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Language and Other Statistics

As you are gathering support for your initiative, you will find a need for facts to demonstrate how international education can benefit your community and state. Language, immigration and foreign student statistics can assist you in this effort. See below for some possibilities.

Language Stats
Modern Language Association Language Map uses 2000 census data to map out the locations and numbers of speakers of 30 languages and three groups of less commonly spoken languages in the United States.

U.S. Census Bureau has statistics on how many people in your state are not fluent in English.

Immigration Stats
U.S. Census Bureau provides statistics on the foreign-born population as well as the demographic characteristics for the state's population.

Student Stats
Open Doors Report on International Education Exchange provides statistics on how many foreign students are studying in your state, how many international scholars are in your state, and how many students from your state are studying abroad.

Travel Stats
ITA, Office of International Tourism provides statistics on how many international tourists your state has received.