The number of languages spoken in the United States has more than doubled since 1980, according to the National Center for Educational Statistics.

And there are some major differences in the language varieties that are spoken in different parts of the country.

Here are the top 10 languages spoken by people in the nation: Top 10 Languages by Total Residents Top 10 by Number of Residents Spanish 15.5 million French 12.5 mil Spanish-English 9.7 mil French-German 9.3 mil Spanish 1.6 mil English-Spanish 1.3 million Chinese 1.2 mil Arabic-Arabic 1.1 mil German 1.0 mil Arabic 1.03 mil Portuguese-Portuguese 1.02 mil German-Italian 1.00 mil Chinese-Mandarin 1.01 mil Dutch-Nederlands 1.001 mil Danish-Norwegian 1.000 mil Dutch 1.004 mil Arabic 0.9 mil English 0.99 mil Turkish 0.95 mil Dutch 0.97 mil Arabic (Arabic) 0.93 mil Italian-Basque 0.92 mil Italian 0.91 mil Dutch – 0.85 mil Japanese – 0:49:37 French – 0,99:37 Italian – 0 The top 10 largest populations in the country were in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Washington and Alaska.

The biggest population increase in the state was in the states of California, Texas, Florida, Ohio and North Carolina.

The top 15 states with the largest number of foreign-born residents were Alaska, South Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois, Florida and New Mexico.

Top 10 by Languages spoken in each state, by total residents, 2015-16Source: Center for Immigration Studies.