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

Persian speakers in the United States

Country	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
United States	391,113	7,265	144,876	3,812

Persian speakers by U.S. state

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

State	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
California	191,138	5,789	73,557	2,896
New York	26,545	1,836	10,666	1,031
Texas	26,231	1,864	10,405	1,156
Virginia	24,470	1,923	8,174	722
Maryland	13,898	1,143	4,794	584
Florida	9,435	1,093	2,928	533
Georgia	9,228	1,321	3,637	759
New Jersey	8,944	1,163	2,822	447
Washington	8,599	1,029	3,250	546
Illinois	6,628	872	1,971	414
Massachusetts	6,453	1,035	2,281	581
Arizona	6,111	1,063	2,051	553
Pennsylvania	4,554	698	1,366	294
Nevada	4,187	785	1,485	396
North Carolina	4,150	762	1,502	386
Colorado	4,090	650	1,237	283
Oregon	3,375	655	1,231	328
Ohio	3,266	551	1,152	315
Missouri	3,068	549	1,039	282
Tennessee	2,935	684	1,109	463
Michigan	2,644	446	813	225
Oklahoma	2,148	372	819	201
Minnesota	1,653	367	550	223
Connecticut	1,488	293	441	144
Kansas	1,485	441	472	192
Indiana	1,480	314	423	169
Louisiana	1,454	397	378	173
Utah	1,310	369	539	198
New Mexico	1,086	385	319	121
Kentucky	1,021	340	377	134
Alabama	1,010	320	412	187
Wisconsin	870	215	286	106
South Carolina	762	295	387	168
District of Columbia	663	193	107	74
Nebraska	640	321	404	296
Maine	572	267	234	134
Arkansas	519	273	252	191
Idaho	484	343	283	273
Hawaii	476	212	99	75
West Virginia	356	179	69	71
Iowa	327	130	107	82
Rhode Island	326	232	81	52
Delaware	262	150	123	95
New Hampshire	205	113	86	74
Mississippi	174	105	39	39
Wyoming	126	87	35	33
Alaska	100	75	23	32
Vermont	75	44	9	16
North Dakota	46	37	35	34
Montana	29	41	(B)	-
South Dakota	17	25	17	25
Puerto Rico	14	16	(B)	-

