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  1. The United States does not have an official language at the federal level, but the most commonly used language is English (specifically, American English), which is the de facto national language. In addition, 32 U.S. states out of 50 and all five U.S. territories have declared English as an official language.

  2. 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.

  3. 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]

    Place
    English Official
    Other Official Language (s)
    Note
    Yes
    None
    since 1990 [1]
    Yes
    since 2015 [2]
    Yes
    None
    since 2006, 1988 law ruled ...
    Yes
    None
    since 1987 [1]
  4. The United States does not have an official language at the federal level, but the most commonly used language is American English, which is the de facto national language. In addition, 32 U.S. states out of 50 and all five U.S. territories have declared English as an official language.

  5. 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.

  6. Dec 27, 2023 · English is the most widely used language in the U.S., and some states designate it as their official language. Languages spoken in the U.S. People in the U.S. communicate in more than 350 languages.

  7. Based on the 2019 data, 52% of people who spoke Chinese and 57% of those who spoke Vietnamese at home in the United States spoke English “less than very well,” compared to the other three common languages: Spanish 39%, Tagalog 30%, and Arabic 35% (Figure 4).

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