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From ‘Tudo Bem?’ to ‘Gracias,’ a Growing Share of US Residents Speak a Language Other than English
- Data released in 2025 indicate that in 2021, nearly 22% of Americans aged five and above used a language other than English in their homes.
- This rise follows long-term immigration patterns despite an executive order earlier this year designating English as the official U.S. language.
- Spanish remained the most common non-English language at home except in Hawaii, Maine, and Vermont, where Iloko and French prevailed respectively.
- William Frey, a Brookings Institution demographer, stated, “This is a big part of who we've been over a long period of time,” noting widespread language diversity.
- The data suggest U.S. communities continue to diversify linguistically, with speakers dispersed nationally beyond traditional immigrant entry cities.
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The Billings Gazette
Growing share of US residents speak a language other than English
Here's a look at which languages are common and where they are spoken in the United States.
Spanish may be the most spoken language at home after English in the United States, except in three states, but the most popular non-English second languages used in each state show the country's diversity in unexpected places.
Associated Press News
From ‘Tudo bem?’ to ‘Gracias,’ a growing share of US residents speak a language other than English
New figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau show that 22% of U.S. residents spoke a language other than English at home.
From ‘Tudo Bem?’ to ‘Gracias,’ a Growing Share of US Residents Speak a Language Other Than English
Spanish may be the most spoken language at home behind English, except in three U.S. states, but the second most-popular, non-English languages used in each state show off the diversity of the United States in unexpected places, whether it's Korean in Alabama or Vietnamese in Kansas.
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