Medical interpreters in Raleigh
Real-time medical interpretation, on demand, across the Raleigh-Cary metro area, instant, and already on the devices your teams carry.
297,742 residents across the Raleigh metro area speak another language at home.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates.
Raleigh-Cary
297,742speak a language other than English
95,082 limited-English residents · 6.5%
| Metro area | Speak a language other than English | Limited-English residents |
|---|---|---|
| Raleigh-Cary | 297,742 | 95,082 |
| Greensboro-High Point | 111,113 | 43,714 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill | 103,911 | 39,633 |
| Fayetteville | 44,857 | 13,136 |
Dots mark major metro areas (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 1-year or 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates). Faded surrounding shapes are neighboring states.
The 15 most spoken languages after English
- 1Spanish144,701
- 2Chinese15,992
- 3Telugu15,162
- 4Arabic11,862
- 5Hindi9,525
- 6Amharic, Somali & other Afro-Asiatic7,424
- 7Gujarati6,855
- 8Nepali, Marathi & other Indic6,722
- 9Tamil6,645
- 10French6,050
- 11Malayalam, Kannada & other Dravidian5,483
- 12Korean5,236
- 13Vietnamese4,743
- 14Yoruba, Twi, Igbo & other West African4,414
- 15Portuguese4,403
20%
of residents speak a language other than English at home.
95,082
residents speak English less than “very well”: the federal threshold for needing language assistance.
#75
highest share of limited-English residents among the 200 largest U.S. metro areas.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates.
Common questions about medical interpretation in Raleigh
In seconds. There's no scheduling and no roster to page: Opalite is on demand, at any hour, on the devices care teams already carry. The average hospital interpreter takes 19 minutes to arrive (Mayo Clinic–affiliated study, 2017).
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