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WASHINGTON, April 29 (UPI) -- A U.S. Census Bureau report indicates 20 percent of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home.
The report, which analyzes data collected between 1980 and 2007, found the number of residents speaking a language other than English at home more than doubled during the past three decades, the Chicago Tribune reported Thursday.
The census said the number of Spanish speakers in the United States increased by 211 percent, or 23.4 million.
The report also said Chicago, once home to the largest population of foreign language speakers, has been overtaken in the category by New York and Los Angeles.
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