Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Oklahoma City and surrounding regions
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October 19, 2022
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Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Oklahoma City and surrounding regions
Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK 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.
87.0% of people in the Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK CSA speak only English at home. Keep reading to see what the most spoken non-English languages are in and around Oklahoma City.
#10. Malayalam, Kannada, or other Dravidian languages
- 1,589 speakers (0.12% of population)
--- 1,174 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 415 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,174 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 415 speakers who speak English less than very well
#9. Arabic
- 1,719 speakers (0.13% of population)
--- 1,129 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 590 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,129 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 590 speakers who speak English less than very well
#8. Thai, Lao, or other Tai-Kadai languages
- 1,728 speakers (0.13% of population)
--- 954 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 774 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 954 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 774 speakers who speak English less than very well
#7. Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or other languages of Western Africa
- 1,794 speakers (0.13% of population)
--- 1,442 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 352 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,442 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 352 speakers who speak English less than very well
#6. Korean
- 2,281 speakers (0.17% of population)
--- 1,197 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,084 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 1,197 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 1,084 speakers who speak English less than very well
#5. German
- 2,632 speakers (0.19% of population)
--- 2,137 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 495 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,137 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 495 speakers who speak English less than very well
#4. French (incl. Cajun)
- 2,982 speakers (0.22% of population)
--- 2,356 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 626 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,356 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 626 speakers who speak English less than very well
#3. Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
- 4,958 speakers (0.36% of population)
--- 2,745 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,213 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 2,745 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 2,213 speakers who speak English less than very well
#2. Vietnamese
- 12,560 speakers (0.92% of population)
--- 5,231 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 7,329 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 5,231 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 7,329 speakers who speak English less than very well
#1. Spanish
- 125,233 speakers (9.13% of population)
--- 78,280 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 46,953 speakers who speak English less than very well
--- 78,280 speakers who also speak English very well
--- 46,953 speakers who speak English less than very well
