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

Population 5 Years and over speakers in the United States

Country	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
United States	291,484,482	3,346	25,148,900	63,553

Population 5 Years and over speakers by U.S. state

What U.S. states have the most population 5 years and over speakers?

State	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
California	35,131,429	586	6,799,270	22,260
Texas	23,704,400	783	3,374,551	14,695
New York	18,322,476	609	2,455,989	12,836
Florida	18,014,852	540	2,107,585	14,834
Illinois	12,027,783	470	1,131,389	8,843
Pennsylvania	12,008,403	368	470,970	4,913
Ohio	10,843,151	588	254,186	4,449
Michigan	9,300,837	376	301,467	4,111
Georgia	9,133,039	965	522,952	7,424
North Carolina	9,027,673	652	437,382	5,492
New Jersey	8,294,499	235	1,026,943	7,818
Virginia	7,590,865	644	424,201	4,425
Washington	6,378,045	328	500,051	5,477
Massachusetts	6,238,762	273	553,602	5,266
Indiana	6,087,409	542	198,648	4,069
Arizona	6,033,147	321	574,452	7,168
Tennessee	5,998,956	708	168,938	3,389
Missouri	5,624,171	590	128,049	3,298
Maryland	5,467,945	286	347,459	4,946
Wisconsin	5,355,576	398	174,144	2,884
Minnesota	4,996,324	377	212,464	3,610
Colorado	4,779,527	437	312,251	4,287
Alabama	4,497,352	490	107,436	2,608
South Carolina	4,381,360	491	128,257	3,036
Louisiana	4,255,893	450	119,591	3,145
Kentucky	4,082,467	773	85,829	2,385
Oregon	3,635,006	401	225,703	4,549
Oklahoma	3,521,583	373	138,641	2,301
Puerto Rico	3,468,712	14	2,775,382	6,676
Connecticut	3,386,166	207	283,518	4,351
Iowa	2,864,943	515	85,841	1,935
Mississippi	2,771,287	538	43,433	1,720
Arkansas	2,738,012	459	89,977	2,467
Kansas	2,665,346	409	120,332	2,673
Utah	2,554,331	302	133,359	3,263
Nevada	2,546,528	194	317,113	4,446
New Mexico	1,928,173	382	184,199	4,741
West Virginia	1,750,012	361	13,963	943
Nebraska	1,711,160	313	81,310	2,079
Idaho	1,465,609	322	57,835	1,926
Hawaii	1,287,075	151	159,497	3,268
Maine	1,261,144	269	21,071	1,070
New Hampshire	1,251,055	206	31,578	1,467
Rhode Island	995,757	211	86,168	2,178
Montana	937,514	329	8,575	624
Delaware	852,446	109	40,323	1,652
South Dakota	766,263	287	16,389	957
Alaska	665,954	168	35,221	1,309
North Dakota	644,506	197	9,554	744
Vermont	594,667	189	8,754	627
District of Columbia	582,879	72	28,176	1,469
Wyoming	530,725	407	10,314	935

Population 5 Years and over speakers by U.S county

What counties in the United States have the most population 5 years and over speakers?

