Languages spoken in Michigan

Of 9,536,435 residents of Michigan aged 5 and over, 992,408 (10.4%) speak a language other than English at home, and 352,563 (3.7%) speak English less than "very well".

The most common non-English language is Spanish with 298,830 speakers, followed by Arabic (172,609).

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