How many people speak "Italian " 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 "Italian", as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Italian speakers in the United States

Country	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
United States	708,966	7,910	191,724	3,380

Italian speakers by U.S. state

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

State	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
New York	191,569	4,101	60,918	1,765
New Jersey	78,856	2,467	23,863	1,312
California	62,621	2,128	12,973	729
Florida	49,161	2,093	13,839	1,000
Pennsylvania	44,686	1,600	12,671	814
Illinois	40,223	1,797	11,450	809
Massachusetts	38,919	1,599	10,295	795
Connecticut	36,571	1,374	10,365	797
Michigan	19,934	1,002	5,836	513
Ohio	17,966	1,049	4,803	510
Texas	11,386	1,040	2,316	405
Maryland	10,135	725	2,325	307
Virginia	9,830	1,080	1,806	341
Rhode Island	8,003	880	1,762	322
Arizona	7,901	792	1,662	278
North Carolina	7,394	926	1,460	376
Washington	6,624	741	1,116	219
Colorado	5,767	725	737	181
Wisconsin	4,940	501	1,242	242
Georgia	4,846	561	994	230
Nevada	4,794	639	1,091	243
Missouri	4,391	576	770	193
Indiana	3,574	550	448	138
Utah	3,064	701	411	148
Oregon	2,816	364	385	128
South Carolina	2,752	398	538	177
Minnesota	2,503	402	499	131
Tennessee	2,482	370	412	141
Louisiana	2,450	317	374	127
Delaware	2,282	357	631	183
New Hampshire	1,798	315	217	96
District of Columbia	1,759	458	363	182
New Mexico	1,729	305	380	125
Alabama	1,672	293	440	150
West Virginia	1,380	235	274	127
Nebraska	1,364	323	281	119
Iowa	1,083	211	166	64
Kansas	1,058	266	258	133
Maine	1,019	196	123	48
Oklahoma	1,009	216	146	65
Arkansas	963	210	207	99
Kentucky	943	204	150	67
Mississippi	890	182	145	67
Vermont	712	161	124	67
Idaho	660	145	101	67
Hawaii	655	197	106	63
Montana	619	257	85	83
Alaska	444	146	66	44
Puerto Rico	388	106	142	67
South Dakota	267	154	(B)	-
Wyoming	256	97	84	64
North Dakota	246	145	16	25