County	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Los Angeles County [CA]	9,247,301	5	2,424,409	11,283
Cook County [IL]	4,870,429	91	739,245	6,636
Harris County [TX]	3,843,679	78	785,633	7,705
Maricopa County [AZ]	3,610,510	8	359,920	5,101
San Diego County [CA]	2,931,562	8	476,405	6,123
Orange County [CA]	2,859,603	8	597,313	5,264
Miami-Dade County [FL]	2,396,514	114	832,156	7,657
Kings County [NY]	2,355,264	234	567,676	5,128
Dallas County [TX]	2,218,956	32	430,049	4,935
Queens County [NY]	2,118,993	268	602,356	5,708
Riverside County [CA]	2,067,363	5	324,583	4,520
San Bernardino County [CA]	1,899,465	4	316,401	4,834
King County [WA]	1,851,646	7	198,368	3,347
Clark County [NV]	1,840,196	5	264,557	3,933
Tarrant County [TX]	1,705,872	17	210,263	3,908
Santa Clara County [CA]	1,688,748	6	360,401	3,742
Wayne County [MI]	1,686,973	26	78,928	2,351
Broward County [FL]	1,679,692	95	248,936	4,774
Bexar County [TX]	1,622,139	110	200,683	4,212
New York County [NY]	1,525,012	87	245,960	4,019
Alameda County [CA]	1,437,726	6	269,002	3,935
Middlesex County [MA]	1,436,028	113	133,790	2,908
Philadelphia County [PA]	1,432,316	6	138,697	3,465
Suffolk County [NY]	1,411,618	6	131,309	3,346
Sacramento County [CA]	1,334,860	5	182,099	3,687
Bronx County [NY]	1,291,504	96	330,295	4,000
Nassau County [NY]	1,270,496	79	141,886	2,931
Palm Beach County [FL]	1,268,614	88	165,206	3,544
Cuyahoga County [OH]	1,198,635	35	48,816	1,738
Hillsborough County [FL]	1,176,161	73	116,754	2,830
Allegheny County [PA]	1,163,052	14	25,821	1,255
Oakland County [MI]	1,145,175	49	52,022	1,581
Orange County [FL]	1,100,104	207	137,751	3,381
Franklin County [OH]	1,097,094	120	54,143	2,061
Hennepin County [MN]	1,093,379	58	77,025	2,098
Fairfax County [VA]	1,026,672	58	150,041	2,579
Contra Costa County [CA]	999,645	7	136,609	3,215
Travis County [TX]	986,314	88	133,070	3,047
Salt Lake County [UT]	958,918	8	72,652	2,177
St. Louis County [MO]	941,288	46	28,989	1,488
Pima County [AZ]	925,414	75	77,432	2,721
Montgomery County [MD]	924,622	20	139,695	2,830
Honolulu County [HI]	901,756	9	130,365	2,930
Westchester County [NY]	899,676	65	111,703	2,257
Fulton County [GA]	885,052	72	55,314	2,301
Milwaukee County [WI]	881,215	16	61,342	1,717
Mecklenburg County [NC]	877,662	44	72,005	1,669
Pinellas County [FL]	877,606	55	46,114	1,813
Erie County [NY]	870,341	4	29,465	1,507
Fairfield County [CT]	870,328	75	106,509	2,606
DuPage County [IL]	866,609	11	84,739	2,233
Shelby County [TN]	865,612	76	34,262	1,515
Wake County [NC]	863,927	5	54,997	2,468
Bergen County [NJ]	863,263	16	125,402	2,843
Fresno County [CA]	860,123	36	166,247	2,920
Hartford County [CT]	845,901	102	78,086	2,179
Marion County [IN]	843,399	140	51,660	1,883
New Haven County [CT]	815,148	120	63,275	2,087
Prince George s County [MD]	814,255	59	74,055	2,483
Duval County [FL]	812,668	54	40,278	2,095
Macomb County [MI]	797,570	44	47,235	1,905
San Francisco County [CA]	780,888	81	176,336	2,819
Kern County [CA]	775,294	70	140,168	3,048
Ventura County [CA]	774,168	36	129,893	2,985
Middlesex County [NJ]	766,916	6	128,120	2,530
Gwinnett County [GA]	763,848	86	116,224	2,653
Baltimore County [MD]	763,373	48	35,949	1,663
Montgomery County [PA]	757,832	61	34,749	1,176
Worcester County [MA]	756,618	6	55,726	1,998
Collin County [TX]	753,141	16	68,864	2,367
Pierce County [WA]	749,266	5	43,865	1,595
Hamilton County [OH]	749,227	6	18,676	1,118
Essex County [NJ]	732,189	40	106,007	2,438
Essex County [MA]	707,345	49	69,566	1,700
Monroe County [NY]	703,619	71	32,843	1,252
