which state speaks the most spanish
U.S. is the No. 2 Spanish-Speaking Country in the World U.S. is the No. 2 Spanish-Speaking Country in the World. A Spanish-language institute says the U.S. is the second largest Spanish-speaking country in the world. Instituto Cervantes, based in Spain, reported there are 41 million native Spanish speakers in the U.S. and 11.6 million who are bilingual for a total of 52.6 million. US has more Spanish speakers than Spain New Mexico is home to the highest population of Spanish-speakers in the country, with 47 percent. California and Texas are next in line with 38 percent, followed by Arizona (30 percent), Nevada (27.3 percent) and Florida (23.2 percent).