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2014 U.S. National Limited English Proficient (LEP) Population Maps - Percentage by State

Year
2014
Map Level
state
Population Count Type
percentage
Text Version

Description of US State LEP Maps

US % LEP Map (Description)

Note: This US map contains both states and the territory of Puerto Rico, each acting as an independent statistical area.

This US map is color shaded to indicate the percent of limited English proficient (LEP) persons in each statistical area in the United States. We have defined LEP persons as individuals 5 years or older who speak a language other than English at home and who have indicated that they speak English less than very well (LVW). 

Percentages:

The color shadings correspond to the percentage of LEP individuals in the statistical area as follows:

Light Yellow: (<=1%)

           Pale Orange: (>1% AND <=4%)

             Light Orange: (>4% AND <=7%)

           Orange: (>7% AND <=10%)

           Dark Orange: (>10% AND <=14%)

           Brown: (>14% AND <=20%)

           Dark Brown: (>20%)

The table below contains the information about % ranges for each state:

<LINK OR TABLE HERE>

Pie Charts:

We have defined LEP persons as individuals 5 years and over who speak a language other than English at home and who have indicated that they speak English less than very well (LVW).  For the top 15 highest % LEP statistical areas, we have also provided a pie chart that breaks down the top 5 languages spoken in the statistical area (as a percentage of the total number of LEP individuals in the area) with the remaining languages in a 6th category called “All Other Languages”.  The top 15 statistical areas and the information in the pie chart s are listed below in the tables. Additionally, these tables explain the raw count number and percentage of LEP persons by language spoken.

    State of Arizona

            Total LEP (LVW): 574,153

Language

Spanish

Navajo

Chinese

Vietnamese

Arabic

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

457,022

20,627

14,028

12,996

7,166

62,314

% LEP LVW

80

4

2

2

1

11

 

   State of California

            Total LEP (LVW): 6,789,522

Language

Spanish

Chinese

Vietnamese

Tagalog

Korean

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

4,490,408

610,934

316,886

260,443

218,938

891,913

% LEP LVW

66

9

5

4

3

13

 

State of Connecticut

           Total LEP (LVW): 283,088

Language

Spanish

Portuguese

Polish

Chinese

Italian

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

156,861

16,008

15,109

13,409

10,037

71,664

% LEP LVW

55

6

5

5

4

25

 

    State of Florida

          Total LEP (LVW): 2,136,685

Language

Spanish

French Creole

Vietnamese

Portuguese

Chinese

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

1,640,329

172,555

35,602

33,193

33,151

221,855

% LEP LVW

77

8

2

2

1

10

    

   State of Hawaii

            Total LEP (LVW): 161,551              

Language

Other Pacific Island

Tagalog

Japanese

Chinese

Korean

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

56,589

31,449

21,288

19,649

11,595

20,981

% LEP LVW

35

20

13

12

7

13

 

     State of Illinois

          Total LEP (LVW): 1,122,349             

Language

Spanish

Polish

Chinese

Korean

Tagalog

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

694,457

90,066

52,736

25,762

23,742

235,586

% LEP LVW

62

8

5

2

2

21

 

                                                             

                                                         State of Massachusetts

            Total LEP (LVW): 560,925

Language

Spanish

Portuguese

Chinese

French Creole

Vietnamese

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

219,004

81,920

59,573

30,607

24,785

145,036

% LEP LVW

39

15

11

5

4

26

 

   State of Nevada

             Total LEP (LVW): 315,238             

Language

Spanish

Tagalog

Chinese

Korean

Vietnamese

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

229,155

21,723

16,103

6,342

5,068

36,847

% LEP LVW

73

7

5

2

1

12

 

  State of New Jersey

             Total LEP (LVW): 1,034,428

Language

Spanish

Chinese

Korean

Portuguese

Gujarati

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

598,155

52,343

41,424

36,578

29,495

276,433

% LEP LVW

58

5

4

3

3

27

      

  State of New Mexico

               Total LEP (LVW): 182,139

Language

Spanish

Navajo

Other Native N American

Vietnamese

Chinese

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

152,981

10,292

5,089

2,727

2,205

8,845

% LEP LVW

84

6

3

1

1

5

 

    State of New York

              Total LEP (LVW): 2,481,513

Language

Spanish

Chinese

Russian

Other Indic

French Creole

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

1,240,490

350,976

130,296

79,252

68,509

611,990

% LEP LVW

50

14

5

3

3

25

 

State of Rhode Island

               Total LEP (LVW): 84,851

Language

Spanish

Portuguese

Chinese

French Creole

MonKhmer_Cambodian

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

48,872

12,291

3,616

2,610

2,397

15,065

% LEP LVW

58

14

4

3

3

18

 

       State of Texas

             Total LEP (LVW): 3,435,260

Language

Spanish

Vietnamese

Chinese

Korean

Other Asian

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

2,966,475

115,640

71,139

30,852

28,747

222,407

% LEP LVW

86

3

2

1

1

7

 

State of Washington

            Total LEP (LVW): 505,263            

Language

Spanish

Chinese

Vietnamese

Korean

Russian

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

232,748

42,812

38,432

27,088

25,421

138,762

% LEP LVW

46

9

8

5

5

27

 

                                                                Territory of Puerto Rico

            Total LEP (LVW): 2,727,776

Language

Spanish

Chinese

French

Arabic

Portuguese

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

2,724,973

1,242

347

314

236

664

% LEP LVW

100

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Raw Count LEP Map (Description)

Note: This US map contains both states and the territory of Puerto Rico, each acting as an independent statistical area.

