How many people speak "Dutch " in America

Language category: OTHER INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGES Language sub-category: Other West Germanic 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 "Dutch", as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Dutch speakers in the United States

Country	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
United States	141,580	3,609	25,030	1,466

Dutch speakers by U.S. state

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

State	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
California	22,335	1,359	2,865	385
Ohio	12,160	1,355	4,255	799
New York	10,840	900	1,775	303
Pennsylvania	10,635	1,174	3,105	538
Florida	10,360	1,189	1,305	354
Indiana	7,950	727	2,595	465
Michigan	5,710	560	1,035	210
Texas	5,395	781	510	153
Illinois	3,440	440	515	183
Washington	3,420	504	520	158
Massachusetts	3,365	558	295	182
Missouri	3,085	716	745	215
Wisconsin	3,040	332	695	158
New Jersey	3,020	501	295	132
Georgia	2,795	452	240	129
Virginia	2,760	442	315	137
Arizona	2,145	387	260	113
Oregon	2,080	285	195	84
Colorado	2,065	345	160	72
Maryland	2,040	334	110	66
North Carolina	2,020	456	115	59
Connecticut	1,825	404	170	109
Kentucky	1,790	462	570	237
Utah	1,735	372	225	102
Iowa	1,630	323	200	89
Minnesota	1,315	212	170	54
Tennessee	1,290	369	150	106
Kansas	1,015	242	180	99
Nevada	945	209	170	96
Arkansas	890	441	100	94
South Carolina	870	234	75	56
Alabama	725	269	85	61
Delaware	695	292	290	161
Oklahoma	685	232	80	63
Idaho	665	171	160	84
New Mexico	590	220	(D)	(D)
Montana	580	189	55	54
Hawaii	445	119	25	19
Maine	435	168	105	86
New Hampshire	405	127	90	64
Louisiana	395	152	25	26
Vermont	375	113	50	41
Nebraska	335	128	55	40
South Dakota	240	95	25	19
Mississippi	215	119	(B)	-
Alaska	205	68	(D)	(D)
District of Columbia	205	90	(B)	-
West Virginia	165	95	(B)	-
Rhode Island	150	89	(D)	(D)
Wyoming	70	56	(B)	-
Puerto Rico	40	42	(B)	-
North Dakota	30	32	(B)	-

Dutch speakers by U.S county

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

County	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Los Angeles County [CA]	4,710	605	790	200
Lancaster County [PA]	3,190	712	990	301
Orange County [CA]	2,695	469	390	129
New York County [NY]	1,870	397	270	131
San Diego County [CA]	1,860	351	180	93
Harris County [TX]	1,695	442	105	83
Cook County [IL]	1,550	307	265	128
Riverside County [CA]	1,475	352	220	100
Miami-Dade County [FL]	1,460	533	270	164
Santa Clara County [CA]	1,455	294	115	77
King County [WA]	1,295	303	185	97
Kings County [NY]	1,290	297	335	111
Broward County [FL]	1,270	395	110	105
Maricopa County [AZ]	1,220	269	160	94
Alameda County [CA]	1,005	256	100	69
Fairfax County [VA]	975	247	75	69
San Bernardino County [CA]	955	223	170	85
Salt Lake County [UT]	905	214	170	95
Queens County [NY]	895	245	180	111
Palm Beach County [FL]	890	308	175	96
Middlesex County [MA]	865	231	85	45
Fairfield County [CT]	860	278	90	77
Westchester County [NY]	860	322	55	68
Chester County [PA]	810	355	335	266
Contra Costa County [CA]	800	203	60	47
Orange County [FL]	750	260	(D)	(D)
Clark County [NV]	710	170	155	97
Sacramento County [CA]	705	272	65	51
San Mateo County [CA]	680	225	60	42
Suffolk County [MA]	665	379	130	165
Fulton County [GA]	585	246	30	36
Montgomery County [MD]	585	210	50	56
Gwinnett County [GA]	580	342	60	86
Pinellas County [FL]	525	201	(D)	(D)
San Francisco County [CA]	520	180	35	35
Ventura County [CA]	510	142	45	33
Wayne County [MI]	495	213	70	48
Bronx County [NY]	460	203	50	44
Multnomah County [OR]	450	156	(D)	(D)
Santa Barbara County [CA]	440	148	25	29
Wake County [NC]	420	189	(B)	-
Suffolk County [NY]	405	121	(D)	(D)
Norfolk County [MA]	395	157	(D)	(D)
Sonoma County [CA]	380	200	95	92
Hennepin County [MN]	380	134	20	20
St. Louis County [MO]	370	166	(D)	(D)
Macomb County [MI]	355	128	145	99
Snohomish County [WA]	355	123	60	48
Lee County [FL]	350	145	95	80
Worcester County [MA]	350	163	(D)	(D)
Washington County [OR]	350	164	50	40
Bergen County [NJ]	345	141	(B)	-
Pima County [AZ]	340	150	(B)	-
Lake County [IL]	335	134	40	38
Fresno County [CA]	325	138	35	39
San Joaquin County [CA]	325	131	40	44
Monroe County [NY]	325	132	60	48
New Haven County [CT]	320	165	70	63
Baltimore city [MD]	320	168	(B)	-
Delaware County [PA]	320	181	(B)	-
Ocean County [NJ]	315	151	60	60
Nassau County [NY]	310	140	(D)	(D)
Cobb County [GA]	305	138	85	87
Denton County [TX]	305	159	55	45
Duval County [FL]	300	109	30	34
Hillsborough County [FL]	295	120	50	39
Essex County [MA]	295	131	(D)	(D)
Placer County [CA]	265	125	50	51
Somerset County [NJ]	260	193	(D)	(D)
Montgomery County [PA]	260	109	(D)	(D)
DuPage County [IL]	245	116	(D)	(D)
Allegheny County [PA]	240	128	(D)	(D)
Tarrant County [TX]	240	125	(D)	(D)
Hudson County [NJ]	235	173	(B)	-
Franklin County [OH]	230	120	30	23
Pierce County [WA]	230	95	45	45
Stanislaus County [CA]	225	92	50	38
Morris County [NJ]	225	108	25	35
Cuyahoga County [OH]	225	90	35	32
Prince George s County [MD]	220	130	(D)	(D)
Dallas County [TX]	220	102	(D)	(D)
Hawaii County [HI]	215	77	10	10
Travis County [TX]	215	98	40	37
District of Columbia [DC]	205	90	(B)	-
Arapahoe County [CO]	200	96	30	24
Hartford County [CT]	200	86	(B)	-
Anne Arundel County [MD]	200	104	35	29
Monmouth County [NJ]	200	107	(D)	(D)
Dane County [WI]	200	117	(D)	(D)
Bucks County [PA]	195	125	25	23
Milwaukee County [WI]	195	122	(D)	(D)
El Paso County [CO]	185	86	(D)	(D)
Honolulu County [HI]	185	89	(D)	(D)
Marion County [IN]	185	87	30	29
Bexar County [TX]	185	92	(D)	(D)
Clark County [WA]	185	92	40	40
Camden County [NJ]	180	119	(B)	-
Passaic County [NJ]	180	92	40	48
Philadelphia County [PA]	175	90	(B)	-
Loudoun County [VA]	175	106	(B)	-
Monterey County [CA]	170	114	(D)	(D)
Plymouth County [MA]	170	118	(B)	-
Washtenaw County [MI]	170	75	(D)	(D)
Bernalillo County [NM]	170	74	(D)	(D)
Hamilton County [OH]	170	85	(D)	(D)
Collin County [TX]	170	87	(D)	(D)
Virginia Beach city [VA]	165	99	25	33
Denver County [CO]	160	85	(B)	-
DeKalb County [GA]	160	97	(B)	-
Kane County [IL]	160	124	30	41
Baltimore County [MD]	160	96	(B)	-
Oakland County [MI]	160	71	30	34
Mercer County [NJ]	155	104	(D)	(D)
Essex County [NJ]	150	110	(D)	(D)
Mecklenburg County [NC]	150	94	(D)	(D)
Yolo County [CA]	145	74	(B)	-
Jefferson County [KY]	145	96	(B)	-
Washoe County [NV]	145	90	(D)	(D)
Will County [IL]	140	76	(D)	(D)
Solano County [CA]	135	107	(D)	(D)
Atlantic County [NJ]	135	169	(B)	-
Collier County [FL]	130	67	(D)	(D)
Albany County [NY]	130	139	(D)	(D)
Orange County [NY]	130	72	(D)	(D)
Guilford County [NC]	130	81	50	54
Shelby County [TN]	130	83	(B)	-
Hillsborough County [NH]	125	66	35	39
Kern County [CA]	120	79	(D)	(D)
Union County [NJ]	115	60	(D)	(D)
Anchorage Municipality [AK]	110	61	(B)	-
New Castle County [DE]	110	68	(D)	(D)
Erie County [NY]	110	76	(D)	(D)
Richmond County [NY]	110	70	(B)	-
Arlington County [VA]	110	68	(D)	(D)
Hampden County [MA]	105	71	(D)	(D)
Bristol County [MA]	100	77	(B)	-
Middlesex County [NJ]	95	53	(D)	(D)
Davidson County [TN]	95	94	(D)	(D)
Johnson County [KS]	90	53	(D)	(D)
Burlington County [NJ]	90	77	(D)	(D)
Fort Bend County [TX]	90	56	(D)	(D)
Howard County [MD]	85	65	(B)	-
Onondaga County [NY]	85	54	(B)	-
Providence County [RI]	80	65	(D)	(D)
Prince William County [VA]	75	83	(B)	-
Ramsey County [MN]	70	49	(B)	-
Polk County [IA]	55	45	25	21
Henrico County [VA]	50	45	(B)	-
Rockland County [NY]	45	37	(B)	-
Maui County [HI]	40	34	(B)	-
Oklahoma County [OK]	30	31	(B)	-
Jefferson Parish [LA]	25	25	(B)	-
Dakota County [MN]	10	9	(D)	(D)

