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Cities in Washington by population speaking Spanish at home

Grandview, WA had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 91 cities in 2021, at 73.4%. Liberty Lake, WA had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 5.7% and the figure for Washington was 8.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.4Grandview, WA
Lowest0.8Liberty Lake, WA
Median5.791 cities
Washington8.7History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Grandview, WA: 73.4 %Grandview, WA73.4Sunnyside, WA: 70.1 %Sunnyside, WA70.1Pasco, WA: 45.8 %Pasco, WA45.8Yakima, WA: 36.3 %Yakima, WA36.3Wenatchee, WA: 27.7 %Wenatchee, WA27.7Mount Vernon, WA: 26.6 %Mount Vernon, WA26.6Moses Lake, WA: 25.1 %Moses Lake, WA25.1Kennewick, WA: 24.3 %Kennewick, WA24.3East Wenatchee, WA: 23 %East Wenatchee, WA23Burlington, WA: 21.7 %Burlington, WA21.7Shelton, WA: 19.5 %Shelton, WA19.5SeaTac, WA: 17 %SeaTac, WA17Burien, WA: 16.9 %Burien, WA16.9Walla Walla, WA: 16.9 %Walla Walla, WA16.9Sedro-Woolley, WA: 16.2 %Sedro-Woolley, WA16.2Aberdeen, WA: 16.2 %Aberdeen, WA16.2Des Moines, WA: 13.1 %Des Moines, WA13.1Kent, WA: 12.1 %Kent, WA12.1Auburn, WA: 12.1 %Auburn, WA12.1Tukwila, WA: 12.1 %Tukwila, WA12.1Federal Way, WA: 12 %Federal Way, WA12Monroe, WA: 11.9 %Monroe, WA11.9Centralia, WA: 11.7 %Centralia, WA11.7Everett, WA: 11.6 %Everett, WA11.6Lakewood, WA: 11.2 %Lakewood, WA11.2Renton, WA: 11 %Renton, WA11Fife, WA: 10.4 %Fife, WA10.4West Richland, WA: 10.1 %West Richland, WA10.1Lynnwood, WA: 10 %Lynnwood, WA10Arlington, WA: 10 %Arlington, WA10Vancouver, WA: 9.6 %Vancouver, WA9.6Mountlake Terrace, WA: 9.3 %Mountlake Terrace, WA9.3Kelso, WA: 8.6 %Kelso, WA8.6Ferndale, WA: 8 %Ferndale, WA8Bothell, WA: 8 %Bothell, WA8Sumner, WA: 7.6 %Sumner, WA7.6Marysville, WA: 7.6 %Marysville, WA7.6Lynden, WA: 7.3 %Lynden, WA7.3Mill Creek, WA: 7.1 %Mill Creek, WA7.1Tacoma, WA: 7 %Tacoma, WA7Grandview, WA: 73.4 %Grandview, WA73.4Sunnyside, WA: 70.1 %Sunnyside, WA70.1Pasco, WA: 45.8 %Pasco, WA45.8Yakima, WA: 36.3 %Yakima, WA36.3Wenatchee, WA: 27.7 %Wenatchee, WA27.7Mount Vernon, WA: 26.6 %Mount Vernon, WA26.6Moses Lake, WA: 25.1 %Moses Lake, WA25.1Kennewick, WA: 24.3 %Kennewick, WA24.3East Wenatchee, WA: 23 %East Wenatchee, WA23Burlington, WA: 21.7 %Burlington, WA21.7Shelton, WA: 19.5 %Shelton, WA19.5SeaTac, WA: 17 %SeaTac, WA17Burien, WA: 16.9 %Burien, WA16.9Walla Walla, WA: 16.9 %Walla Walla, WA16.9Sedro-Woolley, WA: 16.2 %Sedro-Woolley, WA16.2Aberdeen, WA: 16.2 %Aberdeen, WA16.2Des Moines, WA: 13.1 %Des Moines, WA13.1Kent, WA: 12.1 %Kent, WA12.1Auburn, WA: 12.1 %Auburn, WA12.1Tukwila, WA: 12.1 %Tukwila, WA12.1Federal Way, WA: 12 %Federal Way, WA12Monroe, WA: 11.9 %Monroe, WA11.9Centralia, WA: 11.7 %Centralia, WA11.7Everett, WA: 11.6 %Everett, WA11.6Lakewood, WA: 11.2 %Lakewood, WA11.2Renton, WA: 11 %Renton, WA11Fife, WA: 10.4 %Fife, WA10.4West Richland, WA: 10.1 %West Richland, WA10.1Lynnwood, WA: 10 %Lynnwood, WA10Arlington, WA: 10 %Arlington, WA10Vancouver, WA: 9.6 %Vancouver, WA9.6Mountlake Terrace, WA: 9.3 %Mountlake Terrace, WA9.3Kelso, WA: 8.6 %Kelso, WA8.6Ferndale, WA: 8 %Ferndale, WA8Bothell, WA: 8 %Bothell, WA8Sumner, WA: 7.6 %Sumner, WA7.6Marysville, WA: 7.6 %Marysville, WA7.6Lynden, WA: 7.3 %Lynden, WA7.3Mill Creek, WA: 7.1 %Mill Creek, WA7.1Tacoma, WA: 7 %Tacoma, WA7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Grandview, WA73.4
