Languages in Alaska (State)

Language Spoken At Home#1

Percentage of the total population living in households in which a given language is spoken at home.
Scope: population of the United States and Alaska
Alaska
United States
0%5%10%CountOther Native AmericanOther Native Ameri…SpanishTagalog1Austronesian2RussianKoreanHmongGermanTai-Kadai3French4Chinese5JapaneseVietnameseOther Indo-European languagesOther Indo-Europe…Other Slavic64.431562%0.064097%4.431562%4.4%30,24230.2k3.528310%13.105530%3.528310%3.5%24,07824.1k2.411994%0.563118%2.411994%2.4%16,46016.5k0.920690%0.148193%0.920690%0.9%6,2830.738105%0.301383%0.738105%0.7%5,0370.549073%0.369818%0.549073%0.5%3,7470.502767%0.076038%0.502767%0.5%3,4310.459686%0.322889%0.459686%0.5%3,1370.397994%0.102331%0.397994%0.4%2,7160.346559%0.410100%0.346559%0.3%2,3650.208375%1.060159%0.208375%0.2%1,4220.208229%0.151584%0.208229%0.2%1,4210.166905%0.486855%0.166905%0.2%1,1390.150347%0.184459%0.150347%0.2%1,0260.126168%0.107336%0.126168%0.1%861
Count number of people speaking given language at home
1including Filipino 2including Ilocano, Samoan, Hawaiian 3including Thai, Lao 4including Cajun 5including Mandarin, Cantonese 6including Ukrainian

Speaking English 'Very Well'#2

Percentage of people living in households in which a given language is spoken at home.
Scope: population of the United States and Alaska
Less Than 'Very Well' 'Very Well'
United States
Alaska
50%0%50%Don'tDoGermanFrench1Other Native AmericanOther Native Ameri…Other Indo-European languagesOther Indo-Europe…SpanishJapaneseAustronesian2RussianOther Slavic3Tagalog4Chinese5HmongKoreanTai-Kadai6Vietnamese-5.546701%-15.531691%-5.546701%5.5%94.453299%84.468309%94.453299%94.5%1742,963-7.315011%-20.435910%-7.315011%7.3%92.684989%79.564090%92.684989%92.7%1732,192-19.082733%-14.366525%-19.082733%19.1%80.917267%85.633475%80.917267%80.9%5,77124,47124.5k-25.146199%-30.386196%-25.146199%25.1%74.853801%69.613804%74.853801%74.9%258768-27.211562%-41.560410%-27.211562%27.2%72.788438%58.439590%72.788438%72.8%6,55217,52617.5k-30.541872%-42.702223%-30.541872%30.5%69.458128%57.297777%69.458128%69.5%434987-33.073373%-38.172642%-33.073373%33.1%66.926627%61.827358%66.926627%66.9%2,0784,205-33.273774%-44.829344%-33.273774%33.3%66.726226%55.170656%66.726226%66.7%1,6763,361-36.701510%-37.553415%-36.701510%36.7%63.298490%62.446585%63.298490%63.3%316545-48.936817%-31.875946%-48.936817%48.9%51.063183%68.124054%51.063183%51.1%8,0558,405-53.164557%-55.476722%-53.164557%53.2%46.835443%44.523278%46.835443%46.8%756666-55.144273%-42.197703%-55.144273%55.1%44.855727%57.802297%44.855727%44.9%1,8921,539-56.391780%-54.055576%-56.391780%56.4%43.608220%45.944424%43.608220%43.6%2,1131,634-57.952872%-49.973990%-57.952872%58.0%42.047128%50.026010%42.047128%42.0%1,5741,142-62.510975%-58.713636%-62.510975%62.5%37.489025%41.286364%37.489025%37.5%712427
Don't number of people that don't speak English 'very well'
Do number of people that do speak English 'very well'
1including Cajun 2including Ilocano, Samoan, Hawaiian 3including Ukrainian 4including Filipino 5including Mandarin, Cantonese 6including Thai, Lao

Language by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Alaska to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alaska.

