Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Atlanta and surrounding regions
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October 19, 2022
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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Atlanta and surrounding regions
Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL 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.
82.4% of people in the Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA speak only English at home. Keep reading to see what the most spoken non-English languages are in and around Atlanta.
#10. Telugu
- 18,076 speakers (0.28% of population)
--- 15,256 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,820 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 15,256 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,820 speakers who speak English less than very well
#9. Gujarati
- 19,049 speakers (0.3% of population)
--- 12,573 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 6,476 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 12,573 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 6,476 speakers who speak English less than very well
#8. Amharic, Somali, or other Afro-Asiatic languages
- 21,096 speakers (0.33% of population)
--- 12,728 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 8,368 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 12,728 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 8,368 speakers who speak English less than very well
#7. Hindi
- 28,624 speakers (0.45% of population)
--- 23,051 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 5,573 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 23,051 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 5,573 speakers who speak English less than very well
#6. French (incl. Cajun)
- 30,081 speakers (0.47% of population)
--- 24,332 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 5,749 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 24,332 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 5,749 speakers who speak English less than very well
#5. Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or other languages of Western Africa
- 31,830 speakers (0.5% of population)
--- 26,110 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 5,720 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 26,110 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 5,720 speakers who speak English less than very well
#4. Korean
- 40,858 speakers (0.64% of population)
--- 19,990 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 20,868 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 19,990 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 20,868 speakers who speak English less than very well
#3. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
- 44,788 speakers (0.71% of population)
--- 22,144 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 22,644 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 22,144 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 22,644 speakers who speak English less than very well
#2. Vietnamese
- 46,783 speakers (0.74% of population)
--- 18,125 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 28,658 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 18,125 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 28,658 speakers who speak English less than very well
#1. Spanish
- 593,951 speakers (9.35% of population)
--- 334,285 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 259,666 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 334,285 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 259,666 speakers who speak English less than very well
