How many people speak "Irish Gaelic " in America




Language category: OTHER INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGES Language sub-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 "Irish Gaelic", as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Irish Gaelic speakers in the United States

CountryNumber of speakersMargin of ErrorSpeak English less than "Very Well"Margin of Error
United States20,5901,2912,505384



Irish Gaelic speakers by U.S. state

What U.S. states have the most irish gaelic speakers?
StateNumber of speakersMargin of ErrorSpeak English less than "Very Well"Margin of Error
New York3,005387485120
California2,575480400215
Massachusetts2,44545822594
Illinois1,56043813572
New Jersey1,08526615080
Florida1,0152515062
Ohio85025510557
Pennsylvania755184185114
Texas6902274030
Washington5051728049
Arizona4951747563
Oregon460247(D)(D)
Georgia3801605556
Michigan3701072023
Maryland340151(D)(D)
Colorado3301642019
North Carolina3301367584
Connecticut2901013528
Wisconsin24099(D)(D)
Indiana230824534
New Mexico220104(D)(D)
Virginia200803028
New Hampshire17590(B)-
Montana17089(D)(D)
South Carolina16092(B)-
Tennessee145107(B)-
Missouri130792025
Minnesota120682525
Nebraska11576(B)-
Nevada11589(D)(D)
Alaska100864553
Maine10063(B)-
Oklahoma10063(B)-
Alabama9079(D)(D)
Mississippi8052(B)-
Delaware7562(B)-
Arkansas6551(D)(D)
Louisiana65392527
Kentucky5538(B)-
Rhode Island5542(D)(D)
Iowa4534(B)-
Vermont4547(D)(D)
Idaho4036(B)-
Utah4032(D)(D)
West Virginia3530(B)-
Hawaii2522(B)-
Wyoming2023(D)(D)
District of Columbia(D)(D)(B)-
Kansas(D)(D)(B)-
North Dakota(D)(D)(B)-
South Dakota(D)(D)(B)-



Irish Gaelic speakers by U.S county

What counties in the United States have the most irish gaelic speakers?
CountyNumber of speakersMargin of ErrorSpeak English less than "Very Well"Margin of Error
Cook County [IL]1,15039513573
Norfolk County [MA]710261(D)(D)
Suffolk County [MA]6653266037
Queens County [NY]63521117587
San Francisco County [CA]5002549590
Los Angeles County [CA]360145(D)(D)
Kings County [NY]3601619049
San Diego County [CA]3551605551
Maricopa County [AZ]3401426059
Westchester County [NY]3251174536
New York County [NY]315141(B)-
Rockland County [NY]2701224539
Middlesex County [MA]2551149574
Plymouth County [MA]25594(D)(D)
Bronx County [NY]240147(D)(D)
Union County [NJ]210133(D)(D)
King County [WA]185924543
Alameda County [CA]180110(D)(D)
Multnomah County [OR]180100(B)-
Broward County [FL]170114(B)-
Washington County [OR]160217(D)(D)
Santa Clara County [CA]1551008094
Hampden County [MA]15588(D)(D)
Cuyahoga County [OH]155663030
Monmouth County [NJ]15077(D)(D)
Orange County [CA]140125(D)(D)
Denver County [CO]140132(B)-
Orange County [FL]140123(D)(D)
Lake County [IL]140129(B)-
Hartford County [CT]13586(D)(D)
Middlesex County [NJ]135137(D)(D)
Worcester County [MA]130101(D)(D)
Harris County [TX]130112(B)-
Delaware County [PA]110584041
San Mateo County [CA]10572(B)-
Bristol County [MA]10568(B)-
Bergen County [NJ]10571(D)(D)
Burlington County [NJ]10580(B)-
Suffolk County [NY]10556(B)-
Franklin County [OH]105463534
Snohomish County [WA]10596(D)(D)
Nassau County [NY]100603535
Essex County [MA]9556(D)(D)
Oakland County [MI]9067(B)-
Orange County [NY]9071(B)-
Philadelphia County [PA]9064(D)(D)
Sacramento County [CA]8559(D)(D)
New Haven County [CT]8554(B)-
Pinellas County [FL]8556(B)-
Davidson County [TN]8098(B)-
Contra Costa County [CA]7559(D)(D)
Erie County [NY]7550(B)-
Palm Beach County [FL]7062(B)-
Wake County [NC]7056(B)-
DeKalb County [GA]6570(D)(D)
Bucks County [PA]6541(B)-
Milwaukee County [WI]6573(B)-
Ventura County [CA]6057(B)-
Essex County [NJ]6060(D)(D)
Bexar County [TX]6041(B)-
Fort Bend County [TX]6068(B)-
Travis County [TX]6058(B)-
Riverside County [CA]5558(B)-
DuPage County [IL]5551(B)-
Hennepin County [MN]5550(D)(D)
Pima County [AZ]5034(D)(D)
Placer County [CA]5062(D)(D)
Baltimore County [MD]5046(D)(D)
Montgomery County [MD]5036(B)-
Monroe County [NY]5047(D)(D)
Onondaga County [NY]5034(B)-
Mecklenburg County [NC]5051(D)(D)
Allegheny County [PA]5032(B)-
Hillsborough County [NH]4543(B)-
Morris County [NJ]4540(B)-
Passaic County [NJ]4540(D)(D)
Marion County [IN]4037(D)(D)
Clark County [NV]4031(B)-
Mercer County [NJ]4039(B)-
San Bernardino County [CA]3534(B)-
San Joaquin County [CA]3532(D)(D)
Santa Barbara County [CA]3534(D)(D)
Arapahoe County [CO]3529(B)-
Wayne County [MI]3526(D)(D)
Pierce County [WA]3548(B)-
Kane County [IL]3030(B)-
Macomb County [MI]3026(B)-
Atlantic County [NJ]3034(D)(D)
Ocean County [NJ]3033(B)-
Montgomery County [PA]3039(B)-
Fairfax County [VA]3029(D)(D)
Prince George s County [MD]2534(B)-
Baltimore city [MD]2525(B)-
Somerset County [NJ]2528(D)(D)
Providence County [RI]2529(D)(D)
Prince William County [VA]2524(D)(D)
Fairfield County [CT]20221018
Will County [IL]2031(B)-
Hudson County [NJ]2022(B)-
Albany County [NY]2024(B)-
Chester County [PA]2017(B)-
Anchorage Municipality [AK](D)(D)(D)(D)
Navajo County [AZ](D)(D)(B)-
Fresno County [CA](D)(D)(B)-
Kern County [CA](D)(D)(B)-
Solano County [CA](D)(D)(B)-
El Paso County [CO](D)(D)(B)-
New Castle County [DE](D)(D)(B)-
District of Columbia [DC](D)(D)(B)-
Hillsborough County [FL](D)(D)(B)-
Lee County [FL](D)(D)(B)-
Cobb County [GA](D)(D)(B)-
Fulton County [GA](D)(D)(B)-
Gwinnett County [GA](D)(D)(B)-
Honolulu County [HI](D)(D)(B)-
Johnson County [KS](D)(D)(B)-
Jefferson County [KY](D)(D)(B)-
Jefferson Parish [LA](D)(D)(B)-
Anne Arundel County [MD](D)(D)(B)-
Washtenaw County [MI](D)(D)(B)-
St. Louis County [MO](D)(D)(D)(D)
Washoe County [NV](D)(D)(D)(D)
Camden County [NJ](D)(D)(D)(D)
Richmond County [NY](D)(D)(B)-
Guilford County [NC](D)(D)(B)-
Hamilton County [OH](D)(D)(B)-
Oklahoma County [OK](D)(D)(B)-
Shelby County [TN](D)(D)(B)-
Collin County [TX](D)(D)(B)-
Dallas County [TX](D)(D)(B)-
Denton County [TX](D)(D)(B)-
Tarrant County [TX](D)(D)(D)(D)
Salt Lake County [UT](D)(D)(B)-
Arlington County [VA](D)(D)(B)-
Loudoun County [VA](D)(D)(B)-
Virginia Beach city [VA](D)(D)(B)-
Dane County [WI](D)(D)(B)-



Irish Gaelic speakers by U.S city / urban area

What cities in the United States have the most irish gaelic speakers?
City / Metropolitan area / CBSANumber of speakersMargin of ErrorSpeak English less than "Very Well"Margin of Error
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY]3,365391575144
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]2,04546918583
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]1,41541913573
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]1,005346185179
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]5601768066
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]500183(D)(D)
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]3701506059
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]365236(D)(D)
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]3551605551
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]3251456049
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]285179(B)-
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]245133(D)(D)
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]2401073030
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]240127(B)-
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]235151(B)-
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]2151382524
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]205722525
Akron [OH]195204(D)(D)
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]185130(D)(D)
Springfield [MA]17591(D)(D)
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]16573(D)(D)
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]16086(D)(D)
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]16081(D)(D)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]1551008094
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]13569(B)-
Worcester [MA-CT]130101(D)(D)
Columbus [OH]105463534
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]10569(D)(D)
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]105105(B)-
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]10082(B)-
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]9560(D)(D)
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]9565(D)(D)
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN]9583(B)-
Jacksonville [FL]9594(B)-
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]9070(B)-
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY]8572(B)-
Austin-Round Rock [TX]8565(B)-
New Haven-Milford [CT]8554(B)-
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]7550(B)-
Kansas City [MO-KS]7560(D)(D)
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]7562(D)(D)
Pittsburgh [PA]7544(B)-
Anchorage [AK]7079(D)(D)
Raleigh [NC]7056(B)-
Dayton [OH]6559(D)(D)
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]6570(B)-
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton [PA-NJ]6048(D)(D)
Oklahoma City [OK]6049(B)-
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]6057(B)-
Rochester [NY]6049(D)(D)
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]6041(B)-
St. Louis [MO-IL]6059(D)(D)
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]6058(B)-
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]5540(D)(D)
Syracuse [NY]5536(B)-
Tucson [AZ]5034(D)(D)
Manchester-Nashua [NH]4543(B)-
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]4059(B)-
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]4043(B)-
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]4037(B)-
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]4031(B)-
Trenton [NJ]4039(B)-
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA]3544(B)-
Portland-South Portland [ME]3532(B)-
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]3534(D)(D)
Stockton-Lodi [CA]3532(D)(D)
Atlantic City-Hammonton [NJ]3034(D)(D)
Tulsa [OK]3034(B)-
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]20221018
Albuquerque [NM](D)(D)(B)-
Ann Arbor [MI](D)(D)(B)-
Bakersfield [CA](D)(D)(B)-
Cape Coral-Fort Myers [FL](D)(D)(B)-
Colorado Springs [CO](D)(D)(B)-
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL](D)(D)(B)-
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC](D)(D)(B)-
Fresno [CA](D)(D)(B)-
Greensboro-High Point [NC](D)(D)(B)-
Louisville Jefferson County [KY](D)(D)(B)-
Madison [WI](D)(D)(B)-
Memphis [TN-MS-AR](D)(D)(B)-
New Orleans-Metairie [LA](D)(D)(B)-
Reno [NV](D)(D)(D)(D)
Salt Lake City [UT](D)(D)(B)-
Show Low [AZ](D)(D)(B)-
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA](D)(D)(B)-
Urban Honolulu [HI](D)(D)(B)-
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA](D)(D)(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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