
Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Grand Rapids and surrounding regions
Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Grand Rapids and surrounding regions
Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Grand Rapids 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.

#10. Indic Languages (e.g. Marathi)
- 2,275 speakers (0.16% of population)

#9. Serbo-Croatian
- 2,715 speakers (0.19% of population)

#8. Arabic
- 2,890 speakers (0.21% of population)

#7. French
- 2,922 speakers (0.21% of population)
#6. German
- 3,130 speakers (0.22% of population)

#5. Chinese
- 3,167 speakers (0.23% of population)
#4. West Germanic Languages
- 4,120 speakers (0.29% of population)

#3. Swahili
- 4,406 speakers (0.31% of population)
#2. Vietnamese
- 4,694 speakers (0.33% of population)

#1. Spanish
- 73,008 speakers (5.2% of population)