Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Kansas City and surrounding regions
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October 19, 2022
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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Kansas City and surrounding regions
Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS 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.
90.3% of people in the Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS CSA speak only English at home. Keep reading to see what the most spoken non-English languages are in and around Kansas City.
#10. Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
- 3,469 speakers (0.15% of population)
--- 2,619 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 850 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,619 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 850 speakers who speak English less than very well
#9. Hindi
- 4,199 speakers (0.18% of population)
--- 3,115 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,084 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 3,115 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,084 speakers who speak English less than very well
#8. Amharic, Somali, or other Afro-Asiatic languages
- 4,297 speakers (0.18% of population)
--- 2,421 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,876 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,421 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,876 speakers who speak English less than very well
#7. Swahili or other languages of Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa
- 4,917 speakers (0.21% of population)
--- 2,965 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,952 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,965 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,952 speakers who speak English less than very well
#6. French (incl. Cajun)
- 4,933 speakers (0.21% of population)
--- 3,699 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,234 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 3,699 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,234 speakers who speak English less than very well
#5. German
- 5,040 speakers (0.22% of population)
--- 4,067 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 973 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 4,067 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 973 speakers who speak English less than very well
#4. Vietnamese
- 7,452 speakers (0.32% of population)
--- 3,216 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 4,236 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 3,216 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 4,236 speakers who speak English less than very well
#3. Arabic
- 8,206 speakers (0.35% of population)
--- 5,531 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,675 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 5,531 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,675 speakers who speak English less than very well
#2. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
- 10,739 speakers (0.46% of population)
--- 5,649 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 5,090 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 5,649 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 5,090 speakers who speak English less than very well
#1. Spanish
- 124,463 speakers (5.35% of population)
--- 72,774 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 51,689 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 72,774 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 51,689 speakers who speak English less than very well
