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U.S. states ranked by language spoken at home and foreign-born share: Other languages

All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Language spoken at home and foreign-born share by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024.

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Data last updated: 2026-10-26

National value: 1.3 (United States).

Small states, hard to see on the map:

DC 3.8 %
RI 1.4 %
DE 1.5 %
CT 1.3 %
NJ 2.2 %
MD 3 %
MA 1.8 %
VT 0.2 %
NH 0.4 %

Lowest: 0.2 to 0.5 %
Group 2: 0.5 to 0.9 %
Group 3: 0.9 to 1.2 %
Group 4: 1.2 to 1.8 %
Highest: 1.8 to 4.3 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets, not to scale.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	New Mexico	4.3
2	Alaska	4.1
3	District of Columbia	3.8
4	Minnesota	3.2
5	Maryland	3
6	Michigan	2.6
7	Arizona	2.3
8	New Jersey	2.2
9	New York	2
10	Virginia	1.9
11	Massachusetts	1.8
12	Washington	1.6
13	Delaware	1.5
13	South Dakota	1.5
15	Rhode Island	1.4
16	Connecticut	1.3
16	Illinois	1.3
16	Texas	1.3
19	California	1.2
19	Georgia	1.2
19	North Dakota	1.2
19	Ohio	1.2
23	Colorado	1
23	Iowa	1
23	Nebraska	1
23	Nevada	1
27	Florida	0.9
27	Indiana	0.9
27	Montana	0.9
27	Pennsylvania	0.9
27	Tennessee	0.9
32	Hawaii	0.8
32	Kentucky	0.8
32	Maine	0.8
32	North Carolina	0.8
36	Kansas	0.7
36	Missouri	0.7
36	Oklahoma	0.7
39	Oregon	0.6
39	Utah	0.6
41	Alabama	0.5
41	Idaho	0.5
41	Wisconsin	0.5
44	Louisiana	0.4
44	New Hampshire	0.4
44	South Carolina	0.4
47	Mississippi	0.3
47	Wyoming	0.3
49	Arkansas	0.2
49	Vermont	0.2
49	West Virginia	0.2

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table S1601: Language Spoken at Home
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table B05002: Place of Birth by Nativity and Citizenship Status. Reference period: 2024.

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U.S. states ranked by language spoken at home and foreign-born share: Other languages (2024). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Tables S1601 and B05002; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-26. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-language-spoken-at-home-and-foreign-born-share-other-languages/

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