This US map is color shaded to indicate the total number of limited English proficient (LEP) persons in each statistical area in the United States.  We have defined LEP persons as individuals 5 years or older who speak a language other than English at home and who have indicated that they speak English less than very well (LVW). 

Raw Counts:

The color shadings correspond to the total number of LEP individuals in the statistical area as follows:

White: (<=100K)

Light Yellow: (>100K AND <=200K)

Yellow: (>200K AND <=300K)

           Pale Orange: (>300K AND <=400K)

           Orange: (>400K AND <=500K)

           Dark Orange: (>500K AND <=1M)

           Brown: (>1M AND <=2M)

           Reddish Brown: (>2M AND <=3M)

             Dark Brown: (>3M AND <=8M)

The table below contains the information about raw count ranges for each state:

<LINK OR TABLE HERE>

Pie Charts:

We have defined LEP persons as individuals 5 years and older who speak a language other than English at home and who have indicated that they speak English less than very well (LVW).  For the top 15 LEP statistical areas, we have also provided a pie chart that breaks down the top 5 languages spoken in the statistical area (according to the total number of each language spoken) with the remaining languages in a 6th category called “All Other Languages”.  The top 15 statistical areas and the information in the pie chart s are listed below in the tables. Additionally, these tables explain the raw count number and percentage of LEP persons by language spoken.

    State of Arizona

            Total LEP (LVW): 574,153               

Language

Spanish

Navajo

Chinese

Vietnamese

Arabic

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

457,022

20,627

14,028

12,996

7,166

62,314

% LEP LVW

80

4

2

2

1

11

 

   State of California

            Total LEP (LVW): 6,789,522

Language

Spanish

Chinese

Vietnamese

Tagalog

Korean

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

4,490,408

610,934

316,886

260,443

218,938

891,913

% LEP LVW

66

9

5

4

3

13

 

   State of Florida

         Total LEP (LVW): 2,136,685             

Language

Spanish

French Creole

Vietnamese

Portuguese

Chinese

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

1,640,329

172,555

35,602

33,193

33,151

221,855

% LEP LVW

77

8

2

2

1

10

 

  State of Georgia

             Total LEP (LVW): 522,940

Language

Spanish

Vietnamese

Korean

Chinese

African

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

342,161

26,867

25,239

23,196

13,429

92,048

% LEP LVW

65

5

5

4

3

18

    

     State of Illinois

           Total LEP (LVW): 1,122,349

Language

Spanish

Polish

Chinese

Korean

Tagalog

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

694,457

90,066

52,736

25,762

23,742

235,586

% LEP LVW

62

8

5

2

2

21

  

 

 

 State of Maryland

            Total LEP (LVW): 349,964               

Language

Spanish

Chinese

Korean

African

Vietnamese

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

174,142

29,766

21,344

18,016

12,905

93,791

% LEP LVW

50

8

6

5

4

27

 

                                                              State of Massachusetts

            Total LEP (LVW): 560,925              

Language

Spanish

Portuguese

Chinese

French Creole

Vietnamese

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

219,004

81,920

59,573

30,607

24,785

145,036

% LEP LVW

39

15

11

5

4

26

 

 State of New Jersey

            Total LEP (LVW): 1,034,428            

Language

Spanish

Chinese

Korean

Portuguese

Gujarati

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

598,155

52,343

41,424

36,578

29,495

276,433

% LEP LVW

58

5

4

3

3

27

      

   State of New York

            Total LEP (LVW): 2,481,513            

Language

Spanish

Chinese

Russian

Other Indic

French Creole

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

1,240,490

350,976

130,296

79,252

68,509

611,990

% LEP LVW

50

14

5

3

3

25

 

State of North Carolina

              Total LEP (LVW): 439,355

Language

Spanish

Chinese

Vietnamese

Other Asian

Korean

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

329,155

14,502

14,257

7,540

7,473

66,428

% LEP LVW

75

3

3

2

2

15

 

State of Pennsylvania

              Total LEP (LVW): 486,414             

Language

Spanish

Chinese

Vietnamese

Other West Germanic

Russian

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

215,529

43,089

23,912

20,010

17,418

166,456

% LEP LVW

44

9

5

4

4

34

       

       State of Texas

            Total LEP (LVW): 3,435,260         

Language

Spanish

Vietnamese

Chinese

Korean

Other Asian

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

2,966,475

115,640

71,139

30,852

28,747

222,407

% LEP LVW

86

3

2

1

1

7

 

     State of Virginia

             Total LEP (LVW): 431,036             

Language

Spanish

Korean

Vietnamese

Chinese

African

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

217,843

30,193

25,813

23,706

15,951

117,530

% LEP LVW

51

7

6

5

4

27

 

State of Washington

             Total LEP (LVW): 505,263              

Language

Spanish

Chinese

Vietnamese

Korean

Russian

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

232,748

42,812

38,432

27,088

25,421

138,762

% LEP LVW

46

9

8

5

5

27

                                                               

                                                               Territory of Puerto Rico

            Total LEP (LVW): 2,727,776            

Language

Spanish

Chinese

French

Arabic

Portuguese

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

2,724,973

1,242

347

314

236

664

% LEP LVW

100

0

0

0

0

0