Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Seattle and surrounding regions
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October 19, 2022
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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Seattle and surrounding regions
Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Seattle-Tacoma, WA 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.
78.5% of people in the Seattle-Tacoma, WA CSA speak only English at home. Keep reading to see what the most spoken non-English languages are in and around Seattle.
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#10. Japanese
- 25,412 speakers (0.56% of population)
--- 16,912 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 8,500 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 16,912 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 8,500 speakers who speak English less than very well
#9. Ilocano, Samoan, Hawaiian, or other Austronesian languages
- 26,429 speakers (0.58% of population)
--- 18,163 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 8,266 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 18,163 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 8,266 speakers who speak English less than very well
#8. Hindi
- 30,812 speakers (0.68% of population)
--- 26,511 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 4,301 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 26,511 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 4,301 speakers who speak English less than very well
#7. Amharic, Somali, or other Afro-Asiatic languages
- 38,057 speakers (0.84% of population)
--- 21,066 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 16,991 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 21,066 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 16,991 speakers who speak English less than very well
#6. Russian
- 38,364 speakers (0.84% of population)
--- 22,794 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 15,570 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 22,794 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 15,570 speakers who speak English less than very well
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#5. Korean
- 47,075 speakers (1.04% of population)
--- 22,162 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 24,913 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 22,162 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 24,913 speakers who speak English less than very well
#4. Vietnamese
- 54,974 speakers (1.21% of population)
--- 22,610 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 32,364 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 22,610 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 32,364 speakers who speak English less than very well
#3. Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
- 55,651 speakers (1.22% of population)
--- 35,933 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 19,718 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 35,933 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 19,718 speakers who speak English less than very well
#2. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
- 107,239 speakers (2.36% of population)
--- 55,082 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 52,157 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 55,082 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 52,157 speakers who speak English less than very well
#1. Spanish
- 285,711 speakers (6.28% of population)
--- 177,857 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 107,854 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 177,857 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 107,854 speakers who speak English less than very well
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