How many people speak "Other West Germanic Languages " 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 "Other West Germanic Languages", as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Other West Germanic Languages speakers in the United States

Country	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
United States	298,287	5,640	71,112	2,264

Other West Germanic Languages speakers by U.S. state

What U.S. states have the most other west germanic languages speakers?

State	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Pennsylvania	63,058	2,572	19,752	1,136
Ohio	41,220	2,146	15,195	1,255
California	25,660	1,519	3,162	400
Indiana	24,121	1,561	7,221	768
New York	17,931	1,221	4,371	479
Florida	13,769	1,325	1,647	415
Wisconsin	10,629	884	2,668	296
Michigan	9,372	810	2,473	382
Texas	7,628	899	621	165
Missouri	7,498	948	2,456	420
Illinois	6,411	652	1,240	286
Kentucky	5,345	968	1,848	507
Georgia	5,057	742	481	182
Washington	4,036	598	619	164
Virginia	3,873	491	393	141
Iowa	3,773	649	1,126	325
Massachusetts	3,737	577	329	187
Maryland	3,703	585	383	222
New Jersey	3,615	618	308	135
North Carolina	3,481	669	281	124
Colorado	3,275	589	246	115
Tennessee	3,117	670	378	183
Arizona	2,725	473	325	122
Oregon	2,443	321	216	90
Minnesota	2,406	323	593	159
Connecticut	2,027	415	175	107
Utah	2,015	393	248	103
Kansas	1,882	284	270	113
Arkansas	1,585	542	220	134
Delaware	1,349	420	485	189
South Carolina	1,241	273	115	70
Nevada	1,056	218	168	96
Alabama	935	280	86	61
Oklahoma	926	254	135	85
New Mexico	816	249	30	31
Montana	800	233	133	85
Idaho	786	211	172	86
Hawaii	550	158	24	19
Maine	528	184	129	97
Nebraska	498	150	79	48
Louisiana	490	187	24	26
Vermont	487	152	48	41
New Hampshire	452	133	89	64
Mississippi	344	142	12	19
West Virginia	340	181	(B)	-
South Dakota	322	104	51	33
District of Columbia	259	121	(B)	-
Alaska	249	83	13	20
Rhode Island	224	105	65	61
North Dakota	152	79	9	10
Wyoming	91	58	(B)	-
Puerto Rico	40	42	(B)	-

Other West Germanic Languages speakers by U.S county

What counties in the United States have the most other west germanic languages speakers?

