Cities in Pennsylvania by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024

Reading, PA had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 68 cities in 2024, at 57.1%. Yeadon, PA had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 3.5% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 5.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.1Reading, PA
Lowest0.3Yeadon, PA
Median3.568 cities
Pennsylvania5.6History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Reading, PA: 57.1 %Reading, PA57.1Hazleton, PA: 55.1 %Hazleton, PA55.1Allentown, PA: 42.6 %Allentown, PA42.6Lebanon, PA: 29.1 %Lebanon, PA29.1Lancaster, PA: 26.5 %Lancaster, PA26.5Coatesville, PA: 26.1 %Coatesville, PA26.1York, PA: 25.6 %York, PA25.6Wilkes-Barre, PA: 24 %Wilkes-Barre, PA24Norristown, PA: 23.8 %Norristown, PA23.8Bethlehem, PA: 17.8 %Bethlehem, PA17.8Easton, PA: 17.6 %Easton, PA17.6Harrisburg, PA: 17.2 %Harrisburg, PA17.2Chambersburg, PA: 15.5 %Chambersburg, PA15.5Scranton, PA: 11.9 %Scranton, PA11.9Columbia, PA: 11.1 %Columbia, PA11.1Philadelphia, PA: 10.9 %Philadelphia, PA10.9Nanticoke, PA: 8.3 %Nanticoke, PA8.3Hanover, PA: 7.9 %Hanover, PA7.9Chester, PA: 7.2 %Chester, PA7.2Pottstown, PA: 6.5 %Pottstown, PA6.5Wyomissing, PA: 6.5 %Wyomissing, PA6.5Kingston, PA: 5.7 %Kingston, PA5.7Lansdale, PA: 5.6 %Lansdale, PA5.6Phoenixville, PA: 5.2 %Phoenixville, PA5.2Northampton, PA: 5.1 %Northampton, PA5.1Ephrata, PA: 5.1 %Ephrata, PA5.1West Chester, PA: 4.9 %West Chester, PA4.9Carlisle, PA: 4.8 %Carlisle, PA4.8Darby, PA: 4.3 %Darby, PA4.3Erie, PA: 4.3 %Erie, PA4.3Pottsville, PA: 3.9 %Pottsville, PA3.9Dunmore, PA: 3.8 %Dunmore, PA3.8West Mifflin, PA: 3.6 %West Mifflin, PA3.6Washington, PA: 3.5 %Washington, PA3.5State College, PA: 3.5 %State College, PA3.5Wilkinsburg, PA: 3.3 %Wilkinsburg, PA3.3McKeesport, PA: 3.2 %McKeesport, PA3.2Munhall, PA: 3 %Munhall, PA3Pittsburgh, PA: 3 %Pittsburgh, PA3Monroeville, PA: 2.8 %Monroeville, PA2.8Reading, PA: 57.1 %Reading, PA57.1Hazleton, PA: 55.1 %Hazleton, PA55.1Allentown, PA: 42.6 %Allentown, PA42.6Lebanon, PA: 29.1 %Lebanon, PA29.1Lancaster, PA: 26.5 %Lancaster, PA26.5Coatesville, PA: 26.1 %Coatesville, PA26.1York, PA: 25.6 %York, PA25.6Wilkes-Barre, PA: 24 %Wilkes-Barre, PA24Norristown, PA: 23.8 %Norristown, PA23.8Bethlehem, PA: 17.8 %Bethlehem, PA17.8Easton, PA: 17.6 %Easton, PA17.6Harrisburg, PA: 17.2 %Harrisburg, PA17.2Chambersburg, PA: 15.5 %Chambersburg, PA15.5Scranton, PA: 11.9 %Scranton, PA11.9Columbia, PA: 11.1 %Columbia, PA11.1Philadelphia, PA: 10.9 %Philadelphia, PA10.9Nanticoke, PA: 8.3 %Nanticoke, PA8.3Hanover, PA: 7.9 %Hanover, PA7.9Chester, PA: 7.2 %Chester, PA7.2Pottstown, PA: 6.5 %Pottstown, PA6.5Wyomissing, PA: 6.5 %Wyomissing, PA6.5Kingston, PA: 5.7 %Kingston, PA5.7Lansdale, PA: 5.6 %Lansdale, PA5.6Phoenixville, PA: 5.2 %Phoenixville, PA5.2Northampton, PA: 5.1 %Northampton, PA5.1Ephrata, PA: 5.1 %Ephrata, PA5.1West Chester, PA: 4.9 %West Chester, PA4.9Carlisle, PA: 4.8 %Carlisle, PA4.8Darby, PA: 4.3 %Darby, PA4.3Erie, PA: 4.3 %Erie, PA4.3Pottsville, PA: 3.9 %Pottsville, PA3.9Dunmore, PA: 3.8 %Dunmore, PA3.8West Mifflin, PA: 3.6 %West Mifflin, PA3.6Washington, PA: 3.5 %Washington, PA3.5State College, PA: 3.5 %State College, PA3.5Wilkinsburg, PA: 3.3 %Wilkinsburg, PA3.3McKeesport, PA: 3.2 %McKeesport, PA3.2Munhall, PA: 3 %Munhall, PA3Pittsburgh, PA: 3 %Pittsburgh, PA3Monroeville, PA: 2.8 %Monroeville, PA2.