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People Statistics · Country estimate

Speak another language at home in United States

2021 – 2024 · 4 data points Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

Speak another language at home, 2021 – 2024 percent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

The series at a glance United States · 2021 – 2024
Latest value 22.3% · 2024
First value 21.7% · 2021
Highest 22.3% · 2024
Lowest 21.7% · 2021
Data points 4

By year

All years · 2021 – 2024

YearUnited StatesChange
2024estimate 22.3% +0.3 pp
2023estimate 22.0% +0.2 pp
2022estimate 21.7% +0.1 pp
2021estimate 21.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

What it means

The share of residents who speak a language other than English at home.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, from the survey.