In 2019, about 31.9 percent of children in poor households (below poverty threshold) did not speak any English at home in the United States. On the other hand, about 20.9 percent of children above the poverty threshold did not speak any English at home.
Percentage of children who speak another language than English at home in the U.S. in 2019, by poverty status
Data is limited to the population for whom poverty status is determined.
Detailed data on poverty thresholds by the Census Bureau can be accessed here.
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ChildStats.gov. (September 28, 2022). Percentage of children who speak another language than English at home in the U.S. in 2019, by poverty status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/476863/children-who-speak-another-language-than-english-at-home-in-the-us-by-poverty-status/
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ChildStats.gov. (2022). Percentage of children who speak another language than English at home in the U.S. in 2019, by poverty status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/476863/children-who-speak-another-language-than-english-at-home-in-the-us-by-poverty-status/
ChildStats.gov. "Percentage of Children Who Speak Another Language than English at Home in The U.S. in 2019, by Poverty Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/476863/children-who-speak-another-language-than-english-at-home-in-the-us-by-poverty-status/
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Percentage of children who speak another language than English at home in the U.S. in 2019, by poverty status [Graph], ChildStats.gov, September 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/476863/children-who-speak-another-language-than-english-at-home-in-the-us-by-poverty-status/
