Languages in Montana (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 Montana
Montana
United States
0%5%10%CountSpanishOther Native AmericanOther Native Ameri…GermanFrench1Chinese21.342483%13.105530%1.342483%1.3%12,92012.9k0.692958%0.064097%0.692958%0.7%6,6690.674670%0.322889%0.674670%0.7%6,4930.183916%0.410100%0.183916%0.2%1,7700.126975%1.060159%0.126975%0.1%1,222
Count number of people speaking given language at home
1including Cajun 2including Mandarin, Cantonese

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 Montana
Less Than 'Very Well' 'Very Well'
United States
Montana
50%0%50%Don'tDoOther Native AmericanOther Native Ameri…GermanFrench1SpanishChinese2-9.041835%-14.366525%-9.041835%9.0%90.958165%85.633475%90.958165%91.0%6036,066-13.091021%-15.531691%-13.091021%13.1%86.908979%84.468309%86.908979%86.9%8505,643-16.271186%-20.435910%-16.271186%16.3%83.728814%79.564090%83.728814%83.7%2881,482-23.072755%-41.560410%-23.072755%23.1%76.927245%58.439590%76.927245%76.9%2,9819,939-56.219313%-55.476722%-56.219313%56.2%43.780687%44.523278%43.780687%43.8%687535
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 Mandarin, Cantonese

Language by State in the United States

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

Spanish Spoken at Home by State#3

Percentage of the total population living in households in which Spanish is spoken.
Scope: population of Montana, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Montana
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 West

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

Spanish Spoken at Home by State#8

Percentage of the total population living in households in which Spanish is spoken.
Scope: population of Montana, selected other states in the West, and entities that contain Montana
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#CaliforniaNew MexicoNevadaArizonaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColoradoUtahOregonWashingtonIdahoWyomingAlaskaHawaiiMontana28.787214%28.787214%28.8%10,407,91510.4M128.015085%28.015085%28.0%545,986546k221.123566%21.123566%21.1%561,619562k320.427867%20.427867%20.4%1,285,6561.29M413.105530%13.105530%13.1%39,145,06639.1M11.884980%11.884980%11.9%597,078597k59.939643%9.939643%9.9%267,820268k68.922994%8.922994%8.9%334,636335k78.393129%8.393129%8.4%556,129556k87.943040%7.943040%7.9%120,847121k94.998514%4.998514%5.0%27,24527.2k103.528310%3.528310%3.5%24,07824.1k111.955632%1.955632%2.0%25,85425.9k121.342483%1.342483%1.3%12,92012.9k13
Count number of people speaking Spanish at home
# rank of state out of 13 by percentage speaking Spanish at home

Definitions

This page discusses the languages spoken at home by the residents of Montana, 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:
Cascade, Flathead, Gallatin, Lewis and Clark, Missoula, Yellowstone
Counties:
Beaverhead, Big Horn, Blaine, Broadwater, Carbon, Carter, Cascade, Chouteau, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Deer Lodge, Fallon, Fergus, Flathead, Gallatin, Garfield, Glacier, Golden Valley, Granite, Hill, Jefferson, Judith Basin, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Liberty, Lincoln, Madison, McCone, Meagher, Mineral, Missoula, Musselshell, Park, Petroleum, Phillips, Pondera, Powder River, Powell, Prairie, Ravalli, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sanders, Sheridan, Silver Bow, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Teton, Toole, Treasure, Valley, Wheatland, Wibaux, Yellowstone
Metro Areas:
Billings Area, Bozeman Area, Butte Area, Great Falls Area, Helena Area, Kalispell Area, Missoula Area
Major Cities:
Belgrade, Billings, Bozeman, Colstrip, Columbia Falls, Conrad, Cut Bank, Deer Lodge, Dillon, East Helena, Glasgow, Glendive, Great Falls, Hamilton, Hardin, Havre, Helena, Kalispell, Laurel, Lewistown, Libby, Livingston, Miles City, Missoula, Polson, Red Lodge, Shelby, Sidney, Whitefish, Wolf Point
Major Places:
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, Butte-Silver Bow (balance)
Major Town:
Columbus
Major Unincorporated Places:
Big Sky, Bigfork, Evergreen, Four Corners, Helena Valley Northeast, Helena Valley Northwest, Helena Valley Southeast, Helena Valley West Central, Lakeside, Lame Deer, Lockwood, Lolo, Malmstrom AFB, Montana City, North Browning, Orchard Homes, Pablo
Congressional District:
MT-At Large
State House Districts:
MT-1, MT-2, MT-3, MT-4, MT-5, MT-6, MT-7, MT-8, MT-9, MT-10, MT-11, MT-12, MT-13, MT-14, MT-15, MT-16, MT-17, MT-18, MT-19, MT-20, MT-21, MT-22, MT-23, MT-24, MT-25, MT-26, MT-27, MT-28, MT-29, MT-30, MT-31, MT-32, MT-33, MT-34, MT-35, MT-36, MT-37, MT-38, MT-39, MT-40, MT-41, MT-42, MT-43, MT-44, MT-45, MT-46, MT-47, MT-48, MT-49, MT-50, MT-51, MT-52, MT-53, MT-54, MT-55, MT-56, MT-57, MT-58, MT-59, MT-60, MT-61, MT-62, MT-63, MT-64, MT-65, MT-66, MT-67, MT-68, MT-69, MT-70, MT-71, MT-72, MT-73, MT-74, MT-75, MT-76, MT-77, MT-78, MT-79, MT-80, MT-81, MT-82, MT-83, MT-84, MT-85, MT-86, MT-87, MT-88, MT-89, MT-90, MT-91, MT-92, MT-93, MT-94, MT-95, MT-96, MT-97, MT-98, MT-99, MT-100
State Senate Districts:
MT-1, MT-2, MT-3, MT-4, MT-5, MT-6, MT-7, MT-8, MT-9, MT-10, MT-11, MT-12, MT-13, MT-14, MT-15, MT-16, MT-17, MT-18, MT-19, MT-20, MT-21, MT-22, MT-23, MT-24, MT-25, MT-26, MT-27, MT-28, MT-29, MT-30, MT-31, MT-32, MT-33, MT-34, MT-35, MT-36, MT-37, MT-38, MT-39, MT-40, MT-41, MT-42, MT-43, MT-44, MT-45, MT-46, MT-47, MT-48, MT-49, MT-50
Neighboring States:
Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming