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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 2023, at 28.7%. Pinehurst, NC had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 6.6% and the figure for North Carolina was 8.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.7Monroe, NC
Lowest1.1Pinehurst, NC
Median6.693 cities
North Carolina8.4History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Monroe, NC: 28.7 %Monroe, NC28.7Sanford, NC: 26.9 %Sanford, NC26.9Asheboro, NC: 26.1 %Asheboro, NC26.1Zebulon, NC: 23.1 %Zebulon, NC23.1Pineville, NC: 19.9 %Pineville, NC19.9Lexington, NC: 19.1 %Lexington, NC19.1Morganton, NC: 17.7 %Morganton, NC17.7Burlington, NC: 16.4 %Burlington, NC16.4Graham, NC: 15.7 %Graham, NC15.7Statesville, NC: 15 %Statesville, NC15Winston-Salem, NC: 14.9 %Winston-Salem, NC14.9Smithfield, NC: 14.5 %Smithfield, NC14.5Thomasville, NC: 14.5 %Thomasville, NC14.5Charlotte, NC: 14.4 %Charlotte, NC14.4Wendell, NC: 14 %Wendell, NC14Newton, NC: 13.4 %Newton, NC13.4Durham, NC: 12.8 %Durham, NC12.8Concord, NC: 11.9 %Concord, NC11.9Lincolnton, NC: 11.9 %Lincolnton, NC11.9Clayton, NC: 11.7 %Clayton, NC11.7Indian Trail, NC: 11.5 %Indian Trail, NC11.5Lenoir, NC: 11.1 %Lenoir, NC11.1Jacksonville, NC: 10.8 %Jacksonville, NC10.8Raleigh, NC: 10.2 %Raleigh, NC10.2Hickory, NC: 10.1 %Hickory, NC10.1Wilson, NC: 10.1 %Wilson, NC10.1High Point, NC: 9.9 %High Point, NC9.9Gastonia, NC: 9.7 %Gastonia, NC9.7Mint Hill, NC: 9.4 %Mint Hill, NC9.4Kannapolis, NC: 9.4 %Kannapolis, NC9.4Havelock, NC: 9.3 %Havelock, NC9.3Garner, NC: 9.2 %Garner, NC9.2Salisbury, NC: 8.9 %Salisbury, NC8.9Hope Mills, NC: 8.8 %Hope Mills, NC8.8Tarboro, NC: 8.6 %Tarboro, NC8.6Mebane, NC: 8.3 %Mebane, NC8.3Lumberton, NC: 8.2 %Lumberton, NC8.2Knightdale, NC: 8.1 %Knightdale, NC8.1Fayetteville, NC: 8.1 %Fayetteville, NC8.1Kernersville, NC: 8.1 %Kernersville, NC8.1Monroe, NC: 28.7 %Monroe, NC28.7Sanford, NC: 26.9 %Sanford, NC26.9Asheboro, NC: 26.1 %Asheboro, NC26.1Zebulon, NC: 23.1 %Zebulon, NC23.1Pineville, NC: 19.9 %Pineville, NC19.9Lexington, NC: 19.1 %Lexington, NC19.1Morganton, NC: 17.7 %Morganton, NC17.7Burlington, NC: 16.4 %Burlington, NC16.4Graham, NC: 15.7 %Graham, NC15.7Statesville, NC: 15 %Statesville, NC15Winston-Salem, NC: 14.9 %Winston-Salem, NC14.9Smithfield, NC: 14.5 %Smithfield, NC14.5Thomasville, NC: 14.5 %Thomasville, NC14.5Charlotte, NC: 14.4 %Charlotte, NC14.4Wendell, NC: 14 %Wendell, NC14Newton, NC: 13.4 %Newton, NC13.4Durham, NC: 12.8 %Durham, NC12.8Concord, NC: 11.9 %Concord, NC11.9Lincolnton, NC: 11.9 %Lincolnton, NC11.9Clayton, NC: 11.7 %Clayton, NC11.7Indian Trail, NC: 11.5 %Indian Trail, NC11.5Lenoir, NC: 11.1 %Lenoir, NC11.1Jacksonville, NC: 10.8 %Jacksonville, NC10.8Raleigh, NC: 10.2 %Raleigh, NC10.2Hickory, NC: 10.1 %Hickory, NC10.1Wilson, NC: 10.1 %Wilson, NC10.1High Point, NC: 9.9 %High Point, NC9.9Gastonia, NC: 9.7 %Gastonia, NC9.7Mint Hill, NC: 9.4 %Mint Hill, NC9.4Kannapolis, NC: 9.4 %Kannapolis, NC9.4Havelock, NC: 9.3 %Havelock, NC9.3Garner, NC: 9.2 %Garner, NC9.2Salisbury, NC: 8.9 %Salisbury, NC8.9Hope Mills, NC: 8.8 %Hope Mills, NC8.8Tarboro, NC: 8.6 %Tarboro, NC8.6Mebane, NC: 8.3 %Mebane, NC8.3Lumberton, NC: 8.2 %Lumberton, NC8.2Knightdale, NC: 8.1 %Knightdale, NC8.1Fayetteville, NC: 8.1 %Fayetteville, NC8.1Kernersville, NC: 8.1 %Kernersville, NC8.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Monroe, NC28.7+2.5 pts
