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1 / 10#10. Russian
- 43,859 speakers (0.47% of population)
Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Chicago and surrounding regions
Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Chicago metro area 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 2025 estimates. Combined statistical areas are designated by the Office of Management and Budget and include multiple metropolitan and micropolitan areas in the same region.
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2 / 10#9. Gujarati
- 45,687 speakers (0.49% of population)
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3 / 10#8. Other Indo-European Languages
- 50,213 speakers (0.54% of population)
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4 / 10#7. Slavic Languages (e.g. Ukrainian)
- 50,326 speakers (0.54% of population)
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5 / 10#6. Urdu
- 55,204 speakers (0.59% of population)
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6 / 10#5. Arabic
- 66,581 speakers (0.71% of population)
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7 / 10#4. Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
- 78,666 speakers (0.84% of population)
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8 / 10#3. Chinese
- 94,686 speakers (1.01% of population)
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9 / 10#2. Polish
- 166,268 speakers (1.78% of population)
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10 / 10#1. Spanish
- 1,621,387 speakers (17.36% of population)
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