Mapping where English is not the language at home
More than a quarter of counties in the United States have at least one in 10 households where English is not the language spoken at home. Spanish is, by far, the most common language other than English spoken in the home, especially on the West Coast, in the Southwest, the Eastern urban corridor and other big cities. Native American languages are also common in the West, as is French around New Orleans and in some counties in the Northeast. German is a common language in some Midwestern and Western areas. Read related article.
Non-English speakers: of residents
Most common language:
SOURCE: Census American Community Survey 2007-2011.
*Other includes Chinese, Portuguese or Portuguese Creole, Hindi, Hmong, Other Indo-European languages and Russian. This category was added to the map on Aug. 20.
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