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

Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Louisville 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. Chinese

- 2,392 speakers (0.17% of population)

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2 / 10

#9. Tagalog (incl. Filipino)

- 2,573 speakers (0.18% of population)

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3 / 10

#8. Vietnamese

- 2,694 speakers (0.19% of population)

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4 / 10

#7. Afro-Asiatic Languages

- 3,102 speakers (0.22% of population)

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5 / 10

#6. Indic Languages (e.g. Marathi)

- 3,148 speakers (0.22% of population)

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6 / 10

#5. German

- 3,821 speakers (0.27% of population)

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7 / 10

#4. Swahili

- 3,931 speakers (0.28% of population)

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8 / 10

#3. French

- 4,356 speakers (0.31% of population)

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9 / 10

#2. Arabic

- 4,984 speakers (0.36% of population)

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10 / 10

#1. Spanish

- 64,473 speakers (4.6% of population)

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