Map: Speakers of Spanish, French, Chinese, German, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Italian, Korean, Russian, & Polish by State

Map: Speakers of Arabic, Portuguese, Japanese, French Creole, Greek, Hindi, Persian, Urdu, Gujarati, & Armenian by State

Source: 2000 U.S. Census

Language Spoken at Home for the Citizen Population 5 Years and Over Who Speak English Less Than “Very Well”

The top 20 languages spoken in the United States in 2000 include the following:

1. Spanish
2. French
3. German
4. Chinese (Mandarin & Cantonese were not separated entirely)
5. Tagalog
6. Vietnamese
7. Italian
8. Korean
9. Russian
10. Polish
11. Arabic
12. Portuguese
13. Japanese
14. French Creole
15. Greek
16. Hindi
17. Persian (Farsi)
18. Urdu
19. Gujarati
20. Armenian