Native languages within the U.S. border account for about 245 out of more than 500 languages spoken on the North American continent, according to the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American ...

While there were once more than 300 indigenous languages spoken in the U.S, according to Babbel, there are now only around 175 left, with predictions that only 20 will be spoken in 2050.

New figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau show that 22% of U.S. residents spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was the top non-English spoken language.

* Identified languages spoken at home are based on self-reports. Names used are as reported by IPUMS and may not necessarily reflect recognized language names. Source: Pew Research Center analysis of ...

They found that 10% of the world’s languages are ‘island endemics’ — spoken only or mostly on islands — even though islands make up less than 1% of the world’s inhabited land area.

ST PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Census is a fascinating read. It details all kinds of things that make the U.S. the U.S., including what languages are spoken most often, other than English. New data ...

Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Lexington metro area using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Languages are ranked by the percent of households that ...