How many people speak "Spanish " in America

Language category: SPANISH AND SPANISH CREOLE Language sub-category: Population 5 years and over

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 "Spanish", as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Spanish speakers in the United States

Country	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
United States	37,458,470	64,494	16,344,440	40,610

Spanish speakers by U.S. state

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

State	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
California	10,105,385	22,963	4,539,250	16,174
Texas	6,983,380	15,508	2,926,515	13,992
Florida	3,640,735	9,979	1,617,065	10,797
Puerto Rico	3,291,955	3,671	2,772,730	6,786
New York	2,705,225	9,249	1,232,235	9,040
Illinois	1,570,810	6,916	704,910	5,861
New Jersey	1,277,000	5,689	593,490	5,153
Arizona	1,230,730	7,873	458,850	6,274
Georgia	709,565	6,393	346,235	5,607
North Carolina	658,940	4,905	331,650	4,894
Colorado	565,060	6,145	230,425	3,833
New Mexico	553,050	5,895	155,215	4,582
Pennsylvania	525,220	4,458	204,630	3,300
Washington	521,720	5,446	232,155	3,812
Nevada	517,935	4,650	230,365	3,870
Virginia	506,650	4,052	218,075	3,454
Massachusetts	502,615	3,610	215,650	3,317
Maryland	378,010	4,101	173,970	3,465
Connecticut	371,025	3,078	156,235	3,067
Oregon	319,160	3,362	143,040	3,384
Indiana	277,380	3,508	123,270	3,124
Michigan	270,695	3,067	95,185	2,120
Utah	245,945	3,330	97,350	2,729
Wisconsin	243,560	3,071	104,735	2,305
Ohio	241,650	3,332	90,725	2,189
Tennessee	232,395	3,228	110,115	2,531
Oklahoma	224,325	2,399	103,860	2,025
South Carolina	195,870	2,714	93,640	2,489
Kansas	195,105	2,333	85,125	2,115
Minnesota	192,115	2,629	84,220	2,264
Alabama	151,385	2,607	78,970	2,312
Louisiana	150,415	2,358	65,395	2,054
Missouri	148,040	2,631	56,170	2,047
Arkansas	143,540	2,172	69,400	2,255
Nebraska	119,505	2,162	57,285	1,663
Idaho	114,560	2,268	45,710	1,605
Iowa	113,175	1,810	50,000	1,482
Rhode Island	109,455	1,302	50,075	1,442
Kentucky	104,470	2,443	49,235	1,702
Mississippi	65,295	1,971	28,985	1,418
Delaware	57,255	1,611	25,775	1,350
District of Columbia	44,455	1,422	16,200	1,067
New Hampshire	26,815	1,209	9,680	832
Wyoming	25,530	1,273	8,200	833
Hawaii	25,490	1,500	7,010	819
Alaska	22,425	1,109	5,770	597
West Virginia	18,310	1,022	6,785	675
South Dakota	16,215	767	6,450	605
Montana	13,930	927	3,125	394
Maine	11,600	813	2,545	366
North Dakota	9,190	582	2,015	325
Vermont	6,180	494	1,475	272

