Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Rochester, Minnesota and surrounding regions

Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Rochester 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. French

- 912 speakers (0.31% of population)

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2 / 10

#9. Swahili

- 1,110 speakers (0.37% of population)

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3 / 10

#8. Vietnamese

- 1,407 speakers (0.47% of population)

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4 / 10

#7. Khmer

- 1,582 speakers (0.53% of population)

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5 / 10

#6. German

- 1,649 speakers (0.55% of population)

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6 / 10

#5. Chinese

- 1,724 speakers (0.58% of population)

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7 / 10

#4. Arabic

- 2,011 speakers (0.67% of population)

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8 / 10

#3. Other Asian Languages

- 2,103 speakers (0.71% of population)

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9 / 10

#2. Afro-Asiatic Languages

- 3,239 speakers (1.09% of population)

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10 / 10

#1. Spanish

- 11,780 speakers (3.95% of population)

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