What is the most spoken foreign language in your city ? (America, bigger)

[TheWereRabbit]

The 2nd most spoken language in every city in the US in Spanish. By quite a bit in most cases. Boston has less spanish speakers than most cities, and a lot more Portuguese and French speakers than most cities, but Spanish is still far and away #2.

[Wonderful Jellal]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

I am going to say that it is going be spanish for the greater majority of big cities in the US.

about 50% of the legal immigrants coming into the country are from Mexico, so no other country/language comes close.

The French Territories have a history of French creole, but the language didn't get ingrained as much as the spanish did.

I know you love Texas, did you know that the French once ruled over Texas?

No, I didn't know.But it's not a surprise, Texas is near Louisiana, an ancient french territory sold by Napoléon 1er
But I'm sad for Louisiana, it's the most "french" state in the US but one of the poorest too

[Wonderful Jellal]

Originally Posted by TheWereRabbit

The 2nd most spoken language in every city in the US in Spanish. By quite a bit in most cases. Boston has less spanish speakers than most cities, and a lot more Portuguese and French speakers than most cities, but Spanish is still far and away #2.

Seattle too ? Because the immigration is largely asian there.
I know Tagalog is the most-speaking foreign language in Anchorage in Alaska because filipinos are the main immigrant group there.

[TheWereRabbit]

Originally Posted by RenaudFR

Seattle too ? Because the immigration is largely asian there.
I know Tagalog is the most-speaking foreign language in Anchorage in Alaska because filipinos are the main immigrant group there.

hmmm Seattle may not be Spanish. good call. Although it may be. Seattle people, thoughts?

And there are definitely smaller cities all around where other languages outrank Spanish. But for the major cities- it's all spanish (except maybe Seattle, and a few others I can't think of)

[DANNYY]

Originally Posted by RenaudFR

Seattle too ? Because the immigration is largely asian there.
I know Tagalog is the most-speaking foreign language in Anchorage in Alaska because filipinos are the main immigrant group there.

Renaud you're right, it is not the most spoken language in Seattle, and also not in Honolulu. (just looked it up)

[18Montclair]

Here's some data u might like RenaudFR:

Population over age 5 that speaks only English
New York 13,469,697
Los Angeles 8,357,169
Chicago 6,578,082
Washington DC 6,214,386
Boston 5,639,652
Philadelphia 5,155,655
Detroit 4,459,385
Atlanta 4,399,264
Dallas 4,369,947
San Francisco 4,156,252
Houston 3,453,553
Seattle 3,151,827
Minneapolis 2,930,529
Phoenix 2,859,781
Miami 2,589,012
Denver 2,259,690
San Diego 1,798,505

Population age 5+ that speaks Spanish
Los Angeles 5,799,585
New York 3,630,997
Miami 1,945,963
Chicago 1,486,051
Houston 1,484,875
Dallas 1,342,366
San Francisco 1,176,838
Phoenix 858,928
San Diego 655,627
Washington DC 601,374
Boston 495,662
Atlanta 483,744
Denver 382,888
Philadelphia 361,236
Seattle 203,833
Minneapolis 132,208

Population age 5+ that speaks French
New York 360,495
Miami 278,657
Boston 155,533
Washington DC 84,611
Los Angeles 60,179
Atlanta 46,034
San Francisco 43,376
Philadelphia 38,818
Chicago 38,341
Houston 21,069
Dallas 20,050
Seattle 17,599
Detroit 16,461
Minneapolis 13,387
Denver 10,488
San Diego 10,123
Phoenix 10,112
Detroit 131,399

Population age 5+ that speaks German
New York 91,773
Los Angeles 56,762
Washington DC 41,244
San Francisco 39,773
Chicago 38,337
Philadelphia 32,603
Boston 25,954
Detroit 24,090
Seattle 24,055
Miami 20,768
Denver 19,709
Atlanta 18,882
Minneapolis 17,742
Houston 17,126
Phoenix 16,622
Dallas 16,441
San Diego 13,932

Population age 5+ that speaks Slavic Languages
New York 506,763
Chicago 310,677
Los Angeles 89,745
San Francisco 72,547
Boston 61,689
Philadelphia 54,884
Seattle 54,876
Detroit 51,009
Washington DC 50,147
Atlanta 33,383
Miami 28,504
Minneapolis 22,666
Denver 22,682
Phoenix 20,254
San Diego 13,934
Dallas 13,038
Houston 12,582

