Map Monday, Mandarin and the languages of China

While many non-Chinese know that Mandarin isn’t the only language in China, few understand the true diversity of language there. With roughly 1.4 billion people, China is home to ~18% of the world’s population. Put another way, nearly one in five humans alive call China home. In addition to its… Read more“Map Monday, Mandarin and the languages of China”

Map Monday, The most common 2nd language by state

Spanish is the most common 2nd language spoken in most of the US.  What’s the next most common language?  As you might expect government, businesses and advocacy groups want to answer to this question.  Where there’s interest there’s data and this being a Map Monday post, that translates into a… Read more“Map Monday, The most common 2nd language by state”