Languages spoken in Wisconsin

Of 5,598,986 residents of Wisconsin aged 5 and over, 506,512 (9.0%) speak a language other than English at home, and 178,885 (3.2%) speak English less than "very well".

The most common non-English language is Spanish with 276,721 speakers, followed by Hmong (39,624).

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