Italian speakers by U.S county

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

County	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Queens County [NY]	27,294	1,509	10,231	789
Kings County [NY]	26,487	1,114	11,548	801
Nassau County [NY]	25,149	1,358	7,721	609
Cook County [IL]	22,651	1,341	7,577	651
Westchester County [NY]	21,284	1,335	6,275	541
Suffolk County [NY]	16,659	1,094	4,493	540
Los Angeles County [CA]	16,323	928	3,232	353
Middlesex County [MA]	14,307	1,118	4,094	470
Bergen County [NJ]	13,746	1,065	4,587	507
Richmond County [NY]	12,217	1,029	4,020	564
New Haven County [CT]	11,075	834	2,964	447
Fairfield County [CT]	10,680	943	2,981	366
New York County [NY]	10,326	1,135	1,765	342
Bronx County [NY]	10,185	978	3,775	440
Macomb County [MI]	8,850	763	3,059	357
Hartford County [CT]	8,579	655	2,847	336
Broward County [FL]	8,431	923	2,597	401
Essex County [NJ]	7,243	811	2,396	349
Philadelphia County [PA]	6,675	790	2,310	368
DuPage County [IL]	6,635	826	1,604	320
Monmouth County [NJ]	6,356	638	1,658	344
Palm Beach County [FL]	6,341	764	2,093	445
Allegheny County [PA]	6,338	546	2,061	344
Passaic County [NJ]	6,301	756	2,249	441
Monroe County [NY]	6,231	730	2,182	308
Suffolk County [MA]	6,118	632	1,864	309
Ocean County [NJ]	5,937	543	1,679	328
San Diego County [CA]	5,820	694	1,616	365
Essex County [MA]	5,279	557	1,382	281
Maricopa County [AZ]	5,269	620	1,152	242
Providence County [RI]	5,263	674	1,137	272
Middlesex County [NJ]	5,220	723	1,455	313
Cuyahoga County [OH]	5,212	528	1,791	281
Union County [NJ]	5,130	648	1,869	319
Hudson County [NJ]	4,928	584	2,091	347
Miami-Dade County [FL]	4,914	644	1,418	254
Montgomery County [PA]	4,779	600	1,436	325
Morris County [NJ]	4,624	538	1,100	245
Erie County [NY]	4,621	533	1,150	222
Wayne County [MI]	4,348	521	1,314	214
Santa Clara County [CA]	4,031	464	1,111	249
Orange County [CA]	3,892	535	684	156
Norfolk County [MA]	3,824	485	850	205
Delaware County [PA]	3,802	574	969	263
San Francisco County [CA]	3,700	533	700	177
Clark County [NV]	3,583	558	926	232
Rockland County [NY]	3,560	506	980	214
San Mateo County [CA]	3,377	454	824	203
King County [WA]	3,266	508	580	146
Mercer County [NJ]	3,242	554	890	203
Pinellas County [FL]	3,088	441	1,056	255
Bucks County [PA]	3,018	461	884	206
Orange County [NY]	2,871	531	552	168
Onondaga County [NY]	2,862	369	856	173
Somerset County [NJ]	2,822	497	750	178
Oakland County [MI]	2,814	510	599	169
Alameda County [CA]	2,785	454	647	189
Worcester County [MA]	2,777	426	515	154
Camden County [NJ]	2,662	370	656	260
Montgomery County [MD]	2,437	407	570	158
Contra Costa County [CA]	2,395	652	432	199
Hillsborough County [FL]	2,302	399	275	117
Orange County [FL]	2,246	624	609	259
Riverside County [CA]	2,244	379	465	175
Harris County [TX]	2,202	452	566	200
Albany County [NY]	2,165	339	818	186
Lake County [IL]	2,157	340	340	107
Will County [IL]	2,155	395	505	176
Burlington County [NJ]	2,071	311	364	118
Lee County [FL]	2,068	325	595	184
Plymouth County [MA]	2,044	339	364	136
Hampden County [MA]	2,037	345	735	224
Baltimore County [MD]	2,027	346	554	178
Sacramento County [CA]	2,000	361	328	98
Fairfax County [VA]	1,882	409	288	95
New Castle County [DE]	1,806	381	505	178
Chester County [PA]	1,800	302	429	138
District of Columbia [DC]	1,759	458	363	182
Atlantic County [NJ]	1,670	338	407	169
Franklin County [OH]	1,559	270	415	133
Milwaukee County [WI]	1,537	243	480	159
San Bernardino County [CA]	1,515	293	254	96
Salt Lake County [UT]	1,471	661	197	114
Collier County [FL]	1,405	315	440	176
St. Louis County [MO]	1,344	380	289	127
Pima County [AZ]	1,282	271	347	132
Sonoma County [CA]	1,272	234	226	83
Wake County [NC]	1,254	368	196	84
Virginia Beach city [VA]	1,214	366	209	163
Kane County [IL]	1,208	345	371	215
Mecklenburg County [NC]	1,157	446	382	221
Santa Barbara County [CA]	1,143	285	215	89
Ventura County [CA]	1,138	271	330	121
Duval County [FL]	1,099	362	213	101
Bexar County [TX]	1,095	325	111	75
Hennepin County [MN]	1,083	240	204	87
Dallas County [TX]	1,023	224	261	109
Denver County [CO]	1,017	270	127	65
Monterey County [CA]	990	297	313	144
Hamilton County [OH]	937	217	119	57
Baltimore city [MD]	921	229	137	74
Multnomah County [OR]	912	258	152	76
Fulton County [GA]	899	248	149	102
Loudoun County [VA]	884	547	182	156
Placer County [CA]	877	252	121	65
San Joaquin County [CA]	873	205	172	78
Fresno County [CA]	857	243	180	97
Tarrant County [TX]	847	266	141	84
Prince George s County [MD]	814	212	273	110
Travis County [TX]	789	241	227	138
Lancaster County [PA]	744	214	305	116
Bristol County [MA]	737	224	125	92
Arlington County [VA]	711	197	136	86
Bernalillo County [NM]	709	186	174	96
Snohomish County [WA]	691	232	96	62
Washoe County [NV]	677	250	80	52
Collin County [TX]	669	214	140	88
El Paso County [CO]	641	220	51	42
Kern County [CA]	635	221	85	60
Arapahoe County [CO]	610	187	55	38
Anne Arundel County [MD]	606	187	141	75
Denton County [TX]	596	212	106	81
DeKalb County [GA]	558	189	125	62
Solano County [CA]	550	172	100	77
Washtenaw County [MI]	548	170	92	61
Pierce County [WA]	547	122	115	60
Howard County [MD]	523	218	71	50
Marion County [IN]	513	164	111	70
Cobb County [GA]	432	161	63	55
Davidson County [TN]	429	175	56	46
Honolulu County [HI]	419	159	96	62
Hillsborough County [NH]	412	142	86	57
Guilford County [NC]	398	146	50	49
Washington County [OR]	398	163	84	67
Jefferson Parish [LA]	388	133	121	88
Ramsey County [MN]	382	141	136	81
Gwinnett County [GA]	379	116	61	48
Dane County [WI]	356	141	70	44
Polk County [IA]	352	138	72	47
Prince William County [VA]	333	114	30	26
Fort Bend County [TX]	324	143	122	82
Johnson County [KS]	318	139	57	49
Stanislaus County [CA]	314	140	34	36
Yolo County [CA]	269	131	15	23
Henrico County [VA]	262	109	46	36
Shelby County [TN]	261	127	30	25
Jefferson County [KY]	215	103	25	24
Anchorage Municipality [AK]	202	117	47	40
Clark County [WA]	158	73	21	24
Oklahoma County [OK]	117	51	15	17
Dakota County [MN]	110	64	20	23
Maui County [HI]	90	50	4	6
San Juan County [NM]	23	30	(B)	-
Navajo County [AZ]	18	28	(B)	-
Hawaii County [HI]	15	23	(B)	-

Italian speakers by U.S city / urban area

What cities in the United States have the most italian 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]	225,005	4,538	72,819	2,129
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]	37,959	1,852	11,036	773
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]	32,484	1,614	8,613	697
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]	29,223	1,669	8,174	757
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]	20,215	1,043	3,916	351
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]	19,686	1,445	6,108	654
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]	16,314	960	5,056	454
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]	13,705	1,143	2,868	426
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]	11,210	753	3,493	358
New Haven-Milford [CT]	11,075	834	2,964	447
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]	10,680	943	2,981	366
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]	10,628	1,126	2,138	418
Pittsburgh [PA]	9,871	694	2,949	421
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]	8,740	919	1,887	352
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]	8,145	705	2,010	312
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]	7,420	734	2,312	330
Rochester [NY]	7,153	764	2,380	316
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]	5,970	606	1,453	213
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]	5,820	694	1,616	365
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]	5,637	709	1,186	247
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]	5,077	526	1,032	202
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY]	4,879	523	1,552	248
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]	4,504	590	791	162
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]	4,091	469	1,141	254
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]	3,899	701	971	303
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]	3,759	473	719	192
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]	3,583	558	926	232
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]	3,385	517	482	120
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]	3,325	490	841	217
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]	3,305	539	715	198
Trenton [NJ]	3,242	554	890	203
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]	3,218	482	649	188
Syracuse [NY]	3,150	398	923	193
Worcester [MA-CT]	3,138	489	567	159
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton [PA-NJ]	3,111	494	609	172
St. Louis [MO-IL]	3,079	480	552	172
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]	2,980	493	411	131
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]	2,625	399	416	188
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA]	2,300	398	545	165
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]	2,272	350	589	166
Springfield [MA]	2,263	364	748	223
Cape Coral-Fort Myers [FL]	2,068	325	595	184
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]	2,040	343	426	128
Columbus [OH]	1,999	313	510	148
Jacksonville [FL]	1,968	455	447	151
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL]	1,859	395	760	251
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]	1,820	482	467	231
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]	1,706	321	312	116
Atlantic City-Hammonton [NJ]	1,670	338	407	169
Salt Lake City [UT]	1,573	673	215	121
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN]	1,457	293	230	96
Kansas City [MO-KS]	1,457	314	256	101
Raleigh [NC]	1,426	418	196	84
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island [FL]	1,405	315	440	176
Akron [OH]	1,345	244	387	123
Tucson [AZ]	1,282	271	347	132
Santa Rosa [CA]	1,272	234	226	83
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]	1,238	340	145	86
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]	1,201	313	285	118
Richmond [VA]	1,157	306	289	138
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]	1,143	285	215	89
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]	1,138	271	330	121
Albuquerque [NM]	1,056	235	215	102
Austin-Round Rock [TX]	1,025	271	269	143
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]	1,021	203	227	108
Salinas [CA]	990	297	313	144
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]	967	199	151	62
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]	911	345	104	53
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]	910	211	163	85
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC]	908	392	87	74
Stockton-Lodi [CA]	873	205	172	78
Fresno [CA]	857	243	180	97
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]	767	234	146	82
Lancaster [PA]	744	214	305	116
Reno [NV]	686	251	80	52
Colorado Springs [CO]	660	220	51	42
Bakersfield [CA]	635	221	85	60
Portland-South Portland [ME]	602	167	55	41
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]	550	172	100	77
Ann Arbor [MI]	548	170	92	61
Dayton [OH]	520	178	133	95
Greensboro-High Point [NC]	517	191	50	49
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]	503	147	123	65
Baton Rouge [LA]	495	150	75	55
Madison [WI]	427	158	73	44
Urban Honolulu [HI]	419	159	96	62
Manchester-Nashua [NH]	412	142	86	57
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]	394	179	98	72
Des Moines-West Des Moines [IA]	380	150	87	55
Tulsa [OK]	363	122	64	43
Oklahoma City [OK]	352	139	22	20
Louisville Jefferson County [KY]	330	125	29	26
Modesto [CA]	314	140	34	36
Memphis [TN-MS-AR]	313	132	47	32
Anchorage [AK]	275	124	52	41
Lafayette [LA]	139	107	1	5
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina [HI]	90	50	4	6
Farmington [NM]	23	30	(B)	-
Show Low [AZ]	18	28	(B)	-
Hilo [HI]	15	23	(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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