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

Scandinavian Languages speakers in the United States

Country	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
United States	128,339	3,694	13,312	901

Scandinavian Languages speakers by U.S. state

What U.S. states have the most scandinavian languages speakers?

State	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
California	23,859	1,601	2,476	412
Florida	9,505	778	1,335	327
New York	9,210	785	1,040	297
Washington	8,496	789	791	204
Minnesota	7,965	403	877	118
Texas	6,568	878	792	255
Massachusetts	4,027	571	234	78
Illinois	3,508	456	444	144
Pennsylvania	3,415	663	516	173
Wisconsin	3,402	436	388	99
New Jersey	3,222	473	232	103
Virginia	3,175	533	318	119
Colorado	2,881	483	273	104
Oregon	2,650	515	248	148
Arizona	2,562	360	214	82
North Carolina	2,545	554	146	63
Utah	2,520	459	342	115
Maryland	2,262	416	87	48
Georgia	2,236	400	186	103
Connecticut	2,233	352	208	83
Michigan	2,088	329	195	66
Ohio	1,675	404	83	53
North Dakota	1,673	196	188	54
Nevada	1,313	292	105	62
Iowa	1,269	251	120	56
Montana	1,036	239	150	73
Tennessee	926	219	105	55
South Carolina	922	261	39	35
Indiana	876	330	44	35
Missouri	853	235	93	68
District of Columbia	816	266	81	113
Hawaii	813	210	160	130
Alaska	718	196	90	50
Idaho	707	178	94	49
Kentucky	658	240	16	19
South Dakota	598	127	107	52
Kansas	567	208	49	47
Louisiana	525	193	58	43
Rhode Island	523	192	24	29
New Mexico	491	193	46	37
New Hampshire	474	148	7	11
Maine	470	115	39	35
Nebraska	447	104	107	62
Vermont	335	130	21	14
Oklahoma	290	121	21	16
Alabama	286	128	6	9
Arkansas	212	99	14	25
Mississippi	194	93	56	52
Wyoming	192	88	19	32
Delaware	95	57	(B)	-
West Virginia	56	39	28	32

Scandinavian Languages speakers by U.S county

What counties in the United States have the most scandinavian languages speakers?

