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The Most-Spoken Language In Each US State (Besides English And Spanish), Mapped
English is the most commonly spoken language in the US, with 78 percent of Americans speaking just English at home, but it's far from the only language used in households across the country.
WordFinderX used US Census Bureau data to find out which languages — besides English and Spanish — are spoken the most in each US state, major city and district of New York City.
Key Findings:
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Besides English and Spanish, German is the most-spoken language in 13 states — that's more than any other language in the country.
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In nine cities in the western US, Austronesian Tagalog is the most commonly used language.
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When it comes to major southwest cities, Chinese, Vietnamese and Arabic are the most-spoken.
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Chinese and Russian are both prevalent languages across New York neighborhoods.
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Via WordFinderX.