Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Minneapolis and surrounding regions
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October 19, 2022
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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Minneapolis and surrounding regions
Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI 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.
86.1% of people in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI CSA speak only English at home. Keep reading to see what the most spoken non-English languages are in and around Minneapolis.
#10. Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or other languages of Western Africa
- 10,572 speakers (0.28% of population)
--- 7,266 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3,306 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 7,266 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3,306 speakers who speak English less than very well
#9. Arabic
- 10,828 speakers (0.29% of population)
--- 7,048 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3,780 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 7,048 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3,780 speakers who speak English less than very well
#8. German
- 11,735 speakers (0.31% of population)
--- 10,311 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,424 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 10,311 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,424 speakers who speak English less than very well
#7. Russian
- 13,054 speakers (0.35% of population)
--- 7,602 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 5,452 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 7,602 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 5,452 speakers who speak English less than very well
#6. French (incl. Cajun)
- 14,621 speakers (0.39% of population)
--- 10,739 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3,882 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 10,739 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3,882 speakers who speak English less than very well
#5. Vietnamese
- 18,938 speakers (0.51% of population)
--- 8,625 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 10,313 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 8,625 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 10,313 speakers who speak English less than very well
#4. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
- 20,884 speakers (0.56% of population)
--- 12,177 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 8,707 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 12,177 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 8,707 speakers who speak English less than very well
#3. Hmong
- 65,148 speakers (1.74% of population)
--- 36,972 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 28,176 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 36,972 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 28,176 speakers who speak English less than very well
#2. Amharic, Somali, or other Afro-Asiatic languages
- 78,186 speakers (2.09% of population)
--- 43,249 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 34,937 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 43,249 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 34,937 speakers who speak English less than very well
#1. Spanish
- 159,165 speakers (4.26% of population)
--- 99,937 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 59,228 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 99,937 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 59,228 speakers who speak English less than very well
