Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Salt Lake City and surrounding regions
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October 19, 2022
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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Salt Lake City and surrounding regions
Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT 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.
83.6% of people in the Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT CSA speak only English at home. Keep reading to see what the most spoken non-English languages are in and around Salt Lake City.
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#10. Japanese
- 4,757 speakers (0.2% of population)
--- 3,888 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 869 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 3,888 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 869 speakers who speak English less than very well
#9. Korean
- 4,893 speakers (0.2% of population)
--- 2,600 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,293 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,600 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,293 speakers who speak English less than very well
#8. Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
- 5,100 speakers (0.21% of population)
--- 4,229 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 871 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 4,229 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 871 speakers who speak English less than very well
#7. French (incl. Cajun)
- 6,632 speakers (0.28% of population)
--- 6,022 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 610 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 6,022 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 610 speakers who speak English less than very well
#6. Vietnamese
- 7,091 speakers (0.3% of population)
--- 3,005 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 4,086 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 3,005 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 4,086 speakers who speak English less than very well
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#5. German
- 7,568 speakers (0.32% of population)
--- 6,795 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 773 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 6,795 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 773 speakers who speak English less than very well
#4. Portuguese
- 10,896 speakers (0.46% of population)
--- 8,920 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,976 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 8,920 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,976 speakers who speak English less than very well
#3. Ilocano, Samoan, Hawaiian, or other Austronesian languages
- 12,067 speakers (0.51% of population)
--- 9,682 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,385 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 9,682 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,385 speakers who speak English less than very well
#2. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
- 15,106 speakers (0.63% of population)
--- 9,352 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 5,754 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 9,352 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 5,754 speakers who speak English less than very well
#1. Spanish
- 264,654 speakers (11.08% of population)
--- 179,645 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 85,009 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 179,645 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 85,009 speakers who speak English less than very well
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