8.3-0.1 pts
34Harrisburg, NC8+1.1 pts
35Mebane, NC7.9-0.1 pts
36Kernersville, NC7.8-0.7 pts
37Hope Mills, NC7.7+1.2 pts
38Tarboro, NC7.4-0.7 pts
39Salisbury, NC7.3-1.4 pts
40Lumberton, NC7.1-0.3 pts
41Henderson, NC7.1+1.8 pts
42Knightdale, NC6.8-1.5 pts
43Greensboro, NC6.5+0.4 pts
44Stallings, NC6-0.6 pts
45Fuquay-Varina, NC5.9-0.1 pts
46Chapel Hill, NC5.8+0.8 pts
47Asheville, NC5.5-0.3 pts
48Southern Pines, NC5.5-0.6 pts
49Waxhaw, NC5.4+0.9 pts
50Carrboro, NC5.2-1.3 pts
51Huntersville, NC5.1-0.1 pts
52Mint Hill, NC5+0.6 pts
53Albemarle, NC5-2.9 pts
54New Bern, NC5-1.8 pts
55Wilmington, NC4.9-0.1 pts
56Roanoke Rapids, NC4.7+1.3 pts
57Cary, NC4.7-0.4 pts
58Elizabeth City, NC4.6+1.1 pts
59Morehead City, NC4.6+0.6 pts
60Mount Airy, NC4.6-3.3 pts
61Matthews, NC4.5-1.5 pts
62Goldsboro, NC4.5-0.1 pts
63Mooresville, NC4.5-0.6 pts
64Wake Forest, NC4.4+0.5 pts
65Clemmons, NC4.3-0.1 pts
66Apex, NC4.3+0.5 pts
67Winterville, NC4.2-0.4 pts
68Eden, NC4.2-0.7 pts
69Weddington, NC4.1-0 pts
70Cornelius, NC4-1.4 pts
71Archdale, NC3.9-0.1 pts
72Reidsville, NC3.8-0.5 pts
73Mount Holly, NC3.7+0.3 pts
74Hendersonville, NC3.7-0.1 pts
75Rolesville, NC3.6-1.3 pts
76Holly Springs, NC3.6+0.3 pts
77Shelby, NC3.6-0.7 pts
78Elon, NC3.4+0.4 pts
79Leland, NC3.40 pts
80Kinston, NC3.2+1.1 pts
81Laurinburg, NC3.10 pts
82Rocky Mount, NC2.9+0.6 pts
83Summerfield, NC2.7+1.8 pts
84Waynesville, NC2.7+0.4 pts
85Aberdeen, NC2.3-0.4 pts
86Greenville, NC2.3-0 pts
87Boone, NC2.1-0.5 pts
88Davidson, NC2+0.1 pts
88Morrisville, NC2-0 pts
90Lewisville, NC1.9+0.1 pts
91Kings Mountain, NC1.60 pts
92Belmont, NC1.4+0.3 pts
93Pinehurst, NC0.9-0.2 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/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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Asheboro, NC, with 26.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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