Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Albuquerque and surrounding regions
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October 19, 2022
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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Albuquerque and surrounding regions
Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM 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.
69.5% of people in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM CSA speak only English at home. Keep reading to see what the most spoken non-English languages are in and around Albuquerque.
#10. Swahili or other languages of Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa
- 1,380 speakers (0.13% of population)
--- 971 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 409 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 971 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 409 speakers who speak English less than very well
#9. Korean
- 1,589 speakers (0.15% of population)
--- 1,142 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 447 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,142 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 447 speakers who speak English less than very well
#8. Arabic
- 1,792 speakers (0.16% of population)
--- 1,311 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 481 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,311 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 481 speakers who speak English less than very well
#7. French (incl. Cajun)
- 2,705 speakers (0.25% of population)
--- 2,271 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 434 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,271 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 434 speakers who speak English less than very well
#6. Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
- 2,783 speakers (0.25% of population)
--- 2,087 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 696 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,087 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 696 speakers who speak English less than very well
#5. Vietnamese
- 3,918 speakers (0.36% of population)
--- 1,732 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,186 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,732 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,186 speakers who speak English less than very well
#4. German
- 4,059 speakers (0.37% of population)
--- 3,756 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 303 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 3,756 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 303 speakers who speak English less than very well
#3. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
- 4,389 speakers (0.4% of population)
--- 2,833 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,556 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,833 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,556 speakers who speak English less than very well
#2. Navajo
- 10,796 speakers (0.99% of population)
--- 9,374 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,422 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 9,374 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,422 speakers who speak English less than very well
#1. Spanish
- 265,634 speakers (24.27% of population)
--- 201,233 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 64,401 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 201,233 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 64,401 speakers who speak English less than very well
