Most common languages spoken at home in Greater New Orleans and surrounding regions

Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the New Orleans 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. Urdu

- 1,433 speakers (0.11% of population)

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2 / 10

#9. German

- 1,595 speakers (0.12% of population)

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3 / 10

#8. Portuguese

- 1,774 speakers (0.14% of population)

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4 / 10

#7. Tagalog (incl. Filipino)

- 2,042 speakers (0.16% of population)

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5 / 10

#6. Haitian

- 2,077 speakers (0.16% of population)

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6 / 10

#5. Chinese

- 4,694 speakers (0.37% of population)

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7 / 10

#4. Arabic

- 7,038 speakers (0.55% of population)

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8 / 10

#3. French

- 8,723 speakers (0.68% of population)

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9 / 10

#2. Vietnamese

- 12,910 speakers (1.01% of population)

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10 / 10

#1. Spanish

- 95,040 speakers (7.43% of population)

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