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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater LA and surrounding regions

Community Nov 02, 2022

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50.2% of people in the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA CSA speak only English at home. Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA CSA using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Languages are ranked by the percentage 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.

Keep reading to see what the most spoken non-English languages are in and around Los Angeles from least common to most common.

St. Basil’s Cathedral. Courtesy of Jaunt and Joy

#10. Russian

63,754 speakers (0.36% of population)
36,508 speakers who also speak English very well
27,246 speakers who speak English less than very well

Kiyozumi Dera, Kyoto, Japan. Courtesy of Su San Lee

#9. Japanese

76,662 speakers (0.44% of population)
43,282 speakers who also speak English very well
33,380 speakers who speak English less than very well

The Museum of the Future, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Courtesy of Saj Shafique.

#8. Arabic

93,591 speakers (0.53% of population)
59,786 speakers who also speak English very well
33,805 speakers who speak English less than very well

Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran. Courtesy of Sajad Nori.

#7. Persian (incl. Farsi, Dari)

116,345 speakers (0.66% of population)
68,655 speakers who also speak English very well
47,690 speakers who speak English less than very well

Yerevan, Armenia. Courtesy of Levon Vardanyan.

#6. Armenian

177,333 speakers (1.01% of population)
97,049 speakers who also speak English very well
80,284 speakers who speak English less than very well

Hanok Village, Jeonju, S. Korea. Courtesy of rawkkim

#5. Korean

264,986 speakers (1.51% of population)
112,055 speakers who also speak English very well
152,931 speakers who speak English less than very well

Golden Bridge on Ba Na Hills, Vietnam, Da Nang. Courtesy of Andreea Popa.

#4. Vietnamese

297,722 speakers (1.7% of population)
120,465 speakers who also speak English very well
177,257 speakers who speak English less than very well

Simala church, Simala shrine, Cebu, Philippines. Courtesy of Hitoshi Namura.

#3. Tagalog (incl. Filipino)

354,228 speakers (2.02% of population)
246,646 speakers who also speak English very well
107,582 speakers who speak English less than very well

The Great Wall, China. Courtesy of Bruce Röttgers.

#2. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)

536,430 speakers (3.06% of population)
229,763 speakers who also speak English very well
306,667 speakers who speak English less than very well

Gran Via in Madrid, Spain. Courtesy of Florian Wehde.

#1. Spanish

6,097,828 speakers (34.8% of population)
3,744,471 speakers who also speak English very well
2,353,357 speakers who speak English less than very well

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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater LA and surrounding regions

#10. Russian

#9. Japanese

#8. Arabic

#7. Persian (incl. Farsi, Dari)

#6. Armenian

#5. Korean

#4. Vietnamese

#3. Tagalog (incl. Filipino)

#2. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)

#1. Spanish

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