How many people speak "Only English at Home " in America




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 "Only English at Home", as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Speak Only English at Home in the United States

CountryNumber of speakersMargin of ErrorSpeak English less than "Very Well"Margin of Error
United States231,122,908108,816(X)(X)



Speak Only English at Home by U.S. state

What U.S. states have the most speak only english at home speakers?
StateNumber of speakersMargin of ErrorSpeak English less than "Very Well"Margin of Error
California19,782,59834,163(X)(X)
Texas15,471,14915,635(X)(X)
Florida13,070,06115,364(X)(X)
New York12,835,42617,251(X)(X)
Pennsylvania10,769,2246,989(X)(X)
Ohio10,124,0566,986(X)(X)
Illinois9,342,83712,175(X)(X)
Michigan8,457,5816,635(X)(X)
North Carolina8,042,0276,678(X)(X)
Georgia7,921,1159,722(X)(X)
Virginia6,459,9887,358(X)(X)
New Jersey5,804,8589,551(X)(X)
Tennessee5,601,4114,691(X)(X)
Indiana5,588,4605,499(X)(X)
Missouri5,279,3364,734(X)(X)
Washington5,195,1968,836(X)(X)
Wisconsin4,893,1954,475(X)(X)
Massachusetts4,871,6807,523(X)(X)
Maryland4,553,6406,793(X)(X)
Minnesota4,460,9515,182(X)(X)
Arizona4,416,95710,221(X)(X)
Alabama4,261,6113,627(X)(X)
South Carolina4,081,4414,001(X)(X)
Colorado3,976,8757,959(X)(X)
Louisiana3,887,5934,476(X)(X)
Kentucky3,879,8294,073(X)(X)
Oklahoma3,190,0763,056(X)(X)
Oregon3,096,6386,214(X)(X)
Mississippi2,663,0972,380(X)(X)
Connecticut2,658,9255,118(X)(X)
Iowa2,657,3552,468(X)(X)
Arkansas2,540,9743,012(X)(X)
Kansas2,371,4283,466(X)(X)
Utah2,187,8293,995(X)(X)
Nevada1,799,1416,469(X)(X)
West Virginia1,707,7521,652(X)(X)
Nebraska1,530,7383,168(X)(X)
Idaho1,312,5762,979(X)(X)
New Mexico1,232,2426,501(X)(X)
Maine1,175,6571,860(X)(X)
New Hampshire1,150,9772,529(X)(X)
Hawaii960,1824,625(X)(X)
Montana896,2071,524(X)(X)
Rhode Island785,3833,028(X)(X)
Delaware745,1752,415(X)(X)
South Dakota714,1841,560(X)(X)
North Dakota610,2681,260(X)(X)
Vermont563,6321,174(X)(X)
Alaska557,8771,931(X)(X)
Wyoming494,5561,587(X)(X)
District of Columbia490,9441,976(X)(X)
Puerto Rico171,7093,519(X)(X)



