Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Rochester

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October 19, 2022
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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Rochester

NY and surrounding regions

#10. French (incl. Cajun)

- 3,047 speakers (0.28% of population)
--- 2,374 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 673 speakers who speak English less than very well

#9. Russian

- 3,124 speakers (0.28% of population)
--- 1,861 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,263 speakers who speak English less than very well

#8. Ukrainian or other Slavic languages

- 3,483 speakers (0.32% of population)
--- 2,044 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,439 speakers who speak English less than very well

#7. Arabic

- 3,647 speakers (0.33% of population)
--- 2,064 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,583 speakers who speak English less than very well

#6. Nepali, Marathi, or other Indic languages

- 3,707 speakers (0.34% of population)
--- 1,555 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,152 speakers who speak English less than very well

#5. German

- 3,828 speakers (0.35% of population)
--- 2,987 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 841 speakers who speak English less than very well

#4. Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or other West Germanic languages

- 4,981 speakers (0.45% of population)
--- 3,341 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,640 speakers who speak English less than very well

#3. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)

- 6,068 speakers (0.55% of population)
--- 2,781 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3,287 speakers who speak English less than very well

#2. Italian

- 6,358 speakers (0.58% of population)
--- 4,406 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,952 speakers who speak English less than very well

#1. Spanish

- 52,886 speakers (4.8% of population)
--- 33,318 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 19,568 speakers who speak English less than very well

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