Around 350,000 Philadelphians speak a language other than English at home, and approximately 170,000 of those residents speak English "less than very well," according to census estimates. Shown below are languages spoken by at least 2,000 Philadelphia residents. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.
| Spanish | 83,100 | 76,600 | 159,700 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (includes Mandarin, Cantonese) | 9,000 | 24,500 | 33,500 |
| Arabic | 13,300 | 3,800 | 17,100 |
| Russian | 6,300 | 7,800 | 14,100 |
| Yoruba/Twi/Igbo | 10,300 | 3,200 | 13,500 |
| Vietnamese | 4,600 | 8,300 | 12,900 |
| Malayalam | 4,700 | 6,400 | 11,100 |
| Haitian Creole | 5,400 | 4,700 | 10,100 |
| Portuguese | 4,200 | 5,800 | 10,000 |
| French | 4,800 | 4,200 | 9,000 |
| Khmer | 1,900 | 4,400 | 6,300 |
| Ukrainian/other Slavic | 1,700 | 2,400 | 4,000 |
| Bengali | 1,500 | 2,000 | 3,500 |
| Italian | 2,100 | 1,300 | 3,300 |
| Urdu | 2,200 | 900 | 3,100 |
| Hindi | 2,000 | 1,000 | 3,000 |
| Tagalog | 1,900 | 1,200 | 3,100 |
| Korean | 1,600 | 1,100 | 2,800 |
| Polish | 1,200 | 800 | 2,000 |
| German | 1,700 | 300 | 2,000 |