List of United States cities by Spanish-speaking population
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Contents
Metropolitan areas
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2010 American Community Survey
Spanish-dominant population and proportion of total population
for metropolitan areas with a total population 500,000 or more
| Metropolitan area | Total population | Persons 5 or older | Spanish speakers 5 or older | % of Spanish-speakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA | 12,849,383 | 12,012,590 | 4,413,590 | 36.7% |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA MSA | 18,919,983 | 17,754,761 | 3,506,711 | 19.8% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL MSA | 5,582,351 | 5,258,538 | 2,091,782 | 39.8% |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA | 5,977,092 | 5,503,940 | 1,596,789 | 29% |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI MSA | 9,474,211 | 8,841,424 | 1,497,498 | 16.9% |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA | 4,245,773 | 3,923,554 | 1,340,337 | 34.2% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA | 6,402,922 | 5,905,073 | 1,324,152 | 22.4% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ MSA | 4,211,213 | 3,897,487 | 773,158 | 19.8% |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA | 3,105,989 | 2,902,279 | 732,023 | 25.2% |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX MSA | 2,157,897 | 1,999,411 | 723,458 | 36.2% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA | 4,345,320 | 4,085,615 | 673,162 | 16.5% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 5,610,082 | 5,234,053 | 607,711 | 11.6% |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA | 780,087 | 705,450 | 594,407 | 84.3% |
| El Paso, TX MSA | 804,338 | 739,909 | 535,466 | 72.4% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA | 5,288,302 | 4,909,266 | 465,590 | 9.5% |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA | 2,140,795 | 2,008,963 | 430,068 | 21.4% |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA | 1,954,260 | 1,815,349 | 405,207 | 22.3% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA | 5,971,483 | 5,604,740 | 350,609 | 6.3% |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA | 1,728,307 | 1,600,319 | 339,902 | 21.2% |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA | 1,843,255 | 1,714,644 | 337,019 | 19.7% |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | 2,789,116 | 2,632,763 | 336,895 | 12.8% |
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO MSA | 2,560,529 | 2,379,895 | 333,997 | 14% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA | 4,560,689 | 4,304,216 | 328,796 | 7.6% |
| Fresno, CA MSA | 933,248 | 854,504 | 277,213 | 32.4% |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA | 842,207 | 769,096 | 276,342 | 35.9% |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA MSA | 2,154,391 | 2,010,461 | 245,678 | 12.2% |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA | 825,706 | 770,226 | 232,261 | 30.2% |
| Tucson, AZ MSA | 982,154 | 919,772 | 220,377 | 24% |
| Albuquerque, NM MSA | 892,014 | 831,131 | 218,581 | 26.3% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA | 3,449,059 | 3,226,469 | 203,229 | 6.3% |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA | 2,232,496 | 2,087,766 | 168,307 | 8.1% |
| Stockton, CA MSA | 687,744 | 633,644 | 165,011 | 26% |
| Modesto, CA MSA | 515,358 | 475,582 | 150,465 | 31.6% |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA | 1,764,313 | 1,637,668 | 140,091 | 8.6% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA | 3,286,195 | 3,061,343 | 134,607 | 4.4% |
| Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA MSA | 1,601,498 | 1,513,246 | 131,033 | 8.7% |
| Salt Lake City, UT MSA | 1,128,988 | 1,030,540 | 126,965 | 12.3% |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA | 918,714 | 861,668 | 118,034 | 13.7% |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA | 1,212,956 | 1,147,144 | 112,239 | 9.8% |
| Kansas City, MO-KS MSA | 2,035,747 | 1,891,710 | 111,043 | 5.9% |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA | 4,291,843 | 4,033,342 | 105,778 | 2.6% |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA | 1,557,244 | 1,454,362 | 98,402 | 6.8% |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA | 2,714,183 | 2,546,064 | 96,050 | 3.8% |
| New Haven-Milford, CT MSA | 862,989 | 814,466 | 95,392 | 11.7% |
| Oklahoma City, OK MSA | 1,257,845 | 1,165,783 | 95,141 | 8.2% |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA | 1,137,552 | 1,054,296 | 92,935 | 8.8% |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA | 620,151 | 587,019 | 88,481 | 15.1% |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN MSA | 1,759,229 | 1,631,609 | 86,931 | 5.3% |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA | 602,788 | 564,300 | 85,005 | 15.1% |
| Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN MSA | 1,593,050 | 1,483,731 | 82,401 | 5.6% |
| Springfield, MA MSA | 693,141 | 656,157 | 76,254 | 11.6% |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA | 822,141 | 774,982 | 73,435 | 9.5% |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA | 1,173,327 | 1,096,400 | 72,730 | 6.6% |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA | 670,932 | 629,149 | 67,359 | 10.7% |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA | 2,075,758 | 1,955,223 | 66,176 | 3.4% |
