How many people speak "African Language " in America

Language category: ALL OTHER LANGUAGES
In October 2015, the U.S. Census Bureau released the "2009-2013 American Community Survey" which provides information on "languages spoken at home" and "ability to speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over" for the United States as a whole, states including Puerto Rico and Washington D.C., selected counties, and selected cities and urban areas. The following provides aggregated survey information on people who speak "African Language", as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

African language speakers in the United States

Country	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
United States	894,499	11,901	284,099	5,638

African Languages speakers by U.S. state

What U.S. states have the most african languages speakers?

State	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
New York	93,485	3,946	28,808	1,695
Texas	80,814	3,857	21,419	1,707
Maryland	71,519	2,891	17,882	1,229
California	71,399	3,273	20,590	1,722
Minnesota	64,537	2,466	27,046	1,290
Virginia	52,140	2,318	15,522	1,382
Georgia	48,036	2,613	12,499	1,327
Washington	40,932	2,244	17,655	1,437
Ohio	35,960	2,132	13,126	1,103
New Jersey	33,165	1,971	7,812	750
Massachusetts	32,981	2,248	10,032	1,028
Illinois	29,473	2,094	7,758	1,150
Pennsylvania	23,519	1,782	7,106	1,087
North Carolina	20,594	1,832	5,477	794
Colorado	17,500	1,597	8,148	995
Florida	14,092	1,497	3,270	578
Michigan	13,819	1,561	4,812	1,021
Tennessee	12,044	1,618	4,783	1,151
Missouri	11,775	1,173	3,883	622
Arizona	11,579	1,421	4,610	697
Nevada	9,641	1,241	4,722	778
Indiana	9,246	1,423	2,004	562
Connecticut	8,553	1,137	2,257	530
District of Columbia	8,536	929	3,225	607
Oregon	6,874	1,084	2,938	791
Kansas	6,379	902	1,934	439
Kentucky	6,114	934	2,605	566
Nebraska	6,035	1,046	2,657	530
Wisconsin	5,432	747	1,736	372
Iowa	5,056	695	1,954	468
Oklahoma	4,483	727	892	284
Delaware	3,744	781	445	170
Utah	3,735	669	1,386	376
Rhode Island	3,658	566	1,264	320
Maine	3,570	499	2,078	403
Alabama	3,325	509	630	189
South Dakota	3,252	494	2,085	398
Louisiana	2,739	599	715	246
North Dakota	2,448	478	1,529	401
New Hampshire	2,359	530	1,094	381
South Carolina	2,073	536	791	400
Alaska	1,415	388	743	211
Mississippi	1,081	366	228	139
Idaho	1,050	426	701	418
New Mexico	850	238	174	83
West Virginia	800	260	122	87
Arkansas	797	251	158	104
Vermont	790	289	380	186
Hawaii	594	227	223	107
Wyoming	320	189	89	55
Montana	187	117	102	75

African Languages speakers by U.S county

What counties in the United States have the most african languages speakers?