Speak Only English at Home by U.S county

What counties in the United States have the most speak only english at home speakers?
CountyNumber of speakersMargin of ErrorSpeak English less than "Very Well"Margin of Error
Los Angeles County [CA]3,991,72115,084(X)(X)
Cook County [IL]3,189,6428,354(X)(X)
Maricopa County [AZ]2,661,5667,231(X)(X)
Harris County [TX]2,208,9646,907(X)(X)
San Diego County [CA]1,835,3817,033(X)(X)
Orange County [CA]1,558,3507,005(X)(X)
Wayne County [MI]1,474,2513,226(X)(X)
King County [WA]1,371,2655,649(X)(X)
Dallas County [TX]1,317,6345,450(X)(X)
Kings County [NY]1,263,9755,677(X)(X)
Riverside County [CA]1,243,2346,186(X)(X)
Tarrant County [TX]1,233,8824,807(X)(X)
Clark County [NV]1,225,9785,629(X)(X)
Philadelphia County [PA]1,123,7114,240(X)(X)
San Bernardino County [CA]1,119,0726,287(X)(X)
Suffolk County [NY]1,118,4274,015(X)(X)
Allegheny County [PA]1,082,4091,932(X)(X)
Middlesex County [MA]1,076,7734,641(X)(X)
Cuyahoga County [OH]1,063,1142,638(X)(X)
Broward County [FL]1,044,0936,367(X)(X)
Oakland County [MI]984,5963,143(X)(X)
Franklin County [OH]964,4403,498(X)(X)
Bexar County [TX]940,1035,654(X)(X)
Queens County [NY]921,0936,391(X)(X)
Sacramento County [CA]918,7924,845(X)(X)
Nassau County [NY]916,5094,383(X)(X)
Hennepin County [MN]910,9562,786(X)(X)
New York County [NY]909,6625,515(X)(X)
Palm Beach County [FL]907,7404,886(X)(X)
Hillsborough County [FL]865,3833,867(X)(X)
St. Louis County [MO]859,1792,254(X)(X)
Santa Clara County [CA]823,8905,178(X)(X)
Alameda County [CA]817,7824,143(X)(X)
Shelby County [TN]788,4061,793(X)(X)
Erie County [NY]783,1052,535(X)(X)
Salt Lake County [UT]770,1973,044(X)(X)
Pinellas County [FL]762,1093,002(X)(X)
Milwaukee County [WI]738,9582,193(X)(X)
Marion County [IN]738,9001,983(X)(X)
Fulton County [GA]737,1203,056(X)(X)
Orange County [FL]732,1034,624(X)(X)
Wake County [NC]720,4222,830(X)(X)
Mecklenburg County [NC]718,0702,806(X)(X)
Duval County [FL]705,3592,817(X)(X)
Hamilton County [OH]697,7821,775(X)(X)
Macomb County [MI]688,9713,042(X)(X)
Travis County [TX]677,7203,601(X)(X)
Contra Costa County [CA]666,7013,880(X)(X)
Miami-Dade County [FL]665,9205,750(X)(X)
Baltimore County [MD]663,6172,206(X)(X)
Montgomery County [PA]663,1191,920(X)(X)
Pima County [AZ]661,5903,878(X)(X)
Honolulu County [HI]651,2393,492(X)(X)
Prince George s County [MD]645,2293,102(X)(X)
Fairfax County [VA]644,1113,869(X)(X)
New Haven County [CT]641,0073,250(X)(X)
Jefferson County [KY]639,5181,727(X)(X)
Pierce County [WA]638,9382,346(X)(X)
DuPage County [IL]638,6223,475(X)(X)
Hartford County [CT]638,0772,949(X)(X)
Fairfield County [CT]624,8253,181(X)(X)
Worcester County [MA]618,7312,339(X)(X)
Monroe County [NY]614,6702,315(X)(X)
Westchester County [NY]605,8583,756(X)(X)
Collin County [TX]566,0403,287(X)(X)
Oklahoma County [OK]565,5441,983(X)(X)
Multnomah County [OR]564,2293,203(X)(X)
Montgomery County [MD]563,3393,708(X)(X)
Bronx County [NY]553,9094,950(X)(X)
Snohomish County [WA]550,5773,155(X)(X)
Essex County [MA]537,6262,404(X)(X)
Bergen County [NJ]529,5253,989(X)(X)
Baltimore city [MD]528,6191,739(X)(X)
Bucks County [PA]528,4482,076(X)(X)