Spanish speakers by U.S county

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

County	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Los Angeles County [CA]	3,653,910	9,462	1,677,980	9,139
Miami-Dade County [FL]	1,526,290	4,202	749,950	6,342
Harris County [TX]	1,313,020	6,420	656,030	7,333
Cook County [IL]	991,495	5,613	448,870	4,580
Orange County [CA]	757,660	4,751	355,110	4,579
Dallas County [TX]	748,655	4,143	372,265	4,434
Maricopa County [AZ]	733,630	5,814	288,360	4,764
San Diego County [CA]	725,295	5,618	319,880	5,541
Riverside County [CA]	683,845	5,403	271,450	4,071
San Bernardino County [CA]	641,165	6,063	262,090	4,750
Bexar County [TX]	621,865	5,366	180,110	4,030
Bronx County [NY]	600,930	3,694	272,725	3,953
Queens County [NY]	509,025	2,819	254,385	3,540
Clark County [NV]	418,475	3,998	188,480	3,296
Kings County [NY]	398,265	2,668	189,690	3,259
Broward County [FL]	390,650	3,463	150,155	3,821
Tarrant County [TX]	358,580	3,753	165,810	3,349
New York County [NY]	346,085	2,842	155,480	3,112
Santa Clara County [CA]	320,730	3,581	138,490	2,673
Kern County [CA]	289,910	3,546	126,205	3,033
Fresno County [CA]	286,750	3,602	129,260	2,781
Orange County [FL]	259,340	2,573	96,140	3,055
Alameda County [CA]	241,150	2,835	111,140	2,484
Travis County [TX]	238,510	3,374	110,685	2,903
Hillsborough County [FL]	236,685	3,030	94,250	2,762
Hudson County [NJ]	233,305	2,033	109,445	2,206
Ventura County [CA]	232,030	3,058	108,650	2,607
Pima County [AZ]	217,115	3,547	63,715	2,501
Palm Beach County [FL]	213,670	2,522	104,540	2,587
Suffolk County [NY]	177,830	2,906	89,225	2,608
Monterey County [CA]	177,465	1,846	99,425	2,158
Contra Costa County [CA]	176,075	2,857	78,105	2,355
Sacramento County [CA]	175,615	3,432	73,270	2,208
Westchester County [NY]	171,005	2,191	76,730	1,902
San Joaquin County [CA]	166,930	3,087	77,730	2,251
Bernalillo County [NM]	160,920	3,709	45,550	2,729
Passaic County [NJ]	157,475	1,482	78,285	1,652
Nassau County [NY]	155,215	2,129	75,105	2,178
Stanislaus County [CA]	150,590	2,340	62,610	1,755
Montgomery County [MD]	144,015	1,748	66,535	2,089
Philadelphia County [PA]	141,765	2,129	56,055	2,023
San Mateo County [CA]	138,645	1,998	66,565	2,058
Fairfax County [VA]	138,150	2,221	62,850	2,039
Gwinnett County [GA]	137,855	2,060	67,535	1,852
Essex County [NJ]	133,925	1,495	61,340	1,755
Santa Barbara County [CA]	132,350	1,924	64,635	1,827
Union County [NJ]	131,760	1,525	71,585	1,817
Fairfield County [CT]	127,025	1,693	62,135	1,801
Suffolk County [MA]	125,000	1,360	64,905	1,644
Bergen County [NJ]	123,185	1,725	44,725	1,705
Kane County [IL]	122,715	2,336	66,860	2,224
Salt Lake County [UT]	122,665	2,316	49,230	1,770
King County [WA]	121,930	2,850	53,605	1,915
Middlesex County [NJ]	117,715	1,643	57,550	1,691
Denver County [CO]	116,740	2,468	51,225	1,776
Lake County [IL]	112,480	1,391	48,655	1,452
Hartford County [CT]	105,245	1,693	40,600	1,790
Fort Bend County [TX]	104,125	2,523	36,150	1,610
Essex County [MA]	103,580	1,260	46,505	1,313
Providence County [RI]	99,930	1,168	46,960	1,370
New Haven County [CT]	97,775	1,962	37,045	1,657
Mecklenburg County [NC]	93,480	1,354	48,585	1,699
Prince George s County [MD]	93,290	2,087	51,175	1,836
Lee County [FL]	92,985	2,089	47,085	1,887
DuPage County [IL]	92,650	1,774	39,825	1,757
San Francisco County [CA]	90,720	1,843	39,230	1,533
Sonoma County [CA]	89,065	1,898	40,655	1,616
Milwaukee County [WI]	88,015	1,705	40,965	1,272
Denton County [TX]	87,625	1,784	36,340	1,947
Oklahoma County [OK]	81,475	1,276	42,345	1,292
Collin County [TX]	80,950	1,808	33,355	1,425
Middlesex County [MA]	79,395	1,606	30,155	1,530
Will County [IL]	75,030	1,691	31,800	1,375
