How many people speak "Chinese (Incl Cantonese; Mandarin; Other Chinese Languages) " in America

Language category: ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLAND LANGUAGES Language sub-category: Chinese (incl. Cantonese, Mandarin, other Chinese languages4)

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 "Chinese (Incl Cantonese; Mandarin; Other Chinese Languages)", as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Chinese (Incl Cantonese; Mandarin; Other Chinese Languages) speakers by U.S county

What counties in the United States have the most chinese (incl cantonese; mandarin; other chinese languages4) speakers?

County	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Los Angeles County [CA]	349,899	4,653	209,232	3,613
Queens County [NY]	182,475	3,749	125,687	3,103
Kings County [NY]	164,625	2,617	117,759	2,495
San Francisco County [CA]	143,872	3,222	92,565	2,412
Santa Clara County [CA]	127,202	3,751	61,658	2,159
Alameda County [CA]	119,759	3,168	69,344	2,334
New York County [NY]	79,167	2,370	47,240	1,894
Orange County [CA]	65,820	2,724	30,344	1,784
King County [WA]	60,327	2,241	30,740	1,669
Cook County [IL]	57,563	1,989	31,858	1,385
San Mateo County [CA]	51,809	1,992	24,951	1,261
Middlesex County [MA]	41,269	1,884	19,706	1,319
San Diego County [CA]	41,138	2,162	20,296	1,294
Harris County [TX]	39,921	1,971	21,365	1,395
Montgomery County [MD]	34,986	1,456	15,946	1,057
Sacramento County [CA]	31,501	2,191	20,050	1,507
Contra Costa County [CA]	31,465	1,794	15,917	1,117
Honolulu County [HI]	29,933	1,628	19,142	1,175
Philadelphia County [PA]	26,342	1,629	17,851	1,311
Norfolk County [MA]	25,718	1,331	14,481	934
Clark County [NV]	24,346	1,639	14,543	1,161
Middlesex County [NJ]	23,038	1,532	10,940	950
Fairfax County [VA]	23,022	1,771	10,361	1,013
San Bernardino County [CA]	22,525	1,827	12,453	1,209
Suffolk County [MA]	22,345	1,112	13,817	902
Maricopa County [AZ]	20,337	1,440	10,163	905
Nassau County [NY]	19,641	1,212	10,311	850
Fort Bend County [TX]	19,433	1,583	8,614	893
Collin County [TX]	19,026	1,326	8,751	860
Riverside County [CA]	14,781	1,438	8,042	895
Bergen County [NJ]	13,189	1,342	5,944	825
DuPage County [IL]	12,119	876	5,672	687
Dallas County [TX]	11,694	1,213	6,046	804
Morris County [NJ]	11,066	960	5,038	641
Suffolk County [NY]	11,013	868	5,487	656
Hudson County [NJ]	10,989	1,068	4,922	629
Richmond County [NY]	10,675	831	5,952	635
Gwinnett County [GA]	10,656	1,213	6,028	990
Travis County [TX]	10,469	978	3,940	561
Oakland County [MI]	10,363	777	4,327	471
Somerset County [NJ]	9,963	1,070	3,795	531
Multnomah County [OR]	9,730	871	5,723	696
Fulton County [GA]	9,502	1,014	4,328	552
Franklin County [OH]	9,171	773	4,706	610
Miami-Dade County [FL]	8,878	1,187	4,776	819
Cuyahoga County [OH]	8,806	776	4,693	492
Allegheny County [PA]	8,708	706	4,195	549
Washtenaw County [MI]	8,632	667	3,374	531
Westchester County [NY]	8,625	1,035	2,983	481
Montgomery County [PA]	8,495	880	3,770	555
Snohomish County [WA]	8,279	901	4,573	598
Wake County [NC]	8,275	893	3,284	564
Broward County [FL]	8,159	1,039	4,506	583
Hennepin County [MN]	8,081	975	3,319	540
Ventura County [CA]	8,010	897	4,025	548
Monmouth County [NJ]	7,877	787	3,402	510
Essex County [NJ]	7,655	767	2,893	467
New Haven County [CT]	7,646	978	3,574	584
Mercer County [NJ]	7,523	904	3,010	554
St. Louis County [MO]	7,435	749	3,932	525
San Joaquin County [CA]	7,188	1,036	4,668	811
Howard County [MD]	7,185	822	2,978	512
Fairfield County [CT]	6,967	830	2,987	422
Tarrant County [TX]	6,809	1,011	2,769	489
Lake County [IL]	6,723	814	2,524	435
Salt Lake County [UT]	6,594	837	3,416	457
