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

Other and Unspecified Language speakers in the United States

Country	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
United States	143,887	4,166	58,617	2,664

Other and Unspecified Language speakers by U.S. state

What U.S. states have the most other and unspecified languages speakers?

State	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
California	38,197	2,358	17,004	1,469
Michigan	27,323	1,954	12,345	1,182
Illinois	15,850	1,960	6,457	1,046
New York	8,763	1,115	3,462	650
Arizona	5,385	1,103	2,551	656
Florida	4,876	823	1,968	444
Minnesota	4,581	481	1,527	329
New Jersey	4,207	673	1,791	334
Texas	2,766	541	819	310
Washington	2,611	526	954	292
Virginia	2,133	498	731	339
Oregon	2,018	735	804	390
Massachusetts	1,823	382	544	219
Georgia	1,755	507	652	384
Ohio	1,623	409	519	225
Pennsylvania	1,230	247	455	156
North Carolina	1,164	350	381	170
Maryland	988	292	282	121
Wisconsin	975	211	242	86
Connecticut	965	226	234	84
Utah	903	230	248	140
Alabama	858	434	454	256
Colorado	856	271	344	164
Nevada	818	265	314	194
Mississippi	754	481	388	344
Nebraska	727	437	577	432
Idaho	719	164	303	116
South Carolina	667	193	119	97
Missouri	655	204	63	53
Oklahoma	618	385	360	367
Tennessee	610	274	201	136
New Hampshire	570	206	76	96
Arkansas	510	291	53	58
Iowa	471	190	149	104
District of Columbia	466	158	114	84
Indiana	435	136	95	69
South Dakota	415	197	180	174
Kentucky	401	187	151	134
Louisiana	388	125	43	35
Rhode Island	373	143	144	94
Kansas	323	171	178	153
New Mexico	283	142	103	121
Alaska	269	103	39	41
West Virginia	255	120	63	89
Maine	237	102	30	30
Delaware	225	91	6	11
North Dakota	212	110	71	73
Hawaii	202	86	10	16
Vermont	199	81	11	16
Montana	155	63	4	7
Wyoming	80	49	4	7
Puerto Rico	50	50	(B)	-

Other and Unspecified Language speakers by U.S county

What counties in the United States have the most other and unspecified languages speakers?

