Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Cedar Rapids and surrounding regions
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October 19, 2022
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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Cedar Rapids and surrounding regions
Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA 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.
91.2% of people in the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA CSA speak only English at home. Keep reading to see what the most spoken non-English languages are in and around Cedar Rapids.
#10. Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or other languages of Western Africa
- 869 speakers (0.21% of population)
--- 776 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 93 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 776 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 93 speakers who speak English less than very well
#9. Nepali, Marathi, or other Indic languages
- 894 speakers (0.21% of population)
--- 293 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 601 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 293 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 601 speakers who speak English less than very well
#8. Swahili or other languages of Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa
- 965 speakers (0.23% of population)
--- 162 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 803 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 162 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 803 speakers who speak English less than very well
#7. Korean
- 1,232 speakers (0.3% of population)
--- 695 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 537 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 695 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 537 speakers who speak English less than very well
#6. Vietnamese
- 1,291 speakers (0.31% of population)
--- 430 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 861 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 430 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 861 speakers who speak English less than very well
#5. German
- 1,973 speakers (0.47% of population)
--- 1,593 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 380 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,593 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 380 speakers who speak English less than very well
#4. French (incl. Cajun)
- 3,059 speakers (0.73% of population)
--- 1,123 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,936 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,123 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,936 speakers who speak English less than very well
#3. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
- 3,183 speakers (0.76% of population)
--- 1,625 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,558 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,625 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,558 speakers who speak English less than very well
#2. Arabic
- 4,216 speakers (1.01% of population)
--- 2,372 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,844 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,372 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,844 speakers who speak English less than very well
#1. Spanish
- 11,064 speakers (2.65% of population)
--- 7,518 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3,546 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 7,518 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3,546 speakers who speak English less than very well
