English proficiency among Hispanics U.S. 2021

Published by
Veera Korhonen,
Jul 5, 2024
This statistic shows the distribution of English language proficiency among Hispanics in the United States in 2022. In that year, 31.8 percent of Hispanics reported speaking only English.

Distribution of English language proficiency among Hispanics in the United States as of 2022

CharacteristicShare of Hispanic population
English "very well" 40.1%
English "well" 12.1%
English "not well" 10.1%
English "not at all" 5.4%
Speak only English 31.8%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of Hispanic population40.1%40.1%12.1%12.1%10.1%10.1%5.4%5.4%31.8%31.8%English "very well"English "well"English "not well"English "not at all"Speak only English
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Release date

September 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

2021

Age group

5 years and older

Supplementary notes

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Values do not total 100 percent as only the Hispanic population who speak Spanish or English included by the source; 0.49 percent of the Hispanic Population in the United States speak a language other than Spanish or English.

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