Languages spoken in Rhode Island

Of 1,048,547 residents of Rhode Island aged 5 and over, 242,013 (23.1%) speak a language other than English at home, and 95,552 (9.1%) speak English less than "very well".

The most common non-English language is Spanish with 141,693 speakers, followed by Portuguese (30,524).

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