Multnomah County [OR]	701,484	8	64,793	2,484
Jefferson County [KY]	697,718	26	26,224	1,176
Suffolk County [MA]	694,481	84	127,628	2,647
San Mateo County [CA]	683,368	6	132,181	2,653
Snohomish County [WA]	677,450	6	53,921	2,153
Oklahoma County [OK]	675,100	55	52,791	1,587
Lake County [IL]	656,905	5	68,510	1,724
Cobb County [GA]	651,092	62	49,865	2,037
DeKalb County [GA]	648,779	28	60,332	1,839
Norfolk County [MA]	639,799	83	43,714	1,817
San Joaquin County [CA]	639,313	6	116,882	2,732
Denton County [TX]	638,232	66	54,609	2,258
Will County [IL]	633,272	15	46,646	1,798
Bernalillo County [NM]	622,686	13	53,942	2,900
Lee County [FL]	601,185	6	59,943	2,287
Hudson County [NJ]	601,083	97	155,455	2,561
Monmouth County [NJ]	595,938	5	40,732	1,729
Davidson County [TN]	593,424	69	44,315	1,841
Bucks County [PA]	592,917	113	22,864	1,305
Providence County [RI]	590,713	113	75,346	1,945
El Paso County [CO]	589,049	5	23,169	1,610
District of Columbia [DC]	582,879	72	28,176	1,469
Baltimore city [MD]	579,901	118	20,197	1,200
Denver County [CO]	575,159	35	67,243	2,274
Fort Bend County [TX]	564,848	8	73,011	2,570
Arapahoe County [CO]	544,932	83	51,100	1,780
Ocean County [NJ]	539,711	8	24,060	1,451
Delaware County [PA]	525,912	25	20,739	1,077
Bristol County [MA]	519,447	4	41,848	1,841
Johnson County [KS]	514,305	30	20,773	1,231
Anne Arundel County [MD]	509,623	36	19,094	1,140
New Castle County [DE]	509,327	54	25,391	1,379
Union County [NJ]	504,805	61	102,210	2,244
Washington County [OR]	501,826	8	47,741	1,736
Lancaster County [PA]	488,023	57	27,853	1,349
Camden County [NJ]	480,328	77	38,840	1,412
Kane County [IL]	480,038	57	77,083	2,590
Ramsey County [MN]	479,811	17	45,862	1,959
Stanislaus County [CA]	478,720	7	80,064	2,140
Chester County [PA]	472,720	40	23,268	1,225
Plymouth County [MA]	469,607	68	21,208	1,450
Morris County [NJ]	468,603	4	42,587	1,896
Passaic County [NJ]	468,218	83	103,479	1,945
Dane County [WI]	466,434	18	21,184	1,155
Guilford County [NC]	464,447	102	27,202	1,561
Sonoma County [CA]	459,962	72	49,856	1,886
Richmond County [NY]	442,114	13	49,350	1,605
Onondaga County [NY]	439,924	60	16,949	903
Hampden County [MA]	437,520	27	44,847	1,800
Burlington County [NJ]	424,595	46	17,195	1,097
Virginia Beach city [VA]	412,652	32	14,581	726
Polk County [IA]	405,669	13	23,380	1,196
Jefferson Parish [LA]	405,446	76	31,672	1,320
Clark County [WA]	403,416	5	24,490	1,607
Santa Barbara County [CA]	399,470	42	73,560	1,973
Washoe County [NV]	398,052	8	36,598	1,465
Solano County [CA]	390,682	7	45,143	1,763
Monterey County [CA]	387,506	101	109,286	2,393
Prince William County [VA]	382,771	71	45,533	1,891
Hillsborough County [NH]	378,708	113	18,517	1,284
Dakota County [MN]	374,908	35	15,771	983
Orange County [NY]	348,016	6	30,892	1,403
Mercer County [NJ]	346,447	60	38,665	1,567
Placer County [CA]	335,197	17	17,429	1,303
Washtenaw County [MI]	329,661	5	14,312	933
Collier County [FL]	311,384	93	49,205	1,996
Somerset County [NJ]	307,348	34	30,924	1,269
Loudoun County [VA]	298,849	22	30,102	1,249
Rockland County [NY]	291,186	37	47,944	1,761
Henrico County [VA]	291,042	64	16,709	1,039
Albany County [NY]	290,008	36	11,442	969
Howard County [MD]	276,070	92	21,165	1,193
Anchorage Municipality [AK]	273,105	8	17,050	1,144
Atlantic County [NJ]	258,301	20	29,348	1,218
Arlington County [VA]	202,409	5	17,092	1,272
Yolo County [CA]	190,063	57	29,658	1,642
Hawaii County [HI]	175,188	91	10,184	1,201
Maui County [HI]	146,586	94	13,917	1,135
San Juan County [NM]	118,175	66	6,784	508
Navajo County [AZ]	98,921	39	9,488	751