DeKalb County [GA]527,9472,449(X)(X)
El Paso County [CO]520,5132,765(X)(X)
Cobb County [GA]518,8992,643(X)(X)
Norfolk County [MA]518,0212,485(X)(X)
Gwinnett County [GA]512,0953,856(X)(X)
Will County [IL]507,2382,853(X)(X)
Davidson County [TN]501,5512,392(X)(X)
Denton County [TX]497,5682,189(X)(X)
Monmouth County [NJ]493,9752,282(X)(X)
District of Columbia [DC]490,9441,976(X)(X)
Fresno County [CA]484,6364,084(X)(X)
Essex County [NJ]484,4493,549(X)(X)
Ventura County [CA]481,1723,563(X)(X)
Lake County [IL]474,5232,437(X)(X)
Ocean County [NJ]474,4512,146(X)(X)
Lee County [FL]473,9592,967(X)(X)
Delaware County [PA]465,0371,525(X)(X)
Johnson County [KS]456,7241,848(X)(X)
Anne Arundel County [MD]455,7631,547(X)(X)
Kern County [CA]448,8683,656(X)(X)
Middlesex County [NJ]446,0923,336(X)(X)
New Castle County [DE]434,7981,971(X)(X)
Suffolk County [MA]434,6423,064(X)(X)
San Francisco County [CA]429,7393,455(X)(X)
Bernalillo County [NM]429,7064,196(X)(X)
Arapahoe County [CO]424,6352,454(X)(X)
Denver County [CO]420,6893,100(X)(X)
Chester County [PA]416,9251,388(X)(X)
Plymouth County [MA]415,3722,057(X)(X)
Providence County [RI]415,1562,290(X)(X)
Bristol County [MA]412,5672,936(X)(X)
Dane County [WI]412,1001,305(X)(X)
Lancaster County [PA]411,9682,408(X)(X)
Guilford County [NC]406,2021,883(X)(X)
Onondaga County [NY]395,0561,413(X)(X)
Washington County [OR]384,7042,422(X)(X)
Camden County [NJ]384,5541,933(X)(X)
San Joaquin County [CA]384,3054,096(X)(X)
Ramsey County [MN]380,0621,947(X)(X)
Burlington County [NJ]370,7131,830(X)(X)
San Mateo County [CA]369,1023,098(X)(X)
Virginia Beach city [VA]364,5491,298(X)(X)
Morris County [NJ]356,5132,267(X)(X)
Polk County [IA]355,0861,890(X)(X)
Fort Bend County [TX]350,5053,856(X)(X)
Clark County [WA]347,0342,552(X)(X)
Sonoma County [CA]342,6152,494(X)(X)
Jefferson Parish [LA]337,4041,798(X)(X)
Dakota County [MN]332,2651,638(X)(X)
Hillsborough County [NH]330,0191,711(X)(X)
Kane County [IL]329,4372,854(X)(X)
Hampden County [MA]327,7072,382(X)(X)
Richmond County [NY]308,1643,235(X)(X)
Washoe County [NV]306,7062,298(X)(X)
Union County [NJ]293,5312,599(X)(X)
Placer County [CA]285,0251,928(X)(X)
Stanislaus County [CA]283,9712,861(X)(X)
Washtenaw County [MI]282,7051,408(X)(X)
Solano County [CA]274,8812,348(X)(X)
Prince William County [VA]267,3032,379(X)(X)
Orange County [NY]266,4742,136(X)(X)
Albany County [NY]254,5421,450(X)(X)
Henrico County [VA]249,6441,633(X)(X)
Mercer County [NJ]248,8802,049(X)(X)
Hudson County [NJ]245,4183,450(X)(X)
Passaic County [NJ]245,0542,605(X)(X)
Santa Barbara County [CA]238,9371,785(X)(X)
Anchorage Municipality [AK]225,8131,574(X)(X)
Somerset County [NJ]216,3151,851(X)(X)
Howard County [MD]213,9671,792(X)(X)
Collier County [FL]212,9971,878(X)(X)
Loudoun County [VA]210,4991,837(X)(X)
Atlantic County [NJ]191,4071,553(X)(X)
Monterey County [CA]183,8072,460(X)(X)
Rockland County [NY]182,5142,226(X)(X)
Arlington County [VA]143,7981,479(X)(X)
Hawaii County [HI]142,4562,108(X)(X)
Yolo County [CA]124,1021,815(X)(X)
Maui County [HI]116,2461,693(X)(X)
San Juan County [NM]78,6081,365(X)(X)
Navajo County [AZ]62,5321,140(X)(X)



