Languages in Missouri (State)

Language Spoken At Home#1

Percentage of the total population living in households in which a given language is spoken at home.
Scope: population of the United States and Missouri
Missouri
United States
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%CountSpanishChinese1GermanVietnameseFrench2Serbo-CroatianArabicDutch et al.3RussianTagalog4KoreanAfro-Asiatic52.509444%13.105530%2.509444%2.5%142,678143k0.354120%1.060159%0.354120%0.4%20,13420.1k0.350479%0.322889%0.350479%0.4%19,92719.9k0.240606%0.486855%0.240606%0.2%13,68013.7k0.226096%0.410100%0.226096%0.2%12,85512.9k0.205940%0.084315%0.205940%0.2%11,70911.7k0.194332%0.363857%0.194332%0.2%11,04911.0k0.176339%0.160191%0.176339%0.2%10,02610.0k0.135798%0.301383%0.135798%0.1%7,7210.129783%0.563118%0.129783%0.1%7,3790.119054%0.369818%0.119054%0.1%6,7690.109803%0.157348%0.109803%0.1%6,243
Count number of people speaking given language at home
1including Mandarin, Cantonese 2including Cajun 3including Dutch, Afrikaans, Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch 4including Filipino 5including Amharic, Somali

Speaking English 'Very Well'#2

Percentage of people living in households in which a given language is spoken at home.
Scope: population of the United States and Missouri
Less Than 'Very Well' 'Very Well'
United States
Missouri
50%0%50%Don'tDoFrench1Dutch et al.2GermanTagalog3SpanishArabicRussianSerbo-CroatianAfro-Asiatic4Chinese5KoreanVietnamese-16.701673%-20.435910%-16.701673%16.7%83.298327%79.564090%83.298327%83.3%2,14710,70810.7k-23.419110%-28.911377%-23.419110%23.4%76.580890%71.088623%76.580890%76.6%2,3487,678-23.485723%-15.531691%-23.485723%23.5%76.514277%84.468309%76.514277%76.5%4,68015,24715.2k-26.453449%-31.875946%-26.453449%26.5%73.546551%68.124054%73.546551%73.5%1,9525,427-36.688908%-41.560410%-36.688908%36.7%63.311092%58.439590%63.311092%63.3%52,34752.3k90,33190.3k-40.718617%-37.405871%-40.718617%40.7%59.281383%62.594129%59.281383%59.3%4,4996,550-41.523119%-44.829344%-41.523119%41.5%58.476881%55.170656%58.476881%58.5%3,2064,515-43.180459%-37.391846%-43.180459%43.2%56.819541%62.608154%56.819541%56.8%5,0566,653-45.587058%-43.845961%-45.587058%45.6%54.412942%56.154039%54.412942%54.4%2,8463,397-53.387305%-55.476722%-53.387305%53.4%46.612695%44.523278%46.612695%46.6%10,74910.7k9,385-56.847393%-54.055576%-56.847393%56.8%43.152607%45.944424%43.152607%43.2%3,8482,921-58.662281%-58.713636%-58.662281%58.7%41.337719%41.286364%41.337719%41.3%8,0255,655
Don't number of people that don't speak English 'very well'
Do number of people that do speak English 'very well'
1including Cajun 2including Dutch, Afrikaans, Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch 3including Filipino 4including Amharic, Somali 5including Mandarin, Cantonese

Language by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Missouri to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Missouri.

Spanish Spoken at Home by State#3

Percentage of the total population living in households in which Spanish is spoken.
Scope: population of Missouri, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Missouri
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#TexasCaliforniaNew MexicoNevadaFloridaArizonaNew JerseyNew YorkIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColoradoRhode IslandConnecticutUtahOregonMassachusettsWashingtonIdahoGeorgiaKansasMarylandNorth CarolinaN CarolinaNebraskaDelawareVirginiaOklahomaArkansasWyomingPennsylvaniaIndianaWisconsinSouth CarolinaS CarolinaTennesseeIowaMinnesotaLouisianaAlaskaAlabamaMichiganKentuckyMissouriMississippiOhioNew HampshireSouth DakotaHawaiiNorth DakotaMontanaWest VirginiaVermontMaine29.512011%29.512011%29.5%7,373,7977.37M128.787214%28.787214%28.8%10,407,91510.4M228.015085%28.015085%28.0%545,986546k321.123566%21.123566%21.1%561,619562k420.892141%20.892141%20.9%3,936,1293.94M520.427867%20.427867%20.4%1,285,6561.29M615.926284%15.926284%15.9%1,335,7291.34M715.032768%15.032768%15.0%2,785,0812.79M813.232963%13.232963%13.2%1,596,0911.60M913.105530%13.105530%13.1%39,145,06639.1M11.884980%11.884980%11.9%597,078597k1011.632811%11.632811%11.6%116,296116k1111.517761%11.517761%11.5%391,576392k129.939643%9.939643%9.9%267,820268k138.922994%8.922994%8.9%334,636335k148.603765%8.603765%8.6%548,794549k158.393129%8.393129%8.4%556,129556k167.943040%7.943040%7.9%120,847121k177.935208%7.935208%7.9%748,955749k187.538962%7.538962%7.5%203,505204k197.452966%7.452966%7.5%416,796417k207.396109%7.396109%7.4%690,417690k217.362800%7.362800%7.4%128,899129k226.860664%6.860664%6.9%60,31160.3k236.800564%6.800564%6.8%530,447530k246.800514%6.800514%6.8%245,483245k255.141835%5.141835%5.1%142,819143k264.998514%4.998514%5.0%27,24527.2k274.670721%4.670721%4.7%563,727564k284.626104%4.626104%4.6%285,410285k294.590155%4.590155%4.6%248,533249k304.419025%4.419025%4.4%200,761201k313.926162%3.926162%3.9%241,296241k323.905289%3.905289%3.9%113,633114k333.817511%3.817511%3.8%194,772195k343.615292%3.615292%3.6%156,774157k353.528310%3.528310%3.5%24,07824.1k363.249851%3.249851%3.2%147,816148k372.925168%2.925168%2.9%273,083273k382.573243%2.573243%2.6%106,467106k392.509444%2.509444%2.5%142,678143k402.404747%2.404747%2.4%67,25667.3k412.206979%2.206979%2.2%240,366240k422.092448%2.092448%2.1%26,42426.4k432.038652%2.038652%2.0%16,12516.1k441.955632%1.955632%2.0%25,85425.9k451.612284%1.612284%1.6%11,04011.0k461.342483%1.342483%1.3%12,92012.9k471.041404%1.041404%1.0%18,16418.2k481.036265%1.036265%1.0%6,175490.902214%0.902214%0.9%11,41111.4k50
Count number of people speaking Spanish at home
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage speaking Spanish at home

Language by State in the Midwest

There are 12 states in the Midwest. This section compares Missouri to all of the states in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Missouri.

Spanish Spoken at Home by State#15

Percentage of the total population living in households in which Spanish is spoken.
Scope: population of Missouri, selected other states in the Midwest, and entities that contain Missouri
0%5%10%Count#IllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKansasNebraskaIndianaWisconsinIowaMinnesotaMichiganMissouriOhioSouth DakotaNorth Dakota13.232963%13.232963%13.2%1,596,0911.60M113.105530%13.105530%13.1%39,145,06639.1M7.538962%7.538962%7.5%203,505204k27.362800%7.362800%7.4%128,899129k34.626104%4.626104%4.6%285,410285k44.590155%4.590155%4.6%248,533249k53.905289%3.905289%3.9%113,633114k63.817511%3.817511%3.8%194,772195k72.925168%2.925168%2.9%273,083273k82.509444%2.509444%2.5%142,678143k92.206979%2.206979%2.2%240,366240k102.038652%2.038652%2.0%16,12516.1k111.612284%1.612284%1.6%11,04011.0k12
Count number of people speaking Spanish at home
# rank of state out of 12 by percentage speaking Spanish at home

Definitions

This page discusses the languages spoken at home by the residents of Missouri, and the extent to which the report speaking English. All data are based on survey responses and were not verified in any other way. A full list of the languages recognized in the survey is as follows:

  • Armenian, Austronesian (including Ilocano, Samoan, Hawaiian), Arabic, Afro-Asiatic (including Amharic, Somali), Bengali, Chinese (including Mandarin, Cantonese), Dutch et al. (including Dutch, Afrikaans, Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch), Dravidian languages (including Malayalam, Kannada), French (including Cajun), German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian, Hindi, Hmong, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Khmer, Nepali, Marathi, or other Indic languages, Navajo, Other Slavic (including Ukrainian), Other Indo-European languages, Other Asian, Other Native American, Other, Portuguese, Polish, Persian (including Farsi, Dari), Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Serbo-Croatian, Swahili et al. (or other languages of Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa), Telugu, Tamil, Tai-Kadai (including Thai, Lao), Tagalog (including Filipino), Urdu, Vietnamese, and Western African

