Posted on 11/03/2023 9:05:14 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
While 78% of Americans speak only English at home, between 350 and 430 languages can be found in the United States.
Spanish is the second most common language, spoken in 62% of non-English-speaking households.
In this graphic, Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti and WordFinderX used Census data to uncover the most spoken languages (aside from English and Spanish) in American neighborhoods.
During the mid-18th century, German immigrants played a significant role in early American society. They constituted one-third of the population of American colonies, ranking second in numbers only to the English.
As a consequence, German now stands as the third most prevalent language in 13 states, with over 40 million Americans claiming German ancestry.
| State | Most Spoken Language (Besides English and Spanish) |
|---|---|
| Alaska | Aleut languages |
| Alabama | German |
| Arkansas | German |
| Arizona | Navajo |
| California | Chinese |
| Colorado | German |
| Connecticut | Portuguese |
| District of Columbia | French |
| Delaware | Chinese |
| Florida | Haitian |
| Georgia | Korean |
| Hawaii | Japanese |
| Iowa | Arabic |
| Idaho | German |
| Illinois | Polish |
| Indiana | German |
| Kansas | Chinese |
| Kentucky | German |
| Louisiana | French |
| Massachusetts | Portuguese |
| Maryland | French |
| Maine | French |
| Michigan | Arabic |
| Minnesota | Hmong |
| Missouri | German |
| Mississippi | Vietnamese |
| Montana | German |
| North Carolina | French |
| North Dakota | German |
| Nebraska | German |
| New Hampshire | French |
| New Jersey | Portuguese |
| New Mexico | Navajo |
| Nevada | Tagalog |
| New York | Chinese |
| Ohio | Arabic |
| Oklahoma | Vietnamese |
| Oregon | Russian |
| Pennsylvania | Chinese |
| Rhode Island | Portuguese |
| South Carolina | French |
| South Dakota | Dakota languages |
| Tennessee | Arabic |
| Texas | Vietnamese |
| Utah | Portuguese |
| Virginia | Korean |
| Vermont | French |
| Washington | Chinese |
| Wisconsin | German |
| West Virginia | German |
| Wyoming | German |
From military aid to ideological support, France played a pivotal role in the success of the American Revolution. More than two centuries later, approximately 9.4 million people in the U.S. claim French or French-Canadian ancestry.
In the Midwest, French stands as the most spoken language (following English and Spanish) in four major cities.
In the Midwest’s largest city, Chicago, Polish is the third-most common spoken language.
The American West is home to 45% of all U.S. Asians, making Asian languages the most spoken in many cities, following English and Spanish.
Tagalog is the most spoken language in nine cities, ranging from Anchorage, Alaska, where half of the local Asian community is Filipino, to Las Vegas, Nevada, home to one of the largest Filipino-American communities in the country.
Chinese dominates in California and Washington, while Japanese ranks as the third most common language in Hawaii.
In the late 1800s, people worldwide chose to emigrate to the United States, leaving their homes due to crop failure, land and job shortages, rising taxes, and famine. Many also saw the U.S. as a land of economic opportunity.
More than 70% of all immigrants entered through New York City, which came to be known as the “Golden Door.”
As a result, the city today has an eclectic mix of languages.
While numerous languages across America thrive, some face imminent extinction. These include rare regional dialects, like the Pawpaw French in Minnesota, and indigenous languages.
According to the National Congress of American Indians, all surviving Native American languages are severely endangered, with over 90% of them at risk of extinction by 2050.
Various initiatives, including leveraging technology, have been proposed to ensure the preservation of the diverse cultures and languages in the U.S.
Delaware. Chinese. Wonder why?
“...Chinese...”
Which one?
Mandarin?
Cantonese?
Gan?
Hakka?
Min?
Wu?
Xiang?
Kansas too! Looks like I’ll be moving to one of the German-speaking places. Or native American.
Haitian isn’t a language, it’s French.
