Most common languages spoken at home in Greater El Paso and surrounding regions

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October 19, 2022
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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater El Paso and surrounding regions

Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM 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.

34.4% of people in the El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM CSA speak only English at home. Keep reading to see what the most spoken non-English languages are in and around El Paso.

#10. Ilocano, Samoan, Hawaiian, or other Austronesian languages

- 516 speakers (0.05% of population)
--- 440 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 76 speakers who speak English less than very well

#9. Vietnamese

- 886 speakers (0.09% of population)
--- 297 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 589 speakers who speak English less than very well

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

- 1,254 speakers (0.13% of population)
--- 510 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 744 speakers who speak English less than very well

#7. French (incl. Cajun)

- 1,309 speakers (0.13% of population)
--- 830 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 479 speakers who speak English less than very well

#6. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)

- 1,526 speakers (0.16% of population)
--- 848 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 678 speakers who speak English less than very well

#5. Korean

- 1,661 speakers (0.17% of population)
--- 729 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 932 speakers who speak English less than very well

#4. Tagalog (incl. Filipino)

- 1,975 speakers (0.2% of population)
--- 1,624 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 351 speakers who speak English less than very well

#3. Arabic

- 1,987 speakers (0.2% of population)
--- 1,542 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 445 speakers who speak English less than very well

#2. German

- 3,052 speakers (0.31% of population)
--- 2,552 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 500 speakers who speak English less than very well

#1. Spanish

- 624,916 speakers (63.6% of population)
--- 358,951 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 265,965 speakers who speak English less than very well

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