Greek
Glottolog calls it: Modern Greek
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Endangerment status
Not endangered
Children are still learning this language at home.
Source: Glottolog (glottolog-cldf, master)
ISO 639-3 ell · ISO 639-1 el · Glottocode mode1248
Speakers at home
The census counts this language on its own, so these figures are for it alone.
By state
- New York59,605limited English 16,124
- Illinois24,354limited English 5,821
- Massachusetts19,743limited English 4,954
- California19,668limited English 3,322
- Florida18,774limited English 3,644
- New Jersey18,610limited English 4,718
- Pennsylvania12,075limited English 2,802
- Michigan7,611limited English 1,293
- Connecticut7,399limited English 1,862
- Ohio7,340limited English 1,452
- Texas7,150limited English 1,202
- Maryland6,621limited English 1,231
- Virginia5,726limited English 611
- North Carolina5,676limited English 1,158
- Indiana3,041limited English 471
- Arizona2,588limited English 375
- New Hampshire2,532limited English 414
- South Carolina2,475limited English 548
- Georgia2,469limited English 519
- Washington2,205limited English 285
- Wisconsin2,035limited English 293
- Colorado1,848limited English 199
- Nevada1,527limited English 201
- Delaware1,286limited English 268
- Tennessee1,149limited English 130
- Missouri1,086limited English 177
- Oregon1,064limited English 237
- Utah956limited English 208
- Alabama828limited English 138
- Minnesota809limited English 48
- Louisiana712limited English 195
- Rhode Island580limited English 124
- New Mexico547limited English 45
- Iowa414limited English 24
- Kentucky414limited English 111
- Maine386limited English 49
- Oklahoma374limited English 41
- Nebraska334limited English 38
- Hawaii318limited English 61
- Idaho268limited English 20
- West Virginia260limited English 0
- Mississippi241limited English 96
- Montana230limited English 4
- Vermont224limited English 5
- Kansas221limited English 14
- Arkansas169limited English 40
- Alaska84limited English 0
- Wyoming80limited English 0
- South Dakota53limited English 17
- North Dakota11limited English 11
By city
- New York City38,012limited English 12,258
- Chicago4,689limited English 979
- Boston1,936limited English 606
- Los Angeles1,894limited English 639
- Charlotte1,805limited English 344
- Philadelphia1,632limited English 454
- Houston1,292limited English 387
- San Diego688limited English 0
- Columbus551limited English 0
- San Jose499limited English 164
- Seattle426limited English 150
- Phoenix353limited English 44
- Sacramento306limited English 140
- Dallas34limited English 0
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, "Greek" language page (https://culturemesh.com/languages/greek-75). Endangerment status: Glottolog (glottolog-cldf, master). Speakers at home: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year.