County	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Lancaster County [PA]	23,750	1,830	7,417	874
Los Angeles County [CA]	5,364	676	844	203
Orange County [CA]	3,082	486	390	129
Chester County [PA]	2,805	687	1,102	492
San Diego County [CA]	2,145	379	195	97
Harris County [TX]	2,143	480	142	102
New York County [NY]	1,940	403	269	131
Broward County [FL]	1,862	458	178	177
Riverside County [CA]	1,766	389	290	119
Cook County [IL]	1,668	312	264	128
Maricopa County [AZ]	1,581	308	226	102
Santa Clara County [CA]	1,552	314	116	77
Miami-Dade County [FL]	1,532	538	270	164
King County [WA]	1,483	318	193	102
Kings County [NY]	1,481	302	357	111
Palm Beach County [FL]	1,279	344	279	132
Alameda County [CA]	1,144	264	102	69
San Bernardino County [CA]	1,075	236	226	91
Fairfax County [VA]	1,071	248	92	80
Orange County [FL]	1,031	316	104	93
Fulton County [GA]	1,027	312	92	85
Salt Lake County [UT]	1,025	229	187	96
Sacramento County [CA]	1,018	326	109	82
Fairfield County [CT]	1,015	301	92	77
Contra Costa County [CA]	1,014	218	76	55
Westchester County [NY]	993	340	53	68
Middlesex County [MA]	981	245	101	59
Queens County [NY]	930	242	180	111
Montgomery County [PA]	894	176	102	54
Gwinnett County [GA]	782	383	119	121
Clark County [NV]	777	173	155	97
Pinellas County [FL]	757	218	13	18
Wake County [NC]	733	283	29	36
Suffolk County [MA]	729	367	128	165
Delaware County [PA]	718	223	30	27
Montgomery County [MD]	705	229	51	56
San Mateo County [CA]	703	223	58	42
San Francisco County [CA]	661	196	36	35
Cobb County [GA]	622	279	85	87
Duval County [FL]	612	244	42	38
Dallas County [TX]	604	234	10	17
DuPage County [IL]	580	232	91	98
Ventura County [CA]	574	152	46	33
Bucks County [PA]	563	197	127	81
Wayne County [MI]	562	231	75	49
Snohomish County [WA]	555	258	62	48
St. Louis County [MO]	536	193	58	64
Bronx County [NY]	529	203	65	50
Philadelphia County [PA]	521	248	26	34
Nassau County [NY]	509	197	94	139
Suffolk County [NY]	484	168	16	19
Santa Barbara County [CA]	477	155	26	29
Multnomah County [OR]	453	156	18	19
Pima County [AZ]	445	200	(B)	-
Hennepin County [MN]	443	140	36	23
Hillsborough County [FL]	433	158	50	39
Sonoma County [CA]	427	207	93	92
Fresno County [CA]	426	152	43	36
Norfolk County [MA]	416	161	21	24
Bergen County [NJ]	416	155	(B)	-
Washington County [OR]	416	180	49	40
Worcester County [MA]	401	179	8	13
Monroe County [NY]	399	141	88	73
Dane County [WI]	389	176	32	37
Lake County [IL]	387	146	50	42
Denton County [TX]	386	170	57	45
Lee County [FL]	385	145	95	80
Macomb County [MI]	385	141	160	114
Allegheny County [PA]	367	174	80	69
Hudson County [NJ]	363	323	(B)	-
New Haven County [CT]	345	165	72	63
Collin County [TX]	345	146	48	55
San Joaquin County [CA]	326	131	40	44
Baltimore city [MD]	321	168	(B)	-
Ocean County [NJ]	317	151	60	60
Franklin County [OH]	315	136	66	41
Tarrant County [TX]	312	130	19	31
Shelby County [TN]	310	219	(B)	-
Travis County [TX]	309	115	42	37
Cuyahoga County [OH]	308	103	70	55
Essex County [MA]	307	128	17	21
Milwaukee County [WI]	304	154	40	60
DeKalb County [GA]	302	110	(B)	-
Baltimore County [MD]	300	163	(B)	-
Morris County [NJ]	299	126	27	35
Somerset County [NJ]	297	199	24	38
Placer County [CA]	283	129	50	51
Bernalillo County [NM]	277	107	17	21
Mecklenburg County [NC]	276	110	38	42
Arapahoe County [CO]	272	107	39	28
Kane County [IL]	272	168	31	41
Honolulu County [HI]	270	129	15	17
Loudoun County [VA]	270	135	(B)	-
Clark County [WA]	262	114	68	56
District of Columbia [DC]	259	121	(B)	-
El Paso County [CO]	246	102	18	33
Virginia Beach city [VA]	246	126	26	33
Johnson County [KS]	240	105	9	14
Will County [IL]	238	146	18	27
Hawaii County [HI]	236	81	9	10
Hamilton County [OH]	236	107	13	21
Pierce County [WA]	231	95	47	45
Prince George s County [MD]	229	132	23	25
Monmouth County [NJ]	227	111	25	38
Stanislaus County [CA]	225	92	48	38
Bexar County [TX]	221	101	12	16
New Castle County [DE]	218	116	29	28
Hartford County [CT]	217	94	6	11
Plymouth County [MA]	216	129	13	25
Middlesex County [NJ]	216	193	21	22
Marion County [IN]	210	83	28	29
Henrico County [VA]	209	118	13	21
Anne Arundel County [MD]	206	104	34	29
Denver County [CO]	199	100	(B)	-
Solano County [CA]	196	130	33	40
Mercer County [NJ]	189	110	24	30
Fort Bend County [TX]	189	125	38	44
Washoe County [NV]	188	106	13	23
Jefferson County [KY]	187	101	(B)	-
Camden County [NJ]	182	119	(B)	-
Oakland County [MI]	181	75	39	38
Passaic County [NJ]	181	92	40	48
Monterey County [CA]	175	113	19	17
Yolo County [CA]	172	75	(B)	-
Washtenaw County [MI]	170	75	22	31
Guilford County [NC]	166	95	50	54
Albany County [NY]	158	146	20	35
Davidson County [TN]	155	107	4	7
Anchorage Municipality [AK]	153	73	(B)	-
Essex County [NJ]	153	110	33	51
Arlington County [VA]	147	81	23	33
Erie County [NY]	141	78	9	16
Atlantic County [NJ]	133	169	(B)	-
Howard County [MD]	131	93	(B)	-
Collier County [FL]	130	67	6	10
Orange County [NY]	129	72	7	13
Kern County [CA]	127	78	8	14
Hillsborough County [NH]	124	66	33	39
Hampden County [MA]	122	75	7	12
Union County [NJ]	117	61	4	8
Onondaga County [NY]	117	57	(B)	-
Providence County [RI]	112	76	65	61
Richmond County [NY]	111	70	(B)	-
Burlington County [NJ]	105	80	9	11
Bristol County [MA]	102	77	(B)	-
Prince William County [VA]	99	87	(B)	-
Ramsey County [MN]	84	53	(B)	-
Oklahoma County [OK]	68	52	(B)	-
Dakota County [MN]	57	46	36	39
San Juan County [NM]	55	70	(B)	-
Polk County [IA]	54	45	24	21
Rockland County [NY]	46	37	(B)	-
Maui County [HI]	39	34	(B)	-
Jefferson Parish [LA]	23	25	(B)	-

Other West Germanic Languages speakers by U.S city / urban area

What cities in the United States have the most other west germanic languages speakers?

