Languages Spoken in the US.

French is the fourth largest language in the US (after Spanish and Chinese). It is spoken mainly by the small native French, Haitian or French-Canadian populations. It is spoken in Maine and in Louisiana (where it is an official language). However, don't get too excited, French is only spoken at home by 0.771% of Americans.

(in the meantime 336 languages are also spoken by the population - spoken or signed - of which 176 are indigenous to the area. 52 languages formerly spoken in the country's territory are now extinct - Grimes 2000).

According to the 2000 census, here are the languages most spoken at home :

1. English only 82.105%
2. Spanish 10.710%
3. Chinese (all spoken varieties incl.) 0.771%
4. French (incl. Patois, Cajun) 0.627%
5. German 0.527%
6. Tagalog 0.467%

NOTE:
Here are the official states and territories officially bilingual:

• Louisiana (English and French),
• Hawaii (Hawaiian English and Hawaiian),
• Puerto Rico (Spanish and English),
• Guam (Chamorro and English),
• American Samoa (Samoan and English)