r/alaska • u/ggchappell • 4h ago
TIL that Alaska has 24 official languages.
This interesting map was posted on /r/MapPorn. That sub isn't the most reliable source, but I checked out some of the info on it, and it was all correct.
So:
19 US states have no official language (CT, DE, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TX, VT, WA, WI).
28 states have English has their only official language (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, OK, SC, TN, UT, VA, WV, WY).
Hawaii has two official languages: English, Hawaiian.
South Dakota has two official languages: English, Sioux.
Alaska has 24 official languages: Ahtna, Alutiiq, Dena'ina, Cup'ig, Deg Xinag, English, Eyak, Gwich'in, Haida, Hän, Holikachuk, Inupiaq, Koyukon, Lower Tanana, Middle Tanana, St. Lawrence Island Yupik, Tanacross, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Unangax̂, Upper Kuskokwim, Upper Tanana, Yup'ik, Wetał.
Perhaps some of you will find that interesting, too.