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Major City:
St. Louis
Major Counties:
Boone, Buchanan, Cape Girardeau, Cass, Christian, Clay, Franklin, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Platte, St. Charles, St. Louis
City:
St. Louis
Counties:
Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Audrain, Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Bollinger, Boone, Buchanan, Butler, Caldwell, Callaway, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Carroll, Carter, Cass, Cedar, Chariton, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cole, Cooper, Crawford, Dade, Dallas, Daviess, DeKalb, Dent, Douglas, Dunklin, Franklin, Gasconade, Gentry, Greene, Grundy, Harrison, Henry, Hickory, Holt, Howard, Howell, Iron, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Laclede, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Madison, Maries, Marion, McDonald, Mercer, Miller, Mississippi, Moniteau, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, New Madrid, Newton, Nodaway, Oregon, Osage, Ozark, Pemiscot, Perry, Pettis, Phelps, Pike, Platte, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, Ray, Reynolds, Ripley, Saline, Schuyler, Scotland, Scott, Shannon, Shelby, St. Charles, St. Clair, St. Francois, St. Louis, Ste. Genevieve, Stoddard, Stone, Sullivan, Taney, Texas, Vernon, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Worth, Wright
Metro Areas:
Branson Area, Cape Girardeau Area, Columbia Area, Farmington Area, Fayetteville Area, Fort Leonard Wood Area, Fort Madison Area, Hannibal Area, Jefferson City Area, Joplin Area, Kansas City Area, Kennett Area, Kirksville Area, Lebanon Area, Marshall Area, Maryville Area, Mexico Area, Moberly Area, Poplar Bluff Area, Quincy Area, Rolla Area, Sedalia Area, Sikeston Area, Springfield Area, St. Joseph Area, St. Louis Area, Warrensburg Area, West Plains Area
Major Cities:
Arnold, Ballwin, Belton, Blue Springs, Cape Girardeau, Chesterfield, Columbia, Creve Coeur, Farmington, Ferguson, Florissant, Gladstone, Grandview, Hannibal, Hazelwood, Independence, Jefferson City, Joplin, Kansas City, Kirksville, Kirkwood, Lee's Summit, Liberty, Manchester, Maryland Heights, Nixa, O'Fallon, Ozark, Poplar Bluff, Raymore, Raytown, Rolla, Sedalia, Springfield, St. Charles, St. Joseph, St. Louis, St. Peters, University City, Warrensburg, Webster Groves, Wentzville, Wildwood
Major Unincorporated Places:
Affton, Concord, Fort Leonard Wood, Mehlville, Oakville, Old Jamestown, Spanish Lake
Congressional Districts:
MO-1, MO-2, MO-3, MO-4, MO-5, MO-6, MO-7, MO-8
State House Districts:
MO-1, MO-2, MO-3, MO-4, MO-5, MO-6, MO-7, MO-8, MO-9, MO-10, MO-11, MO-12, MO-13, MO-14, MO-15, MO-16, MO-17, MO-18, MO-19, MO-20, MO-21, MO-22, MO-23, MO-24, MO-25, MO-26, MO-27, MO-28, MO-29, MO-30, MO-31, MO-32, MO-33, MO-34, MO-35, MO-36, MO-37, MO-38, MO-39, MO-40, MO-41, MO-42, MO-43, MO-44, MO-45, MO-46, MO-47, MO-48, MO-49, MO-50, MO-51, MO-52, MO-53, MO-54, MO-55, MO-56, MO-57, MO-58, MO-59, MO-60, MO-61, MO-62, MO-63, MO-64, MO-65, MO-66, MO-67, MO-68, MO-69, MO-70, MO-71, MO-72, MO-73, MO-74, MO-75, MO-76, MO-77, MO-78, MO-79, MO-80, MO-81, MO-82, MO-83, MO-84, MO-85, MO-86, MO-87, MO-88, MO-89, MO-90, MO-91, MO-92, MO-93, MO-94, MO-95, MO-96, MO-97, MO-98, MO-99, MO-100, MO-101, MO-102, MO-103, MO-104, MO-105, MO-106, MO-107, MO-108, MO-109, MO-110, MO-111, MO-112, MO-113, MO-114, MO-115, MO-116, MO-117, MO-118, MO-119, MO-120, MO-121, MO-122, MO-123, MO-124, MO-125, MO-126, MO-127, MO-128, MO-129, MO-130, MO-131, MO-132, MO-133, MO-134, MO-135, MO-136, MO-137, MO-138, MO-139, MO-140, MO-141, MO-142, MO-143, MO-144, MO-145, MO-146, MO-147, MO-148, MO-149, MO-150, MO-151, MO-152, MO-153, MO-154, MO-155, MO-156, MO-157, MO-158, MO-159, MO-160, MO-161, MO-162, MO-163
State Senate Districts:
MO-1, MO-2, MO-3, MO-4, MO-5, MO-6, MO-7, MO-8, MO-9, MO-10, MO-11, MO-12, MO-13, MO-14, MO-15, MO-16, MO-17, MO-18, MO-19, MO-20, MO-21, MO-22, MO-23, MO-24, MO-25, MO-26, MO-27, MO-28, MO-29, MO-30, MO-31, MO-32, MO-33, MO-34
Neighboring States:
Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee