Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Phoenix and surrounding regions
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October 19, 2022
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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Phoenix and surrounding regions
Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Phoenix-Mesa, AZ CSA using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Languages are ranked by the percent of households that primarily speak the language at home according to 2020 estimates. Combined statistical areas are designated by the Office of Management and Budget and include multiple metropolitan and micropolitan areas in the same region.
74.0% of people in the Phoenix-Mesa, AZ CSA speak only English at home. Keep reading to see what the most spoken non-English languages are in and around Phoenix.
#10. Amharic, Somali, or other Afro-Asiatic languages
- 9,205 speakers (0.2% of population)
--- 5,858 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3,347 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 5,858 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3,347 speakers who speak English less than very well
#9. French (incl. Cajun)
- 11,343 speakers (0.25% of population)
--- 9,470 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,873 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 9,470 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,873 speakers who speak English less than very well
#8. German
- 11,495 speakers (0.25% of population)
--- 10,593 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 902 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 10,593 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 902 speakers who speak English less than very well
#7. Navajo
- 12,688 speakers (0.28% of population)
--- 10,483 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,205 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 10,483 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,205 speakers who speak English less than very well
#6. Hindi
- 13,765 speakers (0.3% of population)
--- 11,528 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,237 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 11,528 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,237 speakers who speak English less than very well
#5. Vietnamese
- 17,847 speakers (0.39% of population)
--- 7,697 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 10,150 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 7,697 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 10,150 speakers who speak English less than very well
#4. Arabic
- 19,147 speakers (0.42% of population)
--- 12,049 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 7,098 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 12,049 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 7,098 speakers who speak English less than very well
#3. Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
- 21,063 speakers (0.46% of population)
--- 16,136 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 4,927 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 16,136 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 4,927 speakers who speak English less than very well
#2. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
- 27,694 speakers (0.6% of population)
--- 14,066 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 13,628 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 14,066 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 13,628 speakers who speak English less than very well
#1. Spanish
- 909,998 speakers (19.74% of population)
--- 619,701 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 290,297 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 619,701 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 290,297 speakers who speak English less than very well
