Languages spoken in West Virginia

Of 1,690,312 residents of West Virginia aged 5 and over, 43,001 (2.5%) speak a language other than English at home, and 11,837 (0.7%) speak English less than "very well".

The most common non-English language is Spanish with 19,863 speakers, followed by Arabic (2,406).

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