How many people speak "Speak a Language Other Than 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 "a Language Other Than English at Home", as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Speak a Language Other Than English at Home speakers in the United States

Country	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
United States	60,361,574	107,227	25,148,900	63,553

Speak a Language Other Than English at Home speakers by U.S. state

What U.S. states have the most speak a language other than english at home speakers?

State	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
California	15,348,831	34,040	6,799,270	22,260
Texas	8,233,251	15,504	3,374,551	14,695
New York	5,487,050	17,333	2,455,989	12,836
Florida	4,944,791	15,256	2,107,585	14,834
Puerto Rico	3,297,003	3,519	2,775,382	6,676
Illinois	2,684,946	12,160	1,131,389	8,843
New Jersey	2,489,641	9,534	1,026,943	7,818
Arizona	1,616,190	10,218	574,452	7,168
Massachusetts	1,367,082	7,457	553,602	5,266
Pennsylvania	1,239,179	6,992	470,970	4,913
Georgia	1,211,924	9,641	522,952	7,424
Washington	1,182,849	8,774	500,051	5,477
Virginia	1,130,877	7,271	424,201	4,425
North Carolina	985,646	6,675	437,382	5,492
Maryland	914,305	6,764	347,459	4,946
Michigan	843,256	6,567	301,467	4,111
Colorado	802,652	7,936	312,251	4,287
Nevada	747,387	6,440	317,113	4,446
Connecticut	727,241	5,133	283,518	4,351
Ohio	719,095	6,951	254,186	4,449
New Mexico	695,931	6,537	184,199	4,741
Oregon	538,368	6,136	225,703	4,549
Minnesota	535,373	5,146	212,464	3,610
Indiana	498,949	5,498	198,648	4,069
Wisconsin	462,381	4,491	174,144	2,884
Tennessee	397,545	4,711	168,938	3,389
Louisiana	368,300	4,515	119,591	3,145
Utah	366,502	3,974	133,359	3,263
Missouri	344,835	4,641	128,049	3,298
Oklahoma	331,507	3,040	138,641	2,301
Hawaii	326,893	4,609	159,497	3,268
South Carolina	299,919	4,050	128,257	3,036
Kansas	293,918	3,462	120,332	2,673
Alabama	235,741	3,580	107,436	2,608
Rhode Island	210,374	3,018	86,168	2,178
Iowa	207,588	2,445	85,841	1,935
Kentucky	202,638	4,065	85,829	2,385
Arkansas	197,038	2,958	89,977	2,467
Nebraska	180,422	3,102	81,310	2,079
Idaho	153,033	2,969	57,835	1,926
Mississippi	108,190	2,353	43,433	1,720
Alaska	108,077	1,921	35,221	1,309
Delaware	107,271	2,419	40,323	1,652
New Hampshire	100,078	2,503	31,578	1,467
District of Columbia	91,935	1,972	28,176	1,469
Maine	85,487	1,855	21,071	1,070
South Dakota	52,079	1,500	16,389	957
West Virginia	42,260	1,626	13,963	943
Montana	41,307	1,447	8,575	624
Wyoming	36,169	1,507	10,314	935
North Dakota	34,238	1,247	9,554	744
Vermont	31,035	1,173	8,754	627

Speak a Language Other Than English at Home speakers by U.S county

What counties in the United States have the most speak a language other than english at home speakers?