2Sunnyside, WA70.1
3Pasco, WA45.8
4Yakima, WA36.3
5Wenatchee, WA27.7
6Mount Vernon, WA26.6
7Moses Lake, WA25.1
8Kennewick, WA24.3
9East Wenatchee, WA23
10Burlington, WA21.7
11Shelton, WA19.5
12SeaTac, WA17
13Burien, WA16.9
14Walla Walla, WA16.9
15Sedro-Woolley, WA16.2
16Aberdeen, WA16.2
17Des Moines, WA13.1
18Kent, WA12.1
19Auburn, WA12.1
19Tukwila, WA12.1
21Federal Way, WA12
22Monroe, WA11.9
23Centralia, WA11.7
24Everett, WA11.6
25Lakewood, WA11.2
26Renton, WA11
27Fife, WA10.4
28West Richland, WA10.1
29Lynnwood, WA10
30Arlington, WA10
31Vancouver, WA9.6
32Mountlake Terrace, WA9.3
33Kelso, WA8.6
34Ferndale, WA8
35Bothell, WA8
36Sumner, WA7.6
37Marysville, WA7.6
38Lynden, WA7.3
39Mill Creek, WA7.1
40Tacoma, WA7
41Enumclaw, WA7
42Oak Harbor, WA6.7
43Bonney Lake, WA6.4
44University Place, WA6.3
45Longview, WA6.2
46Ellensburg, WA5.7
47Issaquah, WA5.7
48Airway Heights, WA5.6
49Poulsbo, WA5.5
50Richland, WA5.5
51Kirkland, WA5.3
52Lacey, WA5.2
53Bellevue, WA5.1
53Bellingham, WA5.1
55Cheney, WA5
56Pullman, WA4.7
57Ridgefield, WA4.5
57Woodinville, WA4.5
59Olympia, WA4.5
60Shoreline, WA4.4
61Lake Stevens, WA4.4
62Redmond, WA4.3
63Edmonds, WA4.3
64Newcastle, WA4.3
65Seattle, WA4.2
66Port Angeles, WA4.2
67Covington, WA4
68Yelm, WA3.9
69Bremerton, WA3.8
70Mukilteo, WA3.8
71Kenmore, WA3.7
72Washougal, WA3.3
73Gig Harbor, WA3
74Snohomish, WA2.8
75Spokane Valley, WA2.8
76Mercer Island, WA2.7
77Tumwater, WA2.7
78Spokane, WA2.6
79Anacortes, WA2.6
80Lake Forest Park, WA2.5
81Port Orchard, WA2.5
82Puyallup, WA2.4
83Port Townsend, WA2.3
84Edgewood, WA2.1
85Battle Ground, WA2
86Sammamish, WA2
87Camas, WA1.4
88Snoqualmie, WA1.3
89Maple Valley, WA1.3
90Bainbridge Island, WA1.2
91Liberty Lake, WA0.8

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Washington by population speaking Spanish at home, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Washington by population speaking Spanish at home, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/washington-cities?period=2021. 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 Washington by population speaking Spanish at home, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/washington-cities?period=2021.

Harvard

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 Washington by population speaking Spanish at home, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/washington-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Grandview, WA, with 73.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Liberty Lake, WA, with 0.8% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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