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

Yiddish speakers in the United States

Country	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
United States	155,582	4,119	53,116	2,156

Yiddish speakers by U.S. state

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

State	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
New York	128,760	3,686	49,887	1,996
New Jersey	6,587	958	492	131
Florida	5,785	548	828	221
California	3,272	513	634	188
Pennsylvania	1,867	355	192	121
Illinois	1,372	379	240	142
Maryland	1,003	314	134	63
Massachusetts	785	161	69	49
Ohio	689	162	66	44
Michigan	579	128	59	39
Georgia	551	234	48	47
Arizona	445	175	28	29
Nevada	367	154	69	59
Connecticut	353	105	20	23
Iowa	253	150	86	97
Virginia	250	99	(B)	-
Texas	231	104	16	20
Missouri	221	107	51	41
Washington	198	100	(B)	-
Indiana	185	124	20	30
Wisconsin	178	91	19	23
Oregon	154	118	3	7
Nebraska	148	117	39	50
Minnesota	145	81	(B)	-
Colorado	135	64	15	17
New Mexico	125	58	14	22
Kentucky	109	63	(B)	-
South Carolina	93	74	5	9
Delaware	75	56	(B)	-
North Carolina	74	83	(B)	-
Vermont	71	55	2	3
Kansas	70	54	(B)	-
Rhode Island	66	42	7	12
Louisiana	52	50	2	5
Oklahoma	48	36	8	13
Mississippi	45	40	30	32
Tennessee	45	42	(B)	-
Maine	42	44	8	13
Hawaii	39	36	(B)	-
Montana	35	39	9	12
Idaho	20	22	(B)	-
Alabama	18	21	9	16
South Dakota	18	23	7	11
New Hampshire	14	26	(B)	-
District of Columbia	7	11	(B)	-
Utah	3	5	(B)	-

