Mapped: America’s Most-Spoken Languages After English and Spanish

Key Takeaways

• Chinese is the top non-English, non-Spanish language in 13 states, including California, New York, and Georgia.
• German still dominates parts of the Plains and Mountain West more than a century after peak German immigration.
• Indigenous and immigrant languages alike remain regionally concentrated, from Navajo in the Southwest to Vietnamese across the South and Plains.

America’s linguistic map looks very different once English and Spanish are removed.

This map shows the most-spoken language in every U.S. state after English and Spanish, based on U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey data from 2020–2024.

From Chinese in New York and California to Navajo in the Southwest, the results reveal how immigration, Indigenous communities, and regional history continue to shape the country.

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