County	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Bronx County [NY]	39,195	2,433	13,081	1,074
King County [WA]	30,922	1,921	13,827	1,167
Hennepin County [MN]	29,810	1,668	12,991	944
Montgomery County [MD]	28,063	1,916	8,188	781
Franklin County [OH]	22,687	1,703	8,962	864
Prince George s County [MD]	22,116	1,757	4,789	680
Cook County [IL]	20,637	1,842	5,838	1,038
Los Angeles County [CA]	20,432	1,758	5,482	841
Harris County [TX]	19,753	2,083	4,599	748
Dallas County [TX]	17,770	1,507	4,580	768
Fairfax County [VA]	17,700	1,631	5,785	770
DeKalb County [GA]	14,304	1,499	6,333	924
Ramsey County [MN]	13,907	1,204	6,007	710
Kings County [NY]	12,602	1,468	3,768	636
San Diego County [CA]	11,927	1,617	4,323	856
Essex County [NJ]	10,888	1,077	2,752	454
Tarrant County [TX]	10,625	1,275	3,013	748
Queens County [NY]	10,311	1,216	2,462	543
Middlesex County [MA]	10,024	1,122	2,213	464
Philadelphia County [PA]	9,301	1,143	3,127	771
Gwinnett County [GA]	9,031	1,322	2,079	745
Clark County [NV]	8,909	1,146	4,542	773
Baltimore County [MD]	8,785	1,007	1,847	426
Maricopa County [AZ]	8,689	1,246	3,428	569
Prince William County [VA]	8,567	1,276	1,885	427
District of Columbia [DC]	8,536	929	3,225	607
Fort Bend County [TX]	8,472	1,609	2,173	489
Arapahoe County [CO]	8,374	1,060	3,916	649
Worcester County [MA]	7,963	977	3,075	592
New York County [NY]	7,944	1,471	2,558	582
Cobb County [GA]	7,515	1,077	634	237
Collin County [TX]	6,908	1,100	1,550	469
Suffolk County [MA]	6,867	994	2,714	507
Alameda County [CA]	6,591	828	2,531	455
Wake County [NC]	5,937	1,167	1,404	427
Mecklenburg County [NC]	5,654	882	1,313	324
Davidson County [TN]	5,422	1,016	2,002	585
Santa Clara County [CA]	5,240	976	1,974	472
Marion County [IN]	5,154	1,179	1,410	517
Fulton County [GA]	5,133	1,018	1,370	428
San Bernardino County [CA]	5,122	1,022	867	266
Dakota County [MN]	4,914	743	1,592	385
Snohomish County [WA]	4,875	923	1,785	508
Denver County [CO]	4,748	931	2,126	569
Wayne County [MI]	4,388	812	1,530	561
Multnomah County [OR]	4,368	961	2,034	711
Hamilton County [OH]	4,359	866	1,710	522
Middlesex County [NJ]	4,336	765	911	307
Hartford County [CT]	4,281	762	1,299	445
Union County [NJ]	4,132	821	894	341
Baltimore city [MD]	4,065	674	1,360	474
Arlington County [VA]	3,827	640	1,440	506
Jefferson County [KY]	3,624	686	1,643	408
Delaware County [PA]	3,487	668	471	155
Contra Costa County [CA]	3,448	998	1,072	369
Guilford County [NC]	3,398	762	1,543	512
Sacramento County [CA]	3,383	827	1,095	337
Providence County [RI]	3,379	553	1,217	322
Westchester County [NY]	3,371	630	666	198
Shelby County [TN]	3,364	836	1,615	611
Riverside County [CA]	3,343	895	508	226
New Castle County [DE]	3,241	720	355	163
Erie County [NY]	3,189	673	1,416	459
Denton County [TX]	3,082	710	423	247
St. Louis County [MO]	3,041	578	701	239
Johnson County [KS]	3,038	578	635	236
Salt Lake County [UT]	3,031	577	1,288	353
Howard County [MD]	2,978	648	865	376
Polk County [IA]	2,962	639	1,335	397
Orange County [CA]	2,749	612	907	247
Nassau County [NY]	2,699	612	379	179
