List of United States cities by Spanish-speaking population

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This article contains tables of U.S. cities and metropolitan areas with information about the population aged 5 and over that speaks Spanish at home. The tables do not reflect the total number or percentage of people who know Spanish.

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Metropolitan areas

Number of people aged five or older who speak Spanish at home and proportion of population for metropolitan areas with a total population 500,000 or more. [1]

Metropolitan areaTotal populationPeople age 5 or olderSpanish speakers 5 or older [2] [ dubious ]Spanish speakers as % of pop.
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA 12,849,38312,012,5905,979,00045.1%
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA MSA 18,919,98317,754,7614,780,00019.8%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL MSA 5,582,3515,258,5382,554,00039.8%
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA 5,977,0925,503,9402,335,00035%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA 4,245,7733,923,5542,197,00034.2%
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI MSA 9,474,2118,841,4242,070,00016.9%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA 6,402,9225,905,0731,943,00022.4%
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ MSA 4,211,2133,897,4871,347,00019.8%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX MSA 2,157,8971,999,4111,259,00036.2%
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA 3,105,9892,902,2791,084,00025.2%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA 4,345,3204,085,6151,008,00016.5%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA 5,610,0825,234,053906,00011.6%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 780,087705,450758,00084.3%
El Paso, TX MSA 804,338739,909676,00072.4%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA 2,140,7952,008,963645,00021.4%
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO MSA 2,560,5292,379,895644,00014%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA 1,728,3071,600,319631,00021.2%
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA 1,954,2601,815,349627,00022.3%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 2,789,1162,632,763617,00012.8%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA 1,843,2551,714,644602,00019.7%
Fresno, CA MSA 933,248854,504602,00032.4%
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA MSA 2,154,3912,010,461592,00012.2%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA 5,288,3024,909,266588,0009.5%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA 842,207769,096550,00035.9%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA 5,971,4835,604,740544,0006.3%
Albuquerque, NM MSA 892,014831,131528,00026.3%
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA 4,560,6894,304,216484,0007.6%
Brownsville–Harlingen, TX MSA 373,00088.3%
Tucson, AZ MSA 982,154919,772362,00024%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA 3,449,0593,226,469355,0006.3%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA 825,706770,226355,00030.2%
Stockton, CA MSA 687,744633,644290,00026%
Corpus Christi, TX MSA 289,00059.3%
Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA 288,00059.3%
Salinas, CA MSA 282,00059.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA 2,232,4962,087,766277,0008.1%
Laredo, TX MSA 254,00095.3%
Modesto, CA MSA 515,358475,582235,00031.6%
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 1,764,3131,637,668227,0008.6%
Salt Lake City, UT MSA 1,128,9881,030,540206,00012.3%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA 196,00044.3%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA 3,286,1953,061,343195,0004.4%
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA MSA 1,601,4981,513,246186,0008.7%
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 2,035,7471,891,710183,0005.9%
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA 4,291,8434,033,342178,0002.6%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA 918,714861,668177,00013.7%
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT MSA 1,212,9561,147,144169,0009.8%
Oklahoma City, OK MSA 1,257,8451,165,783167,0008.2%
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA 1,557,2441,454,362160,0006.8%
Merced, CA MSA 153,00044.3%
El Centro, CA MSA 148,00044.3%
Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA 2,714,1832,546,064146,0003.8%
New Haven-Milford, CT MSA 862,989814,466145,00011.7%
Las Cruces, NM MSA 142,00044.3%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA 620,151587,019133,00015.1%
Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA 1,137,5521,054,296132,0008.8%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 602,788564,300132,00015.1%
Santa Rosa, CA MSA 130,00026.0%
Yuma, AZ MSA 130,00061.0%
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN MSA 1,593,0501,483,731130,0005.6%
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN MSA 1,759,2291,631,609126,0005.3%
Jacksonville, FL MSA 1,350,1981,263,422102,2714.9%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA 703,309670,49791,40212.2%
Springfield, MA MSA 693,141656,15776,25411.6%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA 822,141774,98273,4359.5%
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA 1,173,3271,096,40072,7306.6%
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA 670,932629,14967,35910.7%
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA 2,075,7581,955,22366,1763.4%
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 1,675,3431,567,71957,5713.7%
Worcester, MA MSA 799,553752,69555,4267.4%
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA MSA 868,238803,09853,5906.7%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA 1,316,5791,223,30853,4274.4%
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 2,815,1682,639,09953,1032%
Tulsa, OK MSA 939,345873,40351,5795.9%
Columbus, OH MSA 1,840,6311,713,28150,3722.9%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA 543,573516,85050,1685.5%
Richmond, VA MSA 1,261,3171,182,43749,8754.2%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 505,933474,53349,26210.4%
Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA 725,282680,45549,2146.7%
Boise City-Nampa, ID MSA 619,694572,46049,1018.6%
Wichita, KS MSA 622,367574,23346,0248%
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA 2,133,2031,989,08345,2552.3%
Provo-Orem, UT MSA 529,970470,04744,7899.5%
Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA 1,128,9781,054,68144,3214.2%
Rochester, NY MSA 1,054,445993,76943,2374.4%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA 1,287,2711,203,71739,1983.3%
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC MSA 638,576595,82638,0516.4%
Colorado Springs, CO MSA 648,943602,90537,6736.2%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI MSA 774,540719,50337,1465.2%
Ogden-Clearfield, UT MSA 551,173498,06635,8177.2%
Columbia, SC MSA 770,410721,44630,2554.2%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA 570,358527,15129,5375.6%
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 1,135,1981,074,95029,3502.7%
Lancaster, PA MSA 520,156485,34228,9746%
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC MSA 667,741621,84928,6874.6%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR MSA 701,713654,96626,9304.1%
Pittsburgh, PA MSA 2,356,3812,235,65625,7801.2%
Madison, WI MSA 569,923534,82023,7554.4%
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA 564,446534,80222,9114.3%
Baton Rouge, LA MSA 804,406749,68620,6672.8%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 870,832823,65620,1012.4%
Honolulu, HI MSA 955,775894,78317,9452%
Knoxville, TN MSA 699,180659,08117,6572.7%
Syracuse, NY MSA 662,757624,10616,1922.6%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA 550,076518,39115,5963%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA 560,293521,56715,1482.9%
Toledo, OH MSA 651,020609,82514,7892.4%
Dayton, OH MSA 841,310791,03813,6041.7%
Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 530,205497,10712,7592.6%
Jackson, MS MSA 540,140500,66410,9412.2%
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA MSA 564,804533,8168,8631.7%
Akron, OH MSA 702,951663,7808,2231.2%
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME MSA 513,899487,2764,357.9%

