Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Tucson and surrounding regions
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October 19, 2022
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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Tucson and surrounding regions
Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Tucson-Nogales, 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.
70.4% of people in the Tucson-Nogales, AZ CSA speak only English at home. Keep reading to see what the most spoken non-English languages are in and around Tucson.
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#10. Amharic, Somali, or other Afro-Asiatic languages
- 1,434 speakers (0.14% of population)
--- 758 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 676 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 758 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 676 speakers who speak English less than very well
#9. Swahili or other languages of Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa
- 2,054 speakers (0.2% of population)
--- 1,089 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 965 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,089 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 965 speakers who speak English less than very well
#8. Korean
- 2,111 speakers (0.21% of population)
--- 1,259 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 852 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,259 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 852 speakers who speak English less than very well
#7. German
- 2,987 speakers (0.29% of population)
--- 2,684 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 303 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,684 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 303 speakers who speak English less than very well
#6. Vietnamese
- 3,089 speakers (0.3% of population)
--- 1,558 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,531 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,558 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,531 speakers who speak English less than very well
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#5. Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
- 3,195 speakers (0.31% of population)
--- 2,399 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 796 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,399 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 796 speakers who speak English less than very well
#4. French (incl. Cajun)
- 3,238 speakers (0.32% of population)
--- 2,598 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 640 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,598 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 640 speakers who speak English less than very well
#3. Arabic
- 3,437 speakers (0.34% of population)
--- 2,079 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,358 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,079 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,358 speakers who speak English less than very well
#2. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
- 6,255 speakers (0.61% of population)
--- 3,129 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3,126 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 3,129 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3,126 speakers who speak English less than very well
#1. Spanish
- 254,054 speakers (24.8% of population)
--- 177,689 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 76,365 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 177,689 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 76,365 speakers who speak English less than very well
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