Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Fargo and surrounding regions
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October 19, 2022
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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Fargo and surrounding regions
Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN 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.
92.5% of people in the Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN CSA speak only English at home. Keep reading to see what the most spoken non-English languages are in and around Fargo.
#10. Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or other languages of Western Africa
- 637 speakers (0.26% of population)
--- 517 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 120 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 517 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 120 speakers who speak English less than very well
#9. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
- 648 speakers (0.26% of population)
--- 300 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 348 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 300 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 348 speakers who speak English less than very well
#8. Korean
- 712 speakers (0.29% of population)
--- 244 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 468 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 244 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 468 speakers who speak English less than very well
#7. French (incl. Cajun)
- 778 speakers (0.31% of population)
--- 560 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 218 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 560 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 218 speakers who speak English less than very well
#6. German
- 853 speakers (0.34% of population)
--- 711 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 142 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 711 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 142 speakers who speak English less than very well
#5. Swahili or other languages of Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa
- 1,246 speakers (0.5% of population)
--- 1,027 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 219 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,027 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 219 speakers who speak English less than very well
#4. Nepali, Marathi, or other Indic languages
- 1,342 speakers (0.54% of population)
--- 315 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,027 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 315 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,027 speakers who speak English less than very well
#3. Arabic
- 1,403 speakers (0.57% of population)
--- 954 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 449 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 954 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 449 speakers who speak English less than very well
#2. Amharic, Somali, or other Afro-Asiatic languages
- 2,486 speakers (1.0% of population)
--- 2,001 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 485 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,001 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 485 speakers who speak English less than very well
#1. Spanish
- 3,424 speakers (1.38% of population)
--- 2,744 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 680 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,744 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 680 speakers who speak English less than very well
