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Language Use in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania does not have an official language, and it does not allow referenda or voter initiatives. 8.4 percent of this state's residents speak a language other than English. This state has the nation's highest proportion of speakers of Pennsylvania Dutch, and Slovak.

These are foreign languages most commonly spoken as the primary language in a home in Pennsylvania:
Italian (65,590)
German (57,214)
French (incl. Patois, Cajun) (37,836)
West Germanic languages, besides German(37704)
Chinese (36,044)
Polish (29,315)
Russian (26,700)
Korean (21,250)
Vietnamese (20,558)
Arabic (15,594)
Greek (15,501)

Current Legislation

House Bill 1958 would make English the official language of the Commonwealth.