Essex County [MA]	2,682	564	751	251
Milwaukee County [WI]	2,457	569	811	286
Bexar County [TX]	2,440	834	1,236	707
Monroe County [NY]	2,396	573	1,305	513
Pima County [AZ]	2,311	550	1,121	412
Richmond County [NY]	2,309	468	365	171
Hudson County [NJ]	2,277	527	861	295
New Haven County [CT]	2,233	581	428	200
Hillsborough County [FL]	2,171	585	306	176
Cuyahoga County [OH]	2,066	561	571	278
Oakland County [MI]	2,027	419	338	130
Onondaga County [NY]	2,026	454	957	275
Miami-Dade County [FL]	2,018	563	516	289
Will County [IL]	1,924	671	226	130
Oklahoma County [OK]	1,885	514	259	137
Pierce County [WA]	1,878	462	512	229
Norfolk County [MA]	1,850	508	329	200
Hampden County [MA]	1,833	468	476	221
Loudoun County [VA]	1,826	407	263	124
Travis County [TX]	1,772	486	674	286
Broward County [FL]	1,769	465	161	93
Sonoma County [CA]	1,763	494	373	177
Allegheny County [PA]	1,758	415	534	239
Mercer County [NJ]	1,685	471	393	204
Hillsborough County [NH]	1,655	494	838	355
Anne Arundel County [MD]	1,644	445	207	110
Henrico County [VA]	1,621	627	697	311
Burlington County [NJ]	1,609	485	209	114
Fairfield County [CT]	1,585	501	420	207
Camden County [NJ]	1,568	431	305	125
Duval County [FL]	1,547	401	523	219
Somerset County [NJ]	1,505	552	334	168
Washtenaw County [MI]	1,459	404	561	245
Suffolk County [NY]	1,446	419	392	181
Orange County [FL]	1,394	429	252	142
Bergen County [NJ]	1,342	403	300	152
Washington County [OR]	1,294	487	651	364
Dane County [WI]	1,234	331	386	161
Montgomery County [PA]	1,181	290	114	65
Albany County [NY]	1,177	443	133	100
Virginia Beach city [VA]	1,073	415	272	142
DuPage County [IL]	1,071	334	266	156
San Joaquin County [CA]	1,050	378	247	171
San Francisco County [CA]	1,024	424	197	110
Lancaster County [PA]	958	355	538	311
Kane County [IL]	930	406	66	51
Orange County [NY]	902	376	118	101
San Mateo County [CA]	812	366	202	118
Clark County [WA]	805	377	488	341
Bucks County [PA]	791	254	220	118
Solano County [CA]	785	301	156	129
Rockland County [NY]	722	275	203	135
Fresno County [CA]	704	237	142	80
Kern County [CA]	674	268	189	135
Anchorage Municipality [AK]	664	356	283	175
Washoe County [NV]	648	398	141	98
Monmouth County [NJ]	627	194	47	42
Plymouth County [MA]	618	215	157	109
El Paso County [CO]	608	278	325	221
Bristol County [MA]	589	258	141	115
Bernalillo County [NM]	579	213	73	42
Yolo County [CA]	545	287	75	54
Honolulu County [HI]	544	219	219	107
Passaic County [NJ]	539	272	258	236
Lake County [IL]	531	281	11	26
Ocean County [NJ]	515	287	131	126
Atlantic County [NJ]	502	189	134	76
Pinellas County [FL]	456	206	108	78
Morris County [NJ]	444	185	73	54
Macomb County [MI]	426	192	53	45
Jefferson Parish [LA]	382	182	188	124
Chester County [PA]	322	154	55	44
Ventura County [CA]	242	121	33	33
Lee County [FL]	174	79	39	43
Palm Beach County [FL]	145	104	11	18
Monterey County [CA]	129	67	41	42
Santa Barbara County [CA]	128	63	8	13
Stanislaus County [CA]	105	64	35	48
Collier County [FL]	66	101	(B)	-
Maui County [HI]	38	38	(B)	-
San Juan County [NM]	36	56	12	20
Placer County [CA]	13	15	(B)	-
Hawaii County [HI]	8	12	4	6