County	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Cook County [IL]	14,023	1,866	5,914	995
Macomb County [MI]	12,368	1,383	7,004	917
San Diego County [CA]	11,697	1,585	5,978	989
Oakland County [MI]	10,642	1,286	3,955	675
Stanislaus County [CA]	8,089	1,139	3,372	542
Los Angeles County [CA]	5,439	776	2,066	373
Maricopa County [AZ]	4,729	1,065	2,341	635
Santa Clara County [CA]	4,068	868	1,405	419
Palm Beach County [FL]	2,198	531	1,011	330
Kings County [NY]	1,951	429	1,015	278
Queens County [NY]	1,617	549	487	238
New York County [NY]	1,261	526	446	258
Bergen County [NJ]	1,183	471	572	243
Bronx County [NY]	934	311	502	230
Orange County [CA]	928	264	334	149
Harris County [TX]	914	367	384	243
Santa Barbara County [CA]	829	435	662	367
Passaic County [NJ]	826	290	336	140
San Bernardino County [CA]	797	303	245	136
Hennepin County [MN]	757	222	308	174
Riverside County [CA]	753	326	246	162
Multnomah County [OR]	716	338	282	150
Alameda County [CA]	705	331	414	277
Westchester County [NY]	684	268	147	96
King County [WA]	677	227	234	150
DeKalb County [GA]	675	448	397	314
Wayne County [MI]	656	256	333	179
Clark County [NV]	615	255	260	188
Monterey County [CA]	596	385	553	383
Snohomish County [WA]	514	462	176	247
DuPage County [IL]	476	235	220	139
Fairfax County [VA]	475	259	98	89
San Francisco County [CA]	473	233	282	210
District of Columbia [DC]	466	158	114	84
Salt Lake County [UT]	462	108	74	54
Worcester County [MA]	452	146	129	68
Middlesex County [MA]	445	162	101	68
Suffolk County [NY]	430	225	134	157
Ventura County [CA]	414	258	260	222
Contra Costa County [CA]	379	217	56	46
Fairfield County [CT]	375	153	104	67
San Mateo County [CA]	370	147	64	43
Norfolk County [MA]	370	276	170	173
Somerset County [NJ]	369	302	117	105
Dallas County [TX]	345	130	119	62
Lake County [IL]	323	122	58	45
Wake County [NC]	320	199	78	87
Broward County [FL]	302	154	29	47
Hartford County [CT]	301	103	68	44
Kane County [IL]	300	228	68	64
Morris County [NJ]	298	180	89	86
Erie County [NY]	296	193	172	157
Sacramento County [CA]	291	178	122	100
Montgomery County [MD]	287	160	35	30
Fresno County [CA]	285	133	190	110
Philadelphia County [PA]	279	113	171	78
Prince William County [VA]	278	182	74	54
Nassau County [NY]	265	139	58	40
Arlington County [VA]	264	162	46	65
Hillsborough County [NH]	260	163	69	94
Tarrant County [TX]	258	165	32	27
Providence County [RI]	247	121	116	87
San Joaquin County [CA]	237	169	29	28
Gwinnett County [GA]	237	260	10	16
Essex County [NJ]	233	127	82	70
Pima County [AZ]	221	126	53	56
Pierce County [WA]	220	124	(B)	-
Baltimore County [MD]	217	175	98	85
Clark County [WA]	214	95	16	17
Kern County [CA]	206	113	53	42
Hamilton County [OH]	204	187	113	136
Suffolk County [MA]	203	110	81	95
Hudson County [NJ]	203	107	137	80
Franklin County [OH]	203	174	94	143
Miami-Dade County [FL]	201	137	50	55
St. Louis County [MO]	191	120	28	43
Lee County [FL]	186	94	103	70
Ramsey County [MN]	185	85	38	29
Washtenaw County [MI]	183	80	58	45
Washington County [OR]	171	93	23	28
Placer County [CA]	169	155	91	128
Loudoun County [VA]	166	113	11	21
Burlington County [NJ]	154	85	63	74
Mecklenburg County [NC]	152	144	17	28
Denton County [TX]	151	126	1	4
Washoe County [NV]	149	89	54	54
Henrico County [VA]	147	184	118	182
Middlesex County [NJ]	146	85	5	10
Milwaukee County [WI]	145	104	33	42
Sonoma County [CA]	144	110	28	37
Monmouth County [NJ]	143	67	61	50
Davidson County [TN]	143	125	40	80
Onondaga County [NY]	131	85	58	55
Bucks County [PA]	128	84	47	47
Orange County [FL]	124	82	46	49
Anne Arundel County [MD]	123	100	37	55
Cuyahoga County [OH]	121	67	21	23
Orange County [NY]	120	91	70	96
New Castle County [DE]	119	73	6	11
Bristol County [MA]	118	96	19	25
Anchorage Municipality [AK]	116	64	32	39
Ocean County [NJ]	112	115	90	87
Bexar County [TX]	112	88	18	22
Collier County [FL]	109	74	33	34
Polk County [IA]	109	80	9	15
Denver County [CO]	105	69	26	41
Prince George s County [MD]	102	56	63	46
Fulton County [GA]	99	80	18	25
Chester County [PA]	98	86	(B)	-
Travis County [TX]	97	86	(B)	-
Marion County [IN]	96	61	(B)	-
Solano County [CA]	95	49	11	18
Yolo County [CA]	95	81	13	22
Union County [NJ]	95	78	69	75
Honolulu County [HI]	94	56	10	16
Will County [IL]	94	54	21	27
Cobb County [GA]	90	72	(B)	-
Dane County [WI]	87	52	(B)	-
Jefferson County [KY]	86	60	18	21
Fort Bend County [TX]	86	115	(B)	-
Maui County [HI]	81	65	(B)	-
Dakota County [MN]	80	44	18	21
Delaware County [PA]	76	61	23	30
Collin County [TX]	76	66	16	32
Guilford County [NC]	75	84	46	79
Hillsborough County [FL]	72	54	13	26
Richmond County [NY]	71	87	32	51
Rockland County [NY]	70	81	12	21
Montgomery County [PA]	69	49	(B)	-
Pinellas County [FL]	68	48	11	17
Hampden County [MA]	68	55	17	22
Arapahoe County [CO]	64	64	34	54
Jefferson Parish [LA]	62	42	(B)	-
Allegheny County [PA]	62	58	13	21
Baltimore city [MD]	61	46	34	34
Virginia Beach city [VA]	60	59	9	14
Camden County [NJ]	59	50	26	39
Duval County [FL]	52	47	10	19
Mercer County [NJ]	52	36	11	17
Monroe County [NY]	51	68	39	65
New Haven County [CT]	49	38	13	20
El Paso County [CO]	44	47	11	17
Essex County [MA]	44	36	(B)	-
Bernalillo County [NM]	43	36	10	14
Oklahoma County [OK]	43	32	(B)	-
Johnson County [KS]	39	38	(B)	-
Howard County [MD]	34	40	(B)	-
Atlantic County [NJ]	32	48	32	48
Shelby County [TN]	29	27	9	15
Hawaii County [HI]	27	27	(B)	-
Plymouth County [MA]	26	24	9	15
Navajo County [AZ]	19	24	19	24
San Juan County [NM]	16	25	(B)	-
Albany County [NY]	11	16	9	15

Other and Unspecified Language speakers by U.S city / urban area

What cities in the United States have the most other and unspecified languages speakers?

