| Place | English official | Other official language(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Yes | None | since 1990[1] |
| Alaska | Yes | Inupiaq, Siberian Yupik, Central Alaskan Yup'ik, Alutiiq, Unangax, Dena'ina, Deg Xinag, Holikachuk, Koyukon, Upper Kuskokwim, Gwich'in, Tanana, Upper Tanana, Tanacross, Hän, Ahtna, Eyak, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian[2][3] | |
| Arizona | Yes | None | since 2006, 1988 law ruled unconstitutional[4] |
| Arkansas | Yes | None | since 1987[1] |
| California | Yes | None | since 1986 with Proposition 63.[1] Proposition 63 is unenforceable due to the lack of appropriate legislation,[5] and the Bilingual Services Act provides for the use of other languages in public outreach.[6] |
| Colorado | Yes | None | since 1988;[1] from 1876–1990 the Colorado Constitution required laws to be published in English, Spanish, and German[7] |
| Connecticut | No | None[1] | |
| Delaware | No | None[1] | |
| Florida | Yes | None | since 1988[1] |
| Georgia | Yes | None | since 1996[1] |
| Hawaii | Yes | Hawaiian | since 1978[1] |
| Idaho | Yes | None | since 2007[1] |
| Illinois | Yes | None | since 1969; "American" was the official language 1923–1969.[1] |
| Indiana | Yes | None | since 1984[1] |
| Iowa | Yes | None | since 2002[1] |
| Kansas | Yes | None | since 2007[1] |
| Kentucky | Yes | None | since 1984[1] |
| Louisiana | No | None | French has had special status since 1968 founding of CODOFIL.[1][8] |
| Maine | No | None[1] | |
| Maryland | No | None[1] | |
| Massachusetts | Yes | None[1] | since 2002; 1975 law ruled unconstitutional |
| Michigan | No | None[1] | |
| Minnesota | No | None[1] | |
| Mississippi | Yes | None | since 1987[1] |
| Missouri | Yes | None[1] | since 1998; state constitution amended accordingly in 2008[9] |
| Montana | Yes | None | since 1995[1] |
| Nebraska | Yes | None | since 1920[10] |
| Nevada | No | None[1] | |
| New Hampshire | Yes | None | since 1995[1] |
| New Jersey | No | None[1] | |
| New Mexico | No | None | Spanish has had special recognition since 1912 passage of state constitution. See article. English Plus since 1989[1] |
| New York | No | None[1] | |
| North Carolina | Yes | None | since 1987[1] |
| North Dakota | Yes | None | since 1987[1] |
| Ohio | No | None[1] | |
| Oklahoma | Yes | None | since 2010. The Choctaw language is official within the Choctaw Nation; the Cherokee language has been official among the Cherokee and the UKB since 1991.[11][12][13][14] |
| Oregon | No | None | English Plus since 1989[1] |
| Pennsylvania | No | None[1] | |
| Rhode Island | No | None | English Plus since 1992[1] |
| South Carolina | Yes | None | since 1987[1] |
| South Dakota | Yes | Sioux | since 1995,[1] since 2019[15] |
| Tennessee | Yes | None | since 1984[1] |
| Texas | No | None[1] | |
| Utah | Yes | None | English only from 2000–2021;[1] since 2021, the Utah code has been amended to be English official but not English only.[16] |
| Vermont | No | None[1] | |
| Virginia | Yes | None | since 1996[1] |
| Washington | No | None | English Plus since 1989[1] |
| West Virginia | Yes | None[1] | since 2016[17] |
| Wisconsin | No | None[1] | |
| Wyoming | Yes | None | since 1996[1] |
| District of Columbia | No | None[18][19] | The Language Access Act of 2004 guarantees equal access and participation in public services, programs, and activities for residents of the District of Columbia who cannot (or have limited capacity to) speak, read, or write English. Speakers of Amharic, French, Chinese, Spanish, Vietnamese and Korean receive additional accommodations.[20][21] |
| American Samoa | Yes | Samoan[22] | |
| Guam | Yes | Chamorro[23] | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Yes | Chamorro, Carolinian[24] | |
| Puerto Rico | Yes | Spanish[25] | |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Yes | None[26] |