English: 159,244 of Idaho citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is N/A the national average of 21.5%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Idaho was Spanish. 7.2% of the overall population of Idaho are native Spanish speakers. 0.25% speak German and 0.24% speak Chinese, the next two most common languages. When compared to other states, Idaho has a relatively high number of residents that are native Other Native North American speakers. In 2015, there were 2,193 native Other Native North American speakers living in Idaho, approximately 2.26 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.