Languages spoken in Iowa

Of 3,022,668 residents of Iowa aged 5 and over, 276,143 (9.1%) speak a language other than English at home, and 114,069 (3.8%) speak English less than "very well".

The most common non-English language is Spanish with 140,635 speakers, followed by German (10,026).

Limited-English-proficiency counts are the best public proxy for local demand for interpreters and document translation in healthcare, courts, schools and social services.