Orange County [FL]	6,526	1,274	3,504	843
Washington County [OR]	6,488	901	2,858	513
Pima County [AZ]	6,334	1,134	3,074	580
Bronx County [NY]	6,303	803	4,232	570
Yolo County [CA]	6,219	728	2,944	473
DeKalb County [GA]	6,184	695	3,451	516
Denton County [TX]	6,147	917	3,122	655
Monroe County [NY]	5,682	728	2,830	483
Worcester County [MA]	5,571	656	2,756	485
Erie County [NY]	5,523	613	2,232	396
New Castle County [DE]	5,452	659	2,634	466
Dane County [WI]	5,417	720	2,728	496
Baltimore County [MD]	5,368	794	3,022	595
Hartford County [CT]	5,255	627	2,472	472
Wayne County [MI]	5,204	612	2,526	421
Prince George s County [MD]	5,175	630	2,661	452
Palm Beach County [FL]	5,041	759	2,801	605
Fresno County [CA]	5,014	748	2,666	517
Mecklenburg County [NC]	4,810	837	2,444	543
Delaware County [PA]	4,809	703	2,490	470
Cobb County [GA]	4,610	744	1,728	387
Camden County [NJ]	4,596	718	2,647	435
Essex County [MA]	4,527	648	2,085	356
Hillsborough County [FL]	4,473	765	1,864	452
Providence County [RI]	4,358	685	2,404	500
Bexar County [TX]	4,350	647	2,152	419
Ramsey County [MN]	4,317	586	1,804	407
District of Columbia [DC]	4,306	571	1,644	378
Chester County [PA]	4,046	539	1,681	272
Union County [NJ]	3,987	700	1,733	381
Santa Barbara County [CA]	3,804	535	1,580	312
Marion County [IN]	3,743	729	2,754	618
Johnson County [KS]	3,683	607	1,490	401
Loudoun County [VA]	3,674	699	1,558	338
Will County [IL]	3,607	649	1,899	412
Albany County [NY]	3,458	505	1,772	392
Shelby County [TN]	3,330	600	1,476	363
Onondaga County [NY]	3,327	462	1,657	321
Arapahoe County [CO]	3,285	600	1,793	419
Atlantic County [NJ]	3,162	809	2,150	595
Solano County [CA]	3,155	587	1,591	345
Milwaukee County [WI]	2,974	516	1,761	456
Denver County [CO]	2,955	522	1,406	264
Baltimore city [MD]	2,858	367	1,265	283
Oklahoma County [OK]	2,802	449	1,451	282
Hamilton County [OH]	2,761	463	1,057	254
Bucks County [PA]	2,756	496	1,130	277
Arlington County [VA]	2,704	543	994	369
Clark County [WA]	2,651	443	1,413	318
Rockland County [NY]	2,615	570	1,336	412
Washoe County [NV]	2,565	541	1,219	323
Pinellas County [FL]	2,563	548	1,520	445
Macomb County [MI]	2,556	447	1,523	317
Sonoma County [CA]	2,537	464	1,290	316
Duval County [FL]	2,533	711	1,207	370
Davidson County [TN]	2,467	507	1,166	393
Henrico County [VA]	2,431	524	1,131	351
Stanislaus County [CA]	2,394	651	1,304	377
Pierce County [WA]	2,341	414	1,086	248
Hillsborough County [NH]	2,198	484	1,249	338
Monterey County [CA]	2,116	430	907	264
Bernalillo County [NM]	2,096	369	1,150	259
Passaic County [NJ]	2,078	417	1,206	305
Guilford County [NC]	2,040	423	928	260
Placer County [CA]	2,005	475	917	272
Anne Arundel County [MD]	1,980	417	685	245
Prince William County [VA]	1,968	412	776	209
Virginia Beach city [VA]	1,943	409	1,013	233
Jefferson Parish [LA]	1,937	529	1,015	389
Jefferson County [KY]	1,879	375	923	271
Bristol County [MA]	1,876	503	892	262
Burlington County [NJ]	1,843	383	904	230
El Paso County [CO]	1,816	481	956	302
Polk County [IA]	1,802	498	779	285
Kern County [CA]	1,744	426	901	282
Dakota County [MN]	1,690	463	871	294
Orange County [NY]	1,667	518	753	246
Kane County [IL]	1,449	425	595	251
Hampden County [MA]	1,407	367	785	251
Lancaster County [PA]	1,402	349	881	277
Plymouth County [MA]	1,197	381	496	191
Ocean County [NJ]	1,120	344	636	234
Lee County [FL]	936	303	426	174
Anchorage Municipality [AK]	882	363	519	279
Maui County [HI]	827	566	448	361
Collier County [FL]	746	328	445	252
Hawaii County [HI]	463	180	182	98
San Juan County [NM]	51	62	27	37
Navajo County [AZ]	35	42	(B)	-

Chinese (Incl Cantonese; Mandarin; Other Chinese Languages) speakers by U.S county

What cities in the United States have the most chinese (incl cantonese; mandarin; other chinese languages4) 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]	582,192	6,290	364,299	5,521
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]	415,719	5,564	239,576	4,201
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]	349,087	5,470	203,434	3,738
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]	127,247	3,753	61,687	2,160
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]	96,362	2,820	51,325	1,940
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]	84,605	2,840	44,600	1,957
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]	79,660	2,419	35,954	1,658
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]	70,947	2,190	36,399	1,705
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]	64,650	2,689	32,227	1,776
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]	59,806	2,608	33,585	1,739
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]	44,202	2,434	20,984	1,510
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]	41,138	2,162	20,296	1,294
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]	40,432	2,517	24,220	1,708
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]	37,306	2,468	20,495	1,631
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]	35,388	1,838	17,726	1,261
Urban Honolulu [HI]	29,933	1,628	19,142	1,175
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]	24,346	1,639	14,543	1,161
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]	22,554	1,585	11,762	982
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]	22,078	1,616	12,083	1,124
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]	20,678	1,437	10,346	888
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]	18,594	1,341	8,498	950
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]	18,297	1,059	8,413	701
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]	18,197	1,291	7,638	779
Austin-Round Rock [TX]	13,324	1,161	5,018	621
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]	12,092	1,236	6,211	768
Columbus [OH]	11,655	818	5,466	622
St. Louis [MO-IL]	10,868	915	5,594	628
Pittsburgh [PA]	10,215	734	4,850	601
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]	10,198	811	5,378	522
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]	9,858	1,499	5,222	1,039
Ann Arbor [MI]	8,632	667	3,374	531
Raleigh [NC]	8,344	884	3,323	557
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]	8,269	995	4,592	745
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]	8,091	1,028	3,968	716
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]	8,010	897	4,025	548
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]	7,949	891	4,245	597
New Haven-Milford [CT]	7,646	978	3,574	584
Trenton [NJ]	7,523	904	3,010	554
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN]	7,338	888	3,369	505
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]	7,314	816	3,002	533
Stockton-Lodi [CA]	7,188	1,036	4,668	811
Kansas City [MO-KS]	7,044	839	3,707	594
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]	6,967	830	2,987	422
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY]	6,948	734	3,415	492
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]	6,788	853	3,433	612
Salt Lake City [UT]	6,768	855	3,511	465
Tucson [AZ]	6,334	1,134	3,074	580
Rochester [NY]	6,317	761	3,173	518
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]	6,249	658	2,699	463
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC]	6,147	687	2,420	446
Worcester [MA-CT]	5,963	672	2,935	493
Madison [WI]	5,474	724	2,750	497
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]	5,212	701	2,341	381
Fresno [CA]	5,014	748	2,666	517
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]	5,011	692	2,575	488
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]	4,909	695	2,295	428
Richmond [VA]	4,822	650	2,188	423
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]	4,773	507	3,460	427
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]	4,548	896	2,186	596
Oklahoma City [OK]	4,519	607	2,255	370
Memphis [TN-MS-AR]	3,926	669	1,857	427
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]	3,826	608	1,915	451
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton [PA-NJ]	3,825	628	1,722	348
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]	3,804	535	1,580	312
Jacksonville [FL]	3,750	871	1,871	472
Syracuse [NY]	3,597	481	1,792	332
Akron [OH]	3,441	529	1,778	383
Atlantic City-Hammonton [NJ]	3,162	809	2,150	595
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]	3,155	587	1,591	345
Springfield [MA]	3,056	605	1,718	444
Dayton [OH]	2,722	469	1,383	283
Baton Rouge [LA]	2,691	500	1,540	351
Louisville Jefferson County [KY]	2,605	378	1,258	270
Reno [NV]	2,565	541	1,219	323
Santa Rosa [CA]	2,537	464	1,290	316
Modesto [CA]	2,394	651	1,304	377
Albuquerque [NM]	2,281	413	1,194	268
Tulsa [OK]	2,261	376	1,155	246
Greensboro-High Point [NC]	2,233	421	1,047	265
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]	2,231	482	841	274
Manchester-Nashua [NH]	2,198	484	1,249	338
Salinas [CA]	2,116	430	907	264
Des Moines-West Des Moines [IA]	1,965	515	867	303
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]	1,883	410	891	244
Colorado Springs [CO]	1,862	483	1,002	301
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]	1,830	387	1,099	313
Bakersfield [CA]	1,744	426	901	282
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA]	1,608	457	913	353
Lancaster [PA]	1,402	349	881	277
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]	1,232	305	748	250
Portland-South Portland [ME]	1,224	356	715	247
Anchorage [AK]	1,002	392	560	286
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL]	986	343	656	285
Cape Coral-Fort Myers [FL]	936	303	426	174
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina [HI]	831	566	449	362
Lafayette [LA]	758	330	448	274
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island [FL]	746	328	445	252
Hilo [HI]	463	180	182	98
Farmington [NM]	51	62	27	37
Show Low [AZ]	35	42	(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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