How many people speak "Portuguese (Incl Portuguese Creole) " 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 "Portuguese (Incl Portuguese Creole)", as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Portuguese (Incl Portuguese Creole) speakers in the United States

Country	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
United States	693,469	9,721	269,805	5,692

Portuguese (Incl Portuguese Creole) speakers by U.S. state

What U.S. states have the most portuguese (incl portuguese creole) speakers?

State	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Massachusetts	181,917	4,738	84,755	2,951
Florida	87,311	3,268	33,328	1,966
New Jersey	84,180	3,040	39,213	1,946
California	79,572	3,175	25,343	1,541
New York	45,070	2,161	16,785	1,403
Connecticut	37,016	2,153	16,954	1,327
Rhode Island	32,159	1,653	13,063	877
Texas	19,762	1,476	4,929	753
Pennsylvania	12,504	1,434	5,075	887
Georgia	12,148	1,551	3,931	904
Maryland	10,971	1,073	3,787	552
Virginia	8,439	836	2,205	429
Utah	7,151	748	1,213	230
Illinois	6,699	851	1,341	244
North Carolina	6,189	793	1,821	489
Washington	5,289	779	1,264	407
Arizona	4,401	725	982	260
Michigan	4,031	522	988	258
Ohio	3,459	634	953	341
South Carolina	3,456	758	1,479	509
Colorado	3,370	566	695	250
New Hampshire	3,347	655	1,366	483
Louisiana	3,117	750	1,170	440
Nevada	2,786	429	708	159
Missouri	2,653	612	743	303
Minnesota	2,414	385	331	112
Tennessee	2,317	443	661	269
Oregon	2,007	417	475	162
Hawaii	1,915	414	322	124
Indiana	1,878	472	512	222
Idaho	1,563	378	166	89
District of Columbia	1,449	365	407	152
Alabama	1,374	337	421	193
Wisconsin	1,347	307	241	91
Kansas	1,342	336	409	199
Arkansas	1,050	360	262	166
Oklahoma	962	225	288	111
Nebraska	792	226	113	56
Kentucky	771	233	115	75
New Mexico	753	226	103	79
Delaware	696	238	210	110
Maine	673	194	107	67
Iowa	668	183	120	61
Wyoming	507	272	2	4
Puerto Rico	506	158	225	104
Mississippi	472	197	82	57
West Virginia	389	133	61	43
Vermont	342	107	118	87
Alaska	279	124	93	70
South Dakota	219	87	28	24
North Dakota	158	88	29	22
Montana	135	64	38	31

Portuguese (Incl Portuguese Creole) speakers by U.S county

What counties in the United States have the most portuguese (incl portuguese creole) speakers?

