Languages spoken among U.S. immigrants, 2018
% of immigrants ages 5 and older who speak ___ at home
Language | % of immigrants |
---|---|
English only | 17% |
Spanish | 42% |
Chinese | 6% |
Hindi | 5% |
Filipino/Tagalog | 4% |
French | 3% |
Vietnamese | 3% |
Dravidian | 2% |
Arabic | 2% |
All other | 17% |
Note: Languages spoken by at least 2.0% of the immigrant population are shown. Hindi includes related languages such as Urdu and Bengali. Dravidian is family of languages which includes; Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada.
Source: Pew Research Center tabulations of the 2018 American Community Survey (IPUMS).
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