Persian speakers by U.S county

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

County	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Los Angeles County [CA]	72,908	3,202	30,171	1,561
Orange County [CA]	30,840	2,361	10,880	1,032
Santa Clara County [CA]	14,446	1,176	5,244	598
San Diego County [CA]	14,034	1,474	5,788	760
Fairfax County [VA]	11,710	1,159	3,866	566
Alameda County [CA]	11,431	1,294	4,594	645
Nassau County [NY]	10,172	1,180	4,561	803
Contra Costa County [CA]	9,688	1,464	3,781	768
Montgomery County [MD]	9,423	1,106	3,356	516
Harris County [TX]	6,834	1,081	3,067	579
Queens County [NY]	5,935	1,131	2,905	664
Collin County [TX]	5,890	956	2,349	548
Sacramento County [CA]	5,663	906	1,994	374
King County [WA]	5,657	807	2,186	433
Maricopa County [AZ]	4,953	969	1,852	527
Loudoun County [VA]	4,821	835	1,650	340
Riverside County [CA]	4,085	755	1,566	352
Clark County [NV]	3,850	751	1,406	378
Ventura County [CA]	3,717	718	1,492	368
San Mateo County [CA]	3,516	708	1,149	305
Cook County [IL]	3,342	699	1,107	310
New York County [NY]	2,747	631	645	284
Fulton County [GA]	2,739	555	1,147	351
San Bernardino County [CA]	2,730	638	843	278
San Joaquin County [CA]	2,712	890	859	364
Middlesex County [MA]	2,572	694	585	180
Bergen County [NJ]	2,538	775	699	226
Prince William County [VA]	2,462	749	817	250
San Francisco County [CA]	2,459	628	443	173
Tarrant County [TX]	2,226	594	789	273
Fort Bend County [TX]	1,989	1,060	627	325
Dallas County [TX]	1,911	472	566	196
Suffolk County [NY]	1,813	724	534	226
Kings County [NY]	1,807	376	849	218
Placer County [CA]	1,795	567	489	188
Cobb County [GA]	1,783	474	559	207
Wake County [NC]	1,564	585	570	285
Davidson County [TN]	1,539	618	714	463
Gwinnett County [GA]	1,507	555	682	284
Baltimore County [MD]	1,501	375	699	240
Washington County [OR]	1,499	484	656	292
Bexar County [TX]	1,486	592	704	415
Miami-Dade County [FL]	1,359	493	364	143
Denton County [TX]	1,335	492	598	329
Travis County [TX]	1,281	305	455	159
Stanislaus County [CA]	1,245	498	853	419
St. Louis County [MO]	1,227	419	339	149
Worcester County [MA]	1,208	563	732	472
Palm Beach County [FL]	1,207	422	352	196
Howard County [MD]	1,178	369	282	117
Snohomish County [WA]	1,163	347	538	218
Norfolk County [MA]	1,133	362	293	126
Broward County [FL]	1,132	431	371	191
Morris County [NJ]	1,100	381	300	139
DuPage County [IL]	1,097	399	375	178
Hillsborough County [FL]	1,096	338	374	174
Duval County [FL]	1,073	426	329	166
Fresno County [CA]	1,069	393	315	151
Arapahoe County [CO]	1,063	381	301	177
Salt Lake County [UT]	1,050	368	446	191
Pima County [AZ]	986	381	182	96
Hennepin County [MN]	986	269	242	108
Johnson County [KS]	927	387	239	145
Bernalillo County [NM]	923	372	280	112
Oakland County [MI]	882	298	297	134
Oklahoma County [OK]	864	258	252	96
Middlesex County [NJ]	853	250	320	142
Essex County [NJ]	852	386	178	113
Santa Barbara County [CA]	837	262	238	141
Orange County [FL]	794	244	274	156
Delaware County [PA]	781	332	219	101
DeKalb County [GA]	774	320	336	242
Cuyahoga County [OH]	773	308	316	198
Yolo County [CA]	751	298	200	117
Montgomery County [PA]	741	228	155	74
Solano County [CA]	736	287	249	118
Sonoma County [CA]	727	353	237	145
Denver County [CO]	726	326	197	118
Mecklenburg County [NC]	706	247	221	132
Franklin County [OH]	704	240	254	131
Arlington County [VA]	698	208	169	95
Allegheny County [PA]	697	255	181	99
Westchester County [NY]	675	340	81	82
Somerset County [NJ]	668	398	152	93
District of Columbia [DC]	663	193	107	74
Philadelphia County [PA]	598	242	128	83
Multnomah County [OR]	584	237	167	86
Fairfield County [CT]	542	184	156	88
Lake County [IL]	530	211	141	90
Baltimore city [MD]	507	165	160	90
Suffolk County [MA]	499	181	176	105
Kern County [CA]	484	216	106	121
Erie County [NY]	474	289	191	177
Passaic County [NJ]	470	227	236	146
Monmouth County [NJ]	466	208	170	105
Hudson County [NJ]	443	247	193	140
Jefferson County [KY]	441	209	155	91
New Haven County [CT]	440	176	161	96
Monroe County [NY]	437	312	31	28
Wayne County [MI]	419	158	146	101
Clark County [WA]	405	245	37	31
Marion County [IN]	404	183	121	80
Essex County [MA]	382	187	171	138
Washtenaw County [MI]	371	150	105	72
Will County [IL]	362	227	59	50
Hartford County [CT]	357	141	78	48
Honolulu County [HI]	347	215	49	44
Hampden County [MA]	346	231	182	157
Dane County [WI]	339	121	84	48
Pierce County [WA]	335	165	87	81
Guilford County [NC]	333	211	96	120
Jefferson Parish [LA]	329	233	14	21
Atlantic County [NJ]	317	224	127	90
Bronx County [NY]	311	139	148	98
Monterey County [CA]	309	144	93	57
Washoe County [NV]	300	144	79	62
Virginia Beach city [VA]	286	171	101	74
Chester County [PA]	278	162	154	131
Mercer County [NJ]	271	130	81	59
Prince George s County [MD]	258	115	75	53
Bucks County [PA]	256	148	88	71
Camden County [NJ]	252	188	71	66
Shelby County [TN]	245	155	76	57
Milwaukee County [WI]	235	115	110	74
Anne Arundel County [MD]	230	110	2	5
Pinellas County [FL]	228	119	97	67
Henrico County [VA]	225	187	58	66
Onondaga County [NY]	217	107	115	84
Union County [NJ]	216	184	52	54
Hamilton County [OH]	210	140	110	93
Ramsey County [MN]	206	94	114	74
New Castle County [DE]	194	129	98	87
Kane County [IL]	190	125	(B)	-
Collier County [FL]	149	163	95	120
Rockland County [NY]	149	82	49	38
El Paso County [CO]	148	118	29	37
Albany County [NY]	148	88	38	43
Richmond County [NY]	141	93	30	43
Burlington County [NJ]	128	92	67	67
Hillsborough County [NH]	113	91	69	70
Orange County [NY]	90	94	24	38
Providence County [RI]	90	79	39	36
Dakota County [MN]	82	84	41	51
Lee County [FL]	73	61	39	52
Bristol County [MA]	71	62	33	38
Macomb County [MI]	69	74	(B)	-
Anchorage Municipality [AK]	68	65	19	31
Plymouth County [MA]	67	59	(B)	-
Maui County [HI]	66	49	(B)	-
Hawaii County [HI]	50	79	50	79
Polk County [IA]	48	44	(B)	-
Lancaster County [PA]	48	54	(B)	-
Ocean County [NJ]	27	38	14	22
Navajo County [AZ]	2	5	(B)	-

