Languages in Maine (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 Maine
Maine
United States
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%CountFrench1SpanishGermanChinese2ArabicAfro-Asiatic3VietnameseTagalog4Swahili et al.53.059433%0.410100%3.059433%3.1%38,69538.7k0.902214%13.105530%0.902214%0.9%11,41111.4k0.262576%0.322889%0.262576%0.3%3,3210.249688%1.060159%0.249688%0.2%3,1580.201142%0.363857%0.201142%0.2%2,5440.179320%0.157348%0.179320%0.2%2,2680.155442%0.486855%0.155442%0.2%1,9660.129746%0.563118%0.129746%0.1%1,6410.105710%0.066985%0.105710%0.1%1,337

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 Maine
Less Than 'Very Well' 'Very Well'
United States
Maine
50%0%50%Don'tDoGermanFrench1SpanishTagalog2Swahili et al.3Afro-Asiatic4Chinese5ArabicVietnamese-12.526347%-15.531691%-12.526347%12.5%87.473653%84.468309%87.473653%87.5%4162,905-19.503812%-20.435910%-19.503812%19.5%80.496188%79.564090%80.496188%80.5%7,54731,14831.1k-20.033301%-41.560410%-20.033301%20.0%79.966699%58.439590%79.966699%80.0%2,2869,125-32.602072%-31.875946%-32.602072%32.6%67.397928%68.124054%67.397928%67.4%5351,106-44.353029%-28.792915%-44.353029%44.4%55.646971%71.207085%55.646971%55.6%593744-51.851852%-43.845961%-51.851852%51.9%48.148148%56.154039%48.148148%48.1%1,1761,092-51.931602%-55.476722%-51.931602%51.9%48.068398%44.523278%48.068398%48.1%1,6401,518-53.694969%-37.405871%-53.694969%53.7%46.305031%62.594129%46.305031%46.3%1,3661,178-55.289929%-58.713636%-55.289929%55.3%44.710071%41.286364%44.710071%44.7%1,087879

Language by State in the United States

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

French1 Spoken at Home by State#3

Percentage of the total population living in households in which French1 is spoken.
Scope: population of Maine, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Maine
0%1%2%3%Count#MaineLouisianaNew HampshireVermontRhode IslandMarylandMassachusettsConnecticutNew YorkFloridaNew JerseyGeorgiaVirginiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDelawareCaliforniaWashingtonAlaskaColoradoNevadaPennsylvaniaIllinoisOregonNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMinnesotaTexasUtahArizonaNew MexicoHawaiiNebraskaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaMichiganOhioMissouriNorth DakotaWyomingIdahoTennesseeWisconsinMontanaIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyAlabamaMississippiOklahomaWest VirginiaArkansasSouth Dakota3.059433%3.059433%3.1%38,69538.7k12.301211%2.301211%2.3%99,79099.8k21.683524%1.683524%1.7%21,26021.3k31.427780%1.427780%1.4%8,50840.938459%0.938459%0.9%9,38250.861981%0.861981%0.9%48,20548.2k60.857721%0.857721%0.9%54,71054.7k70.759701%0.759701%0.8%25,82825.8k80.727522%0.727522%0.7%134,786135k90.554521%0.554521%0.6%104,473104k100.437346%0.437346%0.4%36,68036.7k110.419119%0.419119%0.4%39,55839.6k120.411267%0.411267%0.4%32,07932.1k130.410100%0.410100%0.4%1,224,9321.22M0.362764%0.362764%0.4%3,189140.352915%0.352915%0.4%127,595128k150.347329%0.347329%0.3%23,01423.0k160.346559%0.346559%0.3%2,365170.327123%0.327123%0.3%16,43416.4k180.317294%0.317294%0.3%8,436190.310082%0.310082%0.3%37,42537.4k200.294591%0.294591%0.3%35,53235.5k210.292966%0.292966%0.3%10,98711.0k220.288906%0.288906%0.3%26,96927.0k230.287530%0.287530%0.3%14,67014.7k240.277006%0.277006%0.3%69,21269.2k250.270703%0.270703%0.3%7,294260.266936%0.266936%0.3%16,80016.8k270.262610%0.262610%0.3%5,118280.255441%0.255441%0.3%3,377290.249160%0.249160%0.2%4,362300.235037%0.235037%0.2%10,67810.7k310.232839%0.232839%0.2%21,73721.7k320.226697%0.226697%0.2%24,69024.7k330.226096%0.226096%0.2%12,85512.9k340.214825%0.214825%0.2%1,471350.212636%0.212636%0.2%1,159360.204480%0.204480%0.2%3,111370.191707%0.191707%0.2%11,78211.8k380.190009%0.190009%0.2%10,28810.3k390.183916%0.183916%0.2%1,770400.182412%0.182412%0.2%11,25411.3k410.167576%0.167576%0.2%4,876420.166186%0.166186%0.2%4,486430.162273%0.162273%0.2%6,714440.150559%0.150559%0.2%6,848450.142413%0.142413%0.1%3,983460.141145%0.141145%0.1%5,095470.136969%0.136969%0.1%2,389480.114560%0.114560%0.1%3,182490.106958%0.106958%0.1%84650

Language by State in the Northeast

There are 9 states in the Northeast. This section compares Maine to all of the states in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maine.

French1 Spoken at Home by State#12

Percentage of the total population living in households in which French1 is spoken.
Scope: population of Maine, selected other states in the Northeast, and entities that contain Maine
0%1%2%3%Count#MaineNew HampshireVermontRhode IslandMassachusettsConnecticutNew YorkNew JerseyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvania3.059433%3.059433%3.1%38,69538.7k11.683524%1.683524%1.7%21,26021.3k21.427780%1.427780%1.4%8,50830.938459%0.938459%0.9%9,38240.857721%0.857721%0.9%54,71054.7k50.759701%0.759701%0.8%25,82825.8k60.727522%0.727522%0.7%134,786135k70.437346%0.437346%0.4%36,68036.7k80.410100%0.410100%0.4%1,224,9321.22M0.310082%0.310082%0.3%37,42537.4k9

Definitions

This page discusses the languages spoken at home by the residents of Maine, 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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