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- While 28% of all Arabic speakers were born in the U.S., just 13% were born in Iraq and 13% were born in Egypt, the next-most common origins of U.S. Arabic speakers.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/05/18/5-facts-about-arabic-speakers-in-the-us/
More than half (55%) of Spanish speakers were U.S.-born, four times the share (13%) of Tagalog speakers. Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog and Arabic speakers were more likely to be naturalized U.S. citizens than not U.S. citizens.
Arabic in the United States and its ever-growing presence showcase the increasing significance of the language. Arabic has more than 1.35 million speakers in the United States, making it the sixth most common language spoken in the country and catering to almost 0.5% of the U.S. population. [7]
Oct 22, 2024 · This report presents data on languages spoken in the United States by people 5 years old and over based on the 1-year 2019 American Community Survey (ACS).
Jun 5, 2012 · The US population claiming roots in the Arabic-speaking world has doubled in the last few decades. As shown in Table 1.1, the Arabic-speaking population grew by 73 percent between 1990 and 2000, and a further 25 percent between 2000 and 2007.
Among U.S.-born children of two foreign-born parents, 70% adopt English-only preferences, even though 87% of them grow up speaking a non-English language at home. By the third generation, 22% grew up in a household where a language other than English was spoken at home, but 98% preferred to speak English,
•Growing Languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, Hindi, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese, Tagalog •Declining Languages: German, Korean •Fastest Growing Language in Top 10: Arabic (56.9%)