Persian speakers by U.S city / urban area

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

City / Metropolitan area / CBSA	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]	103,748	4,130	41,051	1,886
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]	32,302	2,317	10,874	875
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY]	31,740	2,112	12,226	1,050
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]	28,645	2,281	10,565	1,125
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]	14,462	1,174	5,253	597
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]	14,034	1,474	5,788	760
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]	11,468	1,394	4,321	746
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]	9,327	1,423	3,816	622
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]	9,095	1,163	3,069	476
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]	8,155	1,194	3,105	602
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]	7,155	954	2,811	520
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]	6,815	955	2,409	435
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]	5,760	874	1,753	380
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]	5,008	992	1,862	530
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]	4,723	853	1,234	281
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]	3,850	751	1,406	378
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]	3,717	718	1,492	368
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]	3,698	752	1,087	318
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]	3,613	591	1,201	282
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]	3,371	583	1,065	265
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]	3,223	670	993	276
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]	3,054	643	1,091	338
Stockton-Lodi [CA]	2,712	890	859	364
St. Louis [MO-IL]	2,325	508	844	256
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]	2,201	649	907	461
Austin-Round Rock [TX]	1,947	379	893	283
Raleigh [NC]	1,567	585	570	285
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]	1,530	598	718	415
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]	1,522	404	498	201
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]	1,514	392	491	194
Kansas City [MO-KS]	1,478	446	361	181
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]	1,459	323	430	153
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]	1,401	335	443	173
Oklahoma City [OK]	1,339	289	429	153
Modesto [CA]	1,245	498	853	419
Worcester [MA-CT]	1,225	563	732	472
Jacksonville [FL]	1,121	422	357	162
Fresno [CA]	1,069	393	315	151
Salt Lake City [UT]	1,050	368	446	191
Tucson [AZ]	986	381	182	96
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]	958	327	383	198
Albuquerque [NM]	956	375	282	112
Columbus [OH]	952	278	279	132
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]	871	303	280	147
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]	860	270	274	136
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]	837	262	238	141
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]	808	256	279	128
Pittsburgh [PA]	782	260	203	106
Richmond [VA]	740	266	232	137
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]	736	287	249	118
Santa Rosa [CA]	727	353	237	145
Portland-South Portland [ME]	562	269	231	134
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC]	560	242	249	171
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]	542	184	156	88
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]	542	295	202	177
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN]	528	228	243	127
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]	509	258	102	77
Rochester [NY]	507	292	35	29
Tulsa [OK]	500	177	264	137
Bakersfield [CA]	484	216	106	121
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY]	468	196	217	111
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]	464	306	315	292
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]	455	140	101	56
Springfield [MA]	453	239	254	165
Louisville Jefferson County [KY]	444	208	158	91
New Haven-Milford [CT]	440	176	161	96
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]	397	255	114	68
Ann Arbor [MI]	371	150	105	72
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]	362	153	178	96
Baton Rouge [LA]	356	180	100	92
Urban Honolulu [HI]	347	215	49	44
Madison [WI]	345	121	90	48
Greensboro-High Point [NC]	344	211	107	122
Atlantic City-Hammonton [NJ]	317	224	127	90
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]	315	165	129	85
Salinas [CA]	309	144	93	57
Reno [NV]	300	144	79	62
Memphis [TN-MS-AR]	285	167	83	59
Trenton [NJ]	271	130	81	59
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]	254	125	53	45
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton [PA-NJ]	250	136	99	66
Syracuse [NY]	247	111	137	87
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]	243	208	155	185
Dayton [OH]	224	134	91	72
Akron [OH]	212	143	65	74
Lafayette [LA]	177	160	100	117
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island [FL]	149	163	95	120
Colorado Springs [CO]	148	118	29	37
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]	142	134	72	85
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL]	125	100	20	28
Manchester-Nashua [NH]	113	91	69	70
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA]	93	62	36	55
Des Moines-West Des Moines [IA]	76	58	28	47
Cape Coral-Fort Myers [FL]	73	61	39	52
Anchorage [AK]	68	65	19	31
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina [HI]	66	49	(B)	-
Hilo [HI]	50	79	50	79
Lancaster [PA]	48	54	(B)	-
Show Low [AZ]	2	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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