In 2019, there were 9.8 million children in the U.S. who did not speak English at home, although they were able to speak English very well. On the other hand, there were 117,000 children who did not speak English at home and could not speak it at all.
Children who speak another language than English at home in the U.S. from 1979 to 2019, by ability to speak English
(in 1,000s)
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ChildStats.gov. (September 28, 2022). Children who speak another language than English at home in the U.S. from 1979 to 2019, by ability to speak English (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/476765/children-who-speak-another-language-than-english-at-home-in-the-us-by-ability-to-speak-english/
ChildStats.gov. "Children who speak another language than English at home in the U.S. from 1979 to 2019, by ability to speak English (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/476765/children-who-speak-another-language-than-english-at-home-in-the-us-by-ability-to-speak-english/
ChildStats.gov. (2022). Children who speak another language than English at home in the U.S. from 1979 to 2019, by ability to speak English (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/476765/children-who-speak-another-language-than-english-at-home-in-the-us-by-ability-to-speak-english/
ChildStats.gov. "Children Who Speak Another Language than English at Home in The U.S. from 1979 to 2019, by Ability to Speak English (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/476765/children-who-speak-another-language-than-english-at-home-in-the-us-by-ability-to-speak-english/
ChildStats.gov, Children who speak another language than English at home in the U.S. from 1979 to 2019, by ability to speak English (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/476765/children-who-speak-another-language-than-english-at-home-in-the-us-by-ability-to-speak-english/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Children who speak another language than English at home in the U.S. from 1979 to 2019, by ability to speak English (in 1,000s) [Graph], ChildStats.gov, September 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/476765/children-who-speak-another-language-than-english-at-home-in-the-us-by-ability-to-speak-english/
