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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.
Metropolitan areas
[edit]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 area | Total population | People age 5 or older | Spanish speakers 5 or older[2][dubious – discuss] | Spanish speakers as % of pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA | 12,849,383 | 12,012,590 | 5,979,000 | 45.1% |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA MSA | 18,919,983 | 17,754,761 | 4,780,000 | 19.8% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL MSA | 5,582,351 | 5,258,538 | 2,554,000 | 39.8% |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA | 5,977,092 | 5,503,940 | 2,335,000 | 35% |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA | 4,245,773 | 3,923,554 | 2,197,000 | 34.2% |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI MSA | 9,474,211 | 8,841,424 | 2,070,000 | 16.9% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA | 6,402,922 | 5,905,073 | 1,943,000 | 22.4% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ MSA | 4,211,213 | 3,897,487 | 1,347,000 | 19.8% |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX MSA | 2,157,897 | 1,999,411 | 1,259,000 | 36.2% |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA | 3,105,989 | 2,902,279 | 1,084,000 | 25.2% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA | 4,345,320 | 4,085,615 | 1,008,000 | 16.5% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA | 5,610,082 | 5,234,053 | 906,000 | 11.6% |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA | 780,087 | 705,450 | 758,000 | 84.3% |
| El Paso, TX MSA | 804,338 | 739,909 | 676,000 | 72.4% |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA | 2,140,795 | 2,008,963 | 645,000 | 21.4% |
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO MSA | 2,560,529 | 2,379,895 | 644,000 | 14% |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA | 1,728,307 | 1,600,319 | 631,000 | 21.2% |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA | 1,954,260 | 1,815,349 | 627,000 | 22.3% |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA | 2,789,116 | 2,632,763 | 617,000 | 12.8% |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA | 1,843,255 | 1,714,644 | 602,000 | 19.7% |
| Fresno, CA MSA | 933,248 | 854,504 | 602,000 | 32.4% |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA MSA | 2,154,391 | 2,010,461 | 592,000 | 12.2% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA | 5,288,302 | 4,909,266 | 588,000 | 9.5% |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA | 842,207 | 769,096 | 550,000 | 35.9% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA | 5,971,483 | 5,604,740 | 544,000 | 6.3% |
| Albuquerque, NM MSA | 892,014 | 831,131 | 528,000 | 26.3% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA | 4,560,689 | 4,304,216 | 484,000 | 7.6% |
| Brownsville–Harlingen, TX MSA | 373,000 | 88.3% | ||
| Tucson, AZ MSA | 982,154 | 919,772 | 362,000 | 24% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA | 3,449,059 | 3,226,469 | 355,000 | 6.3% |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA | 825,706 | 770,226 | 355,000 | 30.2% |
| Stockton, CA MSA | 687,744 | 633,644 | 290,000 | 26% |
| Corpus Christi, TX MSA | 289,000 | 59.3% | ||
| Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA | 288,000 | 59.3% | ||
| Salinas, CA MSA | 282,000 | 59.3% | ||
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA | 2,232,496 | 2,087,766 | 277,000 | 8.1% |
| Laredo, TX MSA | 254,000 | 95.3% | ||
| Modesto, CA MSA | 515,358 | 475,582 | 235,000 | 31.6% |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA | 1,764,313 | 1,637,668 | 227,000 | 8.6% |
| Salt Lake City, UT MSA | 1,128,988 | 1,030,540 | 206,000 | 12.3% |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA | 196,000 | 44.3% | ||
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA | 3,286,195 | 3,061,343 | 195,000 | 4.4% |
| Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA MSA | 1,601,498 | 1,513,246 | 186,000 | 8.7% |
| Kansas City, MO-KS MSA | 2,035,747 | 1,891,710 | 183,000 | 5.9% |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA | 4,291,843 | 4,033,342 | 178,000 | 2.6% |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA | 918,714 | 861,668 | 177,000 | 13.7% |
| Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT MSA | 1,212,956 | 1,147,144 | 169,000 | 9.8% |
| Oklahoma City, OK MSA | 1,257,845 | 1,165,783 | 167,000 | 8.2% |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA | 1,557,244 | 1,454,362 | 160,000 | 6.8% |
| Merced, CA MSA | 153,000 | 44.3% | ||
| El Centro, CA MSA | 148,000 | 44.3% | ||
| Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA | 2,714,183 | 2,546,064 | 146,000 | 3.8% |
| New Haven-Milford, CT MSA | 862,989 | 814,466 | 145,000 | 11.7% |
| Las Cruces, NM MSA | 142,000 | 44.3% | ||
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA | 620,151 | 587,019 | 133,000 | 15.1% |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA | 1,137,552 | 1,054,296 | 132,000 | 8.8% |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA | 602,788 | 564,300 | 132,000 | 15.1% |
| Santa Rosa, CA MSA | 130,000 | 26.0% | ||
| Yuma, AZ MSA | 130,000 | 61.0% | ||
| Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN MSA | 1,593,050 | 1,483,731 | 130,000 | 5.6% |
| Indianapolis-Carmel, IN MSA | 1,759,229 | 1,631,609 | 126,000 | 5.3% |
| Jacksonville, FL MSA | 1,350,198 | 1,263,422 | 102,271 | 4.9% |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA | 703,309 | 670,497 | 91,402 | 12.2% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA | 543,573 | 516,850 | 50,168 | 5.5% |
| 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% |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA | 725,282 | 680,455 | 49,214 | 6.7% |
| Boise City-Nampa, ID MSA | 619,694 | 572,460 | 49,101 | 8.6% |
| Wichita, KS MSA | 622,367 | 574,233 | 46,024 | 8% |
| 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% |
| 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
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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.
| City | Total population (thousands) | No. of Spanish speakers (thousands) | % of Spanish speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, Texas | 714 | 197 | 27.59% |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | 545 | 136 | 25.0% |
| Baltimore, Maryland | 591 | 16 | 2.71% |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 574 | 86 | 14.98% |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 628 | 67 | 10.68% |
| 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 | 40.32% |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 734 | 48 | 6.54% |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 750 | 39 | 5.20% |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | 418 | 95 | 22.7% |
| Los Angeles, California | 3,515 | 1,541 | 43.84% |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 583 | 27 | 4.63% |
| Miami, Florida | 399 | 280 | 70.2% |
| Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee | 555 | 41 | 7.39% |
| Newark, New Jersey | 277 | 80 | 28.8% |
| New York City | 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
[edit]- List of U.S. cities with large Hispanic and Latino populations
- List of U.S. states by Hispanic and Latino population
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Census Bureau 2010 American Community Survey
- ^ "Hispanic Population and Origin in Select U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 2014". Pewresearch.org. Retrieved September 3, 2020.