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Official languages. Map of U.S. official language status by state. No official language specified. The United States has never had an official language at the federal level, [20] [21] but English is typically used at the federal level and in states that do not have an official language.
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Official languages of U.S. states and territories. since 1986 with Proposition 63. [1] Proposition 63 is unenforceable due to the lack of appropriate legislation, [4] and the Bilingual Services Act provides for the use of other languages in public outreach. [5]
PlaceEnglish OfficialOther Official Language (s)NoteYesNonesince 1990 [1]Yessince 2015 [2]YesNonesince 2006, 1988 law ruled ...YesNonesince 1987 [1]Approximately 430 languages are spoken or signed by the population, of which 177 are indigenous to the U.S. or its territories. The United States does not have an official language at the federal level, but the most commonly used language is English, which is the de facto national language.
This is a list of official languages by country and territory. It includes all languages that have official language status either statewide or in a part of the state, or that have status as a national language , regional language , or minority language .
Country/regionOfficial LanguageAbkhaz RussianPersian (Dari) PashtoArabic BerberLanguages of the United States. English is the de facto national language of the United States, with 82% of the population claiming it as a mother tongue, and some 96% claiming to speak it "well" or "very well". [1] However, no official language exists at the Federal level.