How many people speak "French Creole " in America

Language category: OTHER INDO-EUROPEAN 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 "French Creole", as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

French Creole speakers in the United States

Country	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
United States	739,725	11,244	323,689	6,652

French Creole speakers by U.S. state

What U.S. states have the most french creole speakers?

State	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Florida	361,103	7,687	173,905	4,989
New York	153,455	4,931	66,679	2,698
Massachusetts	64,549	2,967	28,704	1,841
New Jersey	44,092	2,438	19,066	1,430
Georgia	17,446	2,382	5,258	999
Pennsylvania	14,996	1,576	5,514	947
Connecticut	14,081	1,277	6,073	735
Maryland	11,932	1,378	3,556	681
California	6,718	862	1,300	358
Louisiana	6,706	886	649	170
Rhode Island	6,321	813	2,367	386
Texas	6,027	802	1,611	426
Virginia	5,796	818	1,282	327
Illinois	4,727	826	1,285	333
North Carolina	2,655	587	783	263
Delaware	2,562	646	1,378	419
Ohio	1,800	483	495	273
Tennessee	1,710	649	356	181
Michigan	1,600	349	337	135
Indiana	1,438	432	375	251
Minnesota	1,088	388	330	163
New Hampshire	794	262	376	175
Washington	767	246	322	149
Arizona	756	313	213	197
Missouri	734	275	330	235
Nevada	543	220	37	53
Oregon	524	195	50	48
South Carolina	510	164	86	69
Kentucky	465	245	146	119
District of Columbia	440	170	107	70
Utah	407	230	83	92
Colorado	382	209	106	81
Hawaii	348	323	256	296
Oklahoma	339	135	47	42
Kansas	337	187	18	40
Alabama	333	127	90	68
Wisconsin	254	118	3	5
Mississippi	194	178	4	8
Nebraska	154	131	14	23
Maine	123	61	(B)	-
Alaska	120	87	26	39
Arkansas	93	83	22	37
New Mexico	75	66	(B)	-
Idaho	64	36	13	14
Montana	57	55	(B)	-
Puerto Rico	43	49	23	37
North Dakota	40	30	35	28
Iowa	31	30	(B)	-
Vermont	19	15	(B)	-
South Dakota	9	13	(B)	-
West Virginia	8	11	2	3
Wyoming	3	6	(B)	-

French Creole speakers by U.S county

What counties in the United States have the most french creole speakers?

County	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Miami-Dade County [FL]	106,355	2,982	51,287	2,450
Broward County [FL]	95,374	4,601	45,495	2,585
Kings County [NY]	69,927	2,904	34,320	1,744
Palm Beach County [FL]	61,203	3,054	32,220	1,876
Queens County [NY]	30,280	2,058	10,673	1,055
Orange County [FL]	29,853	2,369	13,159	1,311
Suffolk County [MA]	23,791	1,978	11,787	1,473
Essex County [NJ]	17,536	1,682	8,277	1,064
Nassau County [NY]	15,358	1,889	6,119	811
Middlesex County [MA]	14,895	1,219	6,279	694
Rockland County [NY]	11,870	1,208	5,654	789
Collier County [FL]	11,363	932	5,766	669
Union County [NJ]	10,106	1,205	4,591	761
Plymouth County [MA]	9,250	1,010	4,147	655
Fairfield County [CT]	9,206	1,176	4,028	609
Lee County [FL]	8,420	1,327	4,633	1,064
Norfolk County [MA]	7,901	1,074	2,954	554
Philadelphia County [PA]	7,886	1,348	3,499	761
Suffolk County [NY]	7,754	1,273	3,638	869
Hillsborough County [FL]	6,944	1,035	2,769	591
Providence County [RI]	5,997	812	2,309	385
Bronx County [NY]	4,884	805	1,576	404
Cook County [IL]	4,098	743	1,200	307
Mercer County [NJ]	4,077	1,037	1,904	600
New York County [NY]	4,066	940	1,735	654
Prince George s County [MD]	3,779	696	883	257
Montgomery County [MD]	3,770	683	1,157	367
Duval County [FL]	3,425	749	1,510	477
Cobb County [GA]	3,175	697	599	245
Westchester County [NY]	3,158	735	722	201
Los Angeles County [CA]	3,092	572	370	134
Monmouth County [NJ]	2,965	603	1,312	318
Hudson County [NJ]	2,912	808	1,199	414
Bristol County [MA]	2,637	546	1,395	363
Gwinnett County [GA]	2,421	854	1,061	507
Essex County [MA]	2,380	493	984	271
Worcester County [MA]	2,348	697	781	305
Fulton County [GA]	2,110	1,118	442	249
Delaware County [PA]	2,056	652	744	377
Harris County [TX]	2,023	428	511	219
New Haven County [CT]	1,618	504	490	181
DeKalb County [GA]	1,530	558	523	315
Hartford County [CT]	1,526	485	464	245
Burlington County [NJ]	1,334	373	284	109
Fairfax County [VA]	1,333	451	235	118
Franklin County [OH]	1,287	445	350	236
Montgomery County [PA]	1,110	482	260	138
Middlesex County [NJ]	1,075	419	296	191
Pinellas County [FL]	1,064	394	398	233
Orange County [NY]	1,053	401	427	219
Howard County [MD]	1,040	470	264	155
Atlantic County [NJ]	1,012	411	418	188
Monroe County [NY]	911	371	452	269
Jefferson Parish [LA]	748	650	106	74
San Diego County [CA]	720	310	180	110
Richmond County [NY]	714	264	229	129
Somerset County [NJ]	670	254	89	69
Tarrant County [TX]	661	327	194	172
Prince William County [VA]	634	245	178	135
New Castle County [DE]	623	289	119	89
Ocean County [NJ]	622	274	261	151
Hennepin County [MN]	600	325	217	152
Marion County [IN]	585	415	73	76
Dallas County [TX]	540	279	60	76
Clark County [NV]	539	222	33	52
Camden County [NJ]	535	206	210	140
Hampden County [MA]	518	226	198	123
Bucks County [PA]	491	229	181	131
Fort Bend County [TX]	489	306	94	86
Albany County [NY]	487	194	87	76
Lancaster County [PA]	485	270	193	119
Maricopa County [AZ]	445	247	203	189
Baltimore County [MD]	442	220	41	47
District of Columbia [DC]	440	170	107	70
Hillsborough County [NH]	434	176	209	126
Wake County [NC]	431	214	117	74
Davidson County [TN]	430	205	96	72
Bexar County [TX]	429	401	343	379
Erie County [NY]	424	256	176	122
King County [WA]	406	197	177	106
Bergen County [NJ]	394	180	66	41
Baltimore city [MD]	374	165	44	37
Mecklenburg County [NC]	363	168	44	41
Jefferson County [KY]	349	223	128	115
Multnomah County [OR]	349	168	9	15
San Bernardino County [CA]	333	276	51	67
Riverside County [CA]	325	150	65	77
Virginia Beach city [VA]	320	207	13	21
Travis County [TX]	304	212	167	125
Honolulu County [HI]	296	295	256	296
Santa Clara County [CA]	281	237	11	14
Alameda County [CA]	271	170	80	67
Allegheny County [PA]	260	173	43	39
Henrico County [VA]	222	160	64	69
Morris County [NJ]	209	143	37	41
Sacramento County [CA]	206	96	37	41
Chester County [PA]	204	128	89	66
Guilford County [NC]	200	160	86	70
Oakland County [MI]	198	130	33	39
Wayne County [MI]	198	136	22	23
Pima County [AZ]	194	203	(B)	-
Onondaga County [NY]	193	117	80	78
Arapahoe County [CO]	181	149	15	34
Loudoun County [VA]	172	112	49	47
Sonoma County [CA]	165	185	107	150
Contra Costa County [CA]	160	85	50	73
Shelby County [TN]	152	84	52	59
Passaic County [NJ]	149	78	4	9
Lake County [IL]	142	99	(B)	-
Cuyahoga County [OH]	128	89	6	10
Salt Lake County [UT]	128	129	43	69
DuPage County [IL]	123	75	8	12
San Francisco County [CA]	117	136	(B)	-
El Paso County [CO]	113	129	66	68
Anne Arundel County [MD]	105	86	2	6
Pierce County [WA]	104	95	70	85
Ramsey County [MN]	96	78	37	46
Kane County [IL]	92	142	(B)	-
Oklahoma County [OK]	90	69	(B)	-
Kern County [CA]	89	60	(B)	-
Fresno County [CA]	84	78	(B)	-
Milwaukee County [WI]	84	65	3	5
Anchorage Municipality [AK]	81	85	26	39
San Joaquin County [CA]	80	110	(B)	-
Macomb County [MI]	80	120	10	22
Dakota County [MN]	75	67	10	16
Placer County [CA]	71	67	(B)	-
St. Louis County [MO]	71	60	22	27
Denver County [CO]	65	41	25	29
Will County [IL]	65	97	14	23
Collin County [TX]	65	77	21	28
Snohomish County [WA]	63	55	(B)	-
Arlington County [VA]	61	58	14	24
Dane County [WI]	58	73	(B)	-
Bernalillo County [NM]	55	68	(B)	-
Denton County [TX]	54	54	41	52
Solano County [CA]	48	55	36	46
Washington County [OR]	45	42	22	35
San Mateo County [CA]	39	34	(B)	-
Hamilton County [OH]	36	33	17	25
Ventura County [CA]	33	27	(B)	-
Washtenaw County [MI]	32	39	22	34
Johnson County [KS]	30	30	(B)	-
Monterey County [CA]	25	20	(B)	-
Clark County [WA]	22	34	22	34
Santa Barbara County [CA]	18	22	(B)	-
Stanislaus County [CA]	16	26	(B)	-
Orange County [CA]	13	21	(B)	-
San Juan County [NM]	10	16	(B)	-

French Creole speakers by U.S city / urban area

What cities in the United States have the most french creole speakers?

City / Metropolitan area / CBSA	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]	262,932	6,699	129,002	4,013
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY]	186,387	5,477	81,366	3,134
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]	58,403	2,961	26,271	1,873
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]	35,149	2,349	15,273	1,276
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]	16,182	2,320	5,082	986
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]	14,454	1,577	5,420	925
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]	11,445	1,260	2,833	510
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island [FL]	11,363	932	5,766	669
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]	9,206	1,176	4,028	609
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]	8,958	983	3,762	529
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]	8,863	1,120	3,572	646
Cape Coral-Fort Myers [FL]	8,420	1,327	4,633	1,064
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]	4,559	806	1,239	317
Jacksonville [FL]	4,375	945	1,983	575
Trenton [NJ]	4,077	1,037	1,904	600
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA]	3,464	1,054	1,266	430
Lafayette [LA]	3,190	502	241	123
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]	3,105	572	370	134
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]	2,712	468	617	220
Worcester [MA-CT]	2,372	701	784	306
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]	2,099	480	431	187
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]	1,761	512	529	260
New Haven-Milford [CT]	1,618	504	490	181
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]	1,587	466	329	189
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL]	1,545	642	614	494
Columbus [OH]	1,454	470	417	263
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]	1,175	658	146	84
Rochester [NY]	1,116	406	548	319
Atlantic City-Hammonton [NJ]	1,012	411	418	188
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]	951	381	273	159
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]	864	287	97	75
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]	790	277	315	197
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY]	781	279	164	114
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]	720	310	180	110
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]	662	418	80	76
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]	658	280	116	98
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]	640	286	112	80
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]	573	228	247	136
Springfield [MA]	544	227	203	126
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]	539	222	33	52
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]	501	195	95	74
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]	497	240	203	189
Lancaster [PA]	485	270	193	119
Richmond [VA]	482	202	106	85
Baton Rouge [LA]	478	188	32	42
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]	476	184	65	50
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]	459	183	53	51
Austin-Round Rock [TX]	452	256	197	135
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]	439	254	176	122
Raleigh [NC]	435	214	117	74
Manchester-Nashua [NH]	434	176	209	126
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]	429	401	343	379
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]	415	189	91	71
Kansas City [MO-KS]	406	182	144	113
Louisville Jefferson County [KY]	400	232	137	115
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton [PA-NJ]	392	164	174	103
St. Louis [MO-IL]	360	208	222	189
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]	330	222	127	100
Pittsburgh [PA]	325	172	49	41
Urban Honolulu [HI]	296	295	256	296
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]	294	113	37	41
Syracuse [NY]	293	148	122	93
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]	281	237	11	14
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC]	274	163	23	36
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]	263	161	40	44
Greensboro-High Point [NC]	200	160	86	70
Tucson [AZ]	194	203	(B)	-
Santa Rosa [CA]	165	185	107	150
Memphis [TN-MS-AR]	152	84	52	59
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]	128	89	6	10
Salt Lake City [UT]	128	129	43	69
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]	121	92	41	59
Colorado Springs [CO]	113	129	66	68
Oklahoma City [OK]	90	69	(B)	-
Bakersfield [CA]	89	60	(B)	-
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]	88	66	3	5
Fresno [CA]	84	78	(B)	-
Anchorage [AK]	81	85	26	39
Stockton-Lodi [CA]	80	110	(B)	-
Tulsa [OK]	71	46	(B)	-
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]	69	94	(B)	-
Madison [WI]	58	73	(B)	-
Albuquerque [NM]	55	68	(B)	-
Portland-South Portland [ME]	55	33	(B)	-
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN]	52	40	17	25
Dayton [OH]	50	47	17	20
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]	48	55	36	46
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]	36	34	25	29
Akron [OH]	35	47	27	45
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]	33	27	(B)	-
Ann Arbor [MI]	32	39	22	34
Salinas [CA]	25	20	(B)	-
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]	18	22	(B)	-
Modesto [CA]	16	26	(B)	-
Farmington [NM]	10	16	(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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