Languages spoken in USA and their importance

The United States is known to be the ‘Country of Immigrants’ and has been the cradle for many mass migrations that have occurred since historical times. This made the US a nation of multicultural and multilingual communities.  There is a diverse combination of languages spoken in USA; and even though English is its most commonly spoken language, it has no official language at all.

Being a former colony of the British Empire, it is understandably obvious that English is still the most widely used language in the US.

Researchers have surveyed the languages that are being spoken in the country particularly in the homes. It reflected a truly diverse country due to its people.

1. About 1.4 million people in the US speak Vietnamese.

   They can be found mostly in California, where the Little Saigon in Orange County is found.

   Vietnamese population increased after the Vietnam War.

2. More than 1.1 million Korean speakers in the US were immigrants after the Korean War. Their largest populations are found in New York, California, and New Jersey.
3. Around 1 million German speaking people are in the US and they are mostly found in North and South Dakota.
4. At around 0.9 million, Arabic speakers can be found the most in New York, California, Texas, and Michigan, therefore Arabic is one of the important languages spoken in USA.
5. Like Arabic speakers, there are also around 0.9 million Russian speakers residing in the US. Many of them can be found in California, New York, Washington, and Alaska.