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      • English is the most common language spoken in U.S. homes, with approximately 239 million speakers as well as numerous bilingual speakers.
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  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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 home has increased steadily; however, there was a proportionally greater increase for the population speaking a language other than English. In 1890, the

  5. 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.

  6. Definitions. This page discusses the languages spoken at home by the residents of the United States, and the extent to which the report speaking English. All data are based on survey responses and were not verified in any other way. A full list of the languages recognized in the survey is as follows:

  7. Visit the Data Center for information about numbers of speakers of languages in a specific state, county, zip code, metropolitan area, or town or to view charts that illustrate the distribution by percentage of the languages in each state.

  8. Sep 20, 2024 · People in the U.S. communicate in more than 350 languages. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, some of the most widely spoken languages other than English are Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Arabic. Learn more about the languages spoken in the United States.

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