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What Language Do They Speak in the United States?
The official language of the United States is English. In total about 132 living languages are spoken there, the most common being English (96%), Spanish (10%) and Chinese (1%).
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Official language
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Living languages · #12
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Regional official languages
64
Endangered languages
Most spoken languages in United States
All languages of United States (132)
| Language | Speakers here | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | 328,284,480 · 96% | Indo-European | De facto official |
| Spanish | 32,828,448 · 10% | Indo-European | Regional official |
| Chinese | 2,359,544 · 0.69% | Sino-Tibetan | — |
| French | 1,914,992 · 0.56% | Indo-European | Safe |
| German | 1,607,226 · 0.47% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Filipino | 1,436,244 · 0.42% | Austronesian | Safe |
| Vietnamese | 1,162,674 · 0.34% | Austroasiatic | Safe |
| Italian | 1,162,674 · 0.34% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Korean | 1,025,889 · 0.3% | Koreanic | Safe |
| Russian | 820,711 · 0.24% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Hawai'i Creole English | 600,000 · 0.18% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Hmong Daw | 232,534 · 0.07% | Hmong-Mien | Safe |
| Navajo | 170,981 · 0.05% | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Safe |
| Yiddish | 167,561 · 0.05% | Indo-European | — |
| Pennsylvania German | 133,365 · 0.04% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Hmong Njua | 119,687 · 0.04% | Hmong-Mien | Safe |
| Hawaiian | 30,434 · 0.01% | Austronesian | Regional official |
| Cajun French | 28,724 · 0.01% | Indo-European | Vulnerable |
| Cherokee | 26,331 · 0.01% | Iroquoian | Vulnerable |
| Central Yupik | 21,543 · 0.01% | Eskimo-Aleut | Vulnerable |
| Dakota | 20,175 · 0.01% | Siouan | Vulnerable |
| Tohono O'odham | 14,000 · 0% | Uto-Aztecan | Threatened |
| Western Apache | 14,000 · 0% | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Vulnerable |
| Eastern Keres | 13,000 · 0% | Keresan | Vulnerable |
| Western Keres | 13,000 · 0% | Keresan | Vulnerable |
| Choctaw | 11,284 · 0% | Muskogean | Threatened |
| Louisiana Creole | 10,000 · 0% | Indo-European | Moribund |
| Zuni | 9,600 · 0% | — | Vulnerable |
| Chippewa | 8,791 · 0% | Algic | Vulnerable |
| Central Ojibwa | 8,371 · 0% | Algic | Vulnerable |
| Lakota | 8,207 · 0% | Siouan | Vulnerable |
| Seneca | 8,000 · 0% | Iroquoian | Nearly extinct |
| Inupiaq | 7,865 · 0% | — | — |
| Hopi | 6,800 · 0% | Uto-Aztecan | Vulnerable |
| North Alaskan Inupiatun | 6,700 · 0% | Eskimo-Aleut | Moribund |
| Crow | 4,200 · 0% | Siouan | Vulnerable |
| Creek | 4,103 · 0% | Muskogean | Moribund |
| Mixtepec Mixtec | 3,000 · 0% | Otomanguean | Vulnerable |
| Jemez | 3,000 · 0% | Kiowa-Tanoan | Vulnerable |
| Cheyenne | 1,900 · 0% | Algic | Vulnerable |
| Southern Tiwa | 1,600 · 0% | Kiowa-Tanoan | Vulnerable |
| Mescalero-Chiricahua Apache | 1,500 · 0% | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Vulnerable |
| Tewa (USA) | 1,500 · 0% | Kiowa-Tanoan | Vulnerable |
| Tlingit | 1,400 · 0% | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Nearly extinct |
| Northwest Alaska Inupiatun | 1,200 · 0% | Eskimo-Aleut | Moribund |
| Central Siberian Yupik | 1,100 · 0% | Eskimo-Aleut | Vulnerable |
| Arapaho | 1,100 · 0% | Algic | Moribund |
| Aleut | 1,014 · 0% | Eskimo-Aleut | Vulnerable |
| Shoshoni | 1,000 · 0% | Uto-Aztecan | Vulnerable |
| Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai | 1,000 · 0% | Cochimi-Yuman | Vulnerable |
| Pacific Gulf Yupik | 1,000 · 0% | Eskimo-Aleut | Moribund |
| Ute-Southern Paiute | 920 · 0% | Uto-Aztecan | Vulnerable |
| Kickapoo | 840 · 0% | Algic | Vulnerable |
| Northern Tiwa | 800 · 0% | Kiowa-Tanoan | Vulnerable |
| Michif | 730 · 0% | Algic | Moribund |
| Northern Paiute | 700 · 0% | Uto-Aztecan | Nearly extinct |
| Nez Perce | 610 · 0% | Sahaptian | Nearly extinct |
| Sea Island Creole English | 550 · 0% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Omaha-Ponca | 520 · 0% | Siouan | Moribund |
