Languages in Vermont (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 Vermont
Vermont
United States
0%5%10%CountFrench1SpanishGermanNepali, Marathi, or other Indic languagesNepali, Marathi, or …Chinese2Serbo-CroatianVietnameseOther Indo-European languagesOther Indo-Europe…RussianArabicItalianAfro-Asiatic3Polish1.427780%0.410100%1.427780%1.4%8,5081.036265%13.105530%1.036265%1.0%6,1750.399738%0.322889%0.399738%0.4%2,3820.278071%0.119832%0.278071%0.3%1,6570.256927%1.060159%0.256927%0.3%1,5310.216483%0.084315%0.216483%0.2%1,2900.153048%0.486855%0.153048%0.2%9120.148182%0.184459%0.148182%0.1%8830.141469%0.301383%0.141469%0.1%8430.140127%0.363857%0.140127%0.1%8350.138616%0.212663%0.138616%0.1%8260.127205%0.157348%0.127205%0.1%7580.117639%0.181071%0.117639%0.1%701
Count number of people speaking given language at home
1including Cajun 2including Mandarin, Cantonese 3including Amharic, Somali

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 Vermont
Less Than 'Very Well' 'Very Well'
United States
Vermont
50%0%50%Don'tDoGermanPolishItalianFrench1Other Indo-European languagesOther Indo-Europe…SpanishRussianSerbo-CroatianAfro-Asiatic2Chinese3ArabicVietnameseNepali, Marathi, or other Indic languagesNepali, Marathi, or …-10.369437%-15.531691%-10.369437%10.4%89.630563%84.468309%89.630563%89.6%2472,135-14.122682%-39.289221%-14.122682%14.1%85.877318%60.710779%85.877318%85.9%99602-15.254237%-26.578506%-15.254237%15.3%84.745763%73.421494%84.745763%84.7%126700-16.490362%-20.435910%-16.490362%16.5%83.509638%79.564090%83.509638%83.5%1,4037,105-18.120045%-30.386196%-18.120045%18.1%81.879955%69.613804%81.879955%81.9%160723-20.502024%-41.560410%-20.502024%20.5%79.497976%58.439590%79.497976%79.5%1,2664,909-33.807829%-44.829344%-33.807829%33.8%66.192171%55.170656%66.192171%66.2%285558-36.744186%-37.391846%-36.744186%36.7%63.255814%62.608154%63.255814%63.3%474816-41.820580%-43.845961%-41.820580%41.8%58.179420%56.154039%58.179420%58.2%317441-42.847812%-55.476722%-42.847812%42.8%57.152188%44.523278%57.152188%57.2%656875-48.742515%-37.405871%-48.742515%48.7%51.257485%62.594129%51.257485%51.3%407428-57.785088%-58.713636%-57.785088%57.8%42.214912%41.286364%42.214912%42.2%527385-58.660229%-39.254822%-58.660229%58.7%41.339771%60.745178%41.339771%41.3%972685
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 Amharic, Somali 3including Mandarin, Cantonese

Language by State in the United States

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

French1 Spoken at Home by State#3

Percentage of the total population living in households in which French1 is spoken.
Scope: population of Vermont, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Vermont
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
Count number of people speaking French1 at home
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage speaking French1 at home
1including Cajun

Language by State in the Northeast

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

French1 Spoken at Home by State#16

Percentage of the total population living in households in which French1 is spoken.
Scope: population of Vermont, selected other states in the Northeast, and entities that contain Vermont
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
Count number of people speaking French1 at home
# rank of state out of 9 by percentage speaking French1 at home
1including Cajun

