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May 18, 2023 · About 190,000 Arabic speakers live in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area in Michigan. They represent about 13% of all Arabic speakers in the U.S. and 91% of those in Michigan. The next-most common metro areas for Arabic speakers are New York-Newark-Jersey City (155,000) and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (85,000).
Arabic in the United States and its ever-growing presence showcase the increasing significance of the language. Arabic has more than 1.35 million speakers in the United States, making it the sixth most common language spoken in the country and catering to almost 0.5% of the U.S. population.
The report, Language Use in the United States: 2019, uses American Community Survey (ACS) data to highlight trends and characteristics of the different languages spoken in the United States over the past four decades. Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog and Arabic speakers were more likely to be naturalized U.S. citizens than not U.S. citizens.
Contents. hide. (Top) Sovereign states where Arabic is an official language. States with limited recognition and territories where Arabic is an official language. Countries where Arabic is a national/working language or a recognized minority language. Countries where Arabic has a special status according to the constitution.
Jun 7, 2023 · Today, in the United States, as many as 1.4 million people call Arabic their native tongue; that is a tremendous percentage increase of approximately 551% since 1980 when there were only some meagerly accounted for 215 speakers!
Jun 20, 2018 · Arabic is spoken in many American states, with California, Michigan, and New York being the states with the most speakers. Over 100,000 people in both California and Michigan spoke Arabic with almost 90,000 in New York as of 2010.
Apr 28, 2022 · Arab Americans can trace their origins to 22 Arabic-speaking countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Yet on records such as the census and even on medical paperwork, US...
