How many people speak "various languages " in America

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 "various languages", as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

All Other Languages speakers in the United States

Country	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
United States	2,626,244	22,243	809,834	8,898

All Other Languages speakers by U.S. state

What U.S. states have the most all other languages speakers?

State	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
California	325,168	6,787	108,652	3,359
New York	272,285	5,595	86,790	3,015
Michigan	161,781	3,968	65,499	2,198
Texas	151,070	4,811	43,866	2,245
Arizona	148,694	3,724	39,442	1,504
New Jersey	120,011	3,587	35,658	1,827
Illinois	112,293	4,586	35,232	2,441
New Mexico	101,136	1,785	16,795	977
Virginia	98,457	3,628	29,264	1,884
Maryland	96,836	3,596	23,077	1,461
Florida	94,458	3,643	26,381	1,828
Minnesota	86,548	3,069	32,327	1,583
Ohio	82,970	3,461	27,085	1,694
Massachusetts	73,770	3,611	23,761	1,695
Georgia	70,166	3,218	17,683	1,504
Pennsylvania	65,514	3,004	20,240	1,499
Washington	63,938	2,406	25,050	1,642
North Carolina	42,970	2,698	11,835	1,135
Colorado	36,201	2,388	13,858	1,216
Alaska	34,271	1,052	9,022	481
Tennessee	31,579	2,630	12,570	1,668
Missouri	25,700	1,765	8,802	1,013
Connecticut	24,575	1,912	7,578	997
Oklahoma	24,515	1,603	4,513	709
Nevada	23,708	1,982	8,467	968
Indiana	21,788	1,672	6,137	873
Oregon	21,278	1,927	7,588	1,196
Wisconsin	18,824	1,493	5,276	654
Utah	17,676	1,138	4,015	692
South Dakota	16,163	934	3,447	494
Kentucky	14,399	1,541	5,358	738
Kansas	13,654	1,405	3,970	621
Nebraska	12,030	1,330	5,231	852
Iowa	11,743	1,107	4,216	640
District of Columbia	11,581	984	3,658	655
Louisiana	11,321	1,409	2,828	538
Alabama	10,044	1,164	2,673	580
Montana	9,282	676	771	246
Mississippi	8,494	933	2,384	559
South Carolina	8,268	917	2,847	590
Rhode Island	7,701	963	2,578	519
Maine	6,266	712	2,739	505
Delaware	6,016	1,025	941	255
New Hampshire	6,009	848	1,966	500
North Dakota	5,451	608	2,196	441
Idaho	5,283	690	1,729	514
Arkansas	5,038	982	1,590	388
West Virginia	3,455	580	956	301
Wyoming	2,263	368	171	70
Hawaii	1,904	391	495	177
Vermont	1,699	457	627	285
Puerto Rico	531	218	288	148

All Other Languages speakers by U.S county

What counties in the United States have the most all other languages speakers?

