How many people speak "Vietnamese " in America

Language category: ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLAND 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 "Vietnamese", as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Vietnamese speakers in the United States

Country	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
United States	1,399,936	14,387	839,237	8,589

Vietnamese speakers by U.S. state

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

State	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
California	521,534	8,601	311,142	5,256
Texas	193,408	5,443	113,149	3,551
Washington	60,094	2,943	37,261	1,925
Florida	56,119	3,186	33,628	2,123
Virginia	47,843	2,353	26,071	1,550
Georgia	41,108	2,327	26,034	1,814
Massachusetts	40,302	2,386	24,741	1,712
Pennsylvania	37,783	1,990	23,983	1,367
Louisiana	26,185	1,256	14,586	1,032
Oregon	25,813	1,430	16,415	1,180
North Carolina	22,459	1,727	14,072	1,271
New York	22,269	1,612	12,321	1,034
Minnesota	21,640	1,622	13,324	1,150
Maryland	21,268	1,772	12,413	1,336
Illinois	20,907	1,510	12,489	1,085
New Jersey	20,704	1,889	12,411	1,183
Arizona	20,608	1,762	12,751	1,219
Colorado	20,099	1,706	12,700	1,121
Michigan	15,130	1,396	9,449	998
Oklahoma	15,084	1,222	8,935	783
Kansas	12,557	1,040	7,663	669
Missouri	12,185	1,025	7,743	670
Ohio	11,619	1,012	6,609	735
Tennessee	10,539	1,304	6,643	830
Hawaii	9,418	1,022	6,686	836
Nevada	8,718	1,212	5,092	804
Connecticut	7,735	1,192	4,840	806
Nebraska	7,616	757	4,627	585
Iowa	7,499	800	4,886	557
Alabama	6,839	983	3,659	611
Mississippi	6,564	880	3,539	620
Utah	6,355	945	3,788	629
South Carolina	5,693	668	3,661	481
Kentucky	4,964	728	3,110	571
Indiana	4,951	702	3,103	522
Arkansas	4,589	688	2,949	507
New Mexico	4,555	821	2,837	608
Wisconsin	3,688	664	1,873	407
New Hampshire	2,087	427	1,348	333
Maine	1,807	431	977	273
Alaska	1,286	401	775	253
Vermont	1,233	381	752	257
District of Columbia	1,166	373	671	305
Delaware	1,095	415	591	279
Rhode Island	1,067	420	593	259
Idaho	1,049	345	653	258
West Virginia	870	329	527	245
North Dakota	819	300	506	200
South Dakota	723	279	517	228
Wyoming	160	146	57	82
Montana	133	91	87	82
Puerto Rico	100	92	44	44

