Children with difficulties speaking English, by parent's education U.S. 2019

In 2019, about 2.4 percent of children, with Bachelor's degree (or higher) holding parents, were not speaking English at home and had difficulties speaking English in the United States.

Percentage of children who spoke another language at home and had difficulties speaking English in the United States in 2019, by parent's education

Characteristic	Percentage of children
Less than high school graduate	14.2%
High school graduate	5.3%
Some college	2.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.4%

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September 2022

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United States

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2019

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5 to 17 years

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