How many people speak "Malay " in America




Language category: ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLAND LANGUAGES Language sub-category: Other 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 "Malay", as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Malay speakers in the United States

CountryNumber of speakersMargin of ErrorSpeak English less than "Very Well"Margin of Error
United States14,5801,2854,910618



Malay speakers by U.S. state

What U.S. states have the most malay speakers?
StateNumber of speakersMargin of ErrorSpeak English less than "Very Well"Margin of Error
California2,415552710238
New York2,110647900291
Texas1,425416445253
Illinois1,005370280153
Virginia720278260152
Pennsylvania550204285164
Michigan4401517561
Florida40015713099
Washington40016611573
Massachusetts3501356563
Maryland3151768080
Ohio315131205106
New Jersey3101569567
Nevada275129185113
Iowa265243145140
Colorado2551528090
Arizona2501818069
Tennessee24010311066
North Carolina235240(B)-
Oklahoma2151184546
Indiana2051515058
Georgia195157(D)(D)
Connecticut1801074546
Wisconsin1708710070
Missouri130823038
Kansas120944544
Minnesota115795061
Oregon9558(B)-
Louisiana8570(D)(D)
Montana8599(B)-
Utah8579(D)(D)
District of Columbia8056(D)(D)
North Dakota751045588
Nebraska6558(D)(D)
Hawaii6045(B)-
Alaska5566(D)(D)
New Hampshire55595558
Mississippi4540(B)-
South Carolina4556(B)-
West Virginia35372023
South Dakota411411
Alabama(D)(D)(B)-
Arkansas(D)(D)(B)-
Idaho(D)(D)(B)-
Maine(D)(D)(B)-
New Mexico(D)(D)(B)-
Rhode Island(D)(D)(B)-



Malay speakers by U.S county

What counties in the United States have the most malay speakers?
CountyNumber of speakersMargin of ErrorSpeak English less than "Very Well"Margin of Error
Los Angeles County [CA]990316340183
Cook County [IL]810347245145
Queens County [NY]520315245195
Fairfax County [VA]415204190141
Nassau County [NY]3653829597
Fort Bend County [TX]320271255240
Harris County [TX]290198(D)(D)
Orange County [CA]2851693534
Philadelphia County [PA]245190175174
New York County [NY]2352074034
Rockland County [NY]2051909588
San Francisco County [CA]185199(D)(D)
Clark County [NV]18510212588
Pima County [AZ]1601586062
San Bernardino County [CA]1551288088
Kings County [NY]155879561
Davidson County [TN]155915044
San Diego County [CA]15011410598
Santa Clara County [CA]145100(D)(D)
Mecklenburg County [NC]145235(B)-
Prince George s County [MD]1351197580
Suffolk County [MA]135883049
Montgomery County [MD]130110(B)-
Dallas County [TX]12564(D)(D)
Travis County [TX]125113(D)(D)
Allegheny County [PA]12099(B)-
Santa Barbara County [CA]115173(D)(D)
Erie County [NY]115172115172
Monroe County [NY]115113(B)-
King County [WA]11089(D)(D)
Dane County [WI]110798567
Fulton County [GA]105142(D)(D)
Richmond County [NY]105163(D)(D)
Loudoun County [VA]105156(D)(D)
Broward County [FL]10091(D)(D)
Fresno County [CA]95125(B)-
Ventura County [CA]95805556
Maricopa County [AZ]9091(D)(D)
DuPage County [IL]9087(D)(D)
Orange County [NY]8512370102
Collin County [TX]8577(B)-
District of Columbia [DC]8056(D)(D)
Hennepin County [MN]80755061
Lake County [IL]7569(D)(D)
Middlesex County [MA]7554(D)(D)
Washoe County [NV]75776073
Bergen County [NJ]7565(D)(D)
Sacramento County [CA]6575(B)-
Orange County [FL]6579(D)(D)
Washtenaw County [MI]6574(B)-
Snohomish County [WA]6570(D)(D)
Alameda County [CA]6037(D)(D)
Honolulu County [HI]6045(B)-
Wayne County [MI]6069(B)-
Westchester County [NY]6058(D)(D)
Franklin County [OH]60416041
Jefferson Parish [LA]5558(D)(D)
Arapahoe County [CO]5064(D)(D)
Tarrant County [TX]5041(B)-
Middlesex County [NJ]4546(D)(D)
Pierce County [WA]4553(D)(D)
Norfolk County [MA]4042(B)-
Worcester County [MA]4048(D)(D)
Oakland County [MI]4041(B)-
Hudson County [NJ]4053(B)-
Guilford County [NC]4048(B)-
Multnomah County [OR]4038(B)-
Prince William County [VA]3540(B)-
Bristol County [MA]3048(B)-
Fairfield County [CT]2539(D)(D)
Essex County [MA]2537(B)-
Denton County [TX]25342534
San Mateo County [CA]1517(D)(D)
Miami-Dade County [FL]1520(B)-
Anchorage Municipality [AK](D)(D)(D)(D)
Contra Costa County [CA](D)(D)(B)-
Riverside County [CA](D)(D)(D)(D)
El Paso County [CO](D)(D)(D)(D)
Hartford County [CT](D)(D)(D)(D)
New Haven County [CT](D)(D)(B)-
Duval County [FL](D)(D)(D)(D)
Hillsborough County [FL](D)(D)(B)-
Pinellas County [FL](D)(D)(B)-
Cobb County [GA](D)(D)(B)-
DeKalb County [GA](D)(D)(D)(D)
Gwinnett County [GA](D)(D)(B)-
Kane County [IL](D)(D)(B)-
Marion County [IN](D)(D)(B)-
Polk County [IA](D)(D)(D)(D)
Johnson County [KS](D)(D)(B)-
Baltimore County [MD](D)(D)(B)-
Baltimore city [MD](D)(D)(D)(D)
Macomb County [MI](D)(D)(D)(D)
Ramsey County [MN](D)(D)(B)-
Hillsborough County [NH](D)(D)(D)(D)
Burlington County [NJ](D)(D)(B)-
Essex County [NJ](D)(D)(D)(D)
Morris County [NJ](D)(D)(D)(D)
Somerset County [NJ](D)(D)(B)-
Union County [NJ](D)(D)(D)(D)
San Juan County [NM](D)(D)(B)-
Bronx County [NY](D)(D)(B)-
Onondaga County [NY](D)(D)(D)(D)
Suffolk County [NY](D)(D)(D)(D)
Wake County [NC](D)(D)(B)-
Cuyahoga County [OH](D)(D)(D)(D)
Hamilton County [OH](D)(D)(B)-
Oklahoma County [OK](D)(D)(B)-
Washington County [OR](D)(D)(B)-
Bucks County [PA](D)(D)(B)-
Chester County [PA](D)(D)(B)-
Delaware County [PA](D)(D)(D)(D)
Lancaster County [PA](D)(D)(D)(D)
Montgomery County [PA](D)(D)(B)-
Providence County [RI](D)(D)(B)-
Shelby County [TN](D)(D)(D)(D)
Salt Lake County [UT](D)(D)(D)(D)
Arlington County [VA](D)(D)(B)-
Clark County [WA](D)(D)(B)-
Milwaukee County [WI](D)(D)(D)(D)