County	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Los Angeles County [CA]	5,263	587	579	203
King County [WA]	4,317	656	314	130
New York County [NY]	2,691	557	127	68
San Diego County [CA]	2,630	562	241	100
Orange County [CA]	2,056	579	287	166
Santa Clara County [CA]	1,802	435	194	116
Hennepin County [MN]	1,778	239	219	77
Harris County [TX]	1,679	501	338	208
Maricopa County [AZ]	1,672	287	147	68
Cook County [IL]	1,541	261	220	119
Palm Beach County [FL]	1,502	385	159	92
Broward County [FL]	1,436	296	154	93
Kings County [NY]	1,400	294	210	95
Fairfield County [CT]	1,205	282	73	54
Middlesex County [MA]	1,180	263	62	36
Alameda County [CA]	1,125	231	34	32
Santa Barbara County [CA]	1,098	353	119	92
Salt Lake County [UT]	1,091	288	200	92
Clark County [NV]	1,066	294	74	56
San Francisco County [CA]	960	304	67	62
Pierce County [WA]	936	273	141	83
Snohomish County [WA]	927	245	86	51
Montgomery County [MD]	877	259	45	40
San Mateo County [CA]	864	262	152	156
Miami-Dade County [FL]	859	283	109	94
Suffolk County [NY]	843	288	285	245
Fairfax County [VA]	828	278	18	24
District of Columbia [DC]	816	266	81	113
Contra Costa County [CA]	812	233	28	26
Westchester County [NY]	795	278	69	60
Riverside County [CA]	791	188	71	55
Lee County [FL]	722	216	164	106
Norfolk County [MA]	662	231	30	27
Collin County [TX]	655	337	16	25
Ventura County [CA]	646	196	114	61
Travis County [TX]	624	238	48	52
Dallas County [TX]	618	179	64	68
San Bernardino County [CA]	601	234	94	63
Mecklenburg County [NC]	552	331	11	20
Queens County [NY]	549	197	14	18
Multnomah County [OR]	536	173	27	32
Nassau County [NY]	522	163	87	53
Washington County [OR]	515	348	29	32
Essex County [MA]	508	162	44	43
Fort Bend County [TX]	502	279	28	35
Sacramento County [CA]	493	136	42	37
Ramsey County [MN]	490	197	48	38
Dane County [WI]	490	198	93	55
Dakota County [MN]	486	141	11	12
Denver County [CO]	465	204	27	36
Philadelphia County [PA]	460	209	117	93
Worcester County [MA]	458	166	38	34
Honolulu County [HI]	452	152	119	124
Morris County [NJ]	449	157	24	31
Fulton County [GA]	448	183	22	37
Hillsborough County [FL]	447	195	109	63
Fresno County [CA]	446	151	51	36
Pinellas County [FL]	444	176	67	48
Pima County [AZ]	430	175	49	41
Sonoma County [CA]	417	154	26	39
Bergen County [NJ]	407	143	14	23
Wake County [NC]	398	223	33	33
Howard County [MD]	384	201	7	12
DuPage County [IL]	382	113	39	28
Arapahoe County [CO]	381	176	22	30
Mercer County [NJ]	380	208	(B)	-
Lake County [IL]	379	133	27	28
Montgomery County [PA]	371	150	23	22
Suffolk County [MA]	367	127	(B)	-
Anchorage Municipality [AK]	359	155	50	39
Orange County [FL]	345	124	38	30
Tarrant County [TX]	335	132	(B)	-
Chester County [PA]	329	164	63	71
Washtenaw County [MI]	307	169	7	12
Baltimore County [MD]	306	175	23	25
Providence County [RI]	296	108	9	17
Cobb County [GA]	287	132	(B)	-
St. Louis County [MO]	287	161	24	27
Essex County [NJ]	284	135	32	35
Placer County [CA]	280	129	(B)	-
Somerset County [NJ]	279	139	30	48
DeKalb County [GA]	278	125	(B)	-
Milwaukee County [WI]	277	152	8	16
Middlesex County [NJ]	273	120	28	33
Clark County [WA]	273	157	41	45
Delaware County [PA]	268	164	39	42
Hartford County [CT]	260	107	31	32
Oakland County [MI]	259	121	(B)	-
Maui County [HI]	247	144	32	30
Cuyahoga County [OH]	246	122	17	23
Franklin County [OH]	245	216	(B)	-
El Paso County [CO]	242	84	36	35
Collier County [FL]	241	128	35	38
Bexar County [TX]	241	118	7	13
Prince William County [VA]	240	136	25	26
Arlington County [VA]	237	151	47	50
Plymouth County [MA]	236	99	7	12
Rockland County [NY]	233	112	48	34
Virginia Beach city [VA]	229	146	(B)	-
Allegheny County [PA]	228	103	16	27
Richmond County [NY]	227	89	35	42
Guilford County [NC]	227	109	(B)	-
Jefferson County [KY]	223	182	(B)	-
Monmouth County [NJ]	210	96	24	38
Bernalillo County [NM]	210	161	6	14
Bucks County [PA]	199	77	53	41
Bristol County [MA]	198	115	(B)	-
Kane County [IL]	197	207	27	41
Denton County [TX]	196	124	44	42
Hillsborough County [NH]	193	97	(B)	-
Hudson County [NJ]	190	93	(B)	-
Solano County [CA]	182	91	10	16
Stanislaus County [CA]	181	95	(B)	-
Monterey County [CA]	179	112	15	26
Erie County [NY]	178	130	17	22
New Haven County [CT]	176	84	15	24
Washoe County [NV]	174	106	8	13
Wayne County [MI]	171	69	35	31
San Joaquin County [CA]	165	96	(B)	-
Gwinnett County [GA]	154	111	(B)	-
Orange County [NY]	149	94	7	10
Lancaster County [PA]	146	84	(B)	-
Union County [NJ]	142	102	11	17
Davidson County [TN]	137	81	(B)	-
Marion County [IN]	135	170	(B)	-
Onondaga County [NY]	128	78	16	18
Jefferson Parish [LA]	122	65	33	33
Ocean County [NJ]	122	77	19	20
Henrico County [VA]	118	102	22	34
Shelby County [TN]	113	63	(B)	-
Yolo County [CA]	110	59	(B)	-
Kern County [CA]	109	67	(B)	-
Johnson County [KS]	109	71	12	18
Polk County [IA]	107	60	20	26
Hamilton County [OH]	107	70	(B)	-
Anne Arundel County [MD]	103	72	(B)	-
Duval County [FL]	102	75	33	31
Hawaii County [HI]	101	65	9	14
Camden County [NJ]	101	74	(B)	-
Prince George s County [MD]	99	51	10	16
Passaic County [NJ]	96	52	(B)	-
Baltimore city [MD]	94	69	(B)	-
Will County [IL]	93	84	(B)	-
Loudoun County [VA]	90	71	10	15
Burlington County [NJ]	85	47	24	26
Monroe County [NY]	78	50	18	27
New Castle County [DE]	69	54	(B)	-
Bronx County [NY]	65	44	(B)	-
Hampden County [MA]	60	41	13	19
Macomb County [MI]	56	42	(B)	-
Atlantic County [NJ]	51	36	9	10
Oklahoma County [OK]	48	35	7	10
Albany County [NY]	38	32	(B)	-
Navajo County [AZ]	34	36	(B)	-
San Juan County [NM]	15	26	15	26

