US language data · 2024 ACS 5-year
Languages spoken in Nebraska
Of 1,853,332 residents of Nebraska aged 5 and over, 236,704 (12.8%) speak a language other than English at home, and 100,626 (5.4%) speak English less than "very well".
The most common non-English language is Spanish with 156,178 speakers, followed by Vietnamese (7,674).
Limited-English-proficiency counts are the best public proxy for local demand for interpreters and document translation in healthcare, courts, schools and social services.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates, table B16001. Estimates have margins of error.