English: 1.43M of Massachusetts citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is higher than the national average of 21.5%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Massachusetts was Spanish. 7.86% of the overall population of Massachusetts are native Spanish speakers. 2.64% speak Portuguese and 1.79% speak Chinese, the next two most common languages. When compared to other states, Massachusetts has a relatively high number of residents that are native Portuguese speakers. In 2015, there were 179,245 native Portuguese speakers living in Massachusetts, approximately 12.33 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.