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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Harrisburg
PA and surrounding regions
#10. Serbo-Croatian
- 1,581 speakers (0.13% of population)
--- 905 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 676 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 905 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 676 speakers who speak English less than very well
#9. Russian
- 1,978 speakers (0.17% of population)
--- 1,494 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 484 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,494 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 484 speakers who speak English less than very well
#8. French (incl. Cajun)
- 2,690 speakers (0.23% of population)
--- 1,788 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 902 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,788 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 902 speakers who speak English less than very well
#7. German
- 2,935 speakers (0.25% of population)
--- 2,370 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 565 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,370 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 565 speakers who speak English less than very well
#6. Arabic
- 3,148 speakers (0.26% of population)
--- 1,827 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,321 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,827 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,321 speakers who speak English less than very well
#5. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
- 3,594 speakers (0.3% of population)
--- 1,558 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,036 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,558 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,036 speakers who speak English less than very well
#4. Vietnamese
- 3,814 speakers (0.32% of population)
--- 1,325 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,489 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,325 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,489 speakers who speak English less than very well
#3. Nepali, Marathi, or other Indic languages
- 3,863 speakers (0.32% of population)
--- 1,831 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,032 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,831 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,032 speakers who speak English less than very well
#2. Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch or other West Germanic languages
- 6,132 speakers (0.51% of population)
--- 4,510 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,622 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 4,510 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,622 speakers who speak English less than very well
#1. Spanish
- 59,567 speakers (4.99% of population)
--- 36,199 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 23,368 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 36,199 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 23,368 speakers who speak English less than very well
