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   How many languages are spoken in the United States?

   • There are between 350 and 430 languages spoken in the United States of America, making it one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the world. While there is not an official language at the federal level, many states have adopted English and other indigenous languages as official.

   Language data for the United States of America

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   Does the United States have an official language?

   • The United States does not have an official language at the federal level, but the most commonly used language is English (specifically, American English), which is the de facto national language. In addition, 32 U.S. states out of 50 and all five U.S. territories have declared English as an official language.

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   How many people speak a language other than English?

   • Amongst the 65 million people who speak a language other than English, nearly 26 million report speaking English less than "very well." The map currently focuses on the languages of California, Oregon, and Washington in 2020 wildfire-affected areas, but will be expanded to include other areas of the United States.

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   What percentage of Americans speak other languages than English?

   • Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2019 American Community Survey, 1-year estimates. (Figure 6). In southwestern states such as California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas, and the east-ern states of Florida, New Jersey, and New York, at least 30 percent of people 5 years and over spoke languages other than English.

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   How many US states speak English?

   • In addition, 32 U.S. states out of 50 and all five U.S. territories have declared English as an official language. The majority of the U.S. population (77.5%) speaks only English at home as of 2023. [ 5 ]

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   How many immigrants speak other than English at home?

   • 4 Refer to G. Stevens, “A Century of U.S. Censuses and the Language Characteristics of Immigrants,” Demography, 36(3), 1999, pp. 387–397. language other than English at home, a number that grew to 67.8 million people in 2019. The increase in people who spoke language other than English at home outpaced the increase in the total U.S. population.

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   The number of people in the United States who spoke a language other than English at home nearly tripled from 23.1 million (about 1 in 10) in 1980 to 67.8 million (almost 1 in 5) in 2019, according to a recent U.S. Census Bureau report.

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   The United States does not have an official language at the federal level, but the most commonly used language is English (specifically, American English), which is the de facto national language. In addition, 32 U.S. states out of 50 and all five U.S. territories have declared English as an official language.

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5. www.census.gov › topics › populationLanguage Use - Census.gov

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   Oct 22, 2024 · Most people in the United States speak English and most governmental functions are in English. The bureau collects data on language use to know what languages to use, and where, to get information to people about public health, voting, and safety.

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   Language Use in the United States: 2019. By Sandy Dietrich and Erik Hernandez Issued August 2022. ACS-50. INTRODUCTION . English is the most common language spoken at . home in the United States, with 78 percent of the . U.S. population speaking only English. Since 1980, the number of people speaking only English at

7. translatorswithoutborders.org › language-data-forLanguage data for the United States of America

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   There are between 350 and 430 languages spoken in the United States of America, making it one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the world. While there is not an official language at the federal level, many states have adopted English and other indigenous languages as official.

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   The Language Map Data Center provides information about over three hundred languages spoken in the United States, using data from the 2006–10 ACS, ACS 2005, and the 2000 US Census.

9. www.amacad.org › publication › state-languages-usThe State of Languages in the U.S.: A Statistical Portrait ...

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   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. residents speak more than 350 languages. Among those who report speaking a language other than English, nearly two-thirds speak Spanish. And the languages spoken by U.S. residents are not evenly distributed geographically around the country.