Wake County [NC]	73,105	1,711	35,130	2,018
Cobb County [GA]	73,020	1,730	33,530	1,664
Collier County [FL]	72,055	1,223	38,260	1,470
Hampden County [MA]	71,750	1,366	27,900	1,304
Marion County [IN]	70,390	1,187	38,490	1,576
Prince William County [VA]	69,065	1,367	31,290	1,768
Arapahoe County [CO]	66,570	1,773	29,960	1,139
Washoe County [NV]	65,870	1,759	28,235	1,286
Solano County [CA]	64,920	1,957	28,210	1,455
Wayne County [MI]	64,395	1,718	23,465	1,149
Fulton County [GA]	63,630	1,698	30,480	1,604
Hennepin County [MN]	63,050	1,579	31,595	1,490
Washington County [OR]	61,970	1,374	28,255	1,492
Multnomah County [OR]	57,695	1,284	27,615	1,486
Worcester County [MA]	57,540	1,434	25,020	1,403
DeKalb County [GA]	56,790	1,250	32,780	1,099
Camden County [NJ]	56,100	1,196	23,210	1,101
Pinellas County [FL]	52,800	1,351	21,980	1,350
Davidson County [TN]	49,990	1,119	26,795	1,229
Duval County [FL]	47,970	1,604	17,010	1,034
Morris County [NJ]	47,375	1,172	22,310	1,183
Richmond County [NY]	46,700	2,105	17,205	1,191
Orange County [NY]	46,600	1,426	15,370	1,035
Mercer County [NJ]	45,015	995	22,580	1,091
Shelby County [TN]	44,635	1,411	22,185	1,143
District of Columbia [DC]	44,455	1,422	16,200	1,067
Pierce County [WA]	44,005	1,659	16,915	1,199
Monmouth County [NJ]	43,175	1,283	20,915	1,235
Jefferson Parish [LA]	43,015	1,177	21,550	982
Franklin County [OH]	41,950	1,357	20,110	1,027
Cuyahoga County [OH]	41,840	1,327	14,275	883
Snohomish County [WA]	41,660	1,871	17,535	1,369
El Paso County [CO]	40,825	1,915	14,315	1,346
Yolo County [CA]	40,085	1,113	19,300	1,256
Atlantic County [NJ]	37,970	1,172	16,235	951
Rockland County [NY]	37,820	1,014	18,405	1,114
New Castle County [DE]	37,545	1,217	15,905	1,117
Monroe County [NY]	37,010	1,286	11,920	817
Somerset County [NJ]	35,250	854	15,865	933
Loudoun County [VA]	33,695	1,070	15,270	830
Lancaster County [PA]	31,810	1,422	11,325	939
Ocean County [NJ]	30,620	1,457	14,100	1,129
Arlington County [VA]	28,545	802	8,020	725
Oakland County [MI]	28,525	1,164	9,160	702
Guilford County [NC]	28,325	1,046	14,205	912
Erie County [NY]	27,950	1,336	7,655	646
Baltimore County [MD]	27,710	1,344	11,565	1,057
Jefferson County [KY]	26,970	1,082	13,660	881
Anne Arundel County [MD]	25,880	1,166	11,270	1,014
Johnson County [KS]	25,805	1,089	11,720	944
Chester County [PA]	25,610	853	14,295	948
Ramsey County [MN]	25,290	1,071	12,065	893
Polk County [IA]	24,515	1,024	12,025	801
Montgomery County [PA]	24,105	1,079	10,135	846
Dane County [WI]	23,715	962	10,735	873
Placer County [CA]	22,685	1,169	8,525	849
Bristol County [MA]	22,450	871	8,995	702
Baltimore city [MD]	21,495	1,040	10,280	831
St. Louis County [MO]	20,480	1,021	7,015	702
Clark County [WA]	19,630	1,041	7,855	645
Burlington County [NJ]	19,160	808	5,925	596
Hamilton County [OH]	18,530	878	7,610	722
Bucks County [PA]	17,665	1,036	6,680	682
Dakota County [MN]	17,280	951	7,420	647
Norfolk County [MA]	17,165	992	4,110	689
Honolulu County [HI]	16,980	1,063	4,605	572
Virginia Beach city [VA]	16,815	848	4,550	520
Allegheny County [PA]	16,020	875	4,245	532
Hillsborough County [NH]	15,865	746	6,940	778
Howard County [MD]	13,465	818	5,235	717
Delaware County [PA]	13,240	873	4,255	636
Onondaga County [NY]	13,185	699	4,040	471
Anchorage Municipality [AK]	12,635	859	3,285	451
Henrico County [VA]	12,560	707	6,165	642
San Juan County [NM]	12,025	774	3,285	393
Plymouth County [MA]	11,850	727	3,780	414
Macomb County [MI]	11,055	950	3,935	527
Albany County [NY]	9,785	855	2,480	428
Washtenaw County [MI]	8,825	756	2,625	398
Navajo County [AZ]	5,885	734	1,775	466
Hawaii County [HI]	4,440	847	1,080	366
Maui County [HI]	2,750	545	1,105	287