Population 5 Years and over speakers by U.S city / urban area

What cities in the United States have the most population 5 years and over speakers?

City / Metropolitan area / CBSA	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY]	18,495,938	472	3,148,722	14,115
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]	12,106,904	7	3,021,722	12,156
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]	8,866,492	244	1,077,695	8,768
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]	6,077,631	251	805,047	7,242
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]	5,625,078	198	332,301	4,542
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]	5,589,803	210	947,943	8,921
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]	5,371,689	279	541,111	5,114
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]	5,344,820	181	1,246,298	10,272
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]	5,001,893	408	372,750	5,710
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]	4,346,557	202	402,767	4,586
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]	4,142,712	101	736,524	6,867
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]	4,039,244	104	182,493	3,319
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]	3,966,828	8	640,984	6,355
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]	3,961,645	35	381,676	5,194
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]	3,278,362	7	296,154	4,411
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]	3,161,147	167	171,514	3,440
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]	2,931,562	8	476,405	6,123
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]	2,661,717	147	187,828	3,326
St. Louis [MO-IL]	2,618,241	304	57,685	1,903
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]	2,565,050	179	104,273	2,824
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]	2,422,236	205	198,448	4,061
Pittsburgh [PA]	2,238,418	114	34,084	1,360
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]	2,117,051	159	161,188	3,964
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]	2,106,670	153	116,964	2,491
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]	2,050,680	224	224,275	4,077
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]	2,034,510	180	228,515	4,369
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]	2,032,120	143	236,479	4,618
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN]	1,981,824	214	42,527	1,800
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]	1,952,171	108	67,476	1,986
Kansas City [MO-KS]	1,883,780	202	74,316	2,197
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]	1,840,196	5	264,557	3,933
Columbus [OH]	1,794,640	268	62,398	2,226
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]	1,776,844	261	67,953	2,068
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]	1,740,817	104	370,323	3,992
Austin-Round Rock [TX]	1,653,476	148	180,478	3,677
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]	1,587,576	329	66,667	2,161
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]	1,578,671	242	43,232	1,345
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]	1,515,204	211	128,016	2,645
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]	1,458,254	82	71,776	1,939
Jacksonville [FL]	1,276,262	191	51,534	2,683
Memphis [TN-MS-AR]	1,237,407	117	39,931	1,597
Oklahoma City [OK]	1,185,074	82	66,483	1,849
Louisville Jefferson County [KY]	1,166,174	251	34,016	1,399
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]	1,149,365	109	85,990	2,307
Richmond [VA]	1,147,273	270	43,510	1,501
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]	1,130,973	194	52,888	1,930
Raleigh [NC]	1,081,182	107	67,650	2,692
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]	1,074,379	6	32,200	1,476
Rochester [NY]	1,020,533	101	39,591	1,450
Salt Lake City [UT]	1,012,376	74	74,096	2,197
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]	930,462	82	38,328	1,442
Tucson [AZ]	925,414	75	77,432	2,721
Urban Honolulu [HI]	901,756	9	130,365	2,930
Tulsa [OK]	879,501	176	35,427	1,176
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]	870,328	75	106,509	2,606
Worcester [MA-CT]	868,453	79	61,293	2,142
Fresno [CA]	860,123	36	166,247	2,920
Albuquerque [NM]	834,092	131	68,887	2,903
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY]	826,588	97	24,546	1,510
New Haven-Milford [CT]	815,148	120	63,275	2,087
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]	810,683	109	40,140	1,533
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton [PA-NJ]	777,677	92	44,690	1,707
Bakersfield [CA]	775,294	70	140,168	3,048
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]	774,168	36	129,893	2,985
Baton Rouge [LA]	753,965	192	15,897	1,192
Dayton [OH]	753,579	80	13,818	865
Greensboro-High Point [NC]	685,632	128	36,269	1,749
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA]	679,795	52	41,011	1,972
Akron [OH]	666,042	15	13,039	905
Stockton-Lodi [CA]	639,313	6	116,882	2,732
Syracuse [NY]	624,028	109	18,655	976
Colorado Springs [CO]	611,331	140	23,386	1,610
Cape Coral-Fort Myers [FL]	601,185	6	59,943	2,287
Springfield [MA]	590,770	43	49,588	1,909
Madison [WI]	576,606	62	22,716	1,156
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL]	564,884	114	26,730	1,624
Des Moines-West Des Moines [IA]	537,753	181	26,110	1,214
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]	520,129	36	16,228	965
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]	497,594	108	14,651	1,114
Portland-South Portland [ME]	490,209	167	10,587	738
Lancaster [PA]	488,023	57	27,853	1,349
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC]	483,763	147	36,469	1,504
Modesto [CA]	478,720	7	80,064	2,140
Santa Rosa [CA]	459,962	72	49,856	1,886
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]	439,040	103	17,002	1,088
Lafayette [LA]	437,307	238	16,138	908
Reno [NV]	401,847	81	36,621	1,465
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]	399,470	42	73,560	1,973
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]	390,682	7	45,143	1,763
Salinas [CA]	387,506	101	109,286	2,393
Manchester-Nashua [NH]	378,708	113	18,517	1,284
Anchorage [AK]	357,719	35	18,490	1,073
Trenton [NJ]	346,447	60	38,665	1,567
Ann Arbor [MI]	329,661	5	14,312	933
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island [FL]	311,384	93	49,205	1,996
Atlantic City-Hammonton [NJ]	258,301	20	29,348	1,218
Hilo [HI]	175,188	91	10,184	1,201
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina [HI]	146,657	95	13,926	1,137
Farmington [NM]	118,175	66	6,784	508
Show Low [AZ]	98,921	39	9,488	751

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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