County	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Los Angeles County [CA]	100,373	3,741	31,440	1,751
Cook County [IL]	82,862	3,999	27,882	2,247
Wayne County [MI]	71,634	2,498	27,869	1,547
Kings County [NY]	70,897	3,029	27,676	1,663
Bronx County [NY]	47,054	2,470	16,591	1,303
San Diego County [CA]	46,752	2,767	21,450	1,753
Maricopa County [AZ]	42,431	2,676	13,264	1,075
Harris County [TX]	40,378	2,794	11,816	1,380
King County [WA]	39,344	1,951	16,493	1,247
Fairfax County [VA]	38,638	2,123	10,880	943
Montgomery County [MD]	37,782	2,099	10,002	859
Queens County [NY]	36,900	2,445	11,559	1,101
Hennepin County [MN]	35,679	2,111	14,493	1,134
Oakland County [MI]	32,442	1,832	12,094	984
Franklin County [OH]	30,468	2,020	11,684	1,137
Navajo County [AZ]	29,587	829	7,525	515
Macomb County [MI]	27,241	1,972	15,266	1,339
New York County [NY]	26,930	2,158	5,639	826
San Juan County [NM]	26,574	1,031	3,210	290
Dallas County [TX]	26,067	1,980	7,824	981
Orange County [CA]	25,325	1,860	7,797	947
Prince George s County [MD]	24,486	1,804	5,472	746
Middlesex County [MA]	22,930	1,684	6,710	802
Philadelphia County [PA]	21,048	2,082	6,787	1,050
Clark County [NV]	20,522	1,952	7,843	966
Santa Clara County [CA]	19,267	1,755	5,645	727
Tarrant County [TX]	19,106	1,592	5,751	886
Bergen County [NJ]	17,754	1,532	4,961	736
DeKalb County [GA]	17,544	1,637	7,391	954
Cuyahoga County [OH]	17,423	1,464	4,843	545
San Bernardino County [CA]	17,228	1,822	5,327	841
Broward County [FL]	16,634	1,839	3,822	647
Alameda County [CA]	16,555	1,515	5,575	712
Ramsey County [MN]	16,390	1,295	6,588	745
Hudson County [NJ]	16,357	1,518	7,298	837
Nassau County [NY]	15,970	1,308	2,699	478
Essex County [NJ]	15,804	1,264	4,161	603
Middlesex County [NJ]	15,564	1,474	5,059	721
Suffolk County [MA]	14,249	1,382	6,058	876
Passaic County [NJ]	14,125	1,481	4,812	669
Davidson County [TN]	13,816	1,716	6,476	1,060
Riverside County [CA]	13,804	1,585	3,947	680
Baltimore County [MD]	13,527	1,491	2,799	540
Miami-Dade County [FL]	13,448	1,622	3,416	683
Gwinnett County [GA]	12,555	1,751	2,789	804
Fort Bend County [TX]	12,526	1,799	3,428	707
Westchester County [NY]	12,509	1,440	2,600	476
Wake County [NC]	12,487	1,695	3,060	623
Collin County [TX]	12,417	1,650	2,722	521
Arapahoe County [CO]	12,207	1,300	5,231	709
Worcester County [MA]	12,038	1,112	4,460	662
Bernalillo County [NM]	11,801	984	1,716	424
Prince William County [VA]	11,613	1,457	2,726	507
District of Columbia [DC]	11,581	984	3,658	655
Pima County [AZ]	11,441	1,125	3,075	658
Erie County [NY]	10,285	1,247	4,408	751
Stanislaus County [CA]	10,214	1,219	4,160	569
Richmond County [NY]	10,171	1,217	2,611	456
Contra Costa County [CA]	10,100	1,486	2,911	612
Fulton County [GA]	9,841	1,623	2,615	667
Cobb County [GA]	9,722	1,240	1,155	405
Palm Beach County [FL]	9,643	1,050	2,596	467
San Mateo County [CA]	9,474	1,226	3,317	602
Hillsborough County [FL]	9,281	1,299	2,423	521
Snohomish County [WA]	9,175	1,113	3,260	588
Sacramento County [CA]	9,113	1,274	2,861	583
Norfolk County [MA]	8,893	1,098	2,172	429
Mecklenburg County [NC]	8,711	1,249	2,315	487
Hartford County [CT]	8,477	1,283	2,816	654
Denver County [CO]	8,382	1,293	3,747	733
Milwaukee County [WI]	7,817	1,078	2,808	489
Multnomah County [OR]	7,807	1,092	3,481	784