2Sanford, NC26.9+0.6 pts
3Asheboro, NC26.1-0.8 pts
4Zebulon, NC23.1+0.6 pts
5Pineville, NC19.9+3.3 pts
6Lexington, NC19.1+4.1 pts
7Morganton, NC17.7+1.1 pts
8Burlington, NC16.4+0.7 pts
9Graham, NC15.7+2.6 pts
10Statesville, NC15+2.1 pts
11Winston-Salem, NC14.9+1 pts
12Smithfield, NC14.5-0.4 pts
13Thomasville, NC14.5+0.1 pts
14Charlotte, NC14.4+1.3 pts
15Wendell, NC14+2.4 pts
16Newton, NC13.4+2.4 pts
17Durham, NC12.8+1.3 pts
18Concord, NC11.9+1 pts
19Lincolnton, NC11.9-0.1 pts
20Clayton, NC11.7+1.1 pts
21Indian Trail, NC11.5+1.6 pts
22Lenoir, NC11.1+1.1 pts
23Jacksonville, NC10.8-0.3 pts
24Raleigh, NC10.2+0.9 pts
25Hickory, NC10.10 pts
25Wilson, NC10.1-0.6 pts
27High Point, NC9.9+1.5 pts
28Gastonia, NC9.7+0.7 pts
29Mint Hill, NC9.4+4.4 pts
30Kannapolis, NC9.4+0.8 pts
31Havelock, NC9.3+0.6 pts
32Garner, NC9.2+0.4 pts
33Salisbury, NC8.9+1.6 pts
34Hope Mills, NC8.8+1.1 pts
35Tarboro, NC8.6+1.2 pts
36Mebane, NC8.3+0.4 pts
37Lumberton, NC8.2+1.1 pts
38Knightdale, NC8.1+1.3 pts
39Fayetteville, NC8.1-0.3 pts
40Kernersville, NC8.1+0.3 pts
41Carrboro, NC7.7+2.5 pts
42Spring Lake, NC7.7-2.2 pts
43Greensboro, NC7.5+1 pts
44Harrisburg, NC7.5-0.5 pts
45Stallings, NC6.9+0.9 pts
46Morehead City, NC6.8+2.2 pts
47Waxhaw, NC6.6+1.3 pts
48Wilmington, NC6.3+1.4 pts
49Albemarle, NC6.1+1.1 pts
50Cary, NC5.9+1.2 pts
51Asheville, NC5.9+0.4 pts
52Henderson, NC5.8-1.3 pts
53Chapel Hill, NC5.7-0.1 pts
53Roanoke Rapids, NC5.7+0.9 pts
55Southern Pines, NC5.6+0.2 pts
56Eden, NC5.4+1.2 pts
57Huntersville, NC5.20 pts
58New Bern, NC5-0 pts
59Mooresville, NC4.9+0.5 pts
60Rolesville, NC4.9+1.3 pts
61Goldsboro, NC4.8+0.3 pts
62Fuquay-Varina, NC4.8-1.1 pts
63Winterville, NC4.7+0.5 pts
64Mount Holly, NC4.6+0.9 pts
65Clemmons, NC4.5+0.2 pts
66Matthews, NC4.4-0.1 pts
67Apex, NC4.4+0.1 pts
68Mount Airy, NC4.1-0.4 pts
69Waynesville, NC4.1+1.4 pts
70Archdale, NC4+0.1 pts
71Leland, NC4+0.5 pts
72Reidsville, NC3.80 pts
73Shelby, NC3.8+0.2 pts
74Cornelius, NC3.8-0.2 pts
75Hendersonville, NC3.7+0.1 pts
76Wake Forest, NC3.7-0.7 pts
77Boone, NC3.6+1.5 pts
78Rocky Mount, NC3.3+0.4 pts
79Weddington, NC3.2-0.9 pts
80Laurinburg, NC3-0.1 pts
81Summerfield, NC2.9+0.3 pts
82Elizabeth City, NC2.9-1.8 pts
83Aberdeen, NC2.8+0.5 pts
84Lewisville, NC2.8+0.9 pts
85Kinston, NC2.6-0.5 pts
86Holly Springs, NC2.6-1 pts
87Elon, NC2.5-0.9 pts
88Greenville, NC2.4+0.1 pts
89Davidson, NC1.8-0.2 pts
90Belmont, NC1.6+0.2 pts
91Morrisville, NC1.6-0.4 pts
92Kings Mountain, NC1.4-0.2 pts
93Pinehurst, NC1.1+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.

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/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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Monroe, NC, with 28.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Pinehurst, NC, with 1.1% in 2023.

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