How many people speak "Arabic " 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 "Arabic", as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Arabic speakers in the United States

Country	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
United States	924,374	13,743	341,425	5,888

Arabic speakers by U.S. state

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

State	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
California	153,635	4,636	58,805	2,616
Michigan	111,944	3,223	46,889	1,930
New York	86,213	3,516	35,523	2,127
New Jersey	59,729	2,992	21,782	1,517
Illinois	56,524	3,451	18,865	1,775
Texas	55,304	2,843	19,399	1,258
Florida	42,761	2,579	12,817	1,295
Virginia	40,139	2,737	12,198	1,315
Ohio	34,277	2,528	11,134	1,143
Pennsylvania	29,546	2,179	10,772	930
Massachusetts	29,436	2,143	11,942	1,183
Arizona	16,865	1,851	6,719	929
Tennessee	16,535	2,081	7,270	1,019
North Carolina	16,371	1,524	5,324	778
Georgia	15,343	1,662	4,084	791
Maryland	14,847	1,545	3,431	606
Washington	12,482	1,364	5,443	873
Missouri	9,909	1,034	4,421	727
Minnesota	9,732	1,181	3,082	550
Colorado	9,692	1,208	4,116	758
Connecticut	9,271	1,371	3,893	752
Indiana	9,017	1,037	3,513	647
Oregon	7,938	1,518	3,106	838
Louisiana	6,739	1,197	1,860	451
Kentucky	6,715	1,110	2,373	477
Wisconsin	6,324	951	2,400	448
Nevada	5,964	1,052	2,000	527
Kansas	4,607	999	1,599	435
Iowa	4,593	789	1,815	474
Alabama	4,560	838	1,490	491
Oklahoma	4,111	740	1,341	449
South Carolina	4,084	655	1,631	363
Nebraska	3,553	682	1,767	422
Rhode Island	2,920	631	1,083	321
Arkansas	2,704	809	1,037	289
Utah	2,493	763	945	508
New Hampshire	2,285	541	715	282
Mississippi	2,140	558	859	361
New Mexico	2,114	582	571	298
West Virginia	1,867	456	629	243
Delaware	1,628	447	390	161
District of Columbia	1,599	315	217	98
Idaho	1,270	480	428	257
Maine	1,255	445	520	270
North Dakota	797	270	364	181
South Dakota	712	246	303	143
Vermont	465	290	168	176
Hawaii	446	170	81	89
Montana	415	241	240	154
Alaska	388	205	61	50
Puerto Rico	348	168	268	145
Wyoming	116	100	10	17

Arabic speakers by U.S county

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

County	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Wayne County [MI]	65,001	2,222	25,683	1,386
Los Angeles County [CA]	43,544	2,466	17,127	1,342
Cook County [IL]	41,460	2,600	14,855	1,573
Kings County [NY]	27,622	2,207	13,846	1,438
Fairfax County [VA]	19,686	1,607	4,941	671
San Diego County [CA]	19,624	1,741	10,133	1,331
Orange County [CA]	18,188	1,506	6,148	886
Oakland County [MI]	17,774	1,199	7,479	792
Harris County [TX]	17,249	1,688	6,297	953
Macomb County [MI]	14,212	1,304	8,159	909
Queens County [NY]	13,604	1,539	5,768	886
Maricopa County [AZ]	13,458	1,696	5,178	796
Hudson County [NJ]	13,044	1,539	6,140	830
Passaic County [NJ]	11,716	1,469	4,043	639
Cuyahoga County [OH]	10,917	1,191	3,254	428
San Bernardino County [CA]	10,240	1,467	4,019	831
Bergen County [NJ]	9,258	1,298	3,145	588
Middlesex County [MA]	8,784	1,035	3,893	636
Philadelphia County [PA]	8,770	1,425	3,092	580
Middlesex County [NJ]	8,420	1,150	3,433	630
Riverside County [CA]	8,048	1,233	2,816	542
Davidson County [TN]	7,895	1,358	4,387	790
Tarrant County [TX]	7,398	1,010	2,526	492
San Mateo County [CA]	7,086	1,095	2,976	617
Alameda County [CA]	6,836	1,112	2,134	427
Dallas County [TX]	6,811	1,115	2,812	567
Richmond County [NY]	6,756	1,037	2,019	396
Franklin County [OH]	6,681	1,084	2,485	614
Suffolk County [MA]	5,981	928	3,152	655
Hillsborough County [FL]	5,971	986	1,827	471
Clark County [NV]	5,586	1,054	1,903	528
New York County [NY]	5,569	1,061	1,500	493
Erie County [NY]	5,502	981	2,501	593
Wake County [NC]	5,489	1,132	1,492	371
Santa Clara County [CA]	5,288	803	1,394	319
Montgomery County [MD]	5,179	964	1,208	380
Broward County [FL]	5,113	966	1,355	400
King County [WA]	4,929	833	2,011	536
Bronx County [NY]	4,722	968	2,558	623
Contra Costa County [CA]	4,668	1,007	1,543	530
Duval County [FL]	4,624	1,313	1,893	656
Westchester County [NY]	4,621	908	1,245	330
Norfolk County [MA]	4,599	850	1,346	357
Sacramento County [CA]	4,514	852	1,539	427
Orange County [FL]	4,457	736	1,761	476
Miami-Dade County [FL]	4,431	1,035	1,392	486
DuPage County [IL]	4,270	720	1,038	276
Milwaukee County [WI]	4,224	813	1,818	444
Fort Bend County [TX]	3,856	952	1,216	481
Collin County [TX]	3,849	741	928	341
Palm Beach County [FL]	3,847	800	602	221
Washtenaw County [MI]	3,805	598	987	188
Shelby County [TN]	3,688	942	1,285	353
Bexar County [TX]	3,684	1,006	1,563	563
Fresno County [CA]	3,612	967	1,312	443
Nassau County [NY]	3,459	744	863	301
Fulton County [GA]	3,396	819	1,168	480
Hennepin County [MN]	3,393	759	995	312
Will County [IL]	3,330	1,018	706	254
Snohomish County [WA]	3,151	801	1,158	366
Essex County [MA]	3,150	714	1,157	330
Kern County [CA]	3,064	910	844	248
Ventura County [CA]	3,004	704	1,136	375
Baltimore County [MD]	2,956	782	586	239
San Francisco County [CA]	2,930	524	1,100	310
Essex County [NJ]	2,914	644	913	287
Fairfield County [CT]	2,865	871	1,444	641
Worcester County [MA]	2,864	605	1,159	310
Gwinnett County [GA]	2,857	985	618	232
Travis County [TX]	2,857	618	1,116	333
Jefferson County [KY]	2,812	842	1,138	315
Allegheny County [PA]	2,781	632	1,148	421
Arapahoe County [CO]	2,780	624	1,088	317
Hartford County [CT]	2,768	817	1,206	364
Henrico County [VA]	2,656	924	866	423
Jefferson Parish [LA]	2,561	888	627	312
New Haven County [CT]	2,536	682	951	259
Prince William County [VA]	2,507	610	645	205
St. Louis County [MO]	2,481	535	792	280
Denver County [CO]	2,411	659	1,384	511
Washington County [OR]	2,381	726	708	261
Mecklenburg County [NC]	2,371	629	877	341
Providence County [RI]	2,282	572	886	310
Pinellas County [FL]	2,187	502	820	252
Suffolk County [NY]	2,150	580	616	227
Onondaga County [NY]	2,044	491	802	226
Pima County [AZ]	1,993	544	972	357
Marion County [IN]	1,987	611	1,071	451
San Joaquin County [CA]	1,951	626	662	268
Morris County [NJ]	1,913	536	351	169
Monmouth County [NJ]	1,858	424	567	219
DeKalb County [GA]	1,855	524	606	198
Loudoun County [VA]	1,855	471	376	180
Stanislaus County [CA]	1,850	614	747	268
Union County [NJ]	1,828	483	622	251
Guilford County [NC]	1,828	497	749	268
Montgomery County [PA]	1,791	434	531	192
Salt Lake County [UT]	1,706	651	778	496
Prince George s County [MD]	1,684	465	424	190
Monterey County [CA]	1,653	455	577	232
Multnomah County [OR]	1,628	619	931	507
Albany County [NY]	1,625	619	496	231
Monroe County [NY]	1,605	429	758	294
District of Columbia [DC]	1,599	315	217	98
Somerset County [NJ]	1,591	442	434	196
Cobb County [GA]	1,569	667	468	342
Arlington County [VA]	1,566	435	480	198
Polk County [IA]	1,445	430	748	301
Hamilton County [OH]	1,440	399	658	270
Lake County [IL]	1,417	548	214	114
Delaware County [PA]	1,414	326	338	117
Ramsey County [MN]	1,403	475	505	231
Atlantic County [NJ]	1,374	543	582	257
Denton County [TX]	1,340	411	419	192
Johnson County [KS]	1,331	498	470	248
New Castle County [DE]	1,327	435	303	144
Bristol County [MA]	1,324	366	355	130
Bernalillo County [NM]	1,311	518	462	277
Baltimore city [MD]	1,284	417	590	280
Dakota County [MN]	1,278	403	406	180
Mercer County [NJ]	1,247	421	392	199
Oklahoma County [OK]	1,245	429	499	297
Camden County [NJ]	1,225	376	409	223
Pierce County [WA]	1,183	514	812	432
Hampden County [MA]	1,123	575	518	326
El Paso County [CO]	992	470	502	317
Placer County [CA]	976	429	315	184
Bucks County [PA]	924	294	330	138
Burlington County [NJ]	916	369	169	109
Anne Arundel County [MD]	898	323	180	117
Plymouth County [MA]	877	352	227	129
Hillsborough County [NH]	827	358	347	209
Lee County [FL]	824	453	177	119
Kane County [IL]	821	381	335	236
Solano County [CA]	786	282	328	156
Ocean County [NJ]	760	247	166	100
Santa Barbara County [CA]	709	295	217	124
Howard County [MD]	708	301	113	62
Dane County [WI]	662	221	129	98
Orange County [NY]	558	253	187	166
Rockland County [NY]	491	354	201	291
Sonoma County [CA]	479	251	132	103
Chester County [PA]	477	178	204	112
Virginia Beach city [VA]	463	194	152	86
Clark County [WA]	437	247	14	19
Lancaster County [PA]	399	204	188	117
Honolulu County [HI]	364	151	73	87
Washoe County [NV]	335	214	58	47
Anchorage Municipality [AK]	243	140	18	25
Collier County [FL]	192	202	(B)	-
Yolo County [CA]	150	99	72	79
Maui County [HI]	74	88	(B)	-
Navajo County [AZ]	32	38	8	12
San Juan County [NM]	2	5	2	5