Marion County [IN]	7,722	1,255	2,561	660
Shelby County [TN]	7,473	1,162	2,982	734
Fairfield County [CT]	7,254	1,284	2,514	737
Bexar County [TX]	7,189	1,302	2,909	887
Union County [NJ]	7,134	1,147	1,912	581
Salt Lake County [UT]	7,085	890	2,428	630
Baltimore city [MD]	6,888	828	2,257	555
St. Louis County [MO]	6,797	865	1,737	402
Jefferson County [KY]	6,768	1,078	2,858	485
Duval County [FL]	6,638	1,385	2,640	728
Orange County [FL]	6,542	894	2,135	503
Essex County [MA]	6,493	995	1,975	424
New Haven County [CT]	6,391	819	1,626	343
Hamilton County [OH]	6,387	993	2,580	683
DuPage County [IL]	6,367	860	1,709	349
Dakota County [MN]	6,366	902	2,027	438
Providence County [RI]	6,294	922	2,249	531
San Francisco County [CA]	6,078	834	1,835	360
Allegheny County [PA]	6,017	794	1,920	473
Arlington County [VA]	5,938	800	1,992	579
Travis County [TX]	5,934	908	1,872	464
Washtenaw County [MI]	5,906	708	1,641	311
Will County [IL]	5,771	1,167	1,015	291
Suffolk County [NY]	5,730	824	1,411	381
Guilford County [NC]	5,545	1,031	2,350	614
Anchorage Municipality [AK]	5,384	815	1,359	332
Delaware County [PA]	5,285	748	917	214
Johnson County [KS]	5,027	807	1,187	342
Rockland County [NY]	5,008	779	1,464	387
Monroe County [NY]	5,000	755	2,366	578
New Castle County [DE]	4,961	976	706	215
Fresno County [CA]	4,915	1,070	1,685	480
Ventura County [CA]	4,839	780	1,695	429
Denton County [TX]	4,786	899	857	310
Montgomery County [PA]	4,775	644	846	227
Henrico County [VA]	4,685	1,213	1,848	582
Polk County [IA]	4,681	855	2,106	527
Kern County [CA]	4,554	953	1,207	293
Onondaga County [NY]	4,513	661	1,938	382
Washington County [OR]	4,458	892	1,513	463
Oklahoma County [OK]	4,260	692	916	352
Monmouth County [NJ]	4,257	574	1,020	296
Somerset County [NJ]	4,191	859	990	315
Howard County [MD]	4,060	723	1,012	369
Loudoun County [VA]	4,052	644	697	217
Mercer County [NJ]	4,035	644	955	289
Ocean County [NJ]	4,027	642	785	244
Pinellas County [FL]	3,752	602	1,111	270
Pierce County [WA]	3,744	707	1,380	470
San Joaquin County [CA]	3,542	692	1,016	302
Morris County [NJ]	3,522	561	688	205
Camden County [NJ]	3,469	591	790	261
Burlington County [NJ]	3,442	622	623	189
Lake County [IL]	3,291	689	480	145
Jefferson Parish [LA]	3,223	898	859	356
Albany County [NY]	3,167	769	700	253
Hampden County [MA]	3,157	708	1,027	390
Hillsborough County [NH]	3,085	619	1,324	423
Anne Arundel County [MD]	2,973	534	461	173
Sonoma County [CA]	2,660	586	554	208
Monterey County [CA]	2,588	633	1,237	467
Bristol County [MA]	2,540	548	554	180
Orange County [NY]	2,514	534	757	299
Bucks County [PA]	2,505	464	682	186
Santa Barbara County [CA]	2,304	567	945	376
Dane County [WI]	2,275	410	560	175
Kane County [IL]	2,273	614	549	268
Atlantic County [NJ]	2,100	611	787	279
El Paso County [CO]	2,091	631	960	416
Washoe County [NV]	1,913	490	389	153
Virginia Beach city [VA]	1,848	445	479	160
Solano County [CA]	1,828	415	536	215
Clark County [WA]	1,789	493	566	351
Lee County [FL]	1,736	503	401	174
Plymouth County [MA]	1,731	410	415	174
Lancaster County [PA]	1,579	450	780	335
Honolulu County [HI]	1,479	321	438	166
Placer County [CA]	1,418	433	421	209
Chester County [PA]	1,196	288	331	138
Yolo County [CA]	1,064	290	215	103
Collier County [FL]	600	270	99	59
Maui County [HI]	237	128	2	3
Hawaii County [HI]	138	94	20	22

