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What percentage of Americans speak an Asian or Pacific Islander language at home?

3.6% of Americans speak an Asian or Pacific Islander language at home — about 4 in every 100, or 0 in 10. That is the figure published by the American Community Survey for 2023.

0 in 100100 in 100
3.6

Where this number comes from

Survey
American Community Survey
What it measured
American Community Survey 1-year estimate, published under the label “LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME → Population 5 years and over → Asian and Pacific Islander languages”.
Population
Americans aged 5 and over
Year
2023
90% confidence interval
3.5% to 3.7%

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