Languages in Wisconsin (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 Wisconsin
Wisconsin
United States
0%5%10%CountSpanishHmongGermanChinese1Dutch et al.2French3Other Indo-European languagesOther Indo-Europe…ArabicPolishHindi4.590155%13.105530%4.590155%4.6%248,533249k0.854062%0.076038%0.854062%0.9%46,24346.2k0.604213%0.322889%0.604213%0.6%32,71532.7k0.300177%1.060159%0.300177%0.3%16,25316.3k0.202790%0.160191%0.202790%0.2%10,98011.0k0.190009%0.410100%0.190009%0.2%10,28810.3k0.150024%0.184459%0.150024%0.2%8,1230.144464%0.363857%0.144464%0.1%7,8220.114175%0.181071%0.114175%0.1%6,1820.109096%0.247020%0.109096%0.1%5,907
Count number of people speaking given language at home
1including Mandarin, Cantonese 2including Dutch, Afrikaans, Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch 3including Cajun

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 Wisconsin
Less Than 'Very Well' 'Very Well'
United States
Wisconsin
50%0%50%Don'tDoFrench1GermanHindiOther Indo-European languagesOther Indo-Europe…PolishDutch et al.2SpanishHmongArabicChinese3-18.662519%-20.435910%-18.662519%18.7%81.337481%79.564090%81.337481%81.3%1,9208,368-19.868562%-15.531691%-19.868562%19.9%80.131438%84.468309%80.131438%80.1%6,50026,21526.2k-22.752666%-20.627763%-22.752666%22.8%77.247334%79.372237%77.247334%77.2%1,3444,563-24.879970%-30.386196%-24.879970%24.9%75.120030%69.613804%75.120030%75.1%2,0216,102-25.444840%-39.289221%-25.444840%25.4%74.555160%60.710779%74.555160%74.6%1,5734,609-31.602914%-28.911377%-31.602914%31.6%68.397086%71.088623%68.397086%68.4%3,4707,510-40.040156%-41.560410%-40.040156%40.0%59.959844%58.439590%59.959844%60.0%99,51399.5k149,020149k-40.291504%-42.197703%-40.291504%40.3%59.708496%57.802297%59.708496%59.7%18,63218.6k27,61127.6k-40.897469%-37.405871%-40.897469%40.9%59.102531%62.594129%59.102531%59.1%3,1994,623-52.162678%-55.476722%-52.162678%52.2%47.837322%44.523278%47.837322%47.8%8,4787,775
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 Dutch, Afrikaans, Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch 3including Mandarin, Cantonese

Language by State in the United States

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

Spanish Spoken at Home by State#3

Percentage of the total population living in households in which Spanish is spoken.
Scope: population of Wisconsin, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin to all of the states in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wisconsin.

Spanish Spoken at Home by State#13

Percentage of the total population living in households in which Spanish is spoken.
Scope: population of Wisconsin, selected other states in the Midwest, and entities that contain Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin, 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:
Brown, Dane, Fond du Lac, Kenosha, La Crosse, Marathon, Milwaukee, Outagamie, Racine, Rock, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Winnebago
Counties:
Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood
Metro Areas:
Appleton Area, Baraboo Area, Beaver Dam Area, Chicago Area, Duluth Area, Eau Claire Area, Fond du Lac Area, Green Bay Area, Iron Mountain Area, Janesville Area, La Crosse Area, Madison Area, Manitowoc Area, Marinette Area, Menomonie Area, Merrill Area, Milwaukee Area, Minneapolis Area, Oshkosh Area, Platteville Area, Racine Area, Shawano Area, Sheboygan Area, Stevens Point Area, Watertown Area, Wausau Area, Whitewater Area, Wisconsin Rapids Area
Major Cities:
Appleton, Beaver Dam, Beloit, Brookfield, Cudahy, De Pere, Eau Claire, Fitchburg, Fond du Lac, Franklin, Green Bay, Greenfield, Janesville, Kenosha, La Crosse, Madison, Manitowoc, Marshfield, Menasha, Menomonie, Mequon, Middleton, Milwaukee, Muskego, Neenah, New Berlin, Oak Creek, Oconomowoc, Onalaska, Oshkosh, Racine, Sheboygan, South Milwaukee, Stevens Point, Sun Prairie, Superior, Watertown, Waukesha, Wausau, Wauwatosa, West Allis, West Bend, Wisconsin Rapids
Major Villages:
Ashwaubenon, Caledonia, Germantown, Howard, Menomonee Falls, Mount Pleasant, Pleasant Prairie
Congressional Districts:
WI-1, WI-2, WI-3, WI-4, WI-5, WI-6, WI-7, WI-8
Assembly Districts:
WI-1, WI-2, WI-3, WI-4, WI-5, WI-6, WI-7, WI-8, WI-9, WI-10, WI-11, WI-12, WI-13, WI-14, WI-15, WI-16, WI-17, WI-18, WI-19, WI-20, WI-21, WI-22, WI-23, WI-24, WI-25, WI-26, WI-27, WI-28, WI-29, WI-30, WI-31, WI-32, WI-33, WI-34, WI-35, WI-36, WI-37, WI-38, WI-39, WI-40, WI-41, WI-42, WI-43, WI-44, WI-45, WI-46, WI-47, WI-48, WI-49, WI-50, WI-51, WI-52, WI-53, WI-54, WI-55, WI-56, WI-57, WI-58, WI-59, WI-60, WI-61, WI-62, WI-63, WI-64, WI-65, WI-66, WI-67, WI-68, WI-69, WI-70, WI-71, WI-72, WI-73, WI-74, WI-75, WI-76, WI-77, WI-78, WI-79, WI-80, WI-81, WI-82, WI-83, WI-84, WI-85, WI-86, WI-87, WI-88, WI-89, WI-90, WI-91, WI-92, WI-93, WI-94, WI-95, WI-96, WI-97, WI-98, WI-99
State Senate Districts:
WI-1, WI-2, WI-3, WI-4, WI-5, WI-6, WI-7, WI-8, WI-9, WI-10, WI-11, WI-12, WI-13, WI-14, WI-15, WI-16, WI-17, WI-18, WI-19, WI-20, WI-21, WI-22, WI-23, WI-24, WI-25, WI-26, WI-27, WI-28, WI-29, WI-30, WI-31, WI-32, WI-33
Neighboring States:
Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota