Language Use in the United States

U.S. Census Bureau

The following tables and figures are from the 2007 American Community Survey Reports, released by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2010.

Table 1.

Population 5 Years and Older Who Spoke a Language Other Than English at Home by Language Group and English-Speaking Ability: 2007

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Table 2.

Languages Spoken at Home: 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2007

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Figure 2a.

Major Language Groups and English-Speaking Ability by Age: 2007

(Population 5 years and older, in millions.)

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 American Community Survey.

Figure 2b.

Major Language Groups and English-Speaking Ability by Nativity and Citizenship: 2007

(Population 5 years and older, in millions.)

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 American Community Survey.