Households in the US speak a lot of different languages.

Using individual-level census data, we found the most commonly spoken language at home other than English and Spanish in each state and Washington, DC.

For instance, French is most the commonly spoken language, aside from English and Spanish, in six states and DC.

German, Arabic, and Vietnamese are also common in several states.

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One of the ways America shows its diverse culture is in the sheer number of languages spoken by the country's people. The above map shows which languages other than English and Spanish are the most common in each state and Washington, DC.

The US Census Bureau's American Community Survey annually asks more than 1 million Americans questions about their lives, families, and backgrounds. One question asks respondents what language they mainly speak in their homes.

Using individual-level responses from the 2018 American Community Survey assembled and published by the Minnesota Population Center's Integrated Public Use Microdata Series program, we found the most common language spoken at home in each state, excluding English and Spanish.

English is, unsurprisingly, the most commonly spoken language across the US, and Spanish is the second-most-common in 48 states and the District of Columbia. So, we excluded those two languages in the above map.

The above map shows a wide variety of languages. German, Arabic, Chinese, and Vietnamese are the most commonly spoken non-English, non-Spanish languages in seven states, with French most common in six states and DC. Read on to learn more about the commonly spoken languages in the US along with the estimated number of speakers nationally.