Dutch speakers by U.S city / urban area

What cities in the United States have the most dutch 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]	8,895	732	1,200	269
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]	7,400	814	1,180	266
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]	3,625	747	560	248
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]	3,385	523	305	120
Lancaster [PA]	3,190	712	990	301
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]	2,775	401	475	178
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]	2,700	430	205	104
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]	2,515	519	285	179
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]	2,425	430	390	119
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]	2,380	505	405	265
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]	2,360	584	160	104
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]	2,155	420	210	130
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]	1,915	351	310	112
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]	1,885	358	295	114
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]	1,860	351	180	93
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]	1,525	289	115	77
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]	1,305	268	160	94
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]	1,235	305	95	72
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]	1,215	311	115	70
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]	1,205	231	120	57
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]	1,205	364	105	66
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]	1,170	297	280	114
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]	1,075	244	120	73
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA]	920	251	90	93
Salt Lake City [UT]	905	214	170	95
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]	860	278	90	77
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]	830	218	35	29
Rochester [NY]	825	202	235	112
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]	800	192	60	40
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]	760	176	75	38
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]	710	170	155	97
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]	695	265	165	92
St. Louis [MO-IL]	615	206	55	63
Columbus [OH]	605	243	90	68
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]	540	194	65	47
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]	510	142	45	33
Raleigh [NC]	465	193	(B)	-
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton [PA-NJ]	440	125	85	67
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]	440	146	65	66
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]	440	148	25	29
Austin-Round Rock [TX]	430	135	75	48
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]	395	156	(D)	(D)
Jacksonville [FL]	385	126	35	35
Santa Rosa [CA]	380	200	95	92
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC]	370	309	(B)	-
Pittsburgh [PA]	370	126	35	40
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]	365	181	(D)	(D)
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY]	350	149	65	56
Cape Coral-Fort Myers [FL]	350	145	95	80
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]	350	125	(B)	-
Worcester [MA-CT]	350	163	(D)	(D)
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]	345	93	85	44
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN]	340	122	40	37
Madison [WI]	340	166	45	36
Tucson [AZ]	340	150	(B)	-
Fresno [CA]	325	138	35	39
Stockton-Lodi [CA]	325	131	40	44
New Haven-Milford [CT]	320	165	70	63
Kansas City [MO-KS]	300	90	60	39
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]	295	153	35	43
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]	275	124	35	37
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]	250	102	(D)	(D)
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]	240	146	(D)	(D)
Portland-South Portland [ME]	235	128	(D)	(D)
Louisville Jefferson County [KY]	225	124	(B)	-
Modesto [CA]	225	92	50	38
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL]	220	132	65	67
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]	220	128	(B)	-
Richmond [VA]	220	127	(B)	-
Hilo [HI]	215	77	10	10
Akron [OH]	210	125	55	69
Albuquerque [NM]	210	79	(D)	(D)
Memphis [TN-MS-AR]	195	108	(B)	-
Colorado Springs [CO]	190	86	(D)	(D)
Springfield [MA]	190	101	(D)	(D)
Tulsa [OK]	185	142	(B)	-
Urban Honolulu [HI]	185	89	(D)	(D)
Ann Arbor [MI]	170	75	(D)	(D)
Oklahoma City [OK]	170	117	(D)	(D)
Salinas [CA]	170	114	(D)	(D)
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]	155	83	(D)	(D)
Syracuse [NY]	155	73	30	29
Trenton [NJ]	155	104	(D)	(D)
Greensboro-High Point [NC]	145	84	50	54
Reno [NV]	145	90	(D)	(D)
Anchorage [AK]	140	64	(B)	-
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]	140	82	(D)	(D)
Atlantic City-Hammonton [NJ]	135	169	(B)	-
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]	135	107	(D)	(D)
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island [FL]	130	67	(D)	(D)
Manchester-Nashua [NH]	125	66	35	39
Bakersfield [CA]	120	79	(D)	(D)
Dayton [OH]	110	59	(D)	(D)
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]	90	46	(D)	(D)
Des Moines-West Des Moines [IA]	85	50	30	22
Baton Rouge [LA]	50	44	(D)	(D)
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina [HI]	40	34	(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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