How many people speak "Amharic " in America

Language category: ALL OTHER LANGUAGES Language sub-category: African 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 "Amharic", as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Amharic speakers in the United States

Country	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
United States	195,260	6,368	81,385	3,479

Amharic speakers by U.S. state

What U.S. states have the most amharic speakers?

State	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
California	27,440	2,302	10,405	1,186
Virginia	23,160	1,724	8,550	1,082
Maryland	19,855	1,390	7,435	846
Washington	15,960	1,740	7,590	929
Texas	15,470	1,650	6,470	1,110
Georgia	12,415	1,752	5,585	1,143
Minnesota	9,490	1,009	4,395	504
Colorado	8,735	1,135	4,200	701
Nevada	7,075	1,045	3,915	658
District of Columbia	5,260	810	2,475	608
New York	5,160	932	1,870	552
Massachusetts	4,900	777	1,920	442
Ohio	4,675	802	1,735	330
Pennsylvania	4,075	718	1,600	489
Illinois	3,985	756	1,495	467
Tennessee	3,610	1,011	1,995	822
North Carolina	3,545	724	1,340	401
Arizona	2,180	574	1,180	384
Florida	2,180	556	695	245
Missouri	2,150	529	915	306
Indiana	1,805	669	550	203
New Jersey	1,780	417	475	185
Oregon	1,690	384	670	225
Michigan	1,125	330	505	186
Kansas	820	324	395	189
South Dakota	735	295	315	135
Oklahoma	575	323	240	173
Kentucky	550	225	350	164
Iowa	545	225	220	162
Wisconsin	390	146	70	49
Connecticut	380	187	160	118
Nebraska	355	185	195	146
Louisiana	345	185	165	109
New Mexico	320	144	65	41
South Carolina	300	210	185	119
Utah	240	152	70	63
Maine	235	187	95	82
Alabama	230	117	130	75
Rhode Island	205	188	155	167
West Virginia	205	155	90	79
Mississippi	190	182	(D)	(D)
Alaska	180	101	140	109
Delaware	160	107	65	67
Idaho	145	87	90	83
Arkansas	75	60	30	38
Montana	75	62	55	54
Wyoming	65	58	40	36
North Dakota	60	52	20	28
Hawaii	50	46	25	37
New Hampshire	50	74	(D)	(D)
Vermont	45	39	(D)	(D)

Amharic speakers by U.S county

What counties in the United States have the most amharic speakers?

County	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Montgomery County [MD]	13,325	1,394	4,935	716
King County [WA]	12,110	1,334	5,680	698
Fairfax County [VA]	9,080	1,209	3,365	602
Los Angeles County [CA]	7,845	1,007	2,760	507
Clark County [NV]	6,965	1,045	3,865	661
DeKalb County [GA]	6,670	1,134	3,540	731
Dallas County [TX]	6,440	938	2,525	529
District of Columbia [DC]	5,260	810	2,475	608
Arapahoe County [CO]	5,000	840	2,610	568
Prince George s County [MD]	3,860	679	1,340	395
Santa Clara County [CA]	3,770	832	1,640	434
Ramsey County [MN]	3,610	732	1,670	294
San Diego County [CA]	3,560	892	1,765	594
Alameda County [CA]	3,460	676	1,620	385
Arlington County [VA]	3,345	630	1,360	495
Cook County [IL]	3,185	721	1,340	460
Gwinnett County [GA]	3,075	952	1,270	673
Hennepin County [MN]	3,060	546	1,340	290
Harris County [TX]	2,945	755	1,325	390
Middlesex County [MA]	2,705	612	805	254
Denver County [CO]	2,295	714	1,030	391
Snohomish County [WA]	2,240	671	1,010	380
Franklin County [OH]	2,120	565	900	271
Davidson County [TN]	1,855	576	905	427
Philadelphia County [PA]	1,830	412	595	253
Maricopa County [AZ]	1,660	525	900	294
Prince William County [VA]	1,650	521	585	297
Suffolk County [MA]	1,630	473	950	349
Collin County [TX]	1,610	454	470	252
Mecklenburg County [NC]	1,420	462	485	183
San Bernardino County [CA]	1,360	875	310	191
Multnomah County [OR]	1,360	354	560	213
Sacramento County [CA]	1,355	744	680	314
New York County [NY]	1,200	460	120	128
Sonoma County [CA]	1,195	419	300	147
Marion County [IN]	1,165	590	360	164
Hamilton County [OH]	1,160	406	320	150
Bronx County [NY]	1,070	478	550	360
Fort Bend County [TX]	1,050	737	460	362
Contra Costa County [CA]	1,040	593	310	165
Dakota County [MN]	1,005	352	475	215
Baltimore County [MD]	985	330	465	216
Orange County [CA]	965	368	380	173
Wake County [NC]	890	357	340	225
Delaware County [PA]	875	418	225	138
Shelby County [TN]	875	512	435	335
Fulton County [GA]	815	412	280	137
Cobb County [GA]	805	479	60	57
San Francisco County [CA]	735	390	165	96
Baltimore city [MD]	710	456	475	381
Queens County [NY]	710	294	325	205
St. Louis County [MO]	700	351	255	184
Denton County [TX]	700	407	255	224
Hillsborough County [FL]	680	317	125	133
Monroe County [NY]	645	321	395	215
Tarrant County [TX]	645	316	255	174
Riverside County [CA]	590	528	50	53
Johnson County [KS]	570	256	215	107
Lancaster County [PA]	520	331	425	307
Pima County [AZ]	490	268	275	232
Travis County [TX]	480	226	340	174
Loudoun County [VA]	470	264	100	88
Erie County [NY]	460	247	245	161
Miami-Dade County [FL]	450	316	80	75
Howard County [MD]	400	193	80	66
Clark County [WA]	400	327	350	312
Essex County [NJ]	395	185	90	93
Jefferson County [KY]	365	195	200	127
Guilford County [NC]	350	245	100	84
Kings County [NY]	345	198	110	87
Hudson County [NJ]	335	205	190	125
Washtenaw County [MI]	325	240	175	140
Oklahoma County [OK]	325	279	70	95
Bernalillo County [NM]	265	125	65	41
DuPage County [IL]	260	168	80	59
Westchester County [NY]	260	191	50	69
Orange County [FL]	255	137	125	82
El Paso County [CO]	245	172	65	70
Duval County [FL]	235	166	110	94
San Joaquin County [CA]	230	209	105	121
Solano County [CA]	225	146	(D)	(D)
Henrico County [VA]	225	139	105	89
Pierce County [WA]	220	155	65	82
Somerset County [NJ]	205	198	15	19
Fresno County [CA]	200	151	(D)	(D)
Kane County [IL]	200	140	(D)	(D)
Broward County [FL]	190	154	60	64
Polk County [IA]	190	113	90	82
Norfolk County [MA]	190	140	55	90
Virginia Beach city [VA]	190	140	85	104
Milwaukee County [WI]	185	94	(D)	(D)
Providence County [RI]	180	186	155	167
Bexar County [TX]	175	143	90	82
Kern County [CA]	165	114	45	48
Middlesex County [NJ]	165	124	40	43
Nassau County [NY]	155	116	(B)	-
New Haven County [CT]	150	101	(B)	-
New Castle County [DE]	150	106	65	67
Hartford County [CT]	140	112	95	70
Mercer County [NJ]	140	109	(D)	(D)
Cuyahoga County [OH]	140	111	35	34
Ventura County [CA]	125	100	(D)	(D)
Onondaga County [NY]	125	134	(D)	(D)
Salt Lake County [UT]	125	123	65	61
Washington County [OR]	120	102	75	66
Dane County [WI]	120	95	35	35
Hampden County [MA]	115	114	(D)	(D)
Worcester County [MA]	110	112	(D)	(D)
Oakland County [MI]	110	74	(D)	(D)
Washoe County [NV]	110	91	55	53
Union County [NJ]	105	116	(D)	(D)
Jefferson Parish [LA]	100	91	70	87
Camden County [NJ]	95	107	(D)	(D)
Wayne County [MI]	90	69	40	46
San Mateo County [CA]	75	59	45	42
Allegheny County [PA]	75	67	(D)	(D)
Anne Arundel County [MD]	70	70	(D)	(D)
Pinellas County [FL]	65	88	(B)	-
Stanislaus County [CA]	50	49	(D)	(D)
Yolo County [CA]	50	42	(B)	-
Honolulu County [HI]	50	46	25	37
Essex County [MA]	45	45	15	21
Albany County [NY]	40	53	(D)	(D)
Plymouth County [MA]	35	46	(D)	(D)
Bristol County [MA]	30	32	(D)	(D)
Chester County [PA]	30	32	(D)	(D)
Monterey County [CA]	20	31	20	31
Santa Barbara County [CA]	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Fairfield County [CT]	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Palm Beach County [FL]	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Lake County [IL]	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Will County [IL]	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Macomb County [MI]	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Hillsborough County [NH]	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Atlantic County [NJ]	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Bergen County [NJ]	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Burlington County [NJ]	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Monmouth County [NJ]	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Richmond County [NY]	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Suffolk County [NY]	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Montgomery County [PA]	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)

Amharic speakers by U.S city / urban area

What cities in the United States have the most amharic speakers?

