2023-09-01 07:00:00
English and Spanish are most commonly spoken in America, with 91.6 per cent of the population speaking either, but the third most popular language variesGerman is the most spoken, outside of English and Spanish, in 13 states- which is more than other languageLess common tongues such as Aleut language, one of two surviving Eskimo dialects, Dakota languages and Hmong dominate other areas
The US surprisingly does not have an official language like many other countries around the world.
English and Spanish are the most commonly spoken in America, with 91.6 per cent of the population speaking either, but the third most popular language varies from state to state.
A fascinating map, created by WordFinder, shows the incredible variety of dialects spoken across the US and some may come as a shock.
German is the most spoken, outside of English and Spanish, in 13 states- which is more than other language, according to US Census Bureau data. It is followed by French, Chinese, Portuguese and Arabic.
While less common tongues such as Aleut language, one of two surviving Eskimo dialects, Dakota languages and Hmong, an Asian dialect, dominate other areas.
English and Spanish are the most commonly spoken in America, with 91.6 per cent of the population speaking either, but the third most popular language varies from state to state
German is the third most-common language across 13 states which is significantly more than other dialect.
This is backed up by the 42 million Americans who boast German ancestry, according to Census data from 2021.
Two of the German-speaking states include North Dakota and Wisconsin which is where migrants from Germany historically settled.
The largest proportion of residents who identify as German live in Wisconsin.
German is also commonly spoken in the cluster of Idaho, Montana, Idaho, Nebraska and Colorado.
French is the most-popular, excluding English and Spanish, across seven states plus D.C.
France played a huge role in the shaping of the US, including their help in the American Revolution and its selling of Louisiana.
Around 9.4 million Americans claim to have ancestry from the country.
It is spoken in Louisiana, North and South Carolina, Maine, Maryland, D.C., Columbia, New Hampshire and Vermont.
Chinese follows French with it commonly spoken in six different states including New York, California, Washington, Kansas, Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Workers from China first escaped the economic chaos in their country and migrated to the US in the 1850s.
They tried their hands in the gold mines, but also took agricultural jobs, and factory work, especially in the garment industry.
Chinese immigrants were particularly instrumental in building railroads in the American west.
There are around 5.4 million people who have Chinese ancestry in America.
Portuguese is the third-common language in Utah, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Migrants from Portugal began to arrive in the US in relatively large numbers around 1870.
The majority were men from the Azores, a group of islands and islets in the North Atlantic Ocean. They were largely recruited to work on American whaling ships.
Around 550,000 people in the country have Portuguese ancestry and 30 percent live in the cluster of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
German is the most spoken, outside of English and Spanish, in 13 states- which is more than other language, according to US Census Bureau data. It is followed by French, Chinese, Portuguese and Arabic
While Arabic is the most-common language following English and Spanish in Ohio, Michigan, Iowa and Tennessee.
Arab immigrants began coming to the U.S. in sizable numbers during the 1880’s.
It is estimated that nearly 3.7 million Americans can trace their roots to an Arab country.
Aleut language, which is an extremely rare language, dominates Alaska following English and Spanish.
It is spoken by indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands who are politically divided between the US state of Alaska and the Russian administrative division of Kamchatka Krai.
The Dakota languages is the third-most spoken in South Dakota and is a Native American dialect.
Is is thought that only 290 people speak it in the world. The language is is closely related to and mutually intelligible with the Lakota language.
While Hmong is the most popular language following English and Spanish in Minnesota.
It is widely spoken by an indigenous group in east and southeast Asia.
Hmong refugees began their move to Minnesota in 1975 following the withdrawal of US forces following the Vietnam War.
Elsewhere Tagalog is a Central Philippine language is the third most spoken in the Nevada, Russian is dominates Oregon and Polish is widely spoken Illinois.
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