Population age 5+ that speaks other Indo-European Languages
New York 1,114,901
Los Angeles 497,095
Boston 386,593
Chicago 271,978
San Francisco 264,608
Washington DC 217,352
Philadelphia 139,648
Detroit 114,602
Miami 110,265
Houston 98,611
Atlanta 95,950
Dallas 86,478
Seattle 62,559
Phoenix 50,750
San Diego 47,611
Denver 27,129
Minneapolis 24,182

Population age 5+ that speaks Korean
Los Angeles 255,850
New York 161,203
Washington DC 80,011
San Francisco 56,220
Seattle 51,510
Chicago 44,395
Atlanta 40,946
Dallas 25,033
Philadephia 23,876
Boston 15,803
San Diego 14,696
Detroit 12,981
Denver 12,261
Houston 10,223
Phoenix 7,492
Miami 4,293
Minneapolis 4,158

Population age 5+ that speaks Chinese
New York 551,500
San Francisco 429,499
Los Angeles 395,609
Boston 91,702
Washington DC 88,984
Chicago 70,925
Seattle 63,165
Houston 54,095
Philadelphia 42,966
Dallas 37,226
San Diego 35,125
Atlanta 27,809
Detroit 27,408
Miami 17,031
Phoenix 13,743
Minneapolis 13,454
Denver 11,988

Population age 5+ that speaks Vietnamese
Los Angeles 247,184
San Francisco 157,157
Houston 79,848
Dallas 64,547
Washington DC 54,229
Seattle 37,690
San Diego 33,950
Boston 32,967
Atlanta 30,545
New York 26,772
Philadelphia 24,872
Chicago 17,174
Minneapolis 16,326
Denver 14,444
Phoenix 13,011
Miami 10,852
Detroit 7,410

Population age 5+ that speaks Tagalog
Los Angeles 328,106
San Francisco 242,226
New York 143,536
San Diego 86,029
Chicago 68,727
Washington DC 44,752
Seattle 40,802
Houston 26,378
Philadelphia 16,857
Dallas 13,231
Phoenix 11,104
Detroit 9,923
Boston 9,865
Miami 9,587
Atlanta 5,697
Minneapolis 5,342
Denver 4,036

Population age 5+ that speaks other Asian or Pacific Island Languages
Los Angeles 228,584
New York 199,643
San Francisco 163,206
Boston 78,572
Seattle 74,538
Washington DC 73,687
Minneapolis 72,410
Chicago 66,756
Dallas 51,489
Philadelphia 42,813
Atlanta 36,146
Detroit 34,865
San Diego 34,852
Houston 33,027
Denver 23,682
Phoenix 20,519
Miami 15,177

[Wonderful Jellal]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

Here's some data u might like RenaudFR:

Population over age 5 that speaks only English
New York 13,469,697
Los Angeles 8,357,169
Chicago 6,578,082
Washington DC 6,214,386
Boston 5,639,652
Philadelphia 5,155,655
Detroit 4,459,385
Atlanta 4,399,264
Dallas 4,369,947
San Francisco 4,156,252
Houston 3,453,553
Seattle 3,151,827
Minneapolis 2,930,529
Phoenix 2,859,781
Miami 2,589,012
Denver 2,259,690
San Diego 1,798,505

Population age 5+ that speaks Spanish
Los Angeles 5,799,585
New York 3,630,997
Miami 1,945,963
Chicago 1,486,051
Houston 1,484,875
Dallas 1,342,366
San Francisco 1,176,838
Phoenix 858,928
San Diego 655,627
Washington DC 601,374
Boston 495,662
Atlanta 483,744
Denver 382,888
Philadelphia 361,236
Seattle 203,833
Minneapolis 132,208

Population age 5+ that speaks French
New York 360,495
Miami 278,657
Boston 155,533
Washington DC 84,611
Los Angeles 60,179
Atlanta 46,034
San Francisco 43,376
Philadelphia 38,818
Chicago 38,341
Houston 21,069
Dallas 20,050
Seattle 17,599
Detroit 16,461
Minneapolis 13,387
Denver 10,488
San Diego 10,123
Phoenix 10,112
Detroit 131,399

Population age 5+ that speaks German
New York 91,773
Los Angeles 56,762
Washington DC 41,244
San Francisco 39,773
Chicago 38,337
Philadelphia 32,603
Boston 25,954
Detroit 24,090
Seattle 24,055
Miami 20,768
Denver 19,709
Atlanta 18,882
Minneapolis 17,742
Houston 17,126
Phoenix 16,622
Dallas 16,441
San Diego 13,932

