Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Rockford and surrounding regions

Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Rockford 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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1 / 10

#10. German

- 641 speakers (0.16% of population)

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2 / 10

#9. Other Asian Languages

- 751 speakers (0.18% of population)

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3 / 10

#8. Chinese

- 997 speakers (0.25% of population)

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4 / 10

#7. Tai-Kadai Languages (e.g. Lao)

- 1,001 speakers (0.25% of population)

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5 / 10

#6. Serbo-Croatian

- 1,019 speakers (0.25% of population)

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6 / 10

#5. Tagalog (incl. Filipino)

- 1,095 speakers (0.27% of population)

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7 / 10

#4. Polish

- 1,490 speakers (0.37% of population)

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8 / 10

#3. Swahili

- 1,592 speakers (0.39% of population)

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9 / 10

#2. Arabic

- 1,740 speakers (0.43% of population)

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10 / 10

#1. Spanish

- 39,014 speakers (9.59% of population)

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