Speak Only English at Home by U.S city / urban area

What cities in the United States have the most speak only english at home speakers?
City / Metropolitan area / CBSANumber of speakersMargin of ErrorSpeak English less than "Very Well"Margin of Error
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY]11,432,27918,521(X)(X)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]6,326,02912,233(X)(X)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]5,550,07117,058(X)(X)
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]4,782,6645,825(X)(X)
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]4,267,9488,576(X)(X)
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]4,128,2478,009(X)(X)
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]3,948,4198,333(X)(X)
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]3,541,3965,514(X)(X)
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]3,494,6508,253(X)(X)
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]3,354,9096,896(X)(X)
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]2,935,8117,914(X)(X)
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]2,742,1264,529(X)(X)
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]2,617,7539,886(X)(X)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]2,560,7807,603(X)(X)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]2,468,9967,858(X)(X)
St. Louis [MO-IL]2,450,6413,274(X)(X)
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]2,362,3068,460(X)(X)
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]2,271,0674,018(X)(X)
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]2,156,5335,578(X)(X)
Pittsburgh [PA]2,125,4692,174(X)(X)
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]1,943,6805,933(X)(X)
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN]1,864,9572,607(X)(X)
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]1,841,8363,843(X)(X)
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]1,835,3817,033(X)(X)
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]1,759,8633,365(X)(X)
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]1,747,5485,443(X)(X)
Kansas City [MO-KS]1,703,6223,340(X)(X)
Columbus [OH]1,631,9293,908(X)(X)
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]1,619,8202,877(X)(X)
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]1,478,3665,580(X)(X)
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]1,446,0825,785(X)(X)
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]1,442,7892,513(X)(X)
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]1,431,4843,178(X)(X)
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]1,278,1802,691(X)(X)
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]1,254,3696,020(X)(X)
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]1,225,9785,629(X)(X)
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]1,197,9504,340(X)(X)
Austin-Round Rock [TX]1,195,8334,060(X)(X)
Memphis [TN-MS-AR]1,145,6571,897(X)(X)
Jacksonville [FL]1,133,0383,416(X)(X)
Louisville Jefferson County [KY]1,088,5821,849(X)(X)
Richmond [VA]1,038,2632,216(X)(X)
Oklahoma City [OK]1,037,2902,524(X)(X)
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]1,005,3472,367(X)(X)
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]977,9692,605(X)(X)
Raleigh [NC]913,7423,056(X)(X)
Rochester [NY]911,9622,687(X)(X)
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]909,6973,342(X)(X)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]855,8585,324(X)(X)
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]838,7892,275(X)(X)
Salt Lake City [UT]818,8643,027(X)(X)
Tulsa [OK]798,2271,581(X)(X)
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY]752,3432,133(X)(X)
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]723,1632,115(X)(X)
Worcester [MA-CT]716,3022,424(X)(X)
Dayton [OH]713,8831,434(X)(X)
Baton Rouge [LA]704,4161,922(X)(X)
Tucson [AZ]661,5903,878(X)(X)
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton [PA-NJ]654,9422,642(X)(X)
Urban Honolulu [HI]651,2393,492(X)(X)
New Haven-Milford [CT]641,0073,250(X)(X)
Akron [OH]629,2201,544(X)(X)
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]624,8253,181(X)(X)
Greensboro-High Point [NC]608,2291,979(X)(X)
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA]580,2832,720(X)(X)
Albuquerque [NM]576,9354,625(X)(X)
Syracuse [NY]571,7571,532(X)(X)
Colorado Springs [CO]541,6602,753(X)(X)
Madison [WI]517,4871,443(X)(X)
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL]490,3562,203(X)(X)
Fresno [CA]484,6364,084(X)(X)
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]481,1723,563(X)(X)
Des Moines-West Des Moines [IA]480,2711,956(X)(X)
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]474,2151,466(X)(X)
Cape Coral-Fort Myers [FL]473,9592,967(X)(X)
Springfield [MA]465,8622,474(X)(X)
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]460,9371,852(X)(X)
Portland-South Portland [ME]454,1841,317(X)(X)
Bakersfield [CA]448,8683,656(X)(X)
Lancaster [PA]411,9682,408(X)(X)
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC]402,7351,749(X)(X)
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]398,1411,225(X)(X)
Stockton-Lodi [CA]384,3054,096(X)(X)
Lafayette [LA]368,7521,854(X)(X)
Santa Rosa [CA]342,6152,494(X)(X)
Manchester-Nashua [NH]330,0191,711(X)(X)
Reno [NV]310,2922,314(X)(X)
Anchorage [AK]304,4951,610(X)(X)
Modesto [CA]283,9712,861(X)(X)
Ann Arbor [MI]282,7051,408(X)(X)
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]274,8812,348(X)(X)
Trenton [NJ]248,8802,049(X)(X)
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]238,9371,785(X)(X)
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island [FL]212,9971,878(X)(X)
Atlantic City-Hammonton [NJ]191,4071,553(X)(X)
Salinas [CA]183,8072,460(X)(X)
Hilo [HI]142,4562,108(X)(X)
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina [HI]116,2931,694(X)(X)
Farmington [NM]78,6081,365(X)(X)
Show Low [AZ]62,5321,140(X)(X)







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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