Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Johnson City and surrounding regions

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October 19, 2022
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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Johnson City and surrounding regions

Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA 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 2020 estimates. Combined statistical areas are designated by the Office of Management and Budget and include multiple metropolitan and micropolitan areas in the same region.

97.0% of people in the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA speak only English at home. Keep reading to see what the most spoken non-English languages are in and around Johnson City.

#10. Korean

- 221 speakers (0.05% of population)
--- 106 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 115 speakers who speak English less than very well

#9. Vietnamese

- 228 speakers (0.05% of population)
--- 135 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 93 speakers who speak English less than very well

#8. Telugu

- 232 speakers (0.05% of population)
--- 59 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 173 speakers who speak English less than very well

#7. Italian

- 283 speakers (0.06% of population)
--- 271 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 12 speakers who speak English less than very well

#6. Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or other languages of Western Africa

- 285 speakers (0.06% of population)
--- 213 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 72 speakers who speak English less than very well

#5. Arabic

- 465 speakers (0.1% of population)
--- 428 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 37 speakers who speak English less than very well

#4. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)

- 607 speakers (0.12% of population)
--- 406 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 201 speakers who speak English less than very well

#3. German

- 609 speakers (0.13% of population)
--- 587 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 22 speakers who speak English less than very well

#2. French (incl. Cajun)

- 705 speakers (0.14% of population)
--- 579 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 126 speakers who speak English less than very well

#1. Spanish

- 8,494 speakers (1.75% of population)
--- 5,467 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3,027 speakers who speak English less than very well

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