Cities proper

The following information relates to areas within the cities' municipal borders, not their metropolitan areas, and notes the percentage and number of people age five or older who speak Spanish at home in several of the largest U.S. cities.

CityTotal population (thousands)No. of Spanish speakers (thousands) % of Spanish speakers
Austin, Texas 71419727.59%
Albuquerque, New Mexico 54513625.0%
Baltimore, Maryland 591162.71%
Boston, Massachusetts 5748614.98%
Charlotte, North Carolina 6286710.68%
Chicago, Illinois 2,53562824.77%
Columbus, Ohio 679253.68%
Dallas, Texas 1,10844139.80%
Denver, Colorado 54712522.85%
Detroit, Michigan 722456.23%
Fort Worth, Texas 61017729.02%
Houston, Texas 1,84969040.32%
Indianapolis, Indiana 734486.54%
Jacksonville, Florida 750395.20%
Las Vegas, Nevada 4189522.7%
Los Angeles, California 3,5151,54143.84%
Memphis, Tennessee 583274.63%
Miami, Florida 39928070.2%
Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee 555417.39%
Newark, New Jersey 2778028.8%
New York City 7,7881,89124.28%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1,3401239.18%
Phoenix, Arizona 1,38546733.72%
San Antonio, Texas 1,18550442.53%
San Diego, California 1,18325521.56%
San Francisco, California 7678611.21%
San Jose, California 84319523.13%
Seattle, Washington 552203.62%
Washington, D.C. 555386.85%

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