County	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Bristol County [MA]	62,323	2,781	25,401	1,344
Middlesex County [MA]	48,700	2,269	24,402	1,382
Providence County [RI]	24,163	1,451	10,232	830
Broward County [FL]	24,048	2,110	10,143	1,168
Essex County [NJ]	23,528	1,425	13,711	911
Union County [NJ]	19,655	1,407	8,783	837
Fairfield County [CT]	18,997	1,445	9,677	971
Plymouth County [MA]	17,610	1,539	9,364	1,068
Miami-Dade County [FL]	14,734	1,509	4,259	733
Suffolk County [MA]	12,106	1,392	6,143	795
Los Angeles County [CA]	11,555	984	3,093	460
Orange County [FL]	11,130	1,607	4,585	889
Palm Beach County [FL]	10,612	1,083	4,729	670
Worcester County [MA]	10,577	987	5,218	780
Westchester County [NY]	10,459	1,136	4,845	798
Hudson County [NJ]	10,004	920	3,779	533
Essex County [MA]	9,704	1,023	4,090	614
Norfolk County [MA]	8,968	1,162	4,378	878
Queens County [NY]	8,117	873	3,110	557
New Haven County [CT]	8,039	996	3,316	556
Santa Clara County [CA]	8,029	1,031	3,003	574
Middlesex County [NJ]	6,913	1,041	2,460	452
New York County [NY]	6,869	864	1,545	413
Hartford County [CT]	6,386	779	2,808	427
Alameda County [CA]	6,308	957	1,715	349
Monmouth County [NJ]	6,027	818	3,341	615
Montgomery County [MD]	5,769	711	2,125	411
Nassau County [NY]	5,421	758	2,388	380
Suffolk County [NY]	5,362	1,121	2,176	624
Bergen County [NJ]	5,359	970	2,072	493
Hampden County [MA]	5,341	718	2,743	438
San Diego County [CA]	5,280	773	1,391	407
Philadelphia County [PA]	5,034	1,119	2,716	766
Harris County [TX]	4,698	749	1,428	387
Stanislaus County [CA]	4,448	689	1,595	338
Cobb County [GA]	4,337	981	1,659	539
Contra Costa County [CA]	3,964	795	1,745	500
Orange County [CA]	3,804	661	757	208
Cook County [IL]	3,182	515	717	176
Fulton County [GA]	2,905	757	1,177	502
King County [WA]	2,905	583	807	386
Hillsborough County [FL]	2,866	620	1,069	351
Maricopa County [AZ]	2,826	563	640	222
San Joaquin County [CA]	2,785	632	1,124	292
Sacramento County [CA]	2,673	576	824	261
Lee County [FL]	2,623	570	1,130	344
Burlington County [NJ]	2,605	738	1,573	512
Salt Lake County [UT]	2,407	494	419	134
Pinellas County [FL]	2,402	558	657	235
San Mateo County [CA]	2,299	662	885	323
Fairfax County [VA]	2,297	540	601	286
Clark County [NV]	2,221	400	531	132
San Bernardino County [CA]	2,209	532	774	231
Kings County [NY]	2,202	317	578	166
Ocean County [NJ]	2,185	512	872	335
Dallas County [TX]	2,110	535	598	270
Hillsborough County [NH]	2,078	556	1,048	423
Tarrant County [TX]	1,957	452	238	152
Mecklenburg County [NC]	1,887	556	816	402
Duval County [FL]	1,792	472	766	363
San Francisco County [CA]	1,704	437	481	178
Fort Bend County [TX]	1,693	544	381	195
Riverside County [CA]	1,646	377	470	207
Somerset County [NJ]	1,583	433	543	211
Collin County [TX]	1,508	450	549	223
District of Columbia [DC]	1,449	365	407	152
Morris County [NJ]	1,303	370	374	174
Sonoma County [CA]	1,300	379	528	236
Travis County [TX]	1,273	316	210	116
Honolulu County [HI]	1,260	365	192	97
Fresno County [CA]	1,149	282	271	106
Franklin County [OH]	1,103	436	331	226
Oakland County [MI]	1,088	310	304	127
Solano County [CA]	1,087	343	166	96
Hennepin County [MN]	1,066	287	96	60
Bexar County [TX]	1,063	396	208	178
Wake County [NC]	1,052	289	257	162
Denton County [TX]	1,032	344	302	150
Anne Arundel County [MD]	1,012	550	290	191
DeKalb County [GA]	954	229	105	77
DuPage County [IL]	928	262	198	107
Allegheny County [PA]	886	251	176	110
Montgomery County [PA]	869	213	293	107
Camden County [NJ]	867	312	276	141
Passaic County [NJ]	849	418	274	210
Jefferson Parish [LA]	838	462	527	346
Prince George s County [MD]	823	206	308	135
Santa Barbara County [CA]	793	246	93	67
Snohomish County [WA]	788	289	177	105
Washtenaw County [MI]	769	298	189	109
Placer County [CA]	754	253	273	141
Pima County [AZ]	751	276	183	78
Loudoun County [VA]	744	283	106	97
Prince William County [VA]	743	313	194	128
Yolo County [CA]	731	334	128	97
Monterey County [CA]	726	326	231	114
Ventura County [CA]	699	252	127	79
Howard County [MD]	698	321	177	121
Henrico County [VA]	660	293	312	160
Rockland County [NY]	647	344	324	217
Bucks County [PA]	639	218	196	86
New Castle County [DE]	629	224	187	107
St. Louis County [MO]	622	256	133	84
Johnson County [KS]	612	209	118	92
Erie County [NY]	597	268	62	52
Collier County [FL]	590	239	136	85
Gwinnett County [GA]	589	229	177	106
Bronx County [NY]	575	216	237	124
Baltimore County [MD]	549	166	139	80
Wayne County [MI]	540	172	80	54
Multnomah County [OR]	516	197	131	109
Arlington County [VA]	499	169	90	51
Mercer County [NJ]	497	213	158	81
Washington County [OR]	495	209	82	61
Cuyahoga County [OH]	491	195	75	62
Shelby County [TN]	486	209	128	71
Chester County [PA]	480	208	227	154
Orange County [NY]	436	201	139	102
Pierce County [WA]	428	202	84	65
Monroe County [NY]	424	177	139	117
Dane County [WI]	415	200	83	61
Arapahoe County [CO]	409	160	73	48
Maui County [HI]	379	152	65	51
Washoe County [NV]	369	150	150	115
Baltimore city [MD]	357	137	76	57
El Paso County [CO]	349	131	60	45
Denver County [CO]	348	203	45	37
Delaware County [PA]	346	132	67	44
Davidson County [TN]	327	187	130	162
Virginia Beach city [VA]	323	147	57	41
Kane County [IL]	314	147	83	56
Guilford County [NC]	306	206	11	18
Milwaukee County [WI]	296	115	58	48
Bernalillo County [NM]	280	133	21	22
Onondaga County [NY]	280	232	61	48
Will County [IL]	276	141	80	73
Lake County [IL]	274	149	35	33
Ramsey County [MN]	261	104	(B)	-
Hawaii County [HI]	250	136	65	56
Albany County [NY]	250	172	60	95
Hamilton County [OH]	245	159	51	54
Clark County [WA]	227	161	17	29
Richmond County [NY]	225	132	93	66
Marion County [IN]	216	93	53	44
Atlantic County [NJ]	215	132	96	76
Jefferson County [KY]	210	91	33	36
Kern County [CA]	188	94	36	31
Anchorage Municipality [AK]	174	119	73	68
Dakota County [MN]	171	94	55	62
Oklahoma County [OK]	143	66	42	52
Macomb County [MI]	130	94	59	60
Lancaster County [PA]	68	57	(B)	-
Polk County [IA]	55	36	23	30
Navajo County [AZ]	43	62	(B)	-
San Juan County [NM]	35	37	(B)	-