Spanish speakers by U.S city / urban area

What cities in the United States have the most spanish 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]	4,411,570	10,332	2,033,090	10,135
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY]	3,586,005	10,204	1,675,195	10,038
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]	2,130,615	6,150	1,004,640	7,841
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]	1,617,320	7,242	769,535	8,045
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]	1,507,700	7,442	679,025	5,839
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]	1,371,605	6,683	645,030	6,338
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]	1,325,010	7,523	533,545	5,686
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]	797,090	6,253	307,780	4,741
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]	725,295	5,618	319,880	5,541
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]	712,070	5,644	206,155	4,236
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]	677,465	4,393	310,670	4,215
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]	633,140	3,958	285,375	4,009
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]	461,235	4,534	224,780	4,180
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]	447,015	3,797	167,225	3,848
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]	418,475	3,998	188,480	3,296
Austin-Round Rock [TX]	358,345	4,208	150,230	3,666
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]	350,520	3,599	141,835	3,271
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]	343,600	2,867	151,170	2,710
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]	339,165	3,846	147,705	2,855
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]	338,835	3,740	132,300	2,856
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]	323,775	4,789	138,945	3,267
Bakersfield [CA]	289,910	3,546	126,205	3,033
Fresno [CA]	286,750	3,602	129,260	2,781
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]	250,890	3,789	106,210	2,859
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]	232,030	3,058	108,650	2,607
Tucson [AZ]	217,115	3,547	63,715	2,501
Albuquerque [NM]	208,640	4,083	57,200	2,742
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]	207,590	3,957	88,055	2,693
Salinas [CA]	177,465	1,846	99,425	2,158
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]	171,665	2,524	78,495	2,551
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]	169,540	2,088	85,390	2,530
Stockton-Lodi [CA]	166,930	3,087	77,730	2,251
Modesto [CA]	150,590	2,340	62,610	1,755
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]	138,800	2,450	64,070	2,060
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]	132,350	1,924	64,635	1,827
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]	131,910	1,687	59,065	1,466
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]	127,025	1,693	62,135	1,801
Salt Lake City [UT]	126,010	2,428	50,230	1,800
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]	115,130	1,916	43,205	1,869
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]	111,650	2,311	38,720	1,487
Kansas City [MO-KS]	107,020	2,288	48,610	1,651
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]	102,880	2,094	46,055	1,500
Oklahoma City [OK]	101,465	1,681	49,770	1,507
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]	99,885	2,501	41,745	1,916
New Haven-Milford [CT]	97,775	1,962	37,045	1,657
Raleigh [NC]	94,695	1,803	47,300	2,184
Cape Coral-Fort Myers [FL]	92,985	2,089	47,085	1,887
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]	90,690	1,820	45,640	1,800
Santa Rosa [CA]	89,065	1,898	40,655	1,616
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]	88,405	2,131	41,550	1,580
Springfield [MA]	76,600	1,471	29,275	1,328
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton [PA-NJ]	75,240	1,579	29,650	1,234
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]	72,350	1,541	33,650	1,379
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island [FL]	72,055	1,223	38,260	1,470
Worcester [MA-CT]	66,610	1,474	29,230	1,473
Jacksonville [FL]	66,290	1,943	23,050	1,464
Reno [NV]	65,920	1,772	28,245	1,284
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]	64,920	1,957	28,210	1,455
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]	64,270	1,706	22,120	1,176
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA]	60,175	1,703	27,940	1,654
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]	58,920	1,707	18,505	1,056
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]	57,050	1,707	25,185	1,201
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]	56,290	1,503	27,745	1,263
St. Louis [MO-IL]	55,685	1,660	18,180	948
Tulsa [OK]	55,620	1,227	26,735	935
Memphis [TN-MS-AR]	54,705	1,532	26,445	1,168
Columbus [OH]	50,520	1,707	22,335	1,094
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC]	49,930	1,102	27,950	1,268
Richmond [VA]	49,745	1,412	23,610	1,004
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL]	47,780	1,521	15,845	1,230
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN]	45,660	1,559	18,935	1,231
Rochester [NY]	45,455	1,332	15,090	913
Trenton [NJ]	45,015	995	22,580	1,091
Greensboro-High Point [NC]	44,800	1,170	22,145	1,067
Colorado Springs [CO]	41,395	1,919	14,440	1,341
Louisville Jefferson County [KY]	40,310	1,195	19,875	1,072
Atlantic City-Hammonton [NJ]	37,970	1,172	16,235	951
Lancaster [PA]	31,810	1,422	11,325	939
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]	30,790	1,395	8,235	678
Des Moines-West Des Moines [IA]	28,450	1,126	13,980	827
Madison [WI]	26,010	997	11,640	875
Pittsburgh [PA]	25,650	1,118	6,595	631
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY]	23,110	1,266	7,065	759
Baton Rouge [LA]	22,090	1,286	7,880	846
Urban Honolulu [HI]	16,980	1,063	4,605	572
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]	16,420	879	6,410	638
Syracuse [NY]	16,220	735	4,700	517
Manchester-Nashua [NH]	15,865	746	6,940	778
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]	14,415	895	4,470	535
Anchorage [AK]	14,040	950	3,500	446
Dayton [OH]	13,060	710	5,115	540
Lafayette [LA]	12,045	685	5,785	542
Farmington [NM]	12,025	774	3,285	393
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]	10,730	846	3,135	398
Ann Arbor [MI]	8,825	756	2,625	398
Akron [OH]	8,060	740	2,515	397
Show Low [AZ]	5,885	734	1,775	466
Portland-South Portland [ME]	5,350	663	1,310	276
Hilo [HI]	4,440	847	1,080	366
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina [HI]	2,750	544	1,105	287

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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