Other Native American Spoken at Home by State#3

Percentage of the total population living in households in which Other Native American is spoken.
Scope: population of Alaska, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Alaska
0%1%2%3%4%Count#AlaskaNew MexicoSouth DakotaMontanaOklahomaArizonaWyomingNorth DakotaMississippiIdahoMinnesotaUtahMaineWisconsinNevadaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNebraskaOregonWashingtonColoradoIowaKansasMichiganArkansasNew YorkVermontAlabamaHawaiiNorth CarolinaN CarolinaRhode IslandCaliforniaKentuckyMassachusettsMissouriLouisianaTennesseeSouth CarolinaS CarolinaFloridaOhioVirginiaTexasGeorgiaConnecticutIllinoisWest VirginiaMarylandNew JerseyIndianaPennsylvaniaNew HampshireDelaware4.431562%4.431562%4.4%30,24230.2k11.710914%1.710914%1.7%33,34433.3k21.365422%1.365422%1.4%10,80010.8k30.692958%0.692958%0.7%6,66940.424791%0.424791%0.4%15,33415.3k50.420742%0.420742%0.4%26,48026.5k60.360326%0.360326%0.4%1,96470.186639%0.186639%0.2%1,27880.142448%0.142448%0.1%3,98490.138489%0.138489%0.1%2,107100.112562%0.112562%0.1%5,743110.093711%0.093711%0.1%2,525120.079619%0.079619%0.1%1,007130.071013%0.071013%0.1%3,845140.070823%0.070823%0.1%1,883150.064097%0.064097%0.1%191,452191k0.064089%0.064089%0.1%1,122160.052796%0.052796%0.1%1,980170.052777%0.052777%0.1%3,497180.042876%0.042876%0.0%2,154190.038767%0.038767%0.0%1,128200.034452%0.034452%0.0%930210.030582%0.030582%0.0%2,855220.022970%0.022970%0.0%638230.021526%0.021526%0.0%3,988240.021313%0.021313%0.0%127250.018358%0.018358%0.0%835260.018305%0.018305%0.0%242270.017558%0.017558%0.0%1,639280.017505%0.017505%0.0%175290.017179%0.017179%0.0%6,211300.016798%0.016798%0.0%695310.016242%0.016242%0.0%1,036320.016234%0.016234%0.0%923330.015174%0.015174%0.0%658340.013456%0.013456%0.0%827350.013207%0.013207%0.0%600360.011337%0.011337%0.0%2,136370.010329%0.010329%0.0%1,125380.010026%0.010026%0.0%782390.009926%0.009926%0.0%2,480400.009885%0.009885%0.0%933410.009089%0.009089%0.0%309420.009087%0.009087%0.0%1,096430.009059%0.009059%0.0%158440.008851%0.008851%0.0%495450.008835%0.008835%0.0%741460.008445%0.008445%0.0%521470.008435%0.008435%0.0%1,018480.004830%0.004830%0.0%61490.003981%0.003981%0.0%3550
Count number of people speaking Other Native American at home
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage speaking Other Native American at home

Language by State in the West

There are 13 states in the West. This section compares Alaska to all of the states in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Alaska.

Other Native American Spoken at Home by State#18

Percentage of the total population living in households in which Other Native American is spoken.
Scope: population of Alaska, selected other states in the West, and entities that contain Alaska
0%1%2%3%4%Count#AlaskaNew MexicoMontanaArizonaWyomingIdahoUtahNevadaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesOregonWashingtonColoradoHawaiiCalifornia4.431562%4.431562%4.4%30,24230.2k11.710914%1.710914%1.7%33,34433.3k20.692958%0.692958%0.7%6,66930.420742%0.420742%0.4%26,48026.5k40.360326%0.360326%0.4%1,96450.138489%0.138489%0.1%2,10760.093711%0.093711%0.1%2,52570.070823%0.070823%0.1%1,88380.064097%0.064097%0.1%191,452191k0.052796%0.052796%0.1%1,98090.052777%0.052777%0.1%3,497100.042876%0.042876%0.0%2,154110.018305%0.018305%0.0%242120.017179%0.017179%0.0%6,21113
Count number of people speaking Other Native American at home
# rank of state out of 13 by percentage speaking Other Native American at home