Yiddish speakers by U.S county

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

County	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Kings County [NY]	81,288	3,042	26,399	1,678
Rockland County [NY]	23,242	1,351	12,311	767
Orange County [NY]	14,019	574	9,058	616
Ocean County [NJ]	3,863	787	147	70
Palm Beach County [FL]	2,348	385	388	155
Broward County [FL]	2,119	392	140	77
Queens County [NY]	1,861	319	363	140
Los Angeles County [CA]	1,747	336	309	138
Nassau County [NY]	1,420	351	114	64
New York County [NY]	1,415	457	139	76
Cook County [IL]	1,154	358	224	138
Philadelphia County [PA]	844	225	108	77
Suffolk County [NY]	803	234	153	95
Westchester County [NY]	790	441	92	77
Miami-Dade County [FL]	617	201	97	73
Bergen County [NJ]	496	145	66	52
Oakland County [MI]	488	120	50	37
Essex County [NJ]	426	316	29	34
Bronx County [NY]	409	128	64	49
Montgomery County [MD]	388	146	55	57
Camden County [NJ]	372	310	(B)	-
Clark County [NV]	367	154	69	59
Allegheny County [PA]	357	192	28	33
Cuyahoga County [OH]	331	102	46	38
Erie County [NY]	330	235	153	155
Maricopa County [AZ]	307	150	14	17
San Diego County [CA]	251	119	10	14
Middlesex County [MA]	240	101	16	25
Baltimore County [MD]	237	94	55	43
Middlesex County [NJ]	230	83	94	52
Riverside County [CA]	224	190	17	24
Monmouth County [NJ]	223	121	29	26
Montgomery County [PA]	212	105	(B)	-
Prince George s County [MD]	209	264	(B)	-
Richmond County [NY]	208	90	39	28
Orange County [CA]	196	119	94	102
Fulton County [GA]	192	156	27	38
Union County [NJ]	191	106	30	35
St. Louis County [MO]	180	97	50	41
Fairfield County [CT]	176	83	12	19
DeKalb County [GA]	156	139	12	21
Suffolk County [MA]	154	82	11	17
Alameda County [CA]	151	75	23	27
Ventura County [CA]	142	136	(B)	-
Monroe County [NY]	140	64	36	37
Essex County [MA]	137	74	13	21
Onondaga County [NY]	133	85	23	28
Baltimore city [MD]	132	74	9	13
Bucks County [PA]	127	81	26	44
Passaic County [NJ]	123	62	(B)	-
Duval County [FL]	120	143	87	139
King County [WA]	114	75	(B)	-
Morris County [NJ]	113	57	(B)	-
Pima County [AZ]	110	103	14	24
Norfolk County [MA]	109	60	(B)	-
Atlantic County [NJ]	101	57	42	38
Burlington County [NJ]	95	69	(B)	-
Santa Clara County [CA]	93	93	59	85
Hennepin County [MN]	93	75	(B)	-
Lake County [IL]	89	51	16	25
Somerset County [NJ]	84	82	(B)	-
Fairfax County [VA]	83	72	(B)	-
Mercer County [NJ]	82	57	25	31
Santa Barbara County [CA]	78	60	9	14
Denver County [CO]	73	50	(B)	-
Lee County [FL]	72	80	(B)	-
Dane County [WI]	70	84	14	22
New Haven County [CT]	67	49	(B)	-
Franklin County [OH]	64	43	10	16
New Castle County [DE]	63	52	(B)	-
Pinellas County [FL]	63	65	56	65
Milwaukee County [WI]	61	45	(B)	-
Hartford County [CT]	58	47	8	13
Johnson County [KS]	56	41	(B)	-
Plymouth County [MA]	53	49	(B)	-
Bernalillo County [NM]	51	42	14	22
Hamilton County [OH]	46	48	(B)	-
San Francisco County [CA]	45	38	21	24
Delaware County [PA]	44	52	5	8
El Paso County [CO]	43	34	15	17
Sonoma County [CA]	41	35	(B)	-
Jefferson County [KY]	40	38	(B)	-
Snohomish County [WA]	38	37	(B)	-
Albany County [NY]	37	36	5	10
Harris County [TX]	36	35	8	14
DuPage County [IL]	35	35	(B)	-
Dallas County [TX]	35	34	(B)	-
Hawaii County [HI]	34	35	(B)	-
Hudson County [NJ]	34	36	14	21
Monterey County [CA]	32	31	(B)	-
Multnomah County [OR]	32	38	(B)	-
Solano County [CA]	28	30	14	22
Jefferson Parish [LA]	28	46	(B)	-
Providence County [RI]	26	23	7	12
Contra Costa County [CA]	24	25	(B)	-
Placer County [CA]	24	35	12	29
Bristol County [MA]	24	25	(B)	-
Collier County [FL]	22	29	(B)	-
Shelby County [TN]	22	34	(B)	-
Orange County [FL]	21	25	(B)	-
Kern County [CA]	20	25	8	13
Dakota County [MN]	20	26	(B)	-
Washington County [OR]	20	30	3	7
Fresno County [CA]	19	25	15	24
Arapahoe County [CO]	19	29	(B)	-
Henrico County [VA]	19	22	(B)	-
Stanislaus County [CA]	18	41	18	41
Howard County [MD]	15	23	15	23
Lancaster County [PA]	15	20	(B)	-
Ramsey County [MN]	14	23	(B)	-
Hillsborough County [NH]	14	26	(B)	-
Guilford County [NC]	14	23	(B)	-
Travis County [TX]	14	23	(B)	-
Hillsborough County [FL]	13	20	(B)	-
Sacramento County [CA]	12	20	(B)	-
Washtenaw County [MI]	12	17	(B)	-
Cobb County [GA]	11	14	(B)	-
Davidson County [TN]	11	19	(B)	-
Bexar County [TX]	11	17	(B)	-
San Mateo County [CA]	10	16	(B)	-
Collin County [TX]	10	16	(B)	-
Will County [IL]	9	13	(B)	-
Wayne County [MI]	9	14	9	14
Worcester County [MA]	8	12	2	7
District of Columbia [DC]	7	11	(B)	-
Marion County [IN]	7	13	(B)	-
Virginia Beach city [VA]	5	12	(B)	-
Polk County [IA]	4	6	4	6
Pierce County [WA]	4	6	(B)	-
San Bernardino County [CA]	3	9	(B)	-
Honolulu County [HI]	3	5	(B)	-
Macomb County [MI]	3	5	(B)	-
San Joaquin County [CA]	2	4	(B)	-