City / Metropolitan area / CBSA	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]	43,125	2,393	16,215	1,398
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]	14,575	1,635	6,755	824
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]	11,955	1,743	5,460	1,146
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]	9,560	1,218	3,525	654
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]	8,810	1,035	3,140	531
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]	8,725	964	3,985	472
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]	8,010	1,065	3,925	689
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]	6,965	1,045	3,865	661
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]	5,335	914	2,155	372
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY]	5,155	858	1,560	453
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]	4,610	761	1,835	434
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]	4,545	1,167	2,235	787
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]	3,795	737	1,455	468
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]	3,770	832	1,640	434
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]	3,560	892	1,765	594
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]	3,080	558	960	305
Columbus [OH]	2,600	614	1,080	266
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]	2,285	563	1,075	422
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]	2,090	633	1,035	451
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]	1,950	990	360	194
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]	1,900	462	990	359
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]	1,660	525	900	294
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN]	1,645	507	525	199
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]	1,640	675	480	202
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]	1,465	464	495	184
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]	1,405	738	680	314
Kansas City [MO-KS]	1,300	453	615	295
Santa Rosa [CA]	1,195	419	300	147
St. Louis [MO-IL]	1,130	392	390	197
Richmond [VA]	935	347	275	137
Raleigh [NC]	890	357	340	225
Memphis [TN-MS-AR]	875	512	435	335
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]	770	303	330	185
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]	760	328	125	133
Austin-Round Rock [TX]	645	267	440	203
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]	645	346	150	90
Rochester [NY]	645	321	395	215
Lancaster [PA]	520	331	425	307
Tucson [AZ]	490	268	275	232
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]	460	247	245	161
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC]	395	199	115	98
Greensboro-High Point [NC]	380	248	130	102
Louisville Jefferson County [KY]	370	195	205	127
Oklahoma City [OK]	360	284	95	101
Ann Arbor [MI]	325	240	175	140
Albuquerque [NM]	320	144	65	41
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]	305	179	130	108
Jacksonville [FL]	295	184	170	138
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]	295	179	115	99
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]	280	179	200	151
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]	255	137	125	82
Colorado Springs [CO]	245	172	65	70
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]	240	189	175	168
Stockton-Lodi [CA]	230	209	105	121
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]	225	146	(D)	(D)
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]	220	118	90	69
Portland-South Portland [ME]	215	187	90	82
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]	205	129	35	34
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]	205	102	50	49
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]	205	113	95	64
Fresno [CA]	200	151	(D)	(D)
Dayton [OH]	190	91	120	72
Des Moines-West Des Moines [IA]	190	113	90	82
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton [PA-NJ]	185	95	55	51
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]	185	94	(D)	(D)
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]	185	145	115	116
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]	175	143	90	82
Worcester [MA-CT]	170	134	90	97
Bakersfield [CA]	165	114	45	48
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]	155	125	95	70
New Haven-Milford [CT]	150	101	(B)	-
Springfield [MA]	145	120	(D)	(D)
Syracuse [NY]	145	137	30	30
Trenton [NJ]	140	109	(D)	(D)
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]	125	100	(D)	(D)
Salt Lake City [UT]	125	123	65	61
Madison [WI]	120	95	35	35
Reno [NV]	110	91	55	53
Pittsburgh [PA]	100	74	25	28
Tulsa [OK]	100	76	75	81
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY]	50	55	(D)	(D)
Modesto [CA]	50	49	(D)	(D)
Urban Honolulu [HI]	50	46	25	37
Salinas [CA]	20	31	20	31
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA]	15	38	15	38
Akron [OH]	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Anchorage [AK]	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Atlantic City-Hammonton [NJ]	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Manchester-Nashua [NH]	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]	(D)	(D)	(B)	-

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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