Cities in Tennessee by population speaking Spanish at home, 2024

Springfield, TN had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 65 cities in 2024, at 24.8%. Elizabethton, TN had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 5.5% and the figure for Tennessee was 5.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.8Springfield, TN
Median5.565 cities
Tennessee5.2History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Springfield, TN: 24.8 %Springfield, TN24.8Shelbyville, TN: 23.8 %Shelbyville, TN23.8La Vergne, TN: 23 %La Vergne, TN23Morristown, TN: 19.8 %Morristown, TN19.8Sevierville, TN: 18.2 %Sevierville, TN18.2Smyrna, TN: 14 %Smyrna, TN14East Ridge, TN: 12.3 %East Ridge, TN12.3Union City, TN: 11.3 %Union City, TN11.3Nashville, TN: 11 %Nashville, TN11Lenoir City, TN: 9.9 %Lenoir City, TN9.9Cleveland, TN: 9.4 %Cleveland, TN9.4Alcoa, TN: 9 %Alcoa, TN9Collegedale, TN: 8.5 %Collegedale, TN8.5Memphis, TN: 8.4 %Memphis, TN8.4Cookeville, TN: 8 %Cookeville, TN8Fairview, TN: 8 %Fairview, TN8Gallatin, TN: 7.8 %Gallatin, TN7.8Chattanooga, TN: 7.8 %Chattanooga, TN7.8Lewisburg, TN: 7.4 %Lewisburg, TN7.4Columbia, TN: 7.3 %Columbia, TN7.3McMinnville, TN: 7 %McMinnville, TN7Millington, TN: 6.8 %Millington, TN6.8Lebanon, TN: 6.8 %Lebanon, TN6.8Clarksville, TN: 6.8 %Clarksville, TN6.8Murfreesboro, TN: 6.7 %Murfreesboro, TN6.7Goodlettsville, TN: 6.5 %Goodlettsville, TN6.5Dickson, TN: 6.4 %Dickson, TN6.4Winchester, TN: 6.2 %Winchester, TN6.2Franklin, TN: 6 %Franklin, TN6Hartsville, TN: 5.9 %Hartsville, TN5.9Lakeland, TN: 5.7 %Lakeland, TN5.7Knoxville, TN: 5.5 %Knoxville, TN5.5Manchester, TN: 5.5 %Manchester, TN5.5Spring Hill, TN: 4.9 %Spring Hill, TN4.9Oak Ridge, TN: 4.7 %Oak Ridge, TN4.7Red Bank, TN: 4.7 %Red Bank, TN4.7Mount Juliet, TN: 4.5 %Mount Juliet, TN4.5Athens, TN: 4.4 %Athens, TN4.4Hendersonville, TN: 4.1 %Hendersonville, TN4.1Tullahoma, TN: 3.7 %Tullahoma, TN3.7Springfield, TN: 24.8 %Springfield, TN24.8Shelbyville, TN: 23.8 %Shelbyville, TN23.8La Vergne, TN: 23 %La Vergne, TN23Morristown, TN: 19.8 %Morristown, TN19.8Sevierville, TN: 18.2 %Sevierville, TN18.2Smyrna, TN: 14 %Smyrna, TN14East Ridge, TN: 12.3 %East Ridge, TN12.3Union City, TN: 11.3 %Union City, TN11.3Nashville, TN: 11 %Nashville, TN11Lenoir City, TN: 9.9 %Lenoir City, TN9.9Cleveland, TN: 9.4 %Cleveland, TN9.4Alcoa, TN: 9 %Alcoa, TN9Collegedale, TN: 8.5 %Collegedale, TN8.5Memphis, TN: 8.4 %Memphis, TN8.4Cookeville, TN: 8 %Cookeville, TN8Fairview, TN: 8 %Fairview, TN8Gallatin, TN: 7.8 %Gallatin, TN7.8Chattanooga, TN: 7.8 %Chattanooga, TN7.8Lewisburg, TN: 7.4 %Lewisburg, TN7.4Columbia, TN: 7.3 %Columbia, TN7.3McMinnville, TN: 7 %McMinnville, TN7Millington, TN: 6.8 %Millington, TN6.8Lebanon, TN: 6.8 %Lebanon, TN6.8Clarksville, TN: 6.8 %Clarksville, TN6.8Murfreesboro, TN: 6.7 %Murfreesboro, TN6.7Goodlettsville, TN: 6.5 %Goodlettsville, TN6.5Dickson, TN: 6.4 %Dickson, TN6.4Winchester, TN: 6.2 %Winchester, TN6.2Franklin, TN: 6 %Franklin, TN6Hartsville, TN: 5.9 %Hartsville, TN5.9Lakeland, TN: 5.7 %Lakeland, TN5.7Knoxville, TN: 5.5 %Knoxville, TN5.5Manchester, TN: 5.5 %Manchester, TN5.5Spring Hill, TN: 4.9 %Spring Hill, TN4.9Oak Ridge, TN: 4.7 %Oak Ridge, TN4.7Red Bank, TN: 4.7 %Red Bank, TN4.7Mount Juliet, TN: 4.5 %Mount Juliet, TN4.5Athens, TN: 4.4 %Athens, TN4.4Hendersonville, TN: 4.1 %Hendersonville, TN4.1Tullahoma, TN: 3.7 %Tullahoma, TN3.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Springfield, TN24.8+1.9 pts
2Shelbyville, TN23.8+2.1 pts
3La Vergne, TN23+2.6 pts
4Morristown, TN19.8+0.6 pts
5Sevierville, TN18.2-1.6 pts
6Smyrna, TN14+0.5 pts
7East Ridge, TN12.3+0.7 pts
8Union City, TN11.3+2 pts
9Nashville, TN11+0.1 pts
10Lenoir City, TN9.9-0.3 pts
11Cleveland, TN9.4+0.3 pts
12Alcoa, TN9+1.7 pts
13Collegedale, TN8.5-0.8 pts
14Memphis, TN8.4+0.2 pts
15Cookeville, TN8+1.8 pts
16Fairview, TN8+1.6 pts
17Gallatin, TN7.8+0.4 pts
18Chattanooga, TN7.8+0.1 pts
19Lewisburg, TN7.4-3.5 pts
20Columbia, TN7.3+0.5 pts
21McMinnville, TN7+0.7 pts
22Millington, TN6.8-3.5 pts
23Lebanon, TN6.8+0.4 pts
24Clarksville, TN6.8-0.2 pts
25Murfreesboro, TN6.7-0.3 pts
26Goodlettsville, TN6.5-0.4 pts
27Dickson, TN6.4+2.1 pts
28Winchester, TN6.2-0.8 pts
29Franklin, TN6+0.5 pts
30Hartsville, TN5.9+0.7 pts
31Lakeland, TN5.7+3 pts
32Knoxville, TN5.5+0.2 pts
33Manchester, TN5.5+0.6 pts
34Spring Hill, TN4.9+0.4 pts
35Oak Ridge, TN4.7-0.4 pts
36Red Bank, TN4.7+1.9 pts
37Mount Juliet, TN4.5-1.1 pts
38Athens, TN4.4-0.9 pts
39Hendersonville, TN4.1+0.5 pts
40Tullahoma, TN3.7+0.3 pts
41Greeneville, TN3.6-1.4 pts
42Jackson, TN3.5+0.2 pts
43Crossville, TN3.4-1.5 pts
43Johnson City, TN3.4-0.1 pts
45Maryville, TN3.3+0.9 pts
46Bartlett, TN3.2+1 pts
47Portland, TN3-1.5 pts
48Clinton, TN2.8-0 pts
49Nolensville, TN2.7-0.8 pts
50Lawrenceburg, TN2.5-2 pts
51Collierville, TN2.1+0.9 pts
52Kingsport, TN2+0.5 pts
53Martin, TN2+0.2 pts
54Paris, TN1.9+0.5 pts
55White House, TN1.9-0 pts
56Germantown, TN1.8-0.3 pts
57Dyersburg, TN1.7+0.1 pts
58Soddy-Daisy, TN1.6-0.1 pts
59Bristol, TN1.5-0.6 pts
60Oakland, TN1.4+1 pts
61Brentwood, TN1.1-0.6 pts
62Atoka, TN1.1-0 pts
63Farragut, TN1+0.3 pts
64Arlington, TN0.9-0.8 pts
65Elizabethton, TN0.8-0.1 pts

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/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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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