Languages in Michigan (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 Michigan
Michigan
United States
0%5%10%CountSpanishArabicChinese1Other Indo-European languagesOther Indo-Europe…GermanAfro-Asiatic2French3PolishHindiBengaliItalianKoreanTagalog4VietnameseUrduSerbo-CroatianJapaneseOther Slavic5RussianTelugu2.925168%13.105530%2.925168%2.9%273,083273k1.371872%0.363857%1.371872%1.4%128,073128k0.497288%1.060159%0.497288%0.5%46,42546.4k0.374736%0.184459%0.374736%0.4%34,98435.0k0.370398%0.322889%0.370398%0.4%34,57934.6k0.327209%0.157348%0.327209%0.3%30,54730.5k0.232839%0.410100%0.232839%0.2%21,73721.7k0.209884%0.181071%0.209884%0.2%19,59419.6k0.184990%0.247020%0.184990%0.2%17,27017.3k0.184969%0.098833%0.184969%0.2%17,26817.3k0.181669%0.212663%0.181669%0.2%16,96017.0k0.167155%0.369818%0.167155%0.2%15,60515.6k0.164370%0.563118%0.164370%0.2%15,34515.3k0.163642%0.486855%0.163642%0.2%15,27715.3k0.137045%0.150236%0.137045%0.1%12,79412.8k0.134003%0.084315%0.134003%0.1%12,51012.5k0.126965%0.151584%0.126965%0.1%11,85311.9k0.126729%0.107336%0.126729%0.1%11,83111.8k0.125798%0.301383%0.125798%0.1%11,74411.7k0.115279%0.107702%0.115279%0.1%10,76210.8k
Count number of people speaking given language at home
1including Mandarin, Cantonese 2including Amharic, Somali 3including Cajun 4including Filipino 5including 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 Michigan
Less Than 'Very Well' 'Very Well'
United States
Michigan
50%0%50%Don'tDoGermanTeluguHindiFrench1Tagalog2UrduItalianPolishSpanishOther Indo-European languagesOther Indo-Europe…Other Slavic3Serbo-CroatianRussianArabicAfro-Asiatic4JapaneseKoreanChinese5BengaliVietnamese-16.825241%-15.531691%-16.825241%16.8%83.174759%84.468309%83.174759%83.2%5,81828,76128.8k-19.568853%-20.753820%-19.568853%19.6%80.431147%79.246180%80.431147%80.4%2,1068,656-20.115808%-20.627763%-20.115808%20.1%79.884192%79.372237%79.884192%79.9%3,47413,79613.8k-21.185076%-20.435910%-21.185076%21.2%78.814924%79.564090%78.814924%78.8%4,60517,13217.1k-27.728902%-31.875946%-27.728902%27.7%72.271098%68.124054%72.271098%72.3%4,25511,09011.1k-29.146475%-29.427823%-29.146475%29.1%70.853525%70.572177%70.853525%70.9%3,7299,065-30.448113%-26.578506%-30.448113%30.4%69.551887%73.421494%69.551887%69.6%5,16411,79611.8k-31.810758%-39.289221%-31.810758%31.8%68.189242%60.710779%68.189242%68.2%6,23313,36113.4k-34.848013%-41.560410%-34.848013%34.8%65.151987%58.439590%65.151987%65.2%95,16495.2k177,919178k-36.971187%-30.386196%-36.971187%37.0%63.028813%69.613804%63.028813%63.0%12,93412.9k22,05022.1k-38.754121%-37.553415%-38.754121%38.8%61.245879%62.446585%61.245879%61.2%4,5857,246-40.359712%-37.391846%-40.359712%40.4%59.640288%62.608154%59.640288%59.6%5,0497,461-41.808583%-44.829344%-41.808583%41.8%58.191417%55.170656%58.191417%58.2%4,9106,834-42.026032%-37.405871%-42.026032%42.0%57.973968%62.594129%57.973968%58.0%53,82453.8k74,24974.2k-43.552558%-43.845961%-43.552558%43.6%56.447442%56.154039%56.447442%56.4%13,30413.3k17,24317.2k-47.717877%-42.702223%-47.717877%47.7%52.282123%57.297777%52.282123%52.3%5,6566,197-50.438962%-54.055576%-50.438962%50.4%49.561038%45.944424%49.561038%49.6%7,8717,734-51.000539%-55.476722%-51.000539%51.0%48.999461%44.523278%48.999461%49.0%23,67723.7k22,74822.7k-52.646514%-41.688798%-52.646514%52.6%47.353486%58.311202%47.353486%47.4%9,0918,177-58.237874%-58.713636%-58.237874%58.2%41.762126%41.286364%41.762126%41.8%8,8976,380
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 Filipino 3including Ukrainian 4including Amharic, Somali 5including Mandarin, Cantonese

