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Cities in Washington by population speaking Spanish at home

Sunnyside, WA had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 91 cities in 2022, at 72.4%. Liberty Lake, WA had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 5.5% and the figure for Washington was 8.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest72.4Sunnyside, WA
Lowest0.7Liberty Lake, WA
Median5.591 cities
Washington8.7History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Sunnyside, WA: 72.4 %Sunnyside, WA72.4Grandview, WA: 71.1 %Grandview, WA71.1Pasco, WA: 46.4 %Pasco, WA46.4Yakima, WA: 36.1 %Yakima, WA36.1Wenatchee, WA: 26.8 %Wenatchee, WA26.8Mount Vernon, WA: 26.7 %Mount Vernon, WA26.7Moses Lake, WA: 25 %Moses Lake, WA25East Wenatchee, WA: 23.6 %East Wenatchee, WA23.6Kennewick, WA: 22.4 %Kennewick, WA22.4Shelton, WA: 19.3 %Shelton, WA19.3Burlington, WA: 18.1 %Burlington, WA18.1Sedro-Woolley, WA: 17.7 %Sedro-Woolley, WA17.7Walla Walla, WA: 16.5 %Walla Walla, WA16.5SeaTac, WA: 16.3 %SeaTac, WA16.3Burien, WA: 16 %Burien, WA16Des Moines, WA: 14.2 %Des Moines, WA14.2Tukwila, WA: 14.1 %Tukwila, WA14.1Aberdeen, WA: 14.1 %Aberdeen, WA14.1Auburn, WA: 13.3 %Auburn, WA13.3Federal Way, WA: 13.2 %Federal Way, WA13.2Monroe, WA: 11.9 %Monroe, WA11.9Kent, WA: 11.9 %Kent, WA11.9Everett, WA: 11.7 %Everett, WA11.7Lakewood, WA: 11.6 %Lakewood, WA11.6Centralia, WA: 11.4 %Centralia, WA11.4Fife, WA: 11.2 %Fife, WA11.2Lynnwood, WA: 10.6 %Lynnwood, WA10.6Arlington, WA: 10.4 %Arlington, WA10.4West Richland, WA: 10.4 %West Richland, WA10.4Renton, WA: 10.2 %Renton, WA10.2Vancouver, WA: 9.8 %Vancouver, WA9.8Sumner, WA: 9.8 %Sumner, WA9.8Lynden, WA: 8.8 %Lynden, WA8.8Mountlake Terrace, WA: 8.7 %Mountlake Terrace, WA8.7Kelso, WA: 8.4 %Kelso, WA8.4Marysville, WA: 8.4 %Marysville, WA8.4Bothell, WA: 7.5 %Bothell, WA7.5Ferndale, WA: 7.4 %Ferndale, WA7.4Oak Harbor, WA: 6.9 %Oak Harbor, WA6.9University Place, WA: 6.6 %University Place, WA6.6Sunnyside, WA: 72.4 %Sunnyside, WA72.4Grandview, WA: 71.1 %Grandview, WA71.1Pasco, WA: 46.4 %Pasco, WA46.4Yakima, WA: 36.1 %Yakima, WA36.1Wenatchee, WA: 26.8 %Wenatchee, WA26.8Mount Vernon, WA: 26.7 %Mount Vernon, WA26.7Moses Lake, WA: 25 %Moses Lake, WA25East Wenatchee, WA: 23.6 %East Wenatchee, WA23.6Kennewick, WA: 22.4 %Kennewick, WA22.4Shelton, WA: 19.3 %Shelton, WA19.3Burlington, WA: 18.1 %Burlington, WA18.1Sedro-Woolley, WA: 17.7 %Sedro-Woolley, WA17.7Walla Walla, WA: 16.5 %Walla Walla, WA16.5SeaTac, WA: 16.3 %SeaTac, WA16.3Burien, WA: 16 %Burien, WA16Des Moines, WA: 14.2 %Des Moines, WA14.2Tukwila, WA: 14.1 %Tukwila, WA14.1Aberdeen, WA: 14.1 %Aberdeen, WA14.1Auburn, WA: 13.3 %Auburn, WA13.3Federal Way, WA: 13.2 %Federal Way, WA13.2Monroe, WA: 11.9 %Monroe, WA11.9Kent, WA: 11.9 %Kent, WA11.9Everett, WA: 11.7 %Everett, WA11.7Lakewood, WA: 11.6 %Lakewood, WA11.6Centralia, WA: 11.4 %Centralia, WA11.4Fife, WA: 11.2 %Fife, WA11.2Lynnwood, WA: 10.6 %Lynnwood, WA10.6Arlington, WA: 10.4 %Arlington, WA10.4West Richland, WA: 10.4 %West Richland, WA10.4Renton, WA: 10.2 %Renton, WA10.2Vancouver, WA: 9.8 %Vancouver, WA9.8Sumner, WA: 9.8 %Sumner, WA9.8Lynden, WA: 8.8 %Lynden, WA8.8Mountlake Terrace, WA: 8.7 %Mountlake Terrace, WA8.7Kelso, WA: 8.4 %Kelso, WA8.4Marysville, WA: 8.4 %Marysville, WA8.4Bothell, WA: 7.5 %Bothell, WA7.5Ferndale, WA: 7.4 %Ferndale, WA7.4Oak Harbor, WA: 6.9 %Oak Harbor, WA6.9University Place, WA: 6.6 %University Place, WA6.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Sunnyside, WA72.4+2.4 pts