Chinese isn’t either, it could be Mandarin or Cantonese.
Surprised in Texas it isn’t Hindi.
I am surprised it isn’t Tagalog in California.
Why not include Spanish as a non English language? It would dwarf the percentage of all other non English languages spoken in every state, and probably would exceed English in several states right now. And in a few more years it will be every state.
Hatian creole is a mix of bad old French and African and Spanish and Portuguese and some Atlantic Indians i think Taino
It’s very very difficult
Cote cobla?
Where’s my money
Lijon
Money
Besides conversational French words like merci and dame etc
That’s all remember from months there between 87-92
Vast majority are wholly illiterate and often child like
Very volatile
I know that sounds paternalistic but it’s the truth
Especially the men
They are often irresponsible sperm donors willing to let the women work
To keep them alive
It’s a hot mess
The ones who made it here seem more industrious which stands to reason
I’ve seen plenty floaters and stowaways on my ships and even one failed hijacking
Led by a fellow with six digits
He was houngan medicine
They feared him
Hell I knew him well
Coast guard came alongside they all jumped in the Florida straits near Caysall bank
Some couldn’t swim
Ich habe Deutsch auf Hochschule gelernen, aber ich sprecht Deutsch nicht.
... I hope that’s right... except by Hochschule, I mean High School, and I know that’s not right!
Portugese for New Jersey. That makes perfect sense. That’s all Newark/Kearny/Harrison. Outstanding restaurants in that area!
We get a load of viet gals in bridesmaid parties on lower broad here in music city from my home state of Mississippi mostly the coast
Southern sweet accents and all cowgirled up
It’s a hoot
And they get plastered too
Some of them
They are so cute and sweet
Tend to be thinner which is nice
Very southernized
From bayou la batre Alabama to port Arkansas Texas
Quite a few deposited there after the perilous boat trip
These are the grandchildren or greats even
It’s a good story and they tend to vote right unique amongst migrants
Good points, cool post.
But they call Cajun French for Louisiana.
It’s also pretty different than Le Francais.
In 1939, when World War II started, 50% of American citizens had at least one German grandparent.
That number might have been higher when the USA entered World War I in 1917.
Contrast those numbers with 2023...
Almost 100% of USA Muslims support Hamas and the Gaza terror state against Israel.
Bush and Dole won the Asian vote in 1992 and 1996.
Before 1992, Asian American voters were less than 1% of the Popular Vote, so almost no one exit polled them.
Filipino Americans strongly supported the GOP in 92 and 96.
Since 1996, the only immigrant group that supports the Republican Party is the 1960 Cubans and their children and grandchildren.
Cuba was the most affluent country in Latin America in 1960.
The First Wave of migrants in 1960 was the entire professional class and business owner class in Cuba.
Most Americans do not understand that the First Wave of Cubans traced their ancestors to Europe, not to the Caribbean or to Africa.
The historical comparison between Haiti and Jamaica is truly fascinating and worthy of discussion. Both essentially liberated themselves but the Haitians did it in a bloody spasm of massacres and drove out the surviving whites.
Jamaicans fought against slavery from the start with long wars against the colonial British until the Brits. Jamaicans don’t have the same slave/ex-slave mentality that American blacks have. They have long history of fighting against slavery, not waiting for freedom to be handed to them.
Jamaica has a LOT of problems but it’s still a rich and verdant place, unlike Haiti.
60 years ago before Ted Kennedy’s immigration act, German was easily the 2nd most common practically everywhere in the US. German was the single largest ethnic group and at 17% STILL IS. It used to be more like 1/3rd of the population.
Not bad. You would definitely be understood by everybody.
Ich habe Deutsche Unterrichten im Gymnasium gehabt, aber Heute kann Ich kein Deutsch sprechen.
>>Portugese for New Jersey.
Lots of Brazilians in various areas of the state. An acquaintance has more Brazilians than Spanish-speakers in her ESL classes.
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