Definitions

This page discusses the languages spoken at home by the residents of Vermont, 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:
Chittenden, Rutland, Washington, Windsor
Counties:
Addison, Bennington, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Rutland, Washington, Windham, Windsor
Metro Areas:
Barre Area, Bennington Area, Berlin Area, Burlington Area, Claremont Area, Rutland Area
Major Cities:
Barre, Burlington, Montpelier, Newport, Rutland, South Burlington, St. Albans, Vergennes, Winooski
Major Unincorporated Places:
Arlington, Bennington, Brandon, Brattleboro, Bristol, Castleton, East Barre, Fair Haven, Hardwick, Hinesburg, Manchester Center, Middlebury, Milton, Northfield, Norwich, Randolph, Richford, South Barre, Springfield, St. Johnsbury, West Brattleboro, West Rutland, White River Junction, Wilder, Williamstown, Windsor
Major Villages:
Bellows Falls, Enosburg Falls, Essex Junction, Jeffersonville, Jericho, Johnson, Ludlow, Lyndonville, Morrisville, North Bennington, Orleans, Poultney, Swanton, Waterbury, Woodstock
Congressional District:
VT-At Large
State House Districts:
VT-Addison-1, VT-Addison-2, VT-Addison-3, VT-Addison-4, VT-Addison-5, VT-Addison-Rutland, VT-Bennington-1, VT-Bennington-2-1, VT-Bennington-2-2, VT-Bennington-3, VT-Bennington-4, VT-Bennington-Rutland, VT-Caledonia-1, VT-Caledonia-2, VT-Caledonia-3, VT-Caledonia-4, VT-Caledonia-Washington, VT-Chittenden-1, VT-Chittenden-2, VT-Chittenden-3, VT-Chittenden-4-1, VT-Chittenden-4-2, VT-Chittenden-5-1, VT-Chittenden-5-2, VT-Chittenden-6-1, VT-Chittenden-6-2, VT-Chittenden-6-3, VT-Chittenden-6-4, VT-Chittenden-6-5, VT-Chittenden-6-6, VT-Chittenden-6-7, VT-Chittenden-7-1, VT-Chittenden-7-2, VT-Chittenden-7-3, VT-Chittenden-7-4, VT-Chittenden-8-1, VT-Chittenden-8-2, VT-Chittenden-8-3, VT-Chittenden-9-1, VT-Chittenden-9-2, VT-Chittenden-10, VT-Essex-Caledonia, VT-Essex-Caledonia-Orleans, VT-Franklin-1, VT-Franklin-2, VT-Franklin-3-1, VT-Franklin-3-2, VT-Franklin-4, VT-Franklin-5, VT-Franklin-6, VT-Franklin-7, VT-Grand-Isle-Chittenden, VT-Lamoille-1, VT-Lamoille-2, VT-Lamoille-3, VT-Lamoille-Washington, VT-Orange-1, VT-Orange-2, VT-Orange-Caledonia, VT-Orange-Washington-Addison, VT-Orleans-1, VT-Orleans-2, VT-Orleans-Caledonia, VT-Orleans-Lamoille, VT-Rutland-1, VT-Rutland-2, VT-Rutland-3, VT-Rutland-4, VT-Rutland-5-1, VT-Rutland-5-2, VT-Rutland-5-3, VT-Rutland-5-4, VT-Rutland-6, VT-Rutland-Bennington, VT-Rutland-Windsor-1, VT-Rutland-Windsor-2, VT-Washington-1, VT-Washington-2, VT-Washington-3, VT-Washington-4, VT-Washington-5, VT-Washington-6, VT-Washington-7, VT-Washington-Chittenden, VT-Windham-1, VT-Windham-2-1, VT-Windham-2-2, VT-Windham-2-3, VT-Windham-3, VT-Windham-4, VT-Windham-5, VT-Windham-6, VT-Windham-Bennington, VT-Windham-Bennington-Windsor, VT-Windsor-1, VT-Windsor-2, VT-Windsor-3-1, VT-Windsor-3-2, VT-Windsor-4-1, VT-Windsor-4-2, VT-Windsor-5, VT-Windsor-Orange-1, VT-Windsor-Orange-2, VT-Windsor-Rutland
State Senate Districts:
VT-Addison, VT-Bennington, VT-Caledonia, VT-Chittenden, VT-Essex-Orleans, VT-Franklin, VT-Grand-Isle-Chittenden, VT-Lamoille, VT-Orange, VT-Rutland, VT-Washington, VT-Windham, VT-Windsor
Neighboring States:
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York