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

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June 26, 2025
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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Baltimore and surrounding regions

Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Baltimore 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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#10. Urdu

- 52,741 speakers (0.56% of population)

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#9. Tagalog (incl. Filipino)

- 54,495 speakers (0.58% of population)

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#8. Vietnamese

- 59,295 speakers (0.63% of population)

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#7. Arabic

- 69,684 speakers (0.74% of population)

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#6. Korean

- 82,929 speakers (0.88% of population)

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#5. Western Africa

- 83,510 speakers (0.89% of population)

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#4. Afro-Asiatic Languages

- 85,121 speakers (0.9% of population)

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#3. French

- 86,950 speakers (0.92% of population)

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#2. Chinese

- 114,836 speakers (1.22% of population)

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#1. Spanish

- 1,023,748 speakers (10.87% of population)

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