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2012 U.S. National Spanish Language Maps/Mapas Nacionales del idioma Español - Percentage by State

Year
2012
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 five 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. Go to the data here.

Pie Charts:

We have defined LEP persons as individuals five 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 five 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 sixth 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): 593,745

Language

Spanish

Navajo

Chinese

Vietnamese

Arabic

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

478,054

22,266

13,392

11,612

6,540

61,881

% LEP LVW

81

4

2

2

1

10

State of California

Total LEP (LVW): 6,805,770

Language

Spanish

Chinese

Vietnamese

Tagalog

Korean

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

4,570,554

579,779

308,936

254,190

223,114

869,197

% LEP LVW

67

8

5

4

3

13

State of Connecticut

Total LEP (LVW): 276,120

Language

Spanish

Portuguese

Polish

Chinese

Italian

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

151,237

16,613

15,990

11,596

10,408

70,276

% LEP LVW

55

6

6

4

4

25

State of Florida

Total LEP (LVW): 2,095,813

Language

Spanish

French Creole

Vietnamese

Portuguese

French

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

1,601,455

172,790

34,