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

Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Joplin 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. Indic Languages (e.g. Marathi)

- 155 speakers (0.07% of population)

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2 / 10

#9. Other Native languages of North America

- 165 speakers (0.08% of population)

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3 / 10

#8. Tagalog (incl. Filipino)

- 182 speakers (0.08% of population)

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4 / 10

#7. Chinese

- 253 speakers (0.12% of population)

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5 / 10

#6. French

- 276 speakers (0.13% of population)

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6 / 10

#5. German

- 320 speakers (0.15% of population)

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7 / 10

#4. Vietnamese

- 449 speakers (0.21% of population)

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8 / 10

#3. Hmong

- 553 speakers (0.25% of population)

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9 / 10

#2. Austronesian Languages (e.g. Hawaiian)

- 909 speakers (0.42% of population)

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10 / 10

#1. Spanish

- 9,412 speakers (4.32% of population)

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