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

Laotian speakers in the United States

Country	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
United States	152,647	4,370	75,885	2,526

Laotian speakers by U.S. state

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

State	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
California	36,849	2,319	18,796	1,213
Texas	10,999	1,282	5,741	915
Minnesota	9,900	913	4,954	593
Washington	7,566	1,194	3,721	631
Tennessee	5,544	882	2,502	458
Georgia	5,143	809	2,336	477
Wisconsin	4,733	1,025	2,194	478
North Carolina	4,695	942	1,948	438
Florida	4,224	793	2,190	542
Iowa	4,039	674	1,963	348
Illinois	3,931	671	2,298	429
Kansas	3,672	696	1,659	405
Arkansas	3,429	637	1,966	427
Ohio	3,287	659	1,353	347
New York	3,184	562	1,622	310
Rhode Island	3,172	626	1,540	362
Massachusetts	3,113	699	1,468	348
Connecticut	2,981	668	1,476	395
Oregon	2,594	580	1,165	299
Virginia	2,551	595	1,216	312
Hawaii	2,279	710	1,462	498
Colorado	2,175	713	981	313
Michigan	2,137	433	1,217	279
Pennsylvania	2,064	577	1,122	402
Louisiana	2,002	401	1,025	284
Nevada	1,842	614	1,067	343
Oklahoma	1,610	367	797	244
Alaska	1,469	499	685	235
Utah	1,400	432	731	269
Arizona	1,397	444	517	221
Missouri	1,058	403	592	283
Alabama	935	389	517	268
Maryland	914	342	469	213
South Carolina	833	265	451	170
Idaho	787	277	302	129
Nebraska	734	202	519	159
Indiana	670	290	337	161
New Hampshire	555	414	193	133
New Mexico	542	286	159	128
Kentucky	423	213	93	79
South Dakota	263	163	165	116
New Jersey	244	131	124	95
Mississippi	215	211	30	37
Vermont	188	120	96	73
Maine	96	95	39	43
West Virginia	61	50	35	43
District of Columbia	53	47	10	15
North Dakota	46	41	4	6
Delaware	42	56	31	39
Montana	5	7	5	7
Wyoming	2	4	2	4

Laotian speakers by U.S county

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

County	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Fresno County [CA]	6,797	978	3,399	543
San Diego County [CA]	5,936	919	3,254	604
King County [WA]	4,341	876	2,322	533
Hennepin County [MN]	3,668	658	1,818	378
Tarrant County [TX]	3,405	604	1,883	389
Sacramento County [CA]	3,091	705	1,957	549
Providence County [RI]	3,042	616	1,469	353
San Joaquin County [CA]	3,041	797	1,440	451
Los Angeles County [CA]	2,785	542	1,247	333
Orange County [CA]	2,543	556	1,207	337
Milwaukee County [WI]	2,333	657	1,024	311
Honolulu County [HI]	2,247	711	1,453	499
Polk County [IA]	2,038	523	724	201
Dallas County [TX]	1,968	559	1,061	333
Clark County [NV]	1,747	613	1,061	344
Middlesex County [MA]	1,682	589	820	275
Stanislaus County [CA]	1,617	457	704	220
Pinellas County [FL]	1,596	534	971	432
Harris County [TX]	1,533	576	754	425
Alameda County [CA]	1,467	497	932	346
Riverside County [CA]	1,414	430	772	273
Gwinnett County [GA]	1,347	495	443	217
Davidson County [TN]	1,342	381	683	239
Contra Costa County [CA]	1,243	363	557	203
Monroe County [NY]	1,238	316	723	195
Dakota County [MN]	1,208	475	537	250
Multnomah County [OR]	1,192	372	583	238
Franklin County [OH]	1,147	429	575	269
Mecklenburg County [NC]	1,075	445	435	209
Anchorage Municipality [AK]	1,067	449	460	216
Fairfax County [VA]	1,065	449	467	195
Philadelphia County [PA]	1,057	543	625	369
Johnson County [KS]	1,022	350	409	181
Santa Clara County [CA]	1,014	322	582	196
Cook County [IL]	1,009	394	578	237
Hartford County [CT]	985	323	439	174
Snohomish County [WA]	952	378	352	208
Dane County [WI]	939	421	462	222
Sonoma County [CA]	933	374	429	165
Salt Lake County [UT]	916	366	448	224
Fairfield County [CT]	866	387	472	228
Worcester County [MA]	769	342	381	189
Kane County [IL]	754	276	507	197
San Bernardino County [CA]	673	333	303	185
Guilford County [NC]	670	330	379	208
Maricopa County [AZ]	634	268	329	188
Ramsey County [MN]	631	298	480	276
Shelby County [TN]	630	288	312	164
Bexar County [TX]	573	370	365	205
Oklahoma County [OK]	542	270	343	188
Washington County [OR]	541	315	221	130
New Haven County [CT]	512	365	274	196
Bernalillo County [NM]	506	285	159	128
Prince William County [VA]	485	244	225	146
Clark County [WA]	450	213	249	141
Pierce County [WA]	387	222	168	111
Palm Beach County [FL]	353	209	117	116
Cobb County [GA]	341	210	118	93
Cuyahoga County [OH]	326	241	132	89
Pima County [AZ]	324	206	154	110
Montgomery County [MD]	316	167	142	106
San Francisco County [CA]	309	163	212	122
Denton County [TX]	291	203	24	27
Prince George s County [MD]	286	188	139	100
Washtenaw County [MI]	281	168	229	154
Onondaga County [NY]	274	165	143	97
Yolo County [CA]	263	210	153	129
Lee County [FL]	251	224	113	158
Hillsborough County [FL]	213	156	77	88
Will County [IL]	212	138	172	136
Duval County [FL]	211	165	132	120
Loudoun County [VA]	210	166	144	141
Travis County [TX]	209	179	124	162
Arlington County [VA]	206	162	42	44
Arapahoe County [CO]	205	211	14	20
Orange County [FL]	198	157	60	67
San Mateo County [CA]	186	134	37	32
Queens County [NY]	186	112	54	41
Collin County [TX]	184	81	36	42
Solano County [CA]	183	126	126	97
Erie County [NY]	183	107	69	57
Macomb County [MI]	181	147	92	105
DeKalb County [GA]	179	181	40	42
Kern County [CA]	175	118	35	49
Fort Bend County [TX]	174	189	54	69
Jefferson County [KY]	167	133	71	74
DuPage County [IL]	164	140	78	67
Fulton County [GA]	154	91	58	42
Wake County [NC]	153	152	30	62
Norfolk County [MA]	149	149	43	44
Broward County [FL]	148	127	112	108
Marion County [IN]	142	186	26	35
Chester County [PA]	136	90	13	17
Lancaster County [PA]	135	126	72	75
Essex County [MA]	132	81	72	63
Bronx County [NY]	129	177	67	94
Oakland County [MI]	117	91	39	41
Ventura County [CA]	116	97	16	25
Hampden County [MA]	116	128	72	93
Montgomery County [PA]	115	101	73	79
Wayne County [MI]	108	85	85	63
Suffolk County [MA]	106	81	22	24
St. Louis County [MO]	106	82	67	55
Atlantic County [NJ]	105	105	75	76
Washoe County [NV]	94	85	5	10
Bristol County [MA]	90	66	27	23
Hillsborough County [NH]	88	120	52	81
Henrico County [VA]	86	72	63	62
Anne Arundel County [MD]	75	85	48	80
Suffolk County [NY]	74	101	74	101
Delaware County [PA]	73	77	15	24
Baltimore city [MD]	72	59	45	43
Albany County [NY]	72	76	39	61
Denver County [CO]	71	92	(B)	-
Lake County [IL]	66	80	52	60
Middlesex County [NJ]	65	67	46	61
New York County [NY]	58	78	(B)	-
Westchester County [NY]	57	67	29	31
District of Columbia [DC]	53	47	10	15
Hamilton County [OH]	53	65	22	24
Santa Barbara County [CA]	50	37	41	35
Jefferson Parish [LA]	50	63	20	42
Miami-Dade County [FL]	46	61	12	31
Placer County [CA]	43	55	(B)	-
Ocean County [NJ]	43	38	(B)	-
Allegheny County [PA]	38	38	(B)	-
New Castle County [DE]	34	54	23	37
Kings County [NY]	34	30	7	11
Maui County [HI]	32	34	9	13
Nassau County [NY]	28	30	(B)	-
El Paso County [CO]	25	77	20	48
Monterey County [CA]	21	27	(B)	-
Plymouth County [MA]	16	25	16	25
Virginia Beach city [VA]	14	22	(B)	-
Morris County [NJ]	13	20	(B)	-
Union County [NJ]	9	14	(B)	-
Collier County [FL]	7	13	(B)	-
Camden County [NJ]	6	10	(B)	-
Burlington County [NJ]	3	6	3	6

Laotian speakers by U.S city / urban area

What cities in the United States have the most laotian 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]	7,630	954	3,793	585
Fresno [CA]	6,797	978	3,399	543
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]	6,386	906	3,361	582
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]	5,936	919	3,254	604
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]	5,680	1,018	2,842	600
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]	5,328	847	2,454	507
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]	4,372	746	1,868	351
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]	4,253	766	1,897	484
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]	3,414	738	2,119	571
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]	3,262	637	1,567	364
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]	3,259	675	1,766	412
Stockton-Lodi [CA]	3,041	797	1,440	451
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]	2,944	551	1,411	332
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]	2,577	548	1,245	295
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]	2,511	703	1,098	294
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]	2,452	662	1,067	316
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]	2,409	592	1,458	379
Urban Honolulu [HI]	2,247	711	1,453	499
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]	2,087	534	1,075	330
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]	2,069	593	1,224	455
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]	2,068	590	814	284
Des Moines-West Des Moines [IA]	2,050	519	724	201
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]	2,049	706	897	307
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]	1,953	616	894	431
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]	1,747	613	1,061	344
Kansas City [MO-KS]	1,702	448	857	253
Modesto [CA]	1,617	457	704	220
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]	1,447	547	775	371
Columbus [OH]	1,440	496	602	269
Lafayette [LA]	1,284	285	728	206
Rochester [NY]	1,275	316	746	195
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]	1,119	334	492	184
Anchorage [AK]	1,079	449	463	217
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]	1,032	338	548	200
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]	1,014	412	344	191
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]	1,014	322	582	196
Worcester [MA-CT]	1,011	422	552	257
Madison [WI]	939	421	462	222
Santa Rosa [CA]	933	374	429	165
Salt Lake City [UT]	916	366	448	224
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]	866	387	472	228
St. Louis [MO-IL]	859	408	484	260
Oklahoma City [OK]	849	317	444	206
Greensboro-High Point [NC]	704	344	385	210
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY]	696	243	277	158
Memphis [TN-MS-AR]	656	288	329	165
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]	630	301	299	222
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]	597	375	365	205
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]	547	222	241	151
Albuquerque [NM]	514	284	159	128
New Haven-Milford [CT]	512	365	274	196
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]	477	205	253	133
Tulsa [OK]	468	226	235	127
Akron [OH]	436	196	232	117
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]	384	246	159	92
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]	360	394	46	49
Tucson [AZ]	324	206	154	110
Austin-Round Rock [TX]	317	188	167	168
Ann Arbor [MI]	281	168	229	154
Syracuse [NY]	274	165	143	97
Cape Coral-Fort Myers [FL]	251	224	113	158
Jacksonville [FL]	231	167	152	124
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]	198	178	168	154
Baton Rouge [LA]	189	119	82	75
Louisville Jefferson County [KY]	186	136	71	74
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]	183	142	108	97
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]	183	107	69	57
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]	183	126	126	97
Bakersfield [CA]	175	118	35	49
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]	175	189	43	45
Raleigh [NC]	174	152	30	62
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]	150	100	79	79
Dayton [OH]	138	129	54	51
Lancaster [PA]	135	126	72	75
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN]	127	79	31	29
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]	116	97	16	25
Springfield [MA]	116	128	72	93
Richmond [VA]	113	79	63	62
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA]	109	148	(B)	-
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC]	108	101	28	43
Atlantic City-Hammonton [NJ]	105	105	75	76
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY]	94	94	39	61
Reno [NV]	94	85	5	10
Manchester-Nashua [NH]	88	120	52	81
Portland-South Portland [ME]	73	82	16	22
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton [PA-NJ]	72	79	65	83
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]	50	37	41	35
Pittsburgh [PA]	38	38	(B)	-
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina [HI]	32	34	9	13
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]	31	46	18	44
Colorado Springs [CO]	25	77	20	48
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]	24	25	5	6
Salinas [CA]	21	27	(B)	-
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL]	14	21	(B)	-
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]	13	19	13	19
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island [FL]	7	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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