Languages spoken in North Dakota

Of 735,169 residents of North Dakota aged 5 and over, 49,371 (6.7%) speak a language other than English at home, and 15,078 (2.1%) speak English less than "very well".

The most common non-English language is Spanish with 16,618 speakers, followed by German (4,445).

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