| Jicarilla Apache | 510 · 0% | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Vulnerable |
| Koasati | 370 · 0% | Muskogean | Moribund |
| Okanagan | 341 · 0% | Salishan | Vulnerable |
| Mikasuki | 290 · 0% | Muskogean | Vulnerable |
| Shawnee | 260 · 0% | Algic | Moribund |
| Alabama | 250 · 0% | Muskogean | Vulnerable |
| Ho-Chunk | 250 · 0% | Siouan | Vulnerable |
| Afro-Seminole Creole | 200 · 0% | Indo-European | Moribund |
| Mohave | 200 · 0% | Cochimi-Yuman | Moribund |
| Nuu-chah-nulth | 130 | Wakashan | Nearly extinct |
| Kalispel-Pend d'Oreille | 114 | Salishan | Moribund |
| Upper Tanana | 105 | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Nearly extinct |
| Comanche | 100 | Uto-Aztecan | Moribund |
| Malecite-Passamaquoddy | 100 | Algic | Vulnerable |
| Tsimshian | 70 | Tsimshian | Nearly extinct |
| Yokuts | 70 | Yokutsan | Nearly extinct |
| Koyukon | 65 | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Nearly extinct |
| Hidatsa | 65 | Siouan | Nearly extinct |
| Tanacross | 65 | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Nearly extinct |
| Quechan | 60 | Cochimi-Yuman | Vulnerable |
| Kumiai | 50 | Cochimi-Yuman | Vulnerable |
| Menominee | 35 | Algic | Moribund |
| Maricopa | 35 | Cochimi-Yuman | Moribund |
| Lower Tanana | 30 | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Nearly extinct |
| Umatilla | 25 | Sahaptian | Nearly extinct |
| Hän | 20 | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Nearly extinct |
| Kiowa | 20 | Kiowa-Tanoan | Nearly extinct |
| Panamint | 20 | Uto-Aztecan | Moribund |
| Washo | 20 | — | Moribund |
| Ahtena | 15 | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Nearly extinct |
| Kashaya | 12 | Pomoan | Moribund |
| Central Sierra Miwok | 12 | Miwok-Costanoan | Moribund |
| Karok | 12 | — | Moribund |
| Tanaina | 11 | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Nearly extinct |
| Onondaga | 10 | Iroquoian | Nearly extinct |
| Arikara | 10 | Caddoan | Nearly extinct |
| Pawnee | 10 | Caddoan | Nearly extinct |
| Snohomish | 10 | — | — |
| Cahuilla | 6 | Uto-Aztecan | Moribund |
| Upper Kuskokwim | 5 | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Nearly extinct |
| Kawaiisu | 5 | Uto-Aztecan | Nearly extinct |
| Coeur d'Alene | 4 | Salishan | Nearly extinct |
| Yuchi | 4 | — | Nearly extinct |
| Southern Sierra Miwok | 3 | Miwok-Costanoan | Moribund |
| Degexit'an | 2 | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Moribund |
| Delaware | 2 | Pidgin | — |
| Hupa | 1 | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | Nearly extinct |
| Wintu | 1 | — | — |
| Shelta | — | Speech Register | Safe |
| Hutterite German | — | Indo-European | Safe |
| Hulaulá | — | Afro-Asiatic | Vulnerable |
| Meskwaki | — | Algic | Moribund |
| Ido | — | Artificial Language | — |
| Chickasaw | — | Muskogean | Vulnerable |
| Oneida | — | Iroquoian | Vulnerable |
| Caddo | — | Caddoan | Nearly extinct |
| Achumawi | — | Palaihnihan | Nearly extinct |
| Cocopa | — | Cochimi-Yuman | Vulnerable |
| Columbia-Wenatchi | — | Salishan | Nearly extinct |
| Lojban | — | Artificial Language | — |
| Mono (USA) | — | Uto-Aztecan | Nearly extinct |
| Nomlaki | — | — | — |
| Pingelapese | — | Austronesian | Vulnerable |
| Potawatomi | — | Algic | Nearly extinct |
| Skagit | — | — | — |
| Senaya | — | — | — |
| Tenino | — | Sahaptian | Nearly extinct |
| Traveller Scottish | — | Unclassifiable | Threatened |
| Walla Walla | — | Sahaptian | Nearly extinct |
| Wyandot | — | — | — |
| Narragansett | — | — | — |
| Mohegan-Pequot | — | — | — |
| Yakama | — | Sahaptian | Nearly extinct |
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in United States?
The official language of the United States is English. In total about 132 living languages are spoken there, the most common being English (96%), Spanish (10%) and Chinese (1%).
What is the official language of United States?
English. Regional official languages: Spanish and Hawaiian.
Is English spoken in United States?
Yes — English is de facto official in United States, spoken by about 96% of people.
How many languages are spoken in United States?
About 132 living languages — #12 in the world for linguistic diversity. 64 of them are endangered.
Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT).