Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Des Moines and surrounding regions
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October 19, 2022
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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Des Moines and surrounding regions
Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, 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.
89.4% of people in the Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA CSA speak only English at home. Keep reading to see what the most spoken non-English languages are in and around Des Moines.
#10. Hindi
- 1,931 speakers (0.24% of population)
--- 1,497 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 434 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,497 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 434 speakers who speak English less than very well
#9. French (incl. Cajun)
- 1,997 speakers (0.25% of population)
--- 1,425 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 572 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,425 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 572 speakers who speak English less than very well
#8. Nepali, Marathi, or other Indic languages
- 2,689 speakers (0.33% of population)
--- 1,535 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,154 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,535 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,154 speakers who speak English less than very well
#7. Thai, Lao, or other Tai-Kadai languages
- 2,881 speakers (0.35% of population)
--- 1,672 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,209 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,672 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,209 speakers who speak English less than very well
#6. Swahili or other languages of Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa
- 3,189 speakers (0.39% of population)
--- 1,485 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,704 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,485 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,704 speakers who speak English less than very well
#5. Arabic
- 3,859 speakers (0.47% of population)
--- 2,277 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,582 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,277 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,582 speakers who speak English less than very well
#4. Serbo-Croatian
- 4,487 speakers (0.55% of population)
--- 2,708 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,779 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,708 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,779 speakers who speak English less than very well
#3. Vietnamese
- 4,858 speakers (0.6% of population)
--- 2,242 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,616 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,242 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,616 speakers who speak English less than very well
#2. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
- 5,803 speakers (0.71% of population)
--- 2,674 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3,129 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,674 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3,129 speakers who speak English less than very well
#1. Spanish
- 34,150 speakers (4.2% of population)
--- 21,261 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 12,889 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 21,261 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 12,889 speakers who speak English less than very well