County	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Los Angeles County [CA]	5,255,580	15,082	2,424,409	11,283
Miami-Dade County [FL]	1,730,594	5,726	832,156	7,657
Cook County [IL]	1,680,787	8,353	739,245	6,636
Harris County [TX]	1,634,715	6,892	785,633	7,705
Orange County [CA]	1,301,253	7,008	597,313	5,264
Queens County [NY]	1,197,900	6,404	602,356	5,708
San Diego County [CA]	1,096,181	7,032	476,405	6,123
Kings County [NY]	1,091,289	5,681	567,676	5,128
Maricopa County [AZ]	948,944	7,232	359,920	5,101
Dallas County [TX]	901,322	5,455	430,049	4,935
Santa Clara County [CA]	864,858	5,180	360,401	3,742
Riverside County [CA]	824,129	6,186	324,583	4,520
San Bernardino County [CA]	780,393	6,287	316,401	4,834
Bronx County [NY]	737,595	4,941	330,295	4,000
Bexar County [TX]	682,036	5,660	200,683	4,212
Broward County [FL]	635,599	6,375	248,936	4,774
Alameda County [CA]	619,944	4,144	269,002	3,935
New York County [NY]	615,350	5,519	245,960	4,019
Clark County [NV]	614,218	5,628	264,557	3,933
King County [WA]	480,381	5,647	198,368	3,347
Tarrant County [TX]	471,990	4,804	210,263	3,908
Sacramento County [CA]	416,068	4,846	182,099	3,687
Fairfax County [VA]	382,561	3,873	150,041	2,579
Fresno County [CA]	375,487	4,088	166,247	2,920
Orange County [FL]	368,001	4,587	137,751	3,381
Montgomery County [MD]	361,283	3,706	139,695	2,830
Palm Beach County [FL]	360,874	4,882	165,206	3,544
Middlesex County [MA]	359,255	4,621	133,790	2,908
Hudson County [NJ]	355,665	3,474	155,455	2,561
Nassau County [NY]	353,987	4,392	141,886	2,931
San Francisco County [CA]	351,149	3,450	176,336	2,819
Bergen County [NJ]	333,738	3,985	125,402	2,843
Contra Costa County [CA]	332,944	3,878	136,609	3,215
Kern County [CA]	326,426	3,648	140,168	3,048
Middlesex County [NJ]	320,824	3,337	128,120	2,530
San Mateo County [CA]	314,266	3,098	132,181	2,653
Hillsborough County [FL]	310,778	3,868	116,754	2,830
Philadelphia County [PA]	308,605	4,241	138,697	3,465
Travis County [TX]	308,594	3,603	133,070	3,047
Westchester County [NY]	293,818	3,763	111,703	2,257
Suffolk County [NY]	293,191	4,016	131,309	3,346
Ventura County [CA]	292,996	3,564	129,893	2,985
Pima County [AZ]	263,824	3,871	77,432	2,721
Suffolk County [MA]	259,839	3,052	127,628	2,647
San Joaquin County [CA]	255,008	4,096	116,882	2,732
Gwinnett County [GA]	251,753	3,835	116,224	2,653
Honolulu County [HI]	250,517	3,491	130,365	2,930
Essex County [NJ]	247,740	3,544	106,007	2,438
Fairfield County [CT]	245,503	3,176	106,509	2,606
