In 2021, about 21.3 percent of school children spoke another language than English at home in the United States. This is a decrease from 2019, when 22.6 percent of school children did not speak English at home.
Percentage of school children who speak another language than English at home in the U.S. from 1979 to 2021
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ChildStats.gov. (September 28, 2023). Percentage of school children who speak another language than English at home in the U.S. from 1979 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/476804/percentage-of-school-age-children-who-speak-another-language-than-english-at-home-in-the-us/
ChildStats.gov. "Percentage of school children who speak another language than English at home in the U.S. from 1979 to 2021." Chart. September 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/476804/percentage-of-school-age-children-who-speak-another-language-than-english-at-home-in-the-us/
ChildStats.gov. (2023). Percentage of school children who speak another language than English at home in the U.S. from 1979 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/476804/percentage-of-school-age-children-who-speak-another-language-than-english-at-home-in-the-us/
ChildStats.gov. "Percentage of School Children Who Speak Another Language than English at Home in The U.S. from 1979 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/476804/percentage-of-school-age-children-who-speak-another-language-than-english-at-home-in-the-us/
ChildStats.gov, Percentage of school children who speak another language than English at home in the U.S. from 1979 to 2021 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/476804/percentage-of-school-age-children-who-speak-another-language-than-english-at-home-in-the-us/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Percentage of school children who speak another language than English at home in the U.S. from 1979 to 2021 [Graph], ChildStats.gov, September 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/476804/percentage-of-school-age-children-who-speak-another-language-than-english-at-home-in-the-us/
