Based on annual data from the American Community Survey (ACS), the U.S. Census Bureau regularly … See more

The United States has never had an official language at the federal level, but English is typically used at the federal level and in states that do not have an official language. Outside of Puerto Rico, English is the primary lan… See more

Some of the first European languages to be spoken in the U.S. were English, Dutch, French, Spanish, and Swedish.
From the mid-19th century, the nation had large numbers of immigrants who spoke little or no … See more

English was inherited from British colonization, and it is spoken by the majority of the population. English has become increasingly common; when the United States was founded, just 40% of Americans … See more

Native American languages predate European settlement of the New World. In a few parts of the U.S. (mostly on Indian reservations), they continue to be spoken fluently. Most of these languages are endangered, … See more