DuPage County [IL]	227,987	3,476	84,739	2,233
Passaic County [NJ]	223,164	2,601	103,479	1,945
Fort Bend County [TX]	214,343	3,856	73,011	2,570
Wayne County [MI]	212,722	3,223	78,928	2,351
Union County [NJ]	211,274	2,615	102,210	2,244
Hartford County [CT]	207,824	2,938	78,086	2,179
Monterey County [CA]	203,699	2,453	109,286	2,393
Stanislaus County [CA]	194,749	2,859	80,064	2,140
Bernalillo County [NM]	192,980	4,194	53,942	2,900
Salt Lake County [UT]	188,721	3,045	72,652	2,177
Collin County [TX]	187,101	3,286	68,864	2,367
Hennepin County [MN]	182,423	2,779	77,025	2,098
Lake County [IL]	182,382	2,437	68,510	1,724
Providence County [RI]	175,557	2,287	75,346	1,945
New Haven County [CT]	174,141	3,239	63,275	2,087
Essex County [MA]	169,719	2,405	69,566	1,700
Prince George s County [MD]	169,026	3,105	74,055	2,483
Oakland County [MI]	160,579	3,136	52,022	1,581
Santa Barbara County [CA]	160,533	1,788	73,560	1,973
Mecklenburg County [NC]	159,592	2,808	72,005	1,669
Denver County [CO]	154,470	3,097	67,243	2,274
Kane County [IL]	150,601	2,851	77,083	2,590
Fulton County [GA]	147,932	3,056	55,314	2,301
Wake County [NC]	143,505	2,830	54,997	2,468
Milwaukee County [WI]	142,257	2,193	61,342	1,717
Denton County [TX]	140,664	2,194	54,609	2,258
Worcester County [MA]	137,887	2,338	55,726	1,998
Multnomah County [OR]	137,255	3,202	64,793	2,484
Cuyahoga County [OH]	135,521	2,640	48,816	1,738
Richmond County [NY]	133,950	3,240	49,350	1,605
Franklin County [OH]	132,654	3,480	54,143	2,061
Cobb County [GA]	132,193	2,646	49,865	2,037
Lee County [FL]	127,226	2,967	59,943	2,287
Snohomish County [WA]	126,873	3,156	53,921	2,153
Will County [IL]	126,034	2,851	46,646	1,798
Norfolk County [MA]	121,778	2,485	43,714	1,817
DeKalb County [GA]	120,832	2,453	60,332	1,839
Arapahoe County [CO]	120,297	2,456	51,100	1,780
Sonoma County [CA]	117,347	2,488	49,856	1,886
Washington County [OR]	117,122	2,421	47,741	1,736
Solano County [CA]	115,801	2,348	45,143	1,763
Pinellas County [FL]	115,497	2,999	46,114	1,813
Prince William County [VA]	115,468	2,390	45,533	1,891
Morris County [NJ]	112,090	2,267	42,587	1,896
Pierce County [WA]	110,328	2,347	43,865	1,595
Hampden County [MA]	109,813	2,387	44,847	1,800
Oklahoma County [OK]	109,556	1,981	52,791	1,587
Rockland County [NY]	108,672	2,223	47,944	1,761
Macomb County [MI]	108,599	3,046	47,235	1,905
Duval County [FL]	107,309	2,821	40,278	2,095
Bristol County [MA]	106,880	2,936	41,848	1,841
Marion County [IN]	104,499	1,978	51,660	1,883
