Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Charlotte and surrounding regions
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October 19, 2022
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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Charlotte and surrounding regions
Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC 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.
86.5% of people in the Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA speak only English at home. Keep reading to see what the most spoken non-English languages are in and around Charlotte.
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#10. German
- 5,511 speakers (0.21% of population)
--- 4,768 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 743 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 4,768 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 743 speakers who speak English less than very well
#9. Nepali, Marathi, or other Indic languages
- 5,943 speakers (0.23% of population)
--- 2,993 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,950 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,993 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,950 speakers who speak English less than very well
#8. Gujarati
- 6,588 speakers (0.25% of population)
--- 3,954 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,634 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 3,954 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,634 speakers who speak English less than very well
#7. Arabic
- 7,557 speakers (0.29% of population)
--- 5,082 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,475 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 5,082 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,475 speakers who speak English less than very well
#6. Telugu
- 7,687 speakers (0.3% of population)
--- 6,219 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,468 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 6,219 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,468 speakers who speak English less than very well
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#5. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
- 8,760 speakers (0.34% of population)
--- 5,221 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3,539 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 5,221 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3,539 speakers who speak English less than very well
#4. Vietnamese
- 8,783 speakers (0.34% of population)
--- 3,553 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 5,230 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 3,553 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 5,230 speakers who speak English less than very well
#3. Hindi
- 9,600 speakers (0.37% of population)
--- 7,500 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,100 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 7,500 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,100 speakers who speak English less than very well
#2. French (incl. Cajun)
- 10,727 speakers (0.41% of population)
--- 6,889 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3,838 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 6,889 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3,838 speakers who speak English less than very well
#1. Spanish
- 211,170 speakers (8.17% of population)
--- 118,315 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 92,855 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 118,315 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 92,855 speakers who speak English less than very well
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