English: 32,258 of Vermont citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is N/A the national average of 21.5%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Vermont was French. 1.41% of the overall population of Vermont are native French speakers. 1.02% speak Spanish and 0.36% speak German, the next two most common languages. When compared to other states, Vermont has a relatively high number of residents that are native French speakers. In 2015, there were 8,855 native French speakers living in Vermont, approximately 3.47 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.