Can you name the most widely spoken (non-English) mother tongues for white Americans in 1940, by region?

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  • Source: US Census 1940
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New England
705,000 
567,000 
278,000 
145,000 
124,000 
Middle Atlantic (NY,PA,NJ)
2,210,000 
1,268,000 
1,218,000 
977,000 
319,000 
East North-Central (OH,IN,IL,MI,WI)
1,678,000 
970,000 
496,000 
220,000 
216,000 
West North-Central (MO,IA,MN,ND,SD,NE,KS)
1,117,000 
346,000 
257,000 
132,000 
79,000 
South Atlantic (FL,GA,SC,NC,VA,WV,MD,DE)
93,000 
60,000 
57,000 
54,000 
30,000 
East South-Central (AL,MS,TN,KY)
34,000 
13,000 
6,000 
6,000 
3,000 
West South-Central (LA,AR,TX,OK)
749,000 
320,000 
207,000 
68,000 
51,000 
Mountain (MT,ID,WY,CO,UT,NV,NM,AZ)
433,000 
130,000 
44,000 
32,000 
25,000 
Pacific (CA,OR,WA)
420,000 
339,000 
240,000 
118.000 
92,000 
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1940 US Mother Tongues Quiz

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