2Grandview, WA71.1-2.3 pts
3Pasco, WA46.4+0.6 pts
4Yakima, WA36.1-0.1 pts
5Wenatchee, WA26.8-0.9 pts
6Mount Vernon, WA26.7+0.1 pts
7Moses Lake, WA25-0.1 pts
8East Wenatchee, WA23.6+0.6 pts
9Kennewick, WA22.4-1.8 pts
10Shelton, WA19.3-0.2 pts
11Burlington, WA18.1-3.6 pts
12Sedro-Woolley, WA17.7+1.4 pts
13Walla Walla, WA16.5-0.4 pts
14SeaTac, WA16.3-0.7 pts
15Burien, WA16-0.9 pts
16Des Moines, WA14.2+1 pts
17Tukwila, WA14.1+2 pts
18Aberdeen, WA14.1-2.2 pts
19Auburn, WA13.3+1.2 pts
20Federal Way, WA13.2+1.3 pts
21Monroe, WA11.9-0 pts
22Kent, WA11.9-0.2 pts
23Everett, WA11.7+0.1 pts
24Lakewood, WA11.6+0.4 pts
25Centralia, WA11.4-0.3 pts
26Fife, WA11.2+0.8 pts
27Lynnwood, WA10.6+0.6 pts
28Arlington, WA10.4+0.4 pts
29West Richland, WA10.4+0.3 pts
30Renton, WA10.2-0.8 pts
31Vancouver, WA9.8+0.2 pts
32Sumner, WA9.8+2.1 pts
33Lynden, WA8.8+1.5 pts
34Mountlake Terrace, WA8.7-0.6 pts
35Kelso, WA8.4-0.2 pts
36Marysville, WA8.4+0.8 pts
37Bothell, WA7.5-0.5 pts
38Ferndale, WA7.4-0.5 pts
39Oak Harbor, WA6.9+0.3 pts
40University Place, WA6.6+0.3 pts
41Tacoma, WA6.6-0.4 pts
42Lacey, WA6.5+1.3 pts
43Longview, WA6-0.3 pts
44Ellensburg, WA5.6-0.2 pts
45Richland, WA5.5+0.1 pts
46Bellevue, WA5.5+0.4 pts
46Yelm, WA5.5+1.5 pts
48Mill Creek, WA5.4-1.7 pts
49Kirkland, WA5.30 pts
50Bellingham, WA5.3+0.2 pts
51Newcastle, WA5.1+0.8 pts
52Woodinville, WA4.8+0.2 pts
53Airway Heights, WA4.7-0.9 pts
54Bremerton, WA4.7+0.9 pts
55Kenmore, WA4.7+1 pts
56Bonney Lake, WA4.7-1.8 pts
57Enumclaw, WA4.6-2.3 pts
57Redmond, WA4.6+0.3 pts
59Cheney, WA4.6-0.5 pts
60Issaquah, WA4.5-1.2 pts
61Shoreline, WA4.50 pts
62Port Angeles, WA4.3+0.1 pts
63Poulsbo, WA4.3-1.2 pts
63Seattle, WA4.3+0.1 pts
65Olympia, WA4.3-0.3 pts
66Covington, WA4.2+0.1 pts
67Washougal, WA4.1+0.8 pts
68Ridgefield, WA4-0.5 pts
69Pullman, WA4-0.7 pts
70Port Orchard, WA4+1.5 pts
71Mukilteo, WA4+0.2 pts
72Lake Stevens, WA3.9-0.5 pts
73Edmonds, WA3.8-0.5 pts
74Edgewood, WA3.6+1.6 pts
75Port Townsend, WA3.5+1.2 pts
76Puyallup, WA3.5+1.1 pts
77Anacortes, WA2.8+0.3 pts
78Battle Ground, WA2.7+0.7 pts
79Spokane, WA2.7+0.1 pts
80Tumwater, WA2.6-0.1 pts
81Spokane Valley, WA2.4-0.4 pts
82Mercer Island, WA2.4-0.3 pts
83Gig Harbor, WA2.3-0.7 pts
84Sammamish, WA2.1+0.2 pts
85Lake Forest Park, WA2.1-0.4 pts
86Snohomish, WA1.8-1 pts
87Camas, WA1.5+0.1 pts
88Bainbridge Island, WA1.4+0.2 pts
89Snoqualmie, WA1.30 pts
90Maple Valley, WA1.2-0.1 pts
91Liberty Lake, WA0.7-0.1 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/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 Washington 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 Washington 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/washington-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/washington-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/washington-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Sunnyside, WA, with 72.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Liberty Lake, WA, with 0.7% in 2022.

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