Most common languages spoken at home in Greater McAllen and surrounding regions
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October 19, 2022
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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater McAllen and surrounding regions
Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the McAllen-Edinburg, TX 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.
16.5% of people in the McAllen-Edinburg, TX CSA speak only English at home. Keep reading to see what the most spoken non-English languages are in and around McAllen.
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#10. French (incl. Cajun)
- 344 speakers (0.04% of population)
--- 269 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 75 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 269 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 75 speakers who speak English less than very well
#9. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
- 416 speakers (0.05% of population)
--- 217 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 199 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 217 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 199 speakers who speak English less than very well
#8. Portuguese
- 454 speakers (0.05% of population)
--- 256 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 198 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 256 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 198 speakers who speak English less than very well
#7. Malayalam, Kannada, or other Dravidian languages
- 583 speakers (0.07% of population)
--- 519 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 64 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 519 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 64 speakers who speak English less than very well
#6. German
- 584 speakers (0.07% of population)
--- 566 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 18 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 566 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 18 speakers who speak English less than very well
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#5. Ilocano, Samoan, Hawaiian, or other Austronesian languages
- 585 speakers (0.07% of population)
--- 431 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 154 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 431 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 154 speakers who speak English less than very well
#4. Korean
- 663 speakers (0.08% of population)
--- 365 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 298 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 365 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 298 speakers who speak English less than very well
#3. Vietnamese
- 892 speakers (0.11% of population)
--- 465 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 427 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 465 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 427 speakers who speak English less than very well
#2. Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
- 2,188 speakers (0.26% of population)
--- 1,768 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 420 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,768 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 420 speakers who speak English less than very well
#1. Spanish
- 694,099 speakers (82.44% of population)
--- 426,363 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 267,736 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 426,363 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 267,736 speakers who speak English less than very well
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