Vietnamese speakers by U.S county

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

County	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Orange County [CA]	165,872	3,531	98,656	2,346
Santa Clara County [CA]	112,323	3,675	69,205	2,511
Los Angeles County [CA]	80,624	3,051	48,816	2,006
Harris County [TX]	72,770	2,880	44,875	2,083
San Diego County [CA]	41,959	2,371	26,076	1,693
King County [WA]	32,718	2,106	19,965	1,470
Fairfax County [VA]	26,340	1,963	14,374	1,168
Dallas County [TX]	26,226	1,919	15,504	1,241
Tarrant County [TX]	26,156	1,618	15,628	1,197
Alameda County [CA]	26,130	2,167	14,656	1,200
Sacramento County [CA]	22,303	1,663	12,871	1,211
Maricopa County [AZ]	16,932	1,602	10,450	1,151
Philadelphia County [PA]	15,461	1,508	10,673	1,225
Multnomah County [OR]	15,122	983	10,091	806
Gwinnett County [GA]	13,760	1,486	9,136	1,161
Fort Bend County [TX]	13,567	1,538	7,700	1,121
Suffolk County [MA]	12,875	1,150	8,596	775
Riverside County [CA]	11,632	1,337	6,237	950
Travis County [TX]	11,584	1,214	6,585	900
Cook County [IL]	10,905	1,261	6,343	890
San Bernardino County [CA]	10,549	1,022	6,333	655
Orange County [FL]	10,254	1,369	6,090	923
Montgomery County [MD]	10,204	1,182	6,016	931
San Francisco County [CA]	9,860	968	5,992	716
Collin County [TX]	9,365	1,122	4,663	786
Honolulu County [HI]	8,867	1,040	6,359	846
Hennepin County [MN]	8,372	915	4,948	580
Snohomish County [WA]	8,294	1,151	4,862	782
Jefferson Parish [LA]	7,985	633	4,451	463
Clark County [NV]	7,518	1,101	4,269	704
Norfolk County [MA]	6,925	1,024	3,761	656
Middlesex County [MA]	6,830	1,062	3,947	627
Hillsborough County [FL]	6,795	945	4,012	598
Oklahoma County [OK]	6,614	806	4,057	557
Mecklenburg County [NC]	6,368	1,019	4,216	709
San Joaquin County [CA]	6,354	1,052	3,782	732
Worcester County [MA]	6,207	843	3,978	646
Contra Costa County [CA]	6,182	883	3,520	619
Pierce County [WA]	6,088	717	3,802	577
Washington County [OR]	6,032	840	3,618	568
Denver County [CO]	5,662	857	3,992	619
Pinellas County [FL]	5,661	837	4,165	686
Broward County [FL]	5,228	1,003	3,002	647
Salt Lake County [UT]	5,189	833	3,130	588
Denton County [TX]	5,174	1,033	3,026	693
Bexar County [TX]	4,724	784	2,717	598
Guilford County [NC]	4,570	730	3,019	484
DeKalb County [GA]	4,438	898	2,657	648
Camden County [NJ]	4,018	830	2,662	499
Palm Beach County [FL]	3,955	743	2,302	497
Duval County [FL]	3,954	927	2,406	586
Wake County [NC]	3,941	873	2,342	686
Arapahoe County [CO]	3,914	658	2,638	509
Montgomery County [PA]	3,910	810	2,012	433
Prince William County [VA]	3,831	653	2,272	518
Shelby County [TN]	3,829	848	2,306	536
Bernalillo County [NM]	3,792	729	2,346	540
San Mateo County [CA]	3,530	630	1,825	384
Clark County [WA]	3,389	620	1,959	442
Prince George s County [MD]	3,379	656	2,047	492
Loudoun County [VA]	3,348	719	1,313	376
Ventura County [CA]	3,339	571	2,001	381
DuPage County [IL]	3,282	519	2,208	436
Atlantic County [NJ]	3,188	785	2,235	589
Cobb County [GA]	3,130	742	1,617	494
Middlesex County [NJ]	3,066	676	1,830	421
Kings County [NY]	3,027	625	1,707	444
Delaware County [PA]	3,012	603	1,943	451
Hartford County [CT]	3,001	594	2,011	490
Ramsey County [MN]	2,964	546	1,927	411
Davidson County [TN]	2,938	579	1,742	402