Scandinavian Languages speakers by U.S city / urban area

What cities in the United States have the most scandinavian languages 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]	10,146	902	1,079	310
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]	7,319	833	866	258
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]	6,180	786	541	161
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]	4,909	633	488	248
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]	4,188	386	446	105
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]	3,797	586	422	185
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]	3,755	536	301	151
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]	3,060	490	150	59
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]	2,998	452	334	135
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]	2,630	562	241	100
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]	2,567	588	395	214
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]	1,927	382	319	120
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]	1,859	408	147	93
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]	1,802	435	194	116
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]	1,731	464	134	74
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]	1,721	294	164	69
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]	1,656	339	114	84
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]	1,492	336	91	56
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]	1,392	286	165	90
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]	1,205	282	73	54
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]	1,179	305	203	80
Salt Lake City [UT]	1,100	289	200	92
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]	1,098	353	119	92
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]	1,066	294	74	56
Austin-Round Rock [TX]	1,061	317	48	52
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]	953	293	30	28
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]	933	197	42	37
Cape Coral-Fort Myers [FL]	722	216	164	106
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]	721	232	24	29
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]	703	235	57	40
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]	691	362	11	20
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA]	679	239	78	61
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]	661	182	81	61
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]	646	196	114	61
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]	636	172	49	38
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]	605	208	28	30
Madison [WI]	574	206	98	55
Worcester [MA-CT]	508	189	38	34
St. Louis [MO-IL]	482	198	34	32
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton [PA-NJ]	460	201	47	44
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]	456	275	10	18
Urban Honolulu [HI]	452	152	119	124
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]	448	149	77	53
Fresno [CA]	446	151	51	36
Tucson [AZ]	430	175	49	41
Raleigh [NC]	417	229	33	33
Santa Rosa [CA]	417	154	26	39
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN]	404	236	(B)	-
Anchorage [AK]	397	151	50	39
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL]	395	217	58	69
Trenton [NJ]	380	208	(B)	-
Jacksonville [FL]	360	196	105	124
Columbus [OH]	345	240	(B)	-
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]	329	120	31	37
Louisville Jefferson County [KY]	315	193	(B)	-
Pittsburgh [PA]	314	118	31	33
Ann Arbor [MI]	307	169	7	12
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]	304	120	17	23
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]	297	125	15	18
Richmond [VA]	289	162	33	39
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]	278	126	58	43
Kansas City [MO-KS]	260	98	59	53
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]	251	118	7	13
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina [HI]	247	144	32	30
Colorado Springs [CO]	242	84	36	35
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island [FL]	241	128	35	38
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC]	234	128	16	25
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]	229	104	10	12
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY]	227	93	11	13
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]	227	137	23	24
Greensboro-High Point [NC]	227	109	(B)	-
Rochester [NY]	223	113	32	37
Albuquerque [NM]	210	161	6	14
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]	210	78	40	42
Dayton [OH]	207	121	15	22
Manchester-Nashua [NH]	193	97	(B)	-
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]	182	91	10	16
Modesto [CA]	181	95	(B)	-
Salinas [CA]	179	112	15	26
New Haven-Milford [CT]	176	84	15	24
Reno [NV]	174	106	8	13
Des Moines-West Des Moines [IA]	171	80	37	37
Stockton-Lodi [CA]	165	96	(B)	-
Portland-South Portland [ME]	156	73	30	34
Lancaster [PA]	146	84	(B)	-
Syracuse [NY]	135	78	16	18
Memphis [TN-MS-AR]	125	66	12	18
Springfield [MA]	118	80	22	25
Tulsa [OK]	113	77	8	13
Akron [OH]	112	62	18	28
Bakersfield [CA]	109	67	(B)	-
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]	107	59	13	16
Hilo [HI]	101	65	9	14
Oklahoma City [OK]	98	62	7	10
Baton Rouge [LA]	93	62	(B)	-
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]	54	39	(B)	-
Atlantic City-Hammonton [NJ]	51	36	9	10
Show Low [AZ]	34	36	(B)	-
Lafayette [LA]	16	27	(B)	-
Farmington [NM]	15	26	15	26

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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