Definitions

This page discusses the languages spoken at home by the residents of Alaska, and the extent to which the report speaking English. All data are based on survey responses and were not verified in any other way. A full list of the languages recognized in the survey is as follows:

  • Armenian, Austronesian (including Ilocano, Samoan, Hawaiian), Arabic, Afro-Asiatic (including Amharic, Somali), Bengali, Chinese (including Mandarin, Cantonese), Dutch et al. (including Dutch, Afrikaans, Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch), Dravidian languages (including Malayalam, Kannada), French (including Cajun), German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian, Hindi, Hmong, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Khmer, Nepali, Marathi, or other Indic languages, Navajo, Other Slavic (including Ukrainian), Other Indo-European languages, Other Asian, Other Native American, Other, Portuguese, Polish, Persian (including Farsi, Dari), Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Serbo-Croatian, Swahili et al. (or other languages of Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa), Telugu, Tamil, Tai-Kadai (including Thai, Lao), Tagalog (including Filipino), Urdu, Vietnamese, and Western African

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Major Boroughs:
Fairbanks North Star, Kenai Peninsula, Matanuska-Susitna
Major Municipality:
Anchorage
Boroughs:
Aleutians East, Bristol Bay, Denali, Fairbanks North Star, Haines, Kenai Peninsula, Ketchikan Gateway, Kodiak Island, Lake and Peninsula, Matanuska-Susitna, North Slope, Northwest Arctic, Petersburg
Census Areas:
Aleutians West, Bethel, Dillingham, Hoonah-Angoon, Kusilvak, Nome, Prince of Wales-Hyder, Southeast Fairbanks, Valdez-Cordova, Yukon-Koyukuk
City and Boroughs:
Juneau, Sitka, Wrangell, Yakutat
Municipalities:
Anchorage, Skagway
Metro Areas:
Anchorage Area, Fairbanks Area, Juneau Area, Ketchikan Area
Major Cities:
Barrow, Bethel, Cordova, Dillingham, Fairbanks, Homer, Houston, Kenai, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Kotzebue, Nome, North Pole, Palmer, Seward, Soldotna, Unalaska, Valdez, Wasilla
Major City and Boroughs:
Juneau, Sitka, Wrangell
Major Municipality:
Anchorage
Major Unincorporated Places:
Anchor Point, Badger, Big Lake, Butte, Chena Ridge, College, Deltana, Eielson AFB, Ester, Farmers Loop, Fishhook, Fritz Creek, Gateway, Goldstream, Haines, Kalifornsky, Knik-Fairview, Lakes, Meadow Lakes, Nikiski, Petersburg, Prudhoe Bay, Ridgeway, Steele Creek, Sterling, Tanaina, Willow
Congressional District:
AK-At Large
State House Districts:
AK-1, AK-2, AK-3, AK-4, AK-5, AK-6, AK-7, AK-8, AK-9, AK-10, AK-11, AK-12, AK-13, AK-14, AK-15, AK-16, AK-17, AK-18, AK-19, AK-20, AK-21, AK-22, AK-23, AK-24, AK-25, AK-26, AK-27, AK-28, AK-29, AK-30, AK-31, AK-32, AK-33, AK-34, AK-35, AK-36, AK-37, AK-38, AK-39, AK-40
State Senate Districts:
AK-A, AK-B, AK-C, AK-D, AK-E, AK-F, AK-G, AK-H, AK-I, AK-J, AK-K, AK-L, AK-M, AK-N, AK-O, AK-P, AK-Q, AK-R, AK-S, AK-T