Tennessee State Language

English

Adopted in 1984.

English was adopted in 1984 as the Tennessee State Language.

TENNESSEE CODE ANNOTATED,
THROUGH 1993 SUPPLEMENT
Section 4-1-404 –English and Legal Language (1984)

English is hereby established as the official and legal language of Tennessee. All communications and publications, including ballots, produced by governmental entities in Tennessee shall be in English, and instruction in public schools and colleges of Tennessee shall be conducted in English unless the nature of the course would require otherwise.

4.9 percent of this state's residents speak a language other than English. The most common of these languages are Spanish, French, German, and Chinese. The portion of Tennesseans who speak little or no English has tripled since 1990.

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