Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Bowling Green and surrounding regions

Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Bowling Green 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. Vietnamese

- 380 speakers (0.16% of population)

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2 / 10

#9. Japanese

- 406 speakers (0.17% of population)

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3 / 10

#8. Arabic

- 436 speakers (0.18% of population)

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4 / 10

#7. Austronesian Languages (e.g. Hawaiian)

- 561 speakers (0.23% of population)

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5 / 10

#6. German

- 1,087 speakers (0.45% of population)

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6 / 10

#5. Swahili

- 1,532 speakers (0.63% of population)

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7 / 10

#4. West Germanic Languages

- 1,777 speakers (0.73% of population)

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8 / 10

#3. Serbo-Croatian

- 1,857 speakers (0.77% of population)

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9 / 10

#2. Other Asian Languages

- 3,194 speakers (1.32% of population)

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10 / 10

#1. Spanish

- 8,947 speakers (3.69% of population)

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