Malay speakers by U.S city / urban area

What cities in the United States have the most malay speakers?
City / Metropolitan area / CBSANumber of speakersMargin of ErrorSpeak English less than "Very Well"Margin of Error
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY]2,105679850301
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]1,275367375177
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]1,000355280153
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]900332305166
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]725354330245
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]3501194539
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]330195190175
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]3101199075
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]2752042020
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]2201197060
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]18510212588
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]185906546
Austin-Round Rock [TX]180130(D)(D)
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]1601288588
Tucson [AZ]1601586062
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]150147(D)(D)
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]150234(B)-
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]15011410598
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]145100(D)(D)
Tulsa [OK]145127(D)(D)
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]125815061
Pittsburgh [PA]12099(B)-
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]115172115172
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]11594(D)(D)
Rochester [NY]115113(B)-
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]115173(D)(D)
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]11080(D)(D)
Madison [WI]110798567
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]10590(D)(D)
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]105102(D)(D)
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]9580(D)(D)
Fresno [CA]95125(B)-
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]95805556
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]9091(D)(D)
Dayton [OH]80926590
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]8084(B)-
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]7580(D)(D)
Reno [NV]75776073
Ann Arbor [MI]6574(B)-
Columbus [OH]60416041
Urban Honolulu [HI]6045(B)-
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]5558(D)(D)
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]5544(B)-
Oklahoma City [OK]5044(B)-
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]4542(B)-
Kansas City [MO-KS]4543(B)-
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]4553(B)-
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]4543(B)-
Greensboro-High Point [NC]4048(B)-
Worcester [MA-CT]4048(D)(D)
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]3532(D)(D)
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]2536(D)(D)
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]2539(D)(D)
Akron [OH](D)(D)(D)(D)
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY](D)(D)(D)(D)
Anchorage [AK](D)(D)(D)(D)
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN](D)(D)(B)-
Cleveland-Elyria [OH](D)(D)(D)(D)
Colorado Springs [CO](D)(D)(D)(D)
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL](D)(D)(D)(D)
Des Moines-West Des Moines [IA](D)(D)(D)(D)
Farmington [NM](D)(D)(B)-
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA](D)(D)(D)(D)
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN](D)(D)(B)-
Jacksonville [FL](D)(D)(D)(D)
Lancaster [PA](D)(D)(D)(D)
Manchester-Nashua [NH](D)(D)(D)(D)
Memphis [TN-MS-AR](D)(D)(D)(D)
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI](D)(D)(D)(D)
New Haven-Milford [CT](D)(D)(B)-
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA](D)(D)(B)-
Portland-South Portland [ME](D)(D)(B)-
Raleigh [NC](D)(D)(B)-
Richmond [VA](D)(D)(B)-
Salt Lake City [UT](D)(D)(D)(D)
St. Louis [MO-IL](D)(D)(B)-
Syracuse [NY](D)(D)(D)(D)
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC](D)(D)(D)(D)







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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