Portuguese (Incl Portuguese Creole) speakers by U.S city / urban area

What cities in the United States have the most portuguese (incl portuguese creole) 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]	120,022	3,770	52,430	2,384
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]	97,969	3,613	48,622	2,391
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]	94,482	3,335	38,464	1,634
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]	49,394	2,685	19,131	1,560
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]	18,997	1,445	9,677	971
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]	15,359	1,218	3,850	544
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]	15,242	1,574	5,186	784
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]	14,140	1,765	5,647	1,004
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]	14,014	1,286	4,324	567
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]	12,494	1,594	5,983	1,040
Worcester [MA-CT]	10,851	973	5,264	789
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]	10,514	1,475	3,602	887
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]	8,177	1,046	3,105	583
New Haven-Milford [CT]	8,039	996	3,316	556
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]	7,701	809	3,270	479
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]	7,527	944	2,025	428
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]	6,932	916	1,771	424
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]	6,784	954	2,176	439
Springfield [MA]	5,818	723	2,799	431
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]	5,373	779	1,133	236
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]	5,280	773	1,391	407
Modesto [CA]	4,448	689	1,595	338
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]	4,210	681	1,245	287
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]	4,121	698	1,068	395
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]	3,855	652	1,244	304
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]	3,087	587	658	220
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]	2,836	647	773	262
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]	2,795	665	952	419
Stockton-Lodi [CA]	2,785	632	1,124	292
Cape Coral-Fort Myers [FL]	2,623	570	1,130	344
Salt Lake City [UT]	2,527	486	430	140
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL]	2,486	618	1,073	338
Jacksonville [FL]	2,387	550	973	377
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]	2,221	400	531	132
Austin-Round Rock [TX]	2,083	433	482	191
Manchester-Nashua [NH]	2,078	556	1,048	423
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton [PA-NJ]	1,979	402	674	212
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]	1,909	548	913	408
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]	1,875	358	466	166
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]	1,824	423	367	161
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]	1,754	320	202	86
Richmond [VA]	1,406	399	494	194
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]	1,340	337	256	132
Kansas City [MO-KS]	1,335	398	294	141
Columbus [OH]	1,300	447	380	230
Santa Rosa [CA]	1,300	379	528	236
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA]	1,275	467	568	258
Urban Honolulu [HI]	1,260	365	192	97
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]	1,152	397	208	178
Fresno [CA]	1,149	282	271	106
Raleigh [NC]	1,133	295	338	196
St. Louis [MO-IL]	1,113	311	255	99
Pittsburgh [PA]	1,089	292	191	122
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]	1,087	343	166	96
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]	835	215	157	90
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]	820	364	300	191
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]	793	246	93	67
Ann Arbor [MI]	769	298	189	109
Tucson [AZ]	751	276	183	78
Salinas [CA]	726	326	231	114
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]	722	314	112	71
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]	699	252	127	79
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]	647	250	223	181
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]	639	259	126	99
Baton Rouge [LA]	610	309	69	51
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY]	608	252	181	131
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island [FL]	590	239	136	85
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC]	527	254	134	95
Rochester [NY]	523	179	176	118
Memphis [TN-MS-AR]	520	206	128	71
Trenton [NJ]	497	213	158	81
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN]	482	204	98	67
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]	459	150	100	55
Madison [WI]	443	197	96	56
Tulsa [OK]	402	138	135	71
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]	400	122	98	58
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]	392	191	72	52
Reno [NV]	380	151	150	115
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina [HI]	379	152	65	51
Lafayette [LA]	352	263	127	151
Albuquerque [NM]	351	148	21	22
Colorado Springs [CO]	349	131	60	45
Portland-South Portland [ME]	349	141	35	27
Greensboro-High Point [NC]	336	213	28	33
Syracuse [NY]	297	227	68	50
Oklahoma City [OK]	261	102	77	58
Hilo [HI]	250	136	65	56
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]	234	113	33	27
Louisville Jefferson County [KY]	234	93	33	36
Atlantic City-Hammonton [NJ]	215	132	96	76
Anchorage [AK]	212	118	82	68
Bakersfield [CA]	188	94	36	31
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]	154	70	19	23
Dayton [OH]	138	79	39	54
Akron [OH]	79	56	23	26
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]	76	64	10	17
Lancaster [PA]	68	57	(B)	-
Des Moines-West Des Moines [IA]	58	36	23	30
Show Low [AZ]	43	62	(B)	-
Farmington [NM]	35	37	(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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