Languages spoken in Maine

Of 1,325,830 residents of Maine aged 5 and over, 80,043 (6.0%) speak a language other than English at home, and 20,727 (1.6%) speak English less than "very well".

The most common non-English language is French (incl. Cajun) with 30,737 speakers, followed by Spanish (13,107).

Limited-English-proficiency counts are the best public proxy for local demand for interpreters and document translation in healthcare, courts, schools and social services.