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Reading, PA57.1+4.1 pts
2Hazleton, PA55.1-1.7 pts
3Allentown, PA42.6+2.1 pts
4Lebanon, PA29.1-0.5 pts
5Lancaster, PA26.5-2.3 pts
6Coatesville, PA26.1-1.3 pts
7York, PA25.6-0 pts
8Wilkes-Barre, PA24+1.9 pts
9Norristown, PA23.8-1.4 pts
10Bethlehem, PA17.8-1.1 pts
11Easton, PA17.6-0.4 pts
12Harrisburg, PA17.2+2.7 pts
13Chambersburg, PA15.5+1.7 pts
14Scranton, PA11.9+0.7 pts
15Columbia, PA11.1+0.7 pts
16Philadelphia, PA10.9+0.1 pts
17Nanticoke, PA8.3+1.4 pts
18Hanover, PA7.9+0.4 pts
19Chester, PA7.2+0.5 pts
20Pottstown, PA6.5+0.7 pts
20Wyomissing, PA6.5-2.3 pts
22Kingston, PA5.7+1.1 pts
23Lansdale, PA5.6+0.1 pts
24Phoenixville, PA5.2+1.9 pts
25Northampton, PA5.1+1.7 pts
26Ephrata, PA5.1-0.6 pts
27West Chester, PA4.9-2.6 pts
28Carlisle, PA4.8+0.6 pts
29Darby, PA4.3+0.9 pts
30Erie, PA4.3-0 pts
31Pottsville, PA3.9+1.2 pts
32Dunmore, PA3.8+0.5 pts
33West Mifflin, PA3.6-0.8 pts
34Washington, PA3.5+0.1 pts
35State College, PA3.5+0.4 pts
36Wilkinsburg, PA3.3+0.4 pts
37McKeesport, PA3.2-0 pts
38Munhall, PA3+0.5 pts
38Pittsburgh, PA3+0.2 pts
40Monroeville, PA2.8+0.4 pts
41Lansdowne, PA2.8-2.7 pts
42Johnstown, PA2.5-0.1 pts
43Waynesboro, PA2.5-0.1 pts
44Emmaus, PA2.3-2.2 pts
45New Castle, PA2.1-1 pts
46Elizabethtown, PA1.9+0.3 pts
46Indiana, PA1.9+0.3 pts
48Williamsport, PA1.9+0.1 pts
49Sharon, PA1.9+1.2 pts
50Franklin Park, PA1.6+0.2 pts
51Bloomsburg, PA1.3+0.7 pts
52Butler, PA1.1-0.2 pts
53Baldwin, PA1.1-0.5 pts
54Berwick, PA1.1+0.1 pts
55Mechanicsburg, PA1-0.1 pts
56New Kensington, PA0.90 pts
57Whitehall, PA0.9+0.4 pts
58Greensburg, PA0.9+0.5 pts
59Altoona, PA0.9+0.1 pts
59Hermitage, PA0.9+0.1 pts
61Murrysville, PA0.80 pts
62Meadville, PA0.7-0.1 pts
63St. Marys, PA0.7-0.3 pts
64Jefferson Hills, PA0.5-0 pts
65Lower Burrell, PA0.40 pts
65Plum, PA0.4-0.1 pts
67Bethel Park, PA0.4-0.3 pts
68Yeadon, PA0.3-0.8 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Pennsylvania by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Pennsylvania by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/pennsylvania-cities. 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 Pennsylvania by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/pennsylvania-cities.

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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 Pennsylvania by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/pennsylvania-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Reading, PA, with 57.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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