Language by State in the United States

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

Spanish Spoken at Home by State#3

Percentage of the total population living in households in which Spanish is spoken.
Scope: population of Michigan, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Michigan
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#TexasCaliforniaNew MexicoNevadaFloridaArizonaNew JerseyNew YorkIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColoradoRhode IslandConnecticutUtahOregonMassachusettsWashingtonIdahoGeorgiaKansasMarylandNorth CarolinaN CarolinaNebraskaDelawareVirginiaOklahomaArkansasWyomingPennsylvaniaIndianaWisconsinSouth CarolinaS CarolinaTennesseeIowaMinnesotaLouisianaAlaskaAlabamaMichiganKentuckyMissouriMississippiOhioNew HampshireSouth DakotaHawaiiNorth DakotaMontanaWest VirginiaVermontMaine29.512011%29.512011%29.5%7,373,7977.37M128.787214%28.787214%28.8%10,407,91510.4M228.015085%28.015085%28.0%545,986546k321.123566%21.123566%21.1%561,619562k420.892141%20.892141%20.9%3,936,1293.94M520.427867%20.427867%20.4%1,285,6561.29M615.926284%15.926284%15.9%1,335,7291.34M715.032768%15.032768%15.0%2,785,0812.79M813.232963%13.232963%13.2%1,596,0911.60M913.105530%13.105530%13.1%39,145,06639.1M11.884980%11.884980%11.9%597,078597k1011.632811%11.632811%11.6%116,296116k1111.517761%11.517761%11.5%391,576392k129.939643%9.939643%9.9%267,820268k138.922994%8.922994%8.9%334,636335k148.603765%8.603765%8.6%548,794549k158.393129%8.393129%8.4%556,129556k167.943040%7.943040%7.9%120,847121k177.935208%7.935208%7.9%748,955749k187.538962%7.538962%7.5%203,505204k197.452966%7.452966%7.5%416,796417k207.396109%7.396109%7.4%690,417690k217.362800%7.362800%7.4%128,899129k226.860664%6.860664%6.9%60,31160.3k236.800564%6.800564%6.8%530,447530k246.800514%6.800514%6.8%245,483245k255.141835%5.141835%5.1%142,819143k264.998514%4.998514%5.0%27,24527.2k274.670721%4.670721%4.7%563,727564k284.626104%4.626104%4.6%285,410285k294.590155%4.590155%4.6%248,533249k304.419025%4.419025%4.4%200,761201k313.926162%3.926162%3.9%241,296241k323.905289%3.905289%3.9%113,633114k333.817511%3.817511%3.8%194,772195k343.615292%3.615292%3.6%156,774157k353.528310%3.528310%3.5%24,07824.1k363.249851%3.249851%3.2%147,816148k372.925168%2.925168%2.9%273,083273k382.573243%2.573243%2.6%106,467106k392.509444%2.509444%2.5%142,678143k402.404747%2.404747%2.4%67,25667.3k412.206979%2.206979%2.2%240,366240k422.092448%2.092448%2.1%26,42426.4k432.038652%2.038652%2.0%16,12516.1k441.955632%1.955632%2.0%25,85425.9k451.612284%1.612284%1.6%11,04011.0k461.342483%1.342483%1.3%12,92012.9k471.041404%1.041404%1.0%18,16418.2k481.036265%1.036265%1.0%6,175490.902214%0.902214%0.9%11,41111.4k50
Count number of people speaking Spanish at home
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage speaking Spanish at home

Language by State in the Midwest

There are 12 states in the Midwest. This section compares Michigan to all of the states in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Michigan.

Spanish Spoken at Home by State#23

Percentage of the total population living in households in which Spanish is spoken.
Scope: population of Michigan, selected other states in the Midwest, and entities that contain Michigan
0%5%10%Count#IllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKansasNebraskaIndianaWisconsinIowaMinnesotaMichiganMissouriOhioSouth DakotaNorth Dakota13.232963%13.232963%13.2%1,596,0911.60M113.105530%13.105530%13.1%39,145,06639.1M7.538962%7.538962%7.5%203,505204k27.362800%7.362800%7.4%128,899129k34.626104%4.626104%4.6%285,410285k44.590155%4.590155%4.6%248,533249k53.905289%3.905289%3.9%113,633114k63.817511%3.817511%3.8%194,772195k72.925168%2.925168%2.9%273,083273k82.509444%2.509444%2.5%142,678143k92.206979%2.206979%2.2%240,366240k102.038652%2.038652%2.0%16,12516.1k111.612284%1.612284%1.6%11,04011.0k12
Count number of people speaking Spanish at home
# rank of state out of 12 by percentage speaking Spanish at home

