Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Milwaukee and surrounding regions
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October 19, 2022
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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Milwaukee and surrounding regions
Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI 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.
88.2% of people in the Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA speak only English at home. Keep reading to see what the most spoken non-English languages are in and around Milwaukee.
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#10. Urdu
- 2,799 speakers (0.15% of population)
--- 1,974 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 825 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,974 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 825 speakers who speak English less than very well
#9. Russian
- 3,163 speakers (0.16% of population)
--- 2,001 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,162 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,001 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,162 speakers who speak English less than very well
#8. Serbo-Croatian
- 3,285 speakers (0.17% of population)
--- 1,996 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,289 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,996 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,289 speakers who speak English less than very well
#7. Hindi
- 3,583 speakers (0.19% of population)
--- 2,871 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 712 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,871 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 712 speakers who speak English less than very well
#6. French (incl. Cajun)
- 3,735 speakers (0.19% of population)
--- 3,006 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 729 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 3,006 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 729 speakers who speak English less than very well
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#5. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
- 6,017 speakers (0.31% of population)
--- 3,235 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,782 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 3,235 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,782 speakers who speak English less than very well
#4. Arabic
- 6,076 speakers (0.32% of population)
--- 3,967 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,109 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 3,967 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,109 speakers who speak English less than very well
#3. German
- 8,396 speakers (0.44% of population)
--- 7,330 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,066 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 7,330 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,066 speakers who speak English less than very well
#2. Hmong
- 10,498 speakers (0.55% of population)
--- 6,956 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3,542 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 6,956 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 3,542 speakers who speak English less than very well
#1. Spanish
- 137,920 speakers (7.16% of population)
--- 88,554 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 49,366 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 88,554 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 49,366 speakers who speak English less than very well
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