Monmouth County [NJ]	101,963	2,281	40,732	1,729
Baltimore County [MD]	99,756	2,205	35,949	1,663
Ramsey County [MN]	99,749	1,948	45,862	1,959
Collier County [FL]	98,387	1,876	49,205	1,996
Mercer County [NJ]	97,567	2,039	38,665	1,567
Camden County [NJ]	95,774	1,933	38,840	1,412
Montgomery County [PA]	94,713	1,928	34,749	1,176
District of Columbia [DC]	91,935	1,972	28,176	1,469
Davidson County [TN]	91,873	2,388	44,315	1,841
Washoe County [NV]	91,346	2,299	36,598	1,465
Somerset County [NJ]	91,033	1,849	30,924	1,269
Monroe County [NY]	88,949	2,314	32,843	1,252
Loudoun County [VA]	88,350	1,844	30,102	1,249
Erie County [NY]	87,236	2,535	29,465	1,507
St. Louis County [MO]	82,109	2,254	28,989	1,488
Orange County [NY]	81,542	2,136	30,892	1,403
Allegheny County [PA]	80,643	1,930	25,821	1,255
Shelby County [TN]	77,206	1,794	34,262	1,515
Lancaster County [PA]	76,055	2,400	27,853	1,349
New Castle County [DE]	74,529	1,966	25,391	1,379
El Paso County [CO]	68,536	2,766	23,169	1,610
Jefferson Parish [LA]	68,042	1,784	31,672	1,320
Atlantic County [NJ]	66,894	1,548	29,348	1,218
Yolo County [CA]	65,961	1,806	29,658	1,642
Ocean County [NJ]	65,260	2,146	24,060	1,451
Bucks County [PA]	64,469	2,086	22,864	1,305
Howard County [MD]	62,103	1,781	21,165	1,193
Delaware County [PA]	60,875	1,528	20,739	1,077
Arlington County [VA]	58,611	1,480	17,092	1,272
Guilford County [NC]	58,245	1,885	27,202	1,561
Jefferson County [KY]	58,200	1,728	26,224	1,176
Johnson County [KS]	57,581	1,848	20,773	1,231
Clark County [WA]	56,382	2,552	24,490	1,607
Chester County [PA]	55,795	1,386	23,268	1,225
Dane County [WI]	54,334	1,305	21,184	1,155
Plymouth County [MA]	54,235	2,065	21,208	1,450
Burlington County [NJ]	53,882	1,835	17,195	1,097
Anne Arundel County [MD]	53,860	1,545	19,094	1,140
Hamilton County [OH]	51,445	1,775	18,676	1,118
Baltimore city [MD]	51,282	1,737	20,197	1,200
Polk County [IA]	50,583	1,890	23,380	1,196
Placer County [CA]	50,172	1,930	17,429	1,303
Hillsborough County [NH]	48,689	1,717	18,517	1,284
Virginia Beach city [VA]	48,103	1,301	14,581	726
Anchorage Municipality [AK]	47,292	1,575	17,050	1,144
Washtenaw County [MI]	46,956	1,407	14,312	933
Onondaga County [NY]	44,868	1,409	16,949	903
Dakota County [MN]	42,643	1,641	15,771	983
Henrico County [VA]	41,398	1,647	16,709	1,039
San Juan County [NM]	39,567	1,361	6,784	508
Navajo County [AZ]	36,389	1,145	9,488	751
Albany County [NY]	35,466	1,457	11,442	969
Hawaii County [HI]	32,732	2,129	10,184	1,201
Maui County [HI]	30,340	1,676	13,917	1,135

