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Mississippi Official English legislation
Section 3-3-31. State Language (1987)
The English language is the official language of the state of Mississippi.
*Languages in Mississippi
LANGUAGE |
NUMBER |
PERCENT |
Population 5 years and over |
2,641,453 |
100.0 |
Speak only English |
2,545,931 |
96.4 |
Speak a language other than English |
95,522 |
3.6 |
Spanish or Spanish Creole |
50,515 |
1.9 |
French (incl. Patois, Cajun) |
10,826 |
0.4 |
Other Native North American languages |
5,654 |
0.2 |
German |
5,501 |
0.2 |
Vietnamese |
4,916 |
0.2 |
Chinese |
2,506 |
0.1 |
Tagalog |
2,005 |
0.1 |
Korean |
1,485 |
0.1 |
Italian |
1,336 |
0.1 |
Arabic |
1,081 |
0.0 |
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