How much of the US population is bilingual
As was noted in an earlier post (see here.The bureau collects data on language use to know what languages to use, and where, to get information to people about public health, voting, and safety.In 2000, reportedly, 59% of hispanic children spoke spanish at home, and spoke english either well or very well, in comparison to 53% of hispanic adults.Think of all the indians who speak english or hindi as a second language or third language.Thus, among the entire hispanic population, children and.Census bureau, only 20 percent of americans can converse in two or more languages, compared with 56 percent of europeans.
Most people in the united states speak english and most governmental functions are in english.The percentage of bilinguals is definitely on the rise.However, many languages other than english are spoken in homes across the country.October 22nd, at 2020 07:11 am.Over 38 years, the number of bilingual people in the us has doubled, with experts estimating 23% of the country's population.Among this group, 50% are bilingual.