Yiddish speakers by U.S city / urban area

What cities in the United States have the most yiddish 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]	131,531	3,734	49,170	1,969
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach [FL]	5,084	549	625	186
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim [CA]	1,943	389	403	167
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington [PA-NJ-DE-MD]	1,801	446	139	105
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin [IL-IN]	1,382	366	240	142
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria [DC-VA-MD-WV]	742	304	55	57
Boston-Cambridge-Newton [MA-NH]	693	159	40	38
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn [MI]	514	121	59	39
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell [GA]	413	215	48	47
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson [MD]	384	117	79	50
Pittsburgh [PA]	378	193	28	33
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise [NV]	367	154	69	59
Cleveland-Elyria [OH]	365	115	46	38
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls [NY]	354	235	154	155
Syracuse [NY]	330	148	40	36
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale [AZ]	307	150	14	17
Albany-Schenectady-Troy [NY]	269	105	88	80
Rochester [NY]	268	94	59	43
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward [CA]	258	84	56	32
San Diego-Carlsbad [CA]	251	119	10	14
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario [CA]	227	189	17	24
St. Louis [MO-IL]	180	97	50	41
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk [CT]	176	83	12	19
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue [WA]	156	91	(B)	-
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura [CA]	142	136	(B)	-
Jacksonville [FL]	137	146	87	139
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington [MN-WI]	134	81	(B)	-
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [FL]	119	85	86	80
Tucson [AZ]	110	103	14	24
Omaha-Council Bluffs [NE-IA]	102	106	39	50
Atlantic City-Hammonton [NJ]	101	57	42	38
New York-Newark-Jersey City [NY-NJ-PA]	97	54	9	14
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara [CA]	93	93	59	85
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood [CO]	92	58	(B)	-
Providence-Warwick [RI-MA]	90	48	7	12
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford [CT]	87	61	8	13
Columbus [OH]	84	51	10	16
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis [WI]	84	60	(B)	-
Trenton [NJ]	82	57	25	31
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara [CA]	78	60	9	14
Cincinnati [OH-KY-IN]	75	60	(B)	-
Cape Coral-Fort Myers [FL]	72	80	(B)	-
Albuquerque [NM]	71	53	14	22
Austin-Round Rock [TX]	71	86	(B)	-
Madison [WI]	70	84	14	22
New Haven-Milford [CT]	67	49	(B)	-
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton [PA-NJ]	64	48	(B)	-
Des Moines-West Des Moines [IA]	59	63	4	6
Kansas City [MO-KS]	56	41	(B)	-
Dayton [OH]	55	47	(B)	-
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro [OR-WA]	52	47	3	7
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land [TX]	50	41	8	14
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington [TX]	45	37	(B)	-
Colorado Springs [CO]	43	34	15	17
New Orleans-Metairie [LA]	43	48	2	5
Santa Rosa [CA]	41	35	(B)	-
Louisville Jefferson County [KY]	40	38	(B)	-
Portland-South Portland [ME]	39	44	8	13
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade [CA]	36	41	12	29
Hilo [HI]	34	35	(B)	-
Salinas [CA]	32	31	(B)	-
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford [FL]	30	29	(B)	-
Richmond [VA]	30	26	(B)	-
Vallejo-Fairfield [CA]	28	30	14	22
Harrisburg-Carlisle [PA]	27	26	9	14
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News [VA-NC]	27	38	(B)	-
Spokane-Spokane Valley [WA]	26	29	(B)	-
Springfield [MA]	25	29	25	29
Memphis [TN-MS-AR]	22	34	(B)	-
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island [FL]	22	29	(B)	-
Grand Rapids-Wyoming [MI]	21	34	(B)	-
Bakersfield [CA]	20	25	8	13
Fresno [CA]	19	25	15	24
Modesto [CA]	18	41	18	41
Tulsa [OK]	18	18	(B)	-
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach [FL]	16	19	(B)	-
Lancaster [PA]	15	20	(B)	-
Greensboro-High Point [NC]	14	23	(B)	-
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson [IN]	14	17	(B)	-
Manchester-Nashua [NH]	14	26	(B)	-
Ann Arbor [MI]	12	17	(B)	-
Durham-Chapel Hill [NC]	12	23	(B)	-
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin [TN]	11	19	(B)	-
San Antonio-New Braunfels [TX]	11	17	(B)	-
Lafayette [LA]	9	14	(B)	-
Worcester [MA-CT]	8	12	2	7
Akron [OH]	7	12	(B)	-
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia [NC-SC]	6	10	(B)	-
Urban Honolulu [HI]	3	5	(B)	-
Lansing-East Lansing [MI]	2	8	(B)	-
Stockton-Lodi [CA]	2	4	(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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