Fascinating map shows most-spoken language in each state after English and Spanish – with some VERY surprising results

Surprisingly, the United States does not have an official language like many other countries around the world.

English and Spanish are the most widely spoken languages ​​in America, with 91.6% of the population speaking them, but the third most popular language varies from state to state.

A fascinating map, created by word search, shows the incredible variety of dialects spoken across the United States and some may come as a surprise.

German is the most spoken language, outside of English and Spanish, in 13 states, more than other languages, according to US Census Bureau data. Next come French, Chinese, Portuguese and Arabic.

While less common languages ​​such as the Aleut language, one of two surviving Eskimo dialects, the Dakota languages ​​and Hmong, an Asian dialect, dominate other regions.

German is the third most common language in 13 states, which is far more than other dialects.

This is confirmed by the 42 million Americans who possess German ancestry, according to 2021 census data.

Two of the German-speaking states include North Dakota and Wisconsin, where German migrants have historically settled.

The largest proportion of residents identifying as German live in Wisconsin.

German is also commonly spoken in the group in Idaho, Montana, Idaho, Nebraska and Colorado.

French is most popular, excluding English and Spanish, in seven states, plus Washington DC.

France played a huge role in shaping the United States, including contributing to the American Revolution and selling Louisiana.

About 9.4 million Americans claim to have ancestors originating from the country.

It is spoken in Louisiana, North and South Carolina, Maine, Maryland, DC, Columbia, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

Chinese follows French and is commonly spoken in six different states, including New York, California, Washington, Kansas, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.

Chinese workers first escaped their country’s economic chaos and emigrated to the United States in the 1850s.

They dabbled in gold mining, but also took on agricultural jobs and factory jobs, especially in the garment industry.

Chinese immigrants played a particularly important role in the building of railroads in the American West.

There are approximately 5.4 million people of Chinese ancestry in America.

Portuguese is the third common language in Utah, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Portuguese migrants began arriving in the United States in relatively large numbers around 1870.

The majority were men from the Azores, a group of islands and islets in the North Atlantic Ocean. They were largely recruited to work on American whalers.

About 550,000 people in the country are of Portuguese descent and 30% of them live in the cluster of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.

German is the most widely spoken language, outside of English and Spanish, in 13 states, more than other languages, according to US Census Bureau data. It is followed by French, Chinese, Portuguese and Arabic.

While Arabic is the most common language after English and Spanish in Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, and Tennessee.

Arab immigrants began pouring into the United States in numbers in the 1880s.

It is estimated that nearly 3.7 million Americans have their roots in an Arab country.

The Aleut language, which is an extremely rare language, dominates Alaska after English and Spanish.

It is spoken by the indigenous peoples of the Aleutian Islands who are politically divided between the US state of Alaska and the Russian administrative division of Kamchatka Krai.

The Dakota languages ​​are the third most spoken in South Dakota and are a Native American dialect.

It is estimated that only 290 people speak it in the world. The language is closely related and mutually intelligible with the Lakota language.

While Hmong is the most popular language after English and Spanish in Minnesota.

It is widely spoken by an indigenous group of East and Southeast Asia.

Hmong refugees began settling in Minnesota in 1975, after American forces withdrew after the Vietnam War.

Elsewhere, Tagalog is a central Philippine language and the third most spoken language in Nevada, Russian dominates in Oregon, and Polish is widely spoken in Illinois.