Most common languages spoken at home in Greater St. Louis and surrounding regions
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October 19, 2022
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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater St. Louis and surrounding regions
Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL 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.
93.6% of people in the St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL CSA speak only English at home. Keep reading to see what the most spoken non-English languages are in and around St. Louis.
#10. Hindi
- 4,490 speakers (0.16% of population)
--- 3,829 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 661 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 3,829 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 661 speakers who speak English less than very well
#9. Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
- 4,772 speakers (0.17% of population)
--- 3,318 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,454 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 3,318 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,454 speakers who speak English less than very well
#8. Telugu
- 4,864 speakers (0.18% of population)
--- 4,092 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 772 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 4,092 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 772 speakers who speak English less than very well
#7. French (incl. Cajun)
- 6,263 speakers (0.23% of population)
--- 5,059 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,204 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 5,059 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,204 speakers who speak English less than very well
#6. Arabic
- 6,487 speakers (0.24% of population)
--- 3,995 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,492 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 3,995 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,492 speakers who speak English less than very well
#5. German
- 7,876 speakers (0.29% of population)
--- 6,557 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,319 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 6,557 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,319 speakers who speak English less than very well
#4. Vietnamese
- 8,039 speakers (0.29% of population)
--- 3,012 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 5,027 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 3,012 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 5,027 speakers who speak English less than very well
#3. Serbo-Croatian
- 12,705 speakers (0.46% of population)
--- 7,445 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 5,260 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 7,445 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 5,260 speakers who speak English less than very well
#2. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
- 14,539 speakers (0.53% of population)
--- 8,276 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 6,263 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 8,276 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 6,263 speakers who speak English less than very well
#1. Spanish
- 56,818 speakers (2.08% of population)
--- 38,982 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 17,836 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 38,982 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 17,836 speakers who speak English less than very well