Speak a Language Other Than English at Home speakers by U.S city / urban area

What cities in the United States have the most speak a language other than english at home 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]	7,063,659	18,521	3,148,722	14,115
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]	6,556,833	17,060	3,021,722	12,156
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]	2,727,067	9,888	1,246,298	10,272
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]	2,540,463	12,204	1,077,695	8,768
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]	2,095,153	8,256	947,943	8,921
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]	1,809,683	8,547	805,047	7,242
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]	1,673,716	7,847	736,524	6,867
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]	1,604,522	8,459	640,984	6,355
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]	1,423,270	8,363	541,111	5,114
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]	1,096,181	7,032	476,405	6,123
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]	1,025,834	7,918	381,676	5,194
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]	991,648	6,859	402,767	4,586
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]	884,959	5,325	370,323	3,992
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]	873,646	8,038	372,750	5,710
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]	842,414	5,827	332,301	4,542
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]	780,141	6,006	228,515	4,369
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]	717,582	7,602	296,154	4,411
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]	614,218	5,628	264,557	3,933
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]	604,598	5,732	224,275	4,077
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]	553,754	5,551	236,479	4,618
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]	505,184	5,583	187,828	3,326
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]	497,848	5,512	182,493	3,319
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]	478,556	5,955	198,448	4,061
Austin-Round Rock [TX]	457,643	4,078	180,478	3,677
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]	419,021	4,535	171,514	3,440
Fresno [CA]	375,487	4,088	166,247	2,920
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]	369,503	5,410	161,188	3,964
Bakersfield [CA]	326,426	3,648	140,168	3,048
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]	317,254	4,369	128,016	2,645
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]	293,983	4,036	104,273	2,824
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]	292,996	3,564	129,893	2,985
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]	264,834	3,831	116,964	2,491
Tucson [AZ]	263,824	3,871	77,432	2,721
Albuquerque [NM]	257,157	4,606	68,887	2,903
Stockton-Lodi [CA]	255,008	4,096	116,882	2,732
Urban Honolulu [HI]	250,517	3,491	130,365	2,930
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]	245,503	3,176	106,509	2,606
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]	239,668	3,327	85,990	2,307
Salinas [CA]	203,699	2,453	109,286	2,393
Modesto [CA]	194,749	2,859	80,064	2,140
Salt Lake City [UT]	193,512	3,029	74,096	2,197
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]	192,308	3,345	67,476	1,986
Kansas City [MO-KS]	180,158	3,334	74,316	2,197
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]	180,074	2,696	71,776	1,939
New Haven-Milford [CT]	174,141	3,239	63,275	2,087
St. Louis [MO-IL]	167,600	3,306	57,685	1,903
Raleigh [NC]	167,440	3,067	67,650	2,692
Columbus [OH]	162,711	3,928	62,398	2,226
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]	160,533	1,788	73,560	1,973
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]	157,024	2,847	67,953	2,068
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]	156,092	3,174	66,667	2,161
Worcester [MA-CT]	152,151	2,421	61,293	2,142
Oklahoma City [OK]	147,784	2,520	66,483	1,849
Jacksonville [FL]	143,224	3,420	51,534	2,683
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]	135,882	2,526	43,232	1,345
Cape Coral-Fort Myers [FL]	127,226	2,967	59,943	2,287
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]	125,626	2,379	52,888	1,930
Springfield [MA]	124,908	2,465	49,588	1,909
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton [PA-NJ]	122,735	2,654	44,690	1,707
Santa Rosa [CA]	117,347	2,488	49,856	1,886
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN]	116,867	2,589	42,527	1,800
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]	115,801	2,348	45,143	1,763
Pittsburgh [PA]	112,949	2,178	34,084	1,360
Richmond [VA]	109,010	2,299	43,510	1,501
Rochester [NY]	108,571	2,681	39,591	1,450
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA]	99,512	2,712	41,011	1,972
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island [FL]	98,387	1,876	49,205	1,996
Trenton [NJ]	97,567	2,039	38,665	1,567
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]	96,410	2,604	32,200	1,476
Memphis [TN-MS-AR]	91,750	1,897	39,931	1,597
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]	91,673	2,261	38,328	1,442
Reno [NV]	91,555	2,310	36,621	1,465
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]	87,520	2,134	40,140	1,533
Tulsa [OK]	81,274	1,596	35,427	1,176
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC]	81,028	1,749	36,469	1,504
Louisville Jefferson County [KY]	77,592	1,834	34,016	1,399
Greensboro-High Point [NC]	77,403	1,974	36,269	1,749
Lancaster [PA]	76,055	2,400	27,853	1,349
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL]	74,528	2,179	26,730	1,624
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY]	74,245	2,146	24,546	1,510
Colorado Springs [CO]	69,671	2,756	23,386	1,610
Lafayette [LA]	68,555	1,837	16,138	908
Atlantic City-Hammonton [NJ]	66,894	1,548	29,348	1,218
Madison [WI]	59,119	1,431	22,716	1,156
Des Moines-West Des Moines [IA]	57,482	1,956	26,110	1,214
Anchorage [AK]	53,224	1,610	18,490	1,073
Syracuse [NY]	52,271	1,548	18,655	976
Baton Rouge [LA]	49,549	1,911	15,897	1,192
Manchester-Nashua [NH]	48,689	1,717	18,517	1,284
Ann Arbor [MI]	46,956	1,407	14,312	933
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]	45,914	1,460	16,228	965
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]	40,899	1,216	17,002	1,088
Dayton [OH]	39,696	1,414	13,818	865
Farmington [NM]	39,567	1,361	6,784	508
Akron [OH]	36,822	1,543	13,039	905
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]	36,657	1,847	14,651	1,114
Show Low [AZ]	36,389	1,145	9,488	751
Portland-South Portland [ME]	36,025	1,301	10,587	738
Hilo [HI]	32,732	2,129	10,184	1,201
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina [HI]	30,364	1,678	13,926	1,137

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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