SLOW SPEAKING Alabama

Alabama residents have among the slowest speech in America. We rank 4th slowest!

Key findings

• The average rate of speech among U.S. states is 5.09 syllables per second
• The U.S. state with the fastest average speech rate is Minnesota at 5.34 syllables per second
• The U.S. state with the slowest average rate of speech is Louisiana at 4.78 syllables per second
• The U.S. city with the fastest average rate of speech is Portland, Oregon, at 5.38 syllables per second
• The U.S. city with the slowest average speech rate is Peoria, Illinois, at 4.71 syllables per second
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• Slowest Talking States

  1	Louisiana	4.78
  2	South Carolina	4.80
  3	Mississippi	4.82
  4	Alabama	4.87
  5	Georgia	4.89
  6	New Mexico	4.90
  7	Arkansas	4.93
  8	North Carolina	4.93
  9	Texas	4.95
  10	Illinois	4.96

   
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• See the entire study HERE.