| Jacksonville, FL MSA | 1,350,198 | 1,263,422 | 62,271 | 4.9% |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA | 703,309 | 670,497 | 61,402 | 9.2% |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA | 1,675,343 | 1,567,719 | 57,571 | 3.7% |
| Worcester, MA MSA | 799,553 | 752,695 | 55,426 | 7.4% |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA MSA | 868,238 | 803,098 | 53,590 | 6.7% |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA | 1,316,579 | 1,223,308 | 53,427 | 4.4% |
| St. Louis, MO-IL MSA | 2,815,168 | 2,639,099 | 53,103 | 2% |
| Tulsa, OK MSA | 939,345 | 873,403 | 51,579 | 5.9% |
| Columbus, OH MSA | 1,840,631 | 1,713,281 | 50,372 | 2.9% |
| Richmond, VA MSA | 1,261,317 | 1,182,437 | 49,875 | 4.2% |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA | 505,933 | 474,533 | 49,262 | 10.4% |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID MSA | 619,694 | 572,460 | 49,101 | 8.6% |
| Wichita, KS MSA | 622,367 | 574,233 | 46,024 | 8% |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA | 725,282 | 680,455 | 45,814 | 6.7% |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA | 2,133,203 | 1,989,083 | 45,255 | 2.3% |
| Provo-Orem, UT MSA | 529,970 | 470,047 | 44,789 | 9.5% |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA | 1,128,978 | 1,054,681 | 44,321 | 4.2% |
| Rochester, NY MSA | 1,054,445 | 993,769 | 43,237 | 4.4% |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA | 1,287,271 | 1,203,717 | 39,198 | 3.3% |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC MSA | 638,576 | 595,826 | 38,051 | 6.4% |
| Colorado Springs, CO MSA | 648,943 | 602,905 | 37,673 | 6.2% |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI MSA | 774,540 | 719,503 | 37,146 | 5.2% |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT MSA | 551,173 | 498,066 | 35,817 | 7.2% |
| Columbia, SC MSA | 770,410 | 721,446 | 30,255 | 4.2% |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA | 570,358 | 527,151 | 29,537 | 5.6% |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA | 1,135,198 | 1,074,950 | 29,350 | 2.7% |
| Lancaster, PA MSA | 520,156 | 485,342 | 28,974 | 6% |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC MSA | 667,741 | 621,849 | 28,687 | 4.6% |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA | 543,573 | 516,850 | 28,268 | 5.5% |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR MSA | 701,713 | 654,966 | 26,930 | 4.1% |
| Pittsburgh, PA MSA | 2,356,381 | 2,235,656 | 25,780 | 1.2% |
| Madison, WI MSA | 569,923 | 534,820 | 23,755 | 4.4% |
| Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA | 564,446 | 534,802 | 22,911 | 4.3% |
| Baton Rouge, LA MSA | 804,406 | 749,686 | 20,667 | 2.8% |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA | 870,832 | 823,656 | 20,101 | 2.4% |
| Honolulu, HI MSA | 955,775 | 894,783 | 17,945 | 2% |
| Knoxville, TN MSA | 699,180 | 659,081 | 17,657 | 2.7% |
| Syracuse, NY MSA | 662,757 | 624,106 | 16,192 | 2.6% |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA | 550,076 | 518,391 | 15,596 | 3% |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA | 560,293 | 521,567 | 15,148 | 2.9% |
| Toledo, OH MSA | 651,020 | 609,825 | 14,789 | 2.4% |
| Dayton, OH MSA | 841,310 | 791,038 | 13,604 | 1.7% |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA | 530,205 | 497,107 | 12,759 | 2.6% |
| Jackson, MS MSA | 540,140 | 500,664 | 10,941 | 2.2% |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA MSA | 564,804 | 533,816 | 8,863 | 1.7% |
| Akron, OH MSA | 702,951 | 663,780 | 8,223 | 1.2% |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME MSA | 513,899 | 487,276 | 4,357 | .9% |
Cities proper
Information about cities (areas within the cities' municipal borders, not their metropolitan areas)
Percentage and number of people who speak Spanish at home, 25 largest U.S. cities
| City | Total population (thousands) | No. of Spanish speakers (thousands) | % of Spanish speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, Texas | 714 | 197 | 27.59% |
| Baltimore, Maryland | 591 | 16 | 2.71% |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 574 | 86 | 14.98% |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 628 | 67 | 10.67% |
| Chicago, Illinois | 2,535 | 628 | 24.77% |
| Columbus, Ohio | 679 | 25 | 3.68% |
| Dallas, Texas | 1,108 | 441 | 39.80% |
| Denver, Colorado | 547 | 125 | 22.85% |
| Detroit, Michigan | 722 | 45 | 6.23% |
| Fort Worth, Texas | 610 | 177 | 29.02% |
| Houston, Texas | 1,849 | 690 | 37.32% |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 734 | 48 | 6.54% |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 750 | 39 | 5.20% |
| Los Angeles, California | 3,515 | 1,541 | 43.84% |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 583 | 27 | 4.63% |
| Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee | 555 | 41 | 7.39% |
| New York, New York | 7,788 | 1,891 | 24.28% |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1,340 | 123 | 9.18% |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 1,385 | 467 | 33.72% |
| San Antonio, Texas | 1,185 | 504 | 42.53% |
| San Diego, California | 1,183 | 255 | 21.56% |
| San Francisco, California | 767 | 86 | 11.21% |
| San Jose, California | 843 | 195 | 23.13% |
| Seattle, Washington | 552 | 20 | 3.62% |
| Washington, D.C. | 555 | 38 | 6.85% |
See also
- List of U.S. cities with large Hispanic populations
- List of U.S. states by Hispanic and Latino population
References
Source: "Language spoken at home - 25 largest cities: 2008", U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