African Languages speakers by U.S city / urban area

What cities in the United States have the most african languages speakers?

City / Metropolitan area / CBSA	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY]	109,259	4,134	30,976	1,736
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]	101,636	3,560	28,359	1,561
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]	55,330	2,307	22,719	1,217
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]	44,641	2,542	11,988	1,298
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]	39,069	2,656	9,730	1,174
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]	37,675	2,179	16,124	1,305
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]	29,998	2,792	7,320	1,087
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]	26,530	1,953	6,645	1,098
Columbus [OH]	24,069	1,828	9,363	884
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]	23,181	1,858	6,389	893
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]	22,184	1,813	6,192	815
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]	22,009	1,946	4,920	839
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]	18,657	1,493	4,494	823
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]	15,143	1,486	6,967	993
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]	11,939	1,422	4,018	640
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]	11,927	1,617	4,323	856
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]	9,055	1,224	3,430	569
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]	8,909	1,146	4,542	773
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]	8,465	1,264	1,375	331
Worcester [MA-CT]	8,150	984	3,142	601
Kansas City [MO-KS]	7,996	995	2,547	575
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN]	6,900	1,080	2,481	565
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]	6,879	968	1,943	585
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]	6,561	1,070	3,191	835
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]	6,501	1,355	1,675	540
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]	6,469	1,157	2,240	621
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]	6,314	937	1,423	344
Raleigh [NC]	6,002	1,167	1,404	427
St. Louis [MO-IL]	5,424	750	1,625	324
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]	5,240	976	1,974	472
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]	4,484	780	1,310	447
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]	4,247	652	1,405	349
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]	3,970	959	1,170	350
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]	3,932	727	688	309
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]	3,805	735	1,246	349
Louisville Jefferson County [KY]	3,678	688	1,659	409
Richmond [VA]	3,676	827	1,116	350
Memphis [TN-MS-AR]	3,601	872	1,662	613
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]	3,592	834	1,549	446
Greensboro-High Point [NC]	3,440	756	1,573	511
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]	3,301	678	1,527	462
Des Moines-West Des Moines [IA]	3,069	615	1,346	399
Salt Lake City [UT]	3,040	576	1,294	354
Oklahoma City [OK]	2,902	591	581	229
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]	2,822	667	423	175
Austin-Round Rock [TX]	2,771	606	925	357
Portland-South Portland [ME]	2,733	426	1,597	347
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]	2,691	555	906	287
Rochester [NY]	2,514	570	1,305	513
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]	2,493	841	1,241	709
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]	2,402	535	626	276
Tucson [AZ]	2,311	550	1,121	412
Syracuse [NY]	2,269	450	982	279
New Haven-Milford [CT]	2,233	581	428	200
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]	2,135	553	529	239
Springfield [MA]	2,039	479	511	220
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC]	1,978	584	394	225
Pittsburgh [PA]	1,934	425	572	243
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]	1,824	569	701	313
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]	1,765	614	1,185	561
Santa Rosa [CA]	1,763	494	373	177
Trenton [NJ]	1,685	471	393	204
Manchester-Nashua [NH]	1,655	494	838	355
Jacksonville [FL]	1,640	415	607	236
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY]	1,634	508	206	126
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]	1,585	501	420	207
Ann Arbor [MI]	1,459	404	561	245
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton [PA-NJ]	1,451	369	506	212
Dayton [OH]	1,292	298	340	168
Madison [WI]	1,234	331	386	161
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]	1,077	309	331	157
Stockton-Lodi [CA]	1,050	378	247	171
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]	973	289	509	192
Lancaster [PA]	958	355	538	311
Tulsa [OK]	905	346	176	108
Baton Rouge [LA]	856	343	153	107
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]	785	301	156	129
Fresno [CA]	704	237	142	80
Anchorage [AK]	682	358	301	178
Bakersfield [CA]	674	268	189	135
Reno [NV]	648	398	141	98
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]	647	254	472	239
Albuquerque [NM]	646	217	73	42
Colorado Springs [CO]	608	278	325	221
Akron [OH]	606	176	150	90
Urban Honolulu [HI]	544	219	219	107
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL]	506	260	218	182
Atlantic City-Hammonton [NJ]	502	189	134	76
Lafayette [LA]	329	263	96	96
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]	242	121	33	33
Cape Coral-Fort Myers [FL]	174	79	39	43
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA]	161	129	43	58
Salinas [CA]	129	67	41	42
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]	128	63	8	13
Modesto [CA]	105	64	35	48
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island [FL]	66	101	(B)	-
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina [HI]	38	38	(B)	-
Farmington [NM]	36	56	12	20
Hilo [HI]	8	12	4	6

Notes

Number of speakers and Speak English less than "Very Well": Detailed-language estimates are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Aggregate estimates ("language category" and "language sub-category" entries) are unrounded and appear in table B16001. Detailed-language estimates may not sum to aggregate estimates because of rounding.
Margin of Error and Margin of Error: Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data. The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.
(D): Data withheld to avoid disclosure.
(B): Either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
(X): Question does not apply.
-: Either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.

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