Definitions

This page discusses the languages spoken at home by the residents of Michigan, 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 Counties:
Berrien, Genesee, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kent, Livingston, Macomb, Muskegon, Oakland, Ottawa, Saginaw, St. Clair, Washtenaw, Wayne
Counties:
Alcona, Alger, Allegan, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Baraga, Barry, Bay, Benzie, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Clare, Clinton, Crawford, Delta, Dickinson, Eaton, Emmet, Genesee, Gladwin, Gogebic, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Houghton, Huron, Ingham, Ionia, Iosco, Iron, Isabella, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Keweenaw, Lake, Lapeer, Leelanau, Lenawee, Livingston, Luce, Mackinac, Macomb, Manistee, Marquette, Mason, Mecosta, Menominee, Midland, Missaukee, Monroe, Montcalm, Montmorency, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oakland, Oceana, Ogemaw, Ontonagon, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Ottawa, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Saginaw, Sanilac, Schoolcraft, Shiawassee, St. Clair, St. Joseph, Tuscola, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne, Wexford
Metro Areas:
Adrian Area, Alma Area, Alpena Area, Ann Arbor Area, Battle Creek Area, Bay City Area, Big Rapids Area, Cadillac Area, Coldwater Area, Detroit Area, Escanaba Area, Flint Area, Grand Rapids Area, Hillsdale Area, Holland Area, Houghton Area, Ionia Area, Iron Mountain Area, Jackson Area, Kalamazoo Area, Lansing Area, Ludington Area, Marinette Area, Marquette Area, Midland Area, Monroe Area, Mount Pleasant Area, Muskegon Area, Niles Area, Owosso Area, Saginaw Area, Sault Ste. Marie Area, South Bend Area, Sturgis Area, Traverse City Area
Major Cities:
Allen Park, Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Bay City, Burton, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Detroit, East Lansing, Eastpointe, Farmington Hills, Flint, Garden City, Grand Rapids, Holland, Inkster, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kentwood, Lansing, Lincoln Park, Livonia, Madison Heights, Midland, Mount Pleasant, Muskegon, Norton Shores, Novi, Oak Park, Pontiac, Port Huron, Portage, Rochester Hills, Roseville, Royal Oak, Saginaw, Southfield, Southgate, St. Clair Shores, Sterling Heights, Taylor, Troy, Walker, Warren, Westland, Wyandotte, Wyoming
Major Unincorporated Places:
Forest Hills, Holt, Waverly
Congressional Districts:
MI-1, MI-2, MI-3, MI-4, MI-5, MI-6, MI-7, MI-8, MI-9, MI-10, MI-11, MI-12, MI-13, MI-14
State House Districts:
MI-1, MI-2, MI-3, MI-4, MI-5, MI-6, MI-7, MI-8, MI-9, MI-10, MI-11, MI-12, MI-13, MI-14, MI-15, MI-16, MI-17, MI-18, MI-19, MI-20, MI-21, MI-22, MI-23, MI-24, MI-25, MI-26, MI-27, MI-28, MI-29, MI-30, MI-31, MI-32, MI-33, MI-34, MI-35, MI-36, MI-37, MI-38, MI-39, MI-40, MI-41, MI-42, MI-43, MI-44, MI-45, MI-46, MI-47, MI-48, MI-49, MI-50, MI-51, MI-52, MI-53, MI-54, MI-55, MI-56, MI-57, MI-58, MI-59, MI-60, MI-61, MI-62, MI-63, MI-64, MI-65, MI-66, MI-67, MI-68, MI-69, MI-70, MI-71, MI-72, MI-73, MI-74, MI-75, MI-76, MI-77, MI-78, MI-79, MI-80, MI-81, MI-82, MI-83, MI-84, MI-85, MI-86, MI-87, MI-88, MI-89, MI-90, MI-91, MI-92, MI-93, MI-94, MI-95, MI-96, MI-97, MI-98, MI-99, MI-100, MI-101, MI-102, MI-103, MI-104, MI-105, MI-106, MI-107, MI-108, MI-109, MI-110
State Senate Districts:
MI-1, MI-2, MI-3, MI-4, MI-5, MI-6, MI-7, MI-8, MI-9, MI-10, MI-11, MI-12, MI-13, MI-14, MI-15, MI-16, MI-17, MI-18, MI-19, MI-20, MI-21, MI-22, MI-23, MI-24, MI-25, MI-26, MI-27, MI-28, MI-29, MI-30, MI-31, MI-32, MI-33, MI-34, MI-35, MI-36, MI-37, MI-38
Neighboring States:
Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin