How many people speak "Navajo " in America

Language category: ALL OTHER 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 "Navajo", as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Navajo speakers in the United States

Country	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
United States	166,826	2,493	35,250	1,340

Navajo speakers by U.S. state

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

State	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Arizona	83,792	1,745	20,980	955
New Mexico	64,040	1,763	11,579	790
Utah	8,193	562	1,288	239
Colorado	2,937	525	319	151
California	1,401	333	177	66
Nevada	1,022	425	208	96
Texas	1,021	297	156	94
Kansas	641	217	69	61
Washington	335	166	18	14
Oregon	326	186	79	68
North Carolina	243	95	52	43
Georgia	233	156	21	36
New York	219	142	(B)	-
Oklahoma	169	64	41	31
Virginia	165	84	15	19
Wyoming	162	121	18	24
Montana	159	77	12	14
Idaho	153	97	21	20
Alaska	133	99	16	28
Indiana	133	82	25	30
Pennsylvania	124	127	50	53
Wisconsin	113	72	10	11
South Dakota	110	58	10	10
Michigan	102	80	2	4
North Dakota	101	94	14	23
Maryland	97	82	(B)	-
Alabama	96	92	(B)	-
Minnesota	84	113	2	4
Florida	79	66	32	46
Missouri	65	65	9	12
Ohio	59	79	(B)	-
Illinois	53	61	12	18
Massachusetts	52	58	(B)	-
Louisiana	45	53	(B)	-
Iowa	39	33	(B)	-
Tennessee	32	35	(B)	-
Arkansas	20	30	(B)	-
Maine	17	17	(B)	-
Hawaii	13	26	(B)	-
Kentucky	13	15	6	12
West Virginia	11	15	3	4
Rhode Island	9	17	(B)	-
South Carolina	6	12	6	12
Nebraska	5	8	(B)	-
Vermont	4	9	(B)	-

Navajo speakers by U.S county

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

County	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
San Juan County [NM]	25,896	1,019	3,141	281
Navajo County [AZ]	19,745	831	6,194	468
Maricopa County [AZ]	9,049	1,080	1,345	332
Bernalillo County [NM]	5,660	685	833	300
Pima County [AZ]	1,319	308	239	124
Salt Lake County [UT]	1,257	342	278	160
Clark County [NV]	891	418	178	95
Denver County [CO]	369	228	111	84
Bexar County [TX]	231	207	61	62
San Bernardino County [CA]	222	132	33	37
Los Angeles County [CA]	208	116	17	18
Dallas County [TX]	172	134	21	26
Arapahoe County [CO]	166	116	(B)	-
San Diego County [CA]	151	117	(B)	-
Alameda County [CA]	144	132	26	38
King County [WA]	126	129	6	10
Multnomah County [OR]	120	177	(B)	-
Johnson County [KS]	106	104	(B)	-
Anchorage Municipality [AK]	96	95	16	28
Denton County [TX]	86	112	(B)	-
Fairfax County [VA]	79	76	(B)	-
Sacramento County [CA]	77	55	10	14
Ramsey County [MN]	76	112	(B)	-
Contra Costa County [CA]	73	56	12	18
Riverside County [CA]	55	49	8	15
Orange County [CA]	54	58	(B)	-
El Paso County [CO]	50	54	27	44
Washington County [OR]	46	29	11	17
Washoe County [NV]	43	39	(B)	-
Snohomish County [WA]	43	46	(B)	-
Pierce County [WA]	42	31	10	16
Tarrant County [TX]	41	55	31	53
Solano County [CA]	40	52	(B)	-
Worcester County [MA]	40	57	(B)	-
Kern County [CA]	38	55	(B)	-
Cook County [IL]	38	58	12	18
Prince George s County [MD]	36	57	(B)	-
Montgomery County [MD]	33	52	(B)	-
Milwaukee County [WI]	32	31	6	8
Santa Clara County [CA]	28	26	11	16
Collin County [TX]	28	45	(B)	-
Chester County [PA]	25	39	25	39
Fresno County [CA]	20	31	(B)	-
San Francisco County [CA]	19	28	(B)	-
Clark County [WA]	17	25	(B)	-
San Joaquin County [CA]	15	26	(B)	-
Sonoma County [CA]	15	19	(B)	-
Pinellas County [FL]	14	24	(B)	-
Davidson County [TN]	14	22	(B)	-
Yolo County [CA]	13	22	(B)	-
Honolulu County [HI]	13	26	(B)	-
Wayne County [MI]	13	17	(B)	-
Oklahoma County [OK]	13	15	5	9
Arlington County [VA]	13	20	(B)	-
Baltimore County [MD]	12	22	(B)	-
St. Louis County [MO]	11	24	(B)	-
DeKalb County [GA]	10	17	(B)	-
Anne Arundel County [MD]	10	15	(B)	-
Santa Barbara County [CA]	9	16	(B)	-
Stanislaus County [CA]	9	18	(B)	-
Providence County [RI]	9	17	(B)	-
Middlesex County [MA]	8	14	(B)	-
Lancaster County [PA]	8	16	(B)	-
San Mateo County [CA]	7	11	(B)	-
Marion County [IN]	7	11	7	11
Broward County [FL]	6	11	(B)	-
Kane County [IL]	6	10	(B)	-
New York County [NY]	6	13	(B)	-
Monterey County [CA]	5	8	(B)	-
Howard County [MD]	5	10	(B)	-
Hampden County [MA]	2	3	(B)	-
Nassau County [NY]	2	4	(B)	-
Monroe County [NY]	1	5	(B)	-
Allegheny County [PA]	1	3	(B)	-

Navajo speakers by U.S city / urban area

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

City / Metropolitan area / CBSA	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Farmington [NM]	25,896	1,019	3,141	281
Show Low [AZ]	19,745	831	6,194	468
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]	10,563	1,209	1,526	378
Albuquerque [NM]	8,514	737	1,383	321
Salt Lake City [UT]	1,320	342	286	161
Tucson [AZ]	1,319	308	239	124
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]	1,014	387	177	116
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]	891	418	178	95
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]	407	202	67	66
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]	277	136	41	39
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]	262	128	17	18
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]	243	150	38	41
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]	235	206	61	62
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]	212	177	28	34
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]	211	149	16	14
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]	166	102	(B)	-
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]	151	117	(B)	-
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]	127	125	21	36
Kansas City [MO-KS]	114	104	(B)	-
Anchorage [AK]	96	95	16	28
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]	90	62	10	14
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]	76	112	(B)	-
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]	59	79	(B)	-
Oklahoma City [OK]	56	36	9	12
Colorado Springs [CO]	52	54	27	44
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]	46	59	12	18
Reno [NV]	43	39	(B)	-
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]	40	52	(B)	-
Worcester [MA-CT]	40	57	(B)	-
Bakersfield [CA]	38	55	(B)	-
Syracuse [NY]	38	40	(B)	-
Richmond [VA]	33	27	9	16
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]	32	31	6	8
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]	28	48	(B)	-
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]	28	26	11	16
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]	27	27	(B)	-
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]	25	39	25	39
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]	24	32	(B)	-
Tulsa [OK]	24	33	13	17
Fresno [CA]	20	31	(B)	-
St. Louis [MO-IL]	18	27	(B)	-
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]	16	26	16	26
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]	16	24	(B)	-
Santa Rosa [CA]	15	19	(B)	-
Stockton-Lodi [CA]	15	26	(B)	-
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]	14	22	(B)	-
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]	13	17	(B)	-
Urban Honolulu [HI]	13	26	(B)	-
Austin-Round Rock [TX]	11	30	(B)	-
Modesto [CA]	9	18	(B)	-
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]	9	17	(B)	-
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]	9	16	(B)	-
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]	8	14	(B)	-
Lancaster [PA]	8	16	(B)	-
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY]	8	14	(B)	-
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]	8	13	6	11
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC]	7	15	7	15
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]	7	11	7	11
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]	6	11	(B)	-
Salinas [CA]	5	8	(B)	-
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]	4	7	(B)	-
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]	3	5	2	3
Portland-South Portland [ME]	2	4	(B)	-
Springfield [MA]	2	3	(B)	-
Pittsburgh [PA]	1	3	(B)	-
Rochester [NY]	1	5	(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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