Besides English and Spanish, which language do you think is the most commonly spoken in the U.S.?

Dec 20, 2021

Tagalog is the second most commonly spoken language in American households (after English/Spanish.) Image: Unsplash/ Joey Csunyo

Pernia Jamshed

Graphic Designer, Visual Capitalist

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The most commonly spoken language in every U.S. state (besides English and Spanish.)

In 2019, approximately 78% (241 million) of all 308.8 million people ages five and older reported speaking only English at home. Image: Visual Capitalist

Tagalog is the second most commonly spoken language in American households (after English/Spanish) with 1.7 million speakers. Image: Visual Capitalist

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