In which US states is English the official language?

darthrevan89

Many individual states and territories have adopted English as their official language: Alabama (1990) Alaska (1998) Arizona (2006) Arkansas (1987) California (1986) Colorado (1988) Florida (1988) Georgia (1986, 1996) Idaho (2007) Illinois (1969) Indiana (1984) Iowa (2002) Kansas (2007) Kentucky (1984) Louisiana (1807) Massachusetts (1975) Mississippi (1987) Missouri (1998) Montana (1995) Nebraska (1920) New Hampshire (1995) New Jersey (2008) North Carolina (1987) North Dakota (1987) South Carolina (1987) South Dakota (1987) Tennessee (1984) Utah (2000) Virginia (1981, 1996) Wyoming (1996) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_United_States#Official_language_status Jun 23 08, 7:28 PM

jaknginger

Alabama (1990) Alaska (1998) Arizona (2006) Arkansas (1987) California (1986) Colorado (1988) Florida (1988) Georgia (1986 & 1996) Hawaii (1978) Idaho (2007) Illinois (1969) Indiana (1984) Iowa (2002) Kansas (2007) Kentucky (1984) Louisiana (1811) Massachusetts (1975) Mississippi (1987) Missouri (1998) Montana (1995) Nebraska (1920) New Hampshire (1995) North Carolina (1987) North Dakota (1987) South Carolina (1987) South Dakota (1995) Tennessee (1984) Utah (2000) Virginia (1981 & 1996) Wyoming (1996) http://www.us-english.org/view/13 Jun 23 08, 7:28 PM

darthrevan89

Several states and territories are officially or de facto bi- or trilingual: Hawaii (English and Hawaiian) (1978) Louisiana (English and French legally recognized, although there is no official language) New Mexico (English and de facto Spanish) Maine (English and French both de facto) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_United_States#Official_language_status Jun 23 08, 7:30 PM

BRY2K

The U.S. as a nation has never declared an official language. Many people have tried it with no success. In 1780, John Adams proposed to the Continental Congress that English should be declared the official language of the United States. His proposal was deemed "undemocratic and a threat to individual liberty.” This type of debate has been going on for years, with people on both sides of the fence. And yet, the issue isn't any closer to a resolution than it was 200 years ago. This doesn’t mean that the individual states have not declared an official language because many already have. Twenty-seven states, to be exact, have officially declared English as their language. I see that the 27 states have been adquately listed above by two sourecs. http://www.strictlyspanish.com/whitepaper2.htm Jun 23 08, 7:30 PM