Arabic speakers by U.S city / urban area

What cities in the United States have the most arabic 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]	125,210	4,712	49,339	2,372
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]	97,641	2,910	41,508	1,873
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]	61,732	2,891	23,275	1,623
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]	53,715	3,387	17,947	1,725
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]	38,910	2,440	10,013	963
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]	24,461	1,913	9,967	1,088
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]	22,074	2,034	7,852	1,050
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]	21,983	1,970	7,957	995
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]	20,038	1,686	6,765	801
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]	19,624	1,741	10,133	1,331
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]	18,288	1,957	6,835	1,081
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]	17,360	1,687	5,631	715
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]	14,035	1,691	5,400	796
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]	13,391	1,414	3,349	636
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]	12,257	1,635	3,306	806
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]	12,162	1,362	3,578	476
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]	9,829	1,246	2,992	553
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]	9,642	1,583	4,906	893
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]	9,263	1,194	3,981	767
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]	7,924	1,159	2,325	503
Columbus [OH]	7,758	1,125	2,679	608
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]	7,148	985	3,087	622
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]	7,064	1,047	2,446	554
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]	6,076	997	1,497	387
St. Louis [MO-IL]	5,986	921	2,491	606
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton [PA-NJ]	5,744	853	2,381	426
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]	5,705	949	1,938	463
Raleigh [NC]	5,697	1,123	1,596	373
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]	5,608	990	2,594	603
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]	5,586	1,054	1,903	528
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]	5,498	1,217	2,086	662
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]	5,336	807	1,442	332
Jacksonville [FL]	5,125	1,312	1,943	653
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]	4,687	857	1,991	453
Richmond [VA]	4,406	901	1,393	460
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]	4,244	774	1,438	366
Memphis [TN-MS-AR]	3,998	1,004	1,312	354
Austin-Round Rock [TX]	3,885	757	1,289	350
Kansas City [MO-KS]	3,870	657	1,642	429
Ann Arbor [MI]	3,805	598	987	188
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]	3,783	1,006	1,622	567
Fresno [CA]	3,612	967	1,312	443
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN]	3,506	694	1,199	350
Pittsburgh [PA]	3,353	688	1,239	418
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]	3,303	767	1,446	486
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]	3,280	955	710	307
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]	3,205	827	1,312	367
Louisville Jefferson County [KY]	3,167	838	1,177	308
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]	3,142	707	1,081	365
Bakersfield [CA]	3,064	910	844	248
Akron [OH]	3,063	846	1,035	351
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]	3,004	704	1,136	375
Worcester [MA-CT]	2,920	615	1,193	314
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]	2,865	871	1,444	641
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]	2,657	562	1,179	359
New Haven-Milford [CT]	2,536	682	951	259
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY]	2,501	674	820	271
Dayton [OH]	2,366	653	786	302
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]	2,234	503	955	303
Syracuse [NY]	2,098	489	816	223
Tucson [AZ]	1,993	544	972	357
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]	1,978	662	851	308
Stockton-Lodi [CA]	1,951	626	662	268
Greensboro-High Point [NC]	1,879	504	762	271
Modesto [CA]	1,850	614	747	268
Rochester [NY]	1,807	454	821	299
Salt Lake City [UT]	1,706	651	778	496
Salinas [CA]	1,653	455	577	232
Oklahoma City [OK]	1,630	483	523	296
Des Moines-West Des Moines [IA]	1,484	433	759	301
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]	1,419	307	665	214
Tulsa [OK]	1,402	366	343	115
Atlantic City-Hammonton [NJ]	1,374	543	582	257
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC]	1,354	391	350	195
Albuquerque [NM]	1,335	519	462	277
Springfield [MA]	1,259	583	527	328
Trenton [NJ]	1,247	421	392	199
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]	1,163	376	456	186
Baton Rouge [LA]	1,101	599	379	242
Colorado Springs [CO]	992	470	502	317
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL]	841	335	324	170
Manchester-Nashua [NH]	827	358	347	209
Cape Coral-Fort Myers [FL]	824	453	177	119
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]	821	361	540	288
Portland-South Portland [ME]	803	379	379	260
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]	786	282	328	156
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]	709	295	217	124
Madison [WI]	702	226	161	106
Lafayette [LA]	697	325	185	102
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA]	567	263	213	131
Santa Rosa [CA]	479	251	132	103
Lancaster [PA]	399	204	188	117
Urban Honolulu [HI]	364	151	73	87
Anchorage [AK]	343	207	44	50
Reno [NV]	335	214	58	47
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island [FL]	192	202	(B)	-
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina [HI]	74	88	(B)	-
Show Low [AZ]	32	38	8	12
Farmington [NM]	2	5	2	5

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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