<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Many languages in the United States are used, or historically have been used . Over 500 languages are spoken at various levels by the U.S. population . The most commonly used language is English (specifically American English), which is the de facto national language of the United States . Since the 1965 Immigration Act, Spanish is the second most common language in the country . The state government of Louisiana offers services and documents in French, as does New Mexico in Spanish . </P> <P> There are many languages indigenous to North America or to U.S. states or holdings in the Pacific region . Hawaiian, although having few native speakers, is an official language along with English at the state level in Hawaii . Alaska recognizes twenty Native languages as official . </P>

What is the primary language in the united states