Cities in Tennessee by population speaking Spanish at home

Shelbyville, TN had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 65 cities in 2022, at 19.8%. Oakland, TN had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 4.8% and the figure for Tennessee was 4.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.8Shelbyville, TN
Lowest0.2Oakland, TN
Median4.865 cities
Tennessee4.3History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Shelbyville, TN: 19.8 %Shelbyville, TN19.8La Vergne, TN: 17.8 %La Vergne, TN17.8Springfield, TN: 17.4 %Springfield, TN17.4Morristown, TN: 16.9 %Morristown, TN16.9Sevierville, TN: 14.7 %Sevierville, TN14.7Lenoir City, TN: 14.3 %Lenoir City, TN14.3Lewisburg, TN: 12.4 %Lewisburg, TN12.4Smyrna, TN: 10.4 %Smyrna, TN10.4East Ridge, TN: 9.9 %East Ridge, TN9.9Nashville, TN: 8.7 %Nashville, TN8.7Millington, TN: 8.6 %Millington, TN8.6Collegedale, TN: 8.3 %Collegedale, TN8.3Union City, TN: 8.3 %Union City, TN8.3Cleveland, TN: 7.6 %Cleveland, TN7.6Winchester, TN: 7.2 %Winchester, TN7.2McMinnville, TN: 7.1 %McMinnville, TN7.1Goodlettsville, TN: 6.9 %Goodlettsville, TN6.9Memphis, TN: 6.6 %Memphis, TN6.6Alcoa, TN: 6.6 %Alcoa, TN6.6Chattanooga, TN: 6.6 %Chattanooga, TN6.6Clarksville, TN: 6.3 %Clarksville, TN6.3Athens, TN: 6.2 %Athens, TN6.2Columbia, TN: 6.1 %Columbia, TN6.1Cookeville, TN: 6.1 %Cookeville, TN6.1Portland, TN: 5.9 %Portland, TN5.9Gallatin, TN: 5.7 %Gallatin, TN5.7Fairview, TN: 5.7 %Fairview, TN5.7Murfreesboro, TN: 5.6 %Murfreesboro, TN5.6Spring Hill, TN: 5.3 %Spring Hill, TN5.3Manchester, TN: 5.3 %Manchester, TN5.3Lebanon, TN: 5.2 %Lebanon, TN5.2Crossville, TN: 4.9 %Crossville, TN4.9Mount Juliet, TN: 4.8 %Mount Juliet, TN4.8Franklin, TN: 4.7 %Franklin, TN4.7Oak Ridge, TN: 4.2 %Oak Ridge, TN4.2Knoxville, TN: 4 %Knoxville, TN4Lakeland, TN: 4 %Lakeland, TN4Lawrenceburg, TN: 3.9 %Lawrenceburg, TN3.9Dickson, TN: 3.8 %Dickson, TN3.8Hendersonville, TN: 3.7 %Hendersonville, TN3.7Shelbyville, TN: 19.8 %Shelbyville, TN19.8La Vergne, TN: 17.8 %La Vergne, TN17.8Springfield, TN: 17.4 %Springfield, TN17.4Morristown, TN: 16.9 %Morristown, TN16.9Sevierville, TN: 14.7 %Sevierville, TN14.7Lenoir City, TN: 14.3 %Lenoir City, TN14.3Lewisburg, TN: 12.4 %Lewisburg, TN12.4Smyrna, TN: 10.4 %Smyrna, TN10.4East Ridge, TN: 9.9 %East Ridge, TN9.9Nashville, TN: 8.7 %Nashville, TN8.7Millington, TN: 8.6 %Millington, TN8.6Collegedale, TN: 8.3 %Collegedale, TN8.3Union City, TN: 8.3 %Union City, TN8.3Cleveland, TN: 7.6 %Cleveland, TN7.6Winchester, TN: 7.2 %Winchester, TN7.2McMinnville, TN: 7.1 %McMinnville, TN7.1Goodlettsville, TN: 6.9 %Goodlettsville, TN6.9Memphis, TN: 6.6 %Memphis, TN6.6Alcoa, TN: 6.6 %Alcoa, TN6.6Chattanooga, TN: 6.6 %Chattanooga, TN6.6Clarksville, TN: 6.3 %Clarksville, TN6.3Athens, TN: 6.2 %Athens, TN6.2Columbia, TN: 6.1 %Columbia, TN6.1Cookeville, TN: 6.1 %Cookeville, TN6.1Portland, TN: 5.9 %Portland, TN5.9Gallatin, TN: 5.7 %Gallatin, TN5.7Fairview, TN: 5.7 %Fairview, TN5.7Murfreesboro, TN: 5.6 %Murfreesboro, TN5.6Spring Hill, TN: 5.3 %Spring Hill, TN5.3Manchester, TN: 5.3 %Manchester, TN5.3Lebanon, TN: 5.2 %Lebanon, TN5.2Crossville, TN: 4.9 %Crossville, TN4.9Mount Juliet, TN: 4.8 %Mount Juliet, TN4.8Franklin, TN: 4.7 %Franklin, TN4.7Oak Ridge, TN: 4.2 %Oak Ridge, TN4.2Knoxville, TN: 4 %Knoxville, TN4Lakeland, TN: 4 %Lakeland, TN4Lawrenceburg, TN: 3.9 %Lawrenceburg, TN3.9Dickson, TN: 3.8 %Dickson, TN3.8Hendersonville, TN: 3.7 %Hendersonville, TN3.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Shelbyville, TN19.8+1.5 pts
2La Vergne, TN17.8-1 pts
3Springfield, TN17.40 pts
4Morristown, TN16.9+0.1 pts
5Sevierville, TN14.7+0.9 pts
6Lenoir City, TN14.3+2.8 pts
7Lewisburg, TN12.4-1.2 pts
8Smyrna, TN10.4+1.5 pts
9East Ridge, TN9.9-0.2 pts
10Nashville, TN8.7-0 pts
11Millington, TN8.6+1.5 pts
12Collegedale, TN8.3-2.3 pts
13Union City, TN8.3+2.4 pts
14Cleveland, TN7.6+0.1 pts
15Winchester, TN7.2+0.8 pts
16McMinnville, TN7.1+1.8 pts
17Goodlettsville, TN6.9+0.7 pts
18Memphis, TN6.6+0.1 pts
19Alcoa, TN6.6+0.6 pts
19Chattanooga, TN6.6+0.5 pts
21Clarksville, TN6.3-0.4 pts
22Athens, TN6.2-0.5 pts
23Columbia, TN6.1-2.1 pts
24Cookeville, TN6.1+1 pts
25Portland, TN5.9-1.9 pts
26Gallatin, TN5.7+0.8 pts
27Fairview, TN5.7+2 pts
28Murfreesboro, TN5.6-0.3 pts
29Spring Hill, TN5.3+0.5 pts
30Manchester, TN5.3+3.2 pts
31Lebanon, TN5.2+0.1 pts
32Crossville, TN4.9+0.9 pts
33Mount Juliet, TN4.8+0.1 pts
34Franklin, TN4.7-0.3 pts
35Oak Ridge, TN4.2-0.9 pts
36Knoxville, TN4+0.2 pts
37Lakeland, TN4-1.2 pts
38Lawrenceburg, TN3.9-0.4 pts
39Dickson, TN3.8+1.5 pts
40Hendersonville, TN3.7+0.4 pts
41Johnson City, TN3.5-0.5 pts
42Hartsville, TN3.4+0.9 pts
43Jackson, TN3.4-0.3 pts
44Nolensville, TN3.4-0.2 pts
45Greeneville, TN3-0.7 pts
46Red Bank, TN2.6-0.5 pts
47Bartlett, TN2.2+0.3 pts
48White House, TN2.1-0.9 pts
49Maryville, TN2+0.8 pts
50Clinton, TN1.9+1 pts
51Bristol, TN1.8-0 pts
52Dyersburg, TN1.8+0.3 pts
53Brentwood, TN1.8-0.1 pts
54Tullahoma, TN1.8+0.3 pts
55Germantown, TN1.7-1.3 pts
56Elizabethton, TN1.6-0.8 pts
57Collierville, TN1.6+0.6 pts
58Martin, TN1.4-0.7 pts
59Kingsport, TN1.4+0.1 pts
60Paris, TN1.3-0.1 pts
61Arlington, TN0.9+0.2 pts
62Soddy-Daisy, TN0.6-0.1 pts
63Atoka, TN0.50 pts
64Farragut, TN0.40 pts
65Oakland, TN0.2+0.1 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Shelbyville, TN, with 19.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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