Fresno County [CA]	2,912	699	1,789	498
Macomb County [MI]	2,893	642	1,823	460
Polk County [IA]	2,874	519	1,700	341
Jefferson County [KY]	2,668	511	1,599	354
Essex County [MA]	2,587	468	1,541	330
Fairfield County [CT]	2,555	863	1,573	565
Queens County [NY]	2,514	496	1,367	300
Pima County [AZ]	2,484	547	1,479	372
Monroe County [NY]	2,464	525	1,478	335
St. Louis County [MO]	2,421	461	1,657	318
Franklin County [OH]	2,356	524	1,214	327
Henrico County [VA]	2,339	503	1,342	408
Bronx County [NY]	2,317	563	1,423	312
Lancaster County [PA]	2,282	487	1,690	371
Howard County [MD]	2,225	576	1,014	327
Dakota County [MN]	2,160	489	1,119	294
Miami-Dade County [FL]	2,152	617	862	269
Hudson County [NJ]	2,086	621	1,040	346
Hampden County [MA]	2,034	469	1,417	321
Sonoma County [CA]	2,010	557	1,034	355
Solano County [CA]	1,719	510	939	315
Monterey County [CA]	1,674	430	924	269
Baltimore County [MD]	1,663	552	1,209	459
Cuyahoga County [OH]	1,653	347	892	241
Virginia Beach city [VA]	1,616	495	1,056	332
Onondaga County [NY]	1,606	391	893	249
New York County [NY]	1,602	414	503	273
Wayne County [MI]	1,573	413	961	298
Santa Barbara County [CA]	1,547	375	865	306
Suffolk County [NY]	1,458	529	745	269
Oakland County [MI]	1,444	442	823	289
Yolo County [CA]	1,443	370	562	164
Hillsborough County [NH]	1,433	391	957	296
Fulton County [GA]	1,424	448	678	268
Bucks County [PA]	1,383	501	830	346
Milwaukee County [WI]	1,343	393	726	261
Placer County [CA]	1,316	394	504	199
Johnson County [KS]	1,308	371	773	260
Erie County [NY]	1,293	388	769	251
Stanislaus County [CA]	1,253	341	713	243
Collier County [FL]	1,244	536	940	444
El Paso County [CO]	1,229	382	720	237
Lee County [FL]	1,228	480	851	406
New Haven County [CT]	1,226	381	744	267
Plymouth County [MA]	1,217	380	575	227
Arlington County [VA]	1,203	329	541	163
District of Columbia [DC]	1,166	373	671	305
Kern County [CA]	1,146	417	643	320
Morris County [NJ]	1,146	449	604	262
Anne Arundel County [MD]	1,131	405	512	274
Bristol County [MA]	1,100	428	641	368
Hamilton County [OH]	1,098	312	683	234
Allegheny County [PA]	1,084	364	491	218
Washoe County [NV]	1,055	316	712	256
Will County [IL]	966	362	613	270
Kane County [IL]	957	476	535	301
Monmouth County [NJ]	920	282	449	184
Providence County [RI]	917	387	496	230
Ocean County [NJ]	876	374	510	271
Somerset County [NJ]	788	367	440	208
Chester County [PA]	784	300	350	157
New Castle County [DE]	741	352	302	190
Dane County [WI]	680	297	322	189
Burlington County [NJ]	666	354	421	288
Essex County [NJ]	658	233	305	153
Union County [NJ]	634	265	360	181
Bergen County [NJ]	621	356	408	325
Marion County [IN]	615	230	373	154
Lake County [IL]	580	258	262	122
Richmond County [NY]	567	324	315	196
Passaic County [NJ]	562	303	329	201
Nassau County [NY]	543	213	304	181
Baltimore city [MD]	501	311	233	202
Albany County [NY]	501	262	351	199
Anchorage Municipality [AK]	435	255	315	194
Rockland County [NY]	378	237	192	144
Mercer County [NJ]	367	195	184	114
Washtenaw County [MI]	326	113	57	45
Westchester County [NY]	301	130	146	79
Maui County [HI]	298	190	206	171
Hawaii County [HI]	196	129	90	76
Orange County [NY]	195	138	98	66
San Juan County [NM]	21	22	14	21
Navajo County [AZ]	8	15	(B)	-

