German
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Endangerment status
Not endangered
Children are still learning this language at home.
Source: Glottolog (glottolog-cldf, master)
ISO 639-3 deu · ISO 639-1 de · Glottocode stan1295
Speakers at home
The census counts this language on its own, so these figures are for it alone.
By state
- California91,233limited English 9,684
- Texas64,141limited English 11,716
- Florida61,027limited English 7,017
- New York49,555limited English 6,912
- Ohio39,737limited English 9,284
- Pennsylvania37,819limited English 8,055
- Indiana33,131limited English 7,602
- Illinois30,649limited English 4,146
- Michigan30,618limited English 4,595
- Wisconsin27,067limited English 5,871
- Washington25,113limited English 2,758
- Georgia23,188limited English 2,311
- Virginia22,734limited English 2,389
- North Carolina22,352limited English 3,298
- Colorado21,622limited English 1,882
- Missouri18,209limited English 4,724
- New Jersey17,505limited English 2,332
- Arizona17,329limited English 2,065
- Massachusetts16,379limited English 1,125
- Minnesota16,204limited English 3,196
- Maryland14,657limited English 1,710
- Oregon13,190limited English 1,808
- South Carolina12,948limited English 1,564
- Kentucky12,379limited English 2,406
- Tennessee11,894limited English 1,722
- Iowa10,026limited English 1,561
- Kansas9,573limited English 1,533
- Alabama9,107limited English 1,396
- Oklahoma8,827limited English 1,195
- Utah8,353limited English 1,023
- Connecticut7,737limited English 714
- Nevada7,337limited English 783
- Montana6,655limited English 1,390
- South Dakota6,258limited English 1,061
- New Mexico5,557limited English 507
- Idaho4,761limited English 759
- Nebraska4,596limited English 697
- North Dakota4,445limited English 914
- Arkansas4,305limited English 522
- New Hampshire3,930limited English 541
- Hawaii3,537limited English 442
- Louisiana3,446limited English 552
- Maine3,159limited English 423
- Mississippi2,500limited English 410
- Alaska2,434limited English 208
- Delaware2,140limited English 599
- West Virginia1,957limited English 295
- Vermont1,834limited English 100
- Wyoming1,780limited English 75
- Rhode Island1,292limited English 138
By city
- New York City21,574limited English 747
- Los Angeles11,120limited English 503
- Chicago4,044limited English 55
- Seattle3,955limited English 235
- San Diego3,843limited English 489
- Houston3,020limited English 418
- Boston2,926limited English 126
- Phoenix2,808limited English 401
- Philadelphia2,708limited English 201
- San Jose2,290limited English 589
- Columbus1,709limited English 82
- Charlotte1,258limited English 32
- Sacramento1,162limited English 139
- Dallas1,129limited English 119
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year. The second figure counts people who speak English less than “very well”.
The census publishes this table for every state but for only a handful of cities. A city missing from this list is one it does not publish, not one where nobody speaks the language.
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CultureMesh, "German" language page (https://culturemesh.com/languages/german-11). Endangerment status: Glottolog (glottolog-cldf, master). Speakers at home: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year.