Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Rapid City and surrounding regions
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October 19, 2022
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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Rapid City and surrounding regions
Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Rapid City-Spearfish, SD 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.
95.9% of people in the Rapid City-Spearfish, SD CSA speak only English at home. Keep reading to see what the most spoken non-English languages are in and around Rapid City.
#10. Japanese
- 81 speakers (0.05% of population)
--- 70 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 11 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 70 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 11 speakers who speak English less than very well
#9. Thai, Lao, or other Tai-Kadai languages
- 95 speakers (0.06% of population)
--- 85 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 10 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 85 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 10 speakers who speak English less than very well
#8. Arabic
- 113 speakers (0.07% of population)
--- 110 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 110 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3 speakers who speak English less than very well
#7. Ukrainian or other Slavic languages
- 151 speakers (0.1% of population)
--- 146 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 5 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 146 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 5 speakers who speak English less than very well
#6. Korean
- 175 speakers (0.11% of population)
--- 28 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 147 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 28 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 147 speakers who speak English less than very well
#5. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
- 285 speakers (0.18% of population)
--- 185 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 100 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 185 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 100 speakers who speak English less than very well
#4. French (incl. Cajun)
- 340 speakers (0.22% of population)
--- 314 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 26 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 314 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 26 speakers who speak English less than very well
#3. German
- 475 speakers (0.3% of population)
--- 337 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 138 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 337 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 138 speakers who speak English less than very well
#2. Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
- 513 speakers (0.33% of population)
--- 211 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 302 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 211 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 302 speakers who speak English less than very well
#1. Spanish
- 2,359 speakers (1.51% of population)
--- 1,662 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 697 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,662 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 697 speakers who speak English less than very well