Vietnamese speakers by U.S city / urban area

What cities in the United States have the most vietnamese 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]	246,496	4,764	147,472	2,948
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]	112,331	3,678	69,212	2,513
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]	92,256	3,640	55,203	2,632
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]	67,799	3,217	39,230	2,173
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]	52,696	2,644	29,164	1,796
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]	47,100	2,559	28,629	1,785
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]	46,608	2,735	26,667	1,691
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]	41,959	2,371	26,076	1,693
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]	33,538	2,289	21,665	1,752
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]	30,946	2,097	18,720	1,384
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]	30,326	2,294	19,385	1,585
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]	26,695	1,475	17,009	1,089
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]	25,239	1,719	14,114	1,232
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY]	25,093	1,865	13,450	1,104
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]	22,181	1,693	12,570	1,217
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]	18,377	1,477	11,043	1,029
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]	17,655	1,430	10,357	1,024
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]	17,368	1,629	10,753	1,167
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]	16,693	1,534	10,912	1,050
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]	15,640	832	8,354	724
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]	14,243	1,367	9,117	1,012
Austin-Round Rock [TX]	13,575	1,372	7,546	995
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]	12,369	1,444	7,107	950
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]	11,335	1,487	6,166	879
Oklahoma City [OK]	10,820	1,031	6,348	694
Urban Honolulu [HI]	8,867	1,040	6,359	846
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]	7,930	1,091	5,181	750
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]	7,518	1,101	4,269	704
Stockton-Lodi [CA]	6,354	1,052	3,782	732
Worcester [MA-CT]	6,207	843	3,978	646
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]	6,198	969	3,776	652
Kansas City [MO-KS]	5,931	793	3,487	520
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]	5,892	850	3,220	633
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]	5,679	649	3,657	453
St. Louis [MO-IL]	5,519	769	3,738	519
Salt Lake City [UT]	5,189	833	3,130	588
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]	5,172	795	2,966	613
Greensboro-High Point [NC]	4,972	776	3,284	502
Richmond [VA]	4,762	754	2,558	522
Baton Rouge [LA]	4,682	639	2,544	347
Jacksonville [FL]	4,413	965	2,618	596
Memphis [TN-MS-AR]	4,290	929	2,701	641
Raleigh [NC]	4,063	879	2,359	686
Albuquerque [NM]	3,975	755	2,442	561
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]	3,841	763	2,414	524
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]	3,529	690	2,107	454
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]	3,387	640	2,129	497
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]	3,339	571	2,001	381
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN]	3,261	664	2,195	529
Atlantic City-Hammonton [NJ]	3,188	785	2,235	589
Des Moines-West Des Moines [IA]	3,070	538	1,800	346
Columbus [OH]	3,055	664	1,611	370
Rochester [NY]	2,920	552	1,835	359
Fresno [CA]	2,912	699	1,789	498
Louisville Jefferson County [KY]	2,816	534	1,703	375
Tulsa [OK]	2,667	453	1,650	337
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]	2,555	863	1,573	565
Tucson [AZ]	2,484	547	1,479	372
Springfield [MA]	2,316	475	1,524	323
Lancaster [PA]	2,282	487	1,690	371
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]	2,251	506	1,484	439
Lafayette [LA]	2,234	451	1,602	406
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton [PA-NJ]	2,197	507	1,363	347
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]	2,167	617	1,234	486
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]	2,092	408	1,272	294
Pittsburgh [PA]	2,076	575	1,081	355
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]	2,020	656	1,334	390
Santa Rosa [CA]	2,010	557	1,034	355
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]	2,005	486	1,022	313
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA]	2,000	527	1,360	432
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]	1,957	388	1,012	253
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]	1,719	510	939	315
Syracuse [NY]	1,698	384	922	252
Salinas [CA]	1,674	430	924	269
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]	1,657	491	1,003	319
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]	1,547	375	865	306
Portland-South Portland [ME]	1,509	423	766	273
Dayton [OH]	1,465	400	947	333
Manchester-Nashua [NH]	1,433	391	957	296
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]	1,370	364	887	282
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]	1,366	412	842	267
Modesto [CA]	1,253	341	713	243
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island [FL]	1,244	536	940	444
Colorado Springs [CO]	1,243	383	734	239
Cape Coral-Fort Myers [FL]	1,228	480	851	406
New Haven-Milford [CT]	1,226	381	744	267
Bakersfield [CA]	1,146	417	643	320
Akron [OH]	1,119	540	614	310
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC]	1,081	370	571	289
Reno [NV]	1,055	316	712	256
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY]	940	319	609	251
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL]	775	308	511	257
Anchorage [AK]	699	342	429	223
Madison [WI]	680	297	322	189
Trenton [NJ]	367	195	184	114
Ann Arbor [MI]	326	113	57	45
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina [HI]	307	190	210	171
Hilo [HI]	196	129	90	76
Farmington [NM]	21	22	14	21
Show Low [AZ]	8	15	(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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