Population age 5+ that speaks Slavic Languages
New York 506,763
Chicago 310,677
Los Angeles 89,745
San Francisco 72,547
Boston 61,689
Philadelphia 54,884
Seattle 54,876
Detroit 51,009
Washington DC 50,147
Atlanta 33,383
Miami 28,504
Minneapolis 22,666
Denver 22,682
Phoenix 20,254
San Diego 13,934
Dallas 13,038
Houston 12,582

Population age 5+ that speaks other Indo-European Languages
New York 1,114,901
Los Angeles 497,095
Boston 386,593
Chicago 271,978
San Francisco 264,608
Washington DC 217,352
Philadelphia 139,648
Detroit 114,602
Miami 110,265
Houston 98,611
Atlanta 95,950
Dallas 86,478
Seattle 62,559
Phoenix 50,750
San Diego 47,611
Denver 27,129
Minneapolis 24,182

Population age 5+ that speaks Korean
Los Angeles 255,850
New York 161,203
Washington DC 80,011
San Francisco 56,220
Seattle 51,510
Chicago 44,395
Atlanta 40,946
Dallas 25,033
Philadephia 23,876
Boston 15,803
San Diego 14,696
Detroit 12,981
Denver 12,261
Houston 10,223
Phoenix 7,492
Miami 4,293
Minneapolis 4,158

Population age 5+ that speaks Chinese
New York 551,500
San Francisco 429,499
Los Angeles 395,609
Boston 91,702
Washington DC 88,984
Chicago 70,925
Seattle 63,165
Houston 54,095
Philadelphia 42,966
Dallas 37,226
San Diego 35,125
Atlanta 27,809
Detroit 27,408
Miami 17,031
Phoenix 13,743
Minneapolis 13,454
Denver 11,988

Population age 5+ that speaks Vietnamese
Los Angeles 247,184
San Francisco 157,157
Houston 79,848
Dallas 64,547
Washington DC 54,229
Seattle 37,690
San Diego 33,950
Boston 32,967
Atlanta 30,545
New York 26,772
Philadelphia 24,872
Chicago 17,174
Minneapolis 16,326
Denver 14,444
Phoenix 13,011
Miami 10,852
Detroit 7,410

Population age 5+ that speaks Tagalog
Los Angeles 328,106
San Francisco 242,226
New York 143,536
San Diego 86,029
Chicago 68,727
Washington DC 44,752
Seattle 40,802
Houston 26,378
Philadelphia 16,857
Dallas 13,231
Phoenix 11,104
Detroit 9,923
Boston 9,865
Miami 9,587
Atlanta 5,697
Minneapolis 5,342
Denver 4,036

Population age 5+ that speaks other Asian or Pacific Island Languages
Los Angeles 228,584
New York 199,643
San Francisco 163,206
Boston 78,572
Seattle 74,538
Washington DC 73,687
Minneapolis 72,410
Chicago 66,756
Dallas 51,489
Philadelphia 42,813
Atlanta 36,146
Detroit 34,865
San Diego 34,852
Houston 33,027
Denver 23,682
Phoenix 20,519
Miami 15,177

Wow great numbers
Thanks

[Wonderful Jellal]

Population age 5+ that speaks French
New York 360,495
Miami 278,657
Boston 155,533
Washington DC 84,611
Los Angeles 60,179
Atlanta 46,034
San Francisco 43,376
Philadelphia 38,818
Chicago 38,341
Houston 21,069
Dallas 20,050
Seattle 17,599
Detroit 16,461
Minneapolis 13,387
Denver 10,488
San Diego 10,123
Phoenix 10,112
Detroit 131,399

Haitian immigrants ? The immigration from Haiti boomed during the last decade, apparently.

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by RenaudFR

Haitian immigrants ? The immigration from Haiti boomed during the last decade, apparently.

Ah! Haiti!

I remember thinking "Why does Miami have so many French speakers?"

Totally forgot about Haiti

Thanks +1

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by RenaudFR

No, I didn't know.But it's not a surprise, Texas is near Louisiana, an ancient french territory sold by Napoléon 1er
But I'm sad for Louisiana, it's the most "french" state in the US but one of the poorest too

The proximity has nothing to do with. The Spanish had the Mexican Territory and The French had the Louisiana Territory. The French, however was in possession of the Mexican Territory for a while.

Oh, my friend here in Houston is from Congo and he speaks French. I didn't know that they still spoke French in Congo