1. Cantonese and Mandarin
Estimated number of speakers nationally: 3,495,00
Number of states where it’s the most common:
States that most commonly speak the language: California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Alabama, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, New Jersey, Delaware and Marylan
Chinese immigrants have been coming to America in large numbers since the mid-19th century, when the California Gold Rush compelled them to cross the Pacific Ocean. Today, there are over 5 million Chinese Americans across the country.
The Most Commonly Spoken Language in Every U.S. State (Besides English and Spanish)