City / Metropolitan area / CBSA	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]	23,828	1,936	11,327	1,167
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]	15,444	1,944	6,322	1,032
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]	11,697	1,585	5,978	989
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY]	11,307	1,269	4,536	682
Modesto [CA]	8,089	1,139	3,372	542
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]	6,367	797	2,400	397
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]	4,842	1,061	2,353	634
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]	4,068	868	1,405	419
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]	2,701	537	1,090	332
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]	2,196	487	450	167
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]	2,034	419	876	325
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]	1,621	309	469	176
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]	1,550	452	491	206
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]	1,411	459	410	235
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]	1,389	383	386	176
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]	1,319	366	361	212
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]	1,216	518	425	311
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]	1,020	214	336	126
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]	1,017	387	384	243
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]	905	257	181	76
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]	829	435	662	367
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN]	668	324	223	158
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]	656	276	226	157
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]	615	255	260	188
Salinas [CA]	596	385	553	383
Salt Lake City [UT]	544	115	111	67
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]	520	377	417	377
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]	505	234	169	110
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]	491	160	163	96
Worcester [MA-CT]	475	147	137	68
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]	414	258	260	222
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]	409	179	107	80
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]	375	153	104	67
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]	369	158	116	76
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]	355	288	231	278
St. Louis [MO-IL]	336	129	36	45
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]	331	106	68	44
Richmond [VA]	325	234	203	200
Raleigh [NC]	320	199	78	87
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA]	307	198	96	90
Columbus [OH]	302	204	141	154
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]	300	201	89	103
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]	296	193	172	157
Fresno [CA]	285	133	190	110
Manchester-Nashua [NH]	260	163	69	94
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]	256	157	35	41
Stockton-Lodi [CA]	237	169	29	28
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]	229	100	91	68
Tucson [AZ]	221	126	53	56
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]	211	83	62	38
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]	211	120	61	50
Bakersfield [CA]	206	113	53	42
Cape Coral-Fort Myers [FL]	186	94	103	70
Ann Arbor [MI]	183	80	58	45
Oklahoma City [OK]	172	97	24	20
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]	171	96	23	25
Austin-Round Rock [TX]	169	108	22	31
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]	164	92	78	67
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY]	160	154	138	149
Reno [NV]	149	89	54	54
Rochester [NY]	149	112	39	65
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]	144	99	18	22
Santa Rosa [CA]	144	110	28	37
Syracuse [NY]	142	86	58	55
Memphis [TN-MS-AR]	140	133	49	58
Kansas City [MO-KS]	136	67	3	6
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]	134	76	25	38
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]	125	64	34	33
Anchorage [AK]	121	64	32	39
Louisville Jefferson County [KY]	111	68	18	21
Des Moines-West Des Moines [IA]	109	80	9	15
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island [FL]	109	74	33	34
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC]	108	71	58	58
Baton Rouge [LA]	106	74	(B)	-
Tulsa [OK]	103	61	45	52
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]	95	49	11	18
Urban Honolulu [HI]	94	56	10	16
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]	92	70	55	57
Portland-South Portland [ME]	90	71	20	27
Madison [WI]	87	52	(B)	-
Jacksonville [FL]	84	60	21	28
Albuquerque [NM]	83	47	10	14
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina [HI]	81	65	(B)	-
Greensboro-High Point [NC]	76	84	46	79
Springfield [MA]	76	56	21	23
Pittsburgh [PA]	72	59	14	21
Trenton [NJ]	52	36	11	17
New Haven-Milford [CT]	49	38	13	20
Colorado Springs [CO]	44	47	11	17
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton [PA-NJ]	40	37	6	7
Akron [OH]	33	33	(B)	-
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL]	33	38	(B)	-
Atlantic City-Hammonton [NJ]	32	48	32	48
Hilo [HI]	27	27	(B)	-
Show Low [AZ]	19	24	19	24
Farmington [NM]	16	25	(B)	-
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]	15	23	(B)	-
Dayton [OH]	8	17	8	17
Lafayette [LA]	6	10	(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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