How many people speak "Hmong " in America

Language category: ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLAND 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 "Hmong", as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Hmong speakers in the United States

Country	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
United States	214,943	5,719	92,861	3,459

Hmong speakers by U.S. state

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

State	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
California	76,789	3,747	35,655	2,144
Minnesota	55,037	2,294	24,674	1,490
Wisconsin	40,985	1,758	16,174	1,094
North Carolina	8,786	963	3,502	503
Michigan	4,887	864	1,634	363
Oklahoma	3,215	633	1,089	275
Alaska	3,107	885	1,706	615
Georgia	3,061	687	907	270
Colorado	3,008	725	1,037	317
Washington	2,116	708	653	269
Florida	1,643	699	890	387
Arkansas	1,584	440	716	274
Kansas	1,474	303	661	216
South Carolina	1,097	345	314	160
Missouri	949	226	468	172
Pennsylvania	900	540	390	216
Oregon	799	284	249	134
Texas	768	290	311	182
Rhode Island	666	292	301	152
Massachusetts	563	282	305	177
Ohio	543	306	164	108
Illinois	415	215	118	71
Utah	315	146	174	118
Iowa	299	193	135	125
Indiana	237	214	171	211
Virginia	235	204	48	73
Arizona	234	222	31	38
Alabama	208	205	67	72
Tennessee	208	99	64	43
New York	191	115	56	65
Montana	92	143	9	19
Kentucky	86	107	47	60
Louisiana	67	87	9	14
Nevada	59	56	17	25
District of Columbia	54	77	45	78
South Dakota	54	65	17	30
Idaho	42	50	(B)	-
Nebraska	37	47	12	17
Wyoming	30	45	30	45
Hawaii	23	28	7	12
New Mexico	21	32	(B)	-
New Jersey	15	17	(B)	-
North Dakota	11	17	(B)	-
Connecticut	9	15	(B)	-
New Hampshire	9	12	4	5
Mississippi	8	8	(B)	-
Maryland	7	15	(B)	-

Hmong speakers by U.S county

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

County	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Ramsey County [MN]	28,786	1,395	14,014	982
Fresno County [CA]	24,576	1,654	10,918	1,047
Sacramento County [CA]	22,902	2,402	10,789	1,270
Hennepin County [MN]	14,624	1,346	6,961	868
Milwaukee County [WI]	10,318	877	3,892	585
San Joaquin County [CA]	6,620	1,123	3,439	655
Dane County [WI]	3,629	651	1,346	514
Anchorage Municipality [AK]	3,031	889	1,687	617
Orange County [CA]	1,469	605	609	235
San Diego County [CA]	1,416	435	516	222
Oakland County [MI]	1,267	568	424	181
Mecklenburg County [NC]	1,216	456	249	166
Macomb County [MI]	1,209	390	466	215
Riverside County [CA]	1,148	421	545	250
Los Angeles County [CA]	1,140	392	393	182
Dakota County [MN]	988	382	313	140
King County [WA]	842	493	384	227
Snohomish County [WA]	797	373	196	121
Gwinnett County [GA]	703	443	65	60
Lancaster County [PA]	587	458	250	178
Alameda County [CA]	552	381	269	239
Multnomah County [OR]	510	245	182	131
Hillsborough County [FL]	480	503	150	165
San Bernardino County [CA]	439	263	198	174
Santa Barbara County [CA]	431	230	159	120
Yolo County [CA]	424	255	141	89
Wayne County [MI]	392	212	158	118
Stanislaus County [CA]	356	185	205	157
Pinellas County [FL]	346	235	100	78
Solano County [CA]	332	286	124	142
Providence County [RI]	295	155	170	123
Oklahoma County [OK]	291	347	(B)	-
Santa Clara County [CA]	277	144	99	79
Worcester County [MA]	248	162	166	93
Tarrant County [TX]	237	235	143	151
Denver County [CO]	226	256	82	117
El Paso County [CO]	214	192	76	89
Washington County [OR]	198	195	40	50
Kern County [CA]	179	173	96	105
San Mateo County [CA]	176	183	95	113
DeKalb County [GA]	171	176	31	45
Marion County [IN]	171	211	171	211
Polk County [IA]	169	153	46	55
Prince William County [VA]	168	188	(B)	-
Placer County [CA]	166	127	63	70
Philadelphia County [PA]	163	232	42	60
San Francisco County [CA]	158	109	37	42
Middlesex County [MA]	150	134	75	106
Wake County [NC]	124	122	37	58
Contra Costa County [CA]	121	143	43	64
Monterey County [CA]	119	119	43	62
Will County [IL]	118	141	12	22
Kane County [IL]	113	144	52	60
Johnson County [KS]	110	102	(B)	-
Ventura County [CA]	97	108	67	81
Sonoma County [CA]	96	88	66	82
Plymouth County [MA]	96	113	8	12
Washtenaw County [MI]	96	86	(B)	-
Rockland County [NY]	96	87	43	62
Cobb County [GA]	95	93	6	15
Franklin County [OH]	91	113	(B)	-
Pima County [AZ]	88	120	10	16
Jefferson County [KY]	86	107	47	60
Bexar County [TX]	85	75	43	68
Pierce County [WA]	79	90	1	4
Fulton County [GA]	76	119	40	64
DuPage County [IL]	76	71	9	13
Arapahoe County [CO]	74	78	6	10
Guilford County [NC]	74	77	67	73
Shelby County [TN]	68	64	24	30
St. Louis County [MO]	61	95	61	95
Loudoun County [VA]	59	76	48	73
Cook County [IL]	55	40	13	25
District of Columbia [DC]	54	77	45	78
Onondaga County [NY]	51	74	13	18
Hampden County [MA]	43	108	43	108
Dallas County [TX]	33	32	8	12
Clark County [NV]	31	36	(B)	-
Travis County [TX]	29	38	(B)	-
Washoe County [NV]	28	44	17	25
Denton County [TX]	27	43	(B)	-
Honolulu County [HI]	23	28	7	12
Orange County [FL]	21	32	10	16
Bernalillo County [NM]	21	32	(B)	-
Clark County [WA]	21	40	11	20
Suffolk County [MA]	19	26	13	23
Westchester County [NY]	19	25	(B)	-
Duval County [FL]	17	16	11	12
Delaware County [PA]	15	23	(B)	-
Kings County [NY]	13	20	(B)	-
Palm Beach County [FL]	10	19	(B)	-
Collin County [TX]	10	19	(B)	-
Hartford County [CT]	9	15	(B)	-
Lake County [IL]	9	17	7	12
Jefferson Parish [LA]	9	14	9	14
Hillsborough County [NH]	9	12	4	5
Maricopa County [AZ]	8	15	(B)	-
Bergen County [NJ]	8	13	(B)	-
Virginia Beach city [VA]	8	13	(B)	-
Bristol County [MA]	7	13	(B)	-
Essex County [NJ]	7	11	(B)	-

Hmong speakers by U.S city / urban area

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

City / Metropolitan area / CBSA	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]	52,519	2,239	23,860	1,451
Fresno [CA]	24,576	1,654	10,918	1,047
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]	23,492	2,452	10,993	1,268
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]	10,989	1,020	4,024	630
Stockton-Lodi [CA]	6,620	1,123	3,439	655
Madison [WI]	3,644	653	1,346	514
Anchorage [AK]	3,060	884	1,690	617
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]	2,966	684	1,064	297
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]	2,609	759	1,002	323
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]	2,458	603	840	279
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]	2,253	639	537	210
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]	2,078	677	582	287
Tulsa [OK]	1,916	522	820	257
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]	1,718	648	581	257
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]	1,587	495	743	311
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]	1,416	435	516	222
Kansas City [MO-KS]	1,303	303	632	217
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]	1,007	429	444	276
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]	826	586	250	187
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]	783	281	260	135
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]	775	281	303	149
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]	673	293	301	152
Lancaster [PA]	587	458	250	178
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]	524	260	224	160
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]	511	315	90	77
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]	495	268	124	100
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]	431	230	159	120
Oklahoma City [OK]	424	374	30	35
Modesto [CA]	356	185	205	157
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]	332	286	124	142
Akron [OH]	304	248	98	87
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]	290	196	47	40
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]	281	225	93	105
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]	277	144	99	79
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]	265	192	96	107
Worcester [MA-CT]	248	162	166	93
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]	243	266	195	224
Colorado Springs [CO]	214	192	76	89
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]	201	212	171	211
Greensboro-High Point [NC]	196	196	189	193
Bakersfield [CA]	179	173	96	105
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]	178	233	42	60
Des Moines-West Des Moines [IA]	169	153	46	55
Columbus [OH]	157	161	39	52
Raleigh [NC]	146	126	37	58
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY]	143	95	43	62
Austin-Round Rock [TX]	122	73	33	37
Salinas [CA]	119	119	43	62
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]	97	108	67	81
Ann Arbor [MI]	96	86	(B)	-
Santa Rosa [CA]	96	88	66	82
Memphis [TN-MS-AR]	90	73	33	32
Tucson [AZ]	88	120	10	16
Louisville Jefferson County [KY]	86	107	47	60
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]	85	75	43	68
St. Louis [MO-IL]	70	97	61	95
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]	67	87	9	14
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC]	51	43	(B)	-
Syracuse [NY]	51	74	13	18
Springfield [MA]	43	108	43	108
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]	37	47	12	17
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]	37	26	(B)	-
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL]	36	57	36	57
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]	31	36	(B)	-
Reno [NV]	28	44	17	25
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN]	27	40	27	40
Urban Honolulu [HI]	23	28	7	12
Albuquerque [NM]	21	32	(B)	-
Jacksonville [FL]	17	16	11	12
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]	12	20	(B)	-
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]	10	19	(B)	-
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]	9	15	(B)	-
Manchester-Nashua [NH]	9	12	4	5
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]	8	13	(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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