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1 / 10#10. German
- 1,901 speakers (0.22% of population)
Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Des Moines and surrounding regions
Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Des Moines 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. Indic Languages (e.g. Marathi)
- 2,278 speakers (0.27% of population)
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3 / 10#8. Tai-Kadai Languages (e.g. Lao)
- 3,312 speakers (0.39% of population)
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4 / 10#7. Chinese
- 4,033 speakers (0.48% of population)
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5 / 10#6. Other Asian Languages
- 4,093 speakers (0.48% of population)
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6 / 10#5. Swahili
- 4,099 speakers (0.48% of population)
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7 / 10#4. Vietnamese
- 4,154 speakers (0.49% of population)
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8 / 10#3. Arabic
- 4,484 speakers (0.53% of population)
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9 / 10#2. Serbo-Croatian
- 4,864 speakers (0.58% of population)
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10 / 10#1. Spanish
- 41,813 speakers (4.94% of population)
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