All Other Languages speakers by U.S city / urban area

What cities in the United States have the most all other 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]	341,373	6,576	106,095	3,463
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]	150,835	4,411	40,018	1,738
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]	132,255	3,788	55,483	2,133
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]	125,698	4,202	39,237	2,081
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]	105,465	4,357	33,050	2,412
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]	68,518	2,836	25,801	1,445
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]	64,115	3,467	17,468	1,422
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]	62,010	3,135	16,073	1,442
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]	56,252	3,635	16,275	1,664
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]	56,063	3,110	17,561	1,459
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]	52,263	2,251	21,133	1,453
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]	48,082	2,842	12,021	1,228
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]	47,448	2,806	13,868	1,074
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]	46,752	2,767	21,450	1,753
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]	43,507	2,710	14,039	1,180
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]	39,725	2,456	9,834	985
Columbus [OH]	33,255	2,222	12,350	1,145
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]	31,032	2,350	9,274	1,162
Show Low [AZ]	29,587	829	7,525	515
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]	29,118	1,943	6,787	931
Farmington [NM]	26,574	1,031	3,210	290
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]	25,986	2,126	10,770	1,225
Albuquerque [NM]	24,742	1,062	4,242	560
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]	21,055	1,671	5,713	611
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]	20,522	1,952	7,843	966
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]	19,371	1,749	5,693	729
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]	17,203	1,941	7,329	1,146
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]	15,910	1,625	6,189	1,088
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]	15,891	1,574	4,319	588
St. Louis [MO-IL]	13,440	1,099	4,433	649
Kansas City [MO-KS]	13,282	1,310	4,347	798
Raleigh [NC]	12,885	1,736	3,164	618
Worcester [MA-CT]	12,331	1,125	4,569	665
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]	12,093	1,411	3,521	662
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN]	11,848	1,271	4,017	776
Tucson [AZ]	11,441	1,125	3,075	658
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]	10,974	1,499	3,369	741
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]	10,698	1,242	3,373	635
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]	10,692	1,273	4,654	761
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]	10,553	1,317	2,701	497
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]	10,241	1,163	3,132	588
Modesto [CA]	10,214	1,219	4,160	569
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]	9,413	1,303	2,982	650
Richmond [VA]	9,138	1,390	3,003	647
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]	8,875	1,139	3,139	508
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton [PA-NJ]	8,375	963	3,107	523
Memphis [TN-MS-AR]	8,256	1,249	3,168	731
Austin-Round Rock [TX]	8,186	1,076	2,328	520
Jacksonville [FL]	7,814	1,477	2,907	735
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]	7,420	1,307	2,984	895
Salt Lake City [UT]	7,369	902	2,479	624
Louisville Jefferson County [KY]	7,336	1,084	2,945	480
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]	7,254	1,284	2,514	737
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]	7,235	981	2,550	537
Pittsburgh [PA]	7,203	859	2,073	481
Oklahoma City [OK]	6,622	868	1,345	391
New Haven-Milford [CT]	6,391	819	1,626	343
Anchorage [AK]	6,347	890	1,518	338
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]	6,103	1,044	2,738	697
Ann Arbor [MI]	5,906	708	1,641	311
Greensboro-High Point [NC]	5,657	1,027	2,393	619
Rochester [NY]	5,586	783	2,436	579
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY]	5,137	874	1,353	323
Tulsa [OK]	5,021	646	781	191
Syracuse [NY]	5,011	669	2,000	383
Fresno [CA]	4,915	1,070	1,685	480
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]	4,893	1,007	1,169	355
Des Moines-West Des Moines [IA]	4,854	837	2,128	528
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]	4,839	780	1,695	429
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]	4,622	769	2,449	628
Akron [OH]	4,574	949	1,425	396
Bakersfield [CA]	4,554	953	1,207	293
Dayton [OH]	4,082	747	1,158	369
Trenton [NJ]	4,035	644	955	289
Portland-South Portland [ME]	3,852	581	2,008	428
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]	3,807	728	1,375	384
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC]	3,759	701	831	299
Springfield [MA]	3,594	724	1,093	395
Stockton-Lodi [CA]	3,542	692	1,016	302
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]	3,350	702	1,454	360
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA]	3,106	615	1,064	351
Manchester-Nashua [NH]	3,085	619	1,324	423
Santa Rosa [CA]	2,660	586	554	208
Salinas [CA]	2,588	633	1,237	467
Madison [WI]	2,422	416	599	179
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]	2,304	567	945	376
Baton Rouge [LA]	2,201	685	561	251
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL]	2,190	583	1,084	397
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]	2,181	456	1,067	368
Atlantic City-Hammonton [NJ]	2,100	611	787	279
Colorado Springs [CO]	2,093	631	960	416
Reno [NV]	1,913	490	389	153
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]	1,828	415	536	215
Cape Coral-Fort Myers [FL]	1,736	503	401	174
Lancaster [PA]	1,579	450	780	335
Urban Honolulu [HI]	1,479	321	438	166
Lafayette [LA]	1,096	442	294	142
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island [FL]	600	270	99	59
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina [HI]	237	128	2	3
Hilo [HI]	138	94	20	22

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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