Latinx Institute at Antioch University

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Quick Facts About the Latinx Population in the USA

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Did you know Spanish is the most common non - English language spoken in the USA, with 41,757,391 Spanish speakers? However, other languages from Latin American countries are spoken in the USA. Around 845,800 people speak Portuguese. Indigenous migrant languages in the USA should also be acknowledged, and they include Zapoteco, Chinanteco, K'iche, Ayuujk, Q'anjob'al, Mam, Nahuatl

Did you know Spanish is the most common non – English language spoken in the USA, with 41,757,391 Spanish speakers?

However, other languages from Latin American countries are spoken in the USA. Around 845,800 people speak Portuguese.

Indigenous migrant languages in the USA should also be acknowledged, and they include Zapoteco, Chinanteco, K’iche, Ayuujk, Q’anjob’al, Mam, Nahuatl, Mixteco, Maya, Akateco, Purepecha, Zeltal, Kaqchiquel, Tacuate, Chontal and more.

Source: U.S. Census