City / Metropolitan area / CBSA	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Lancaster [PA]	23,750	1,830	7,417	874
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY]	10,211	865	1,340	282
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]	8,446	920	1,234	266
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]	6,288	871	1,425	505
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]	4,887	671	1,844	397
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]	4,673	811	727	305
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]	4,144	724	402	186
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]	3,961	543	325	124
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]	3,943	565	577	179
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]	3,439	484	911	243
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]	3,265	435	243	119
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]	3,078	639	219	120
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]	2,841	458	516	143
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]	2,818	518	317	184
Rochester [NY]	2,664	481	1,008	277
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]	2,302	390	430	142
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]	2,269	455	302	118
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]	2,145	379	195	97
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]	1,895	389	141	76
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton [PA-NJ]	1,821	316	424	143
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]	1,750	398	150	104
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]	1,704	313	226	102
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]	1,657	384	113	69
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]	1,622	310	116	77
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]	1,577	366	161	95
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]	1,516	295	147	66
Columbus [OH]	1,511	426	456	218
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA]	1,311	295	125	100
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]	1,309	313	308	130
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]	1,242	276	90	55
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]	1,170	246	142	59
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]	1,099	284	34	29
Pittsburgh [PA]	1,053	274	254	112
Salt Lake City [UT]	1,031	230	193	96
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]	1,015	301	92	77
St. Louis [MO-IL]	859	240	71	68
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]	822	299	155	131
Raleigh [NC]	792	289	29	36
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]	777	173	155	97
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]	754	233	63	51
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]	740	244	64	66
Madison [WI]	728	227	161	59
Jacksonville [FL]	714	260	63	46
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN]	688	198	59	42
Austin-Round Rock [TX]	643	181	73	48
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]	599	245	34	43
Kansas City [MO-KS]	577	135	98	48
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]	574	152	46	33
Richmond [VA]	521	196	22	26
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC]	507	332	(B)	-
Akron [OH]	497	197	82	74
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]	477	155	26	29
Tucson [AZ]	445	200	(B)	-
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY]	443	164	77	60
Syracuse [NY]	439	288	181	215
Santa Rosa [CA]	427	207	93	92
Fresno [CA]	426	152	43	36
Worcester [MA-CT]	401	179	8	13
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]	400	183	12	16
Louisville Jefferson County [KY]	395	154	4	7
Memphis [TN-MS-AR]	388	233	(B)	-
Cape Coral-Fort Myers [FL]	385	145	95	80
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]	374	130	6	11
Dayton [OH]	363	118	57	45
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]	358	136	35	37
New Haven-Milford [CT]	345	165	72	63
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL]	342	193	89	67
Albuquerque [NM]	336	121	17	21
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]	326	124	65	61
Stockton-Lodi [CA]	326	131	40	44
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]	283	160	17	20
Urban Honolulu [HI]	270	129	15	17
Colorado Springs [CO]	252	102	24	34
Portland-South Portland [ME]	239	128	22	21
Hilo [HI]	236	81	9	10
Modesto [CA]	225	92	48	38
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]	220	128	(B)	-
Springfield [MA]	220	106	7	12
Oklahoma City [OK]	214	122	22	26
Tulsa [OK]	199	145	(B)	-
Greensboro-High Point [NC]	198	99	50	54
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]	196	130	33	40
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]	189	71	80	52
Trenton [NJ]	189	110	24	30
Reno [NV]	188	106	13	23
Anchorage [AK]	182	76	(B)	-
Salinas [CA]	175	113	19	17
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]	171	84	9	16
Ann Arbor [MI]	170	75	22	31
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]	157	83	14	22
Atlantic City-Hammonton [NJ]	133	169	(B)	-
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island [FL]	130	67	6	10
Bakersfield [CA]	127	78	8	14
Manchester-Nashua [NH]	124	66	33	39
Baton Rouge [LA]	123	136	8	12
Des Moines-West Des Moines [IA]	85	50	29	22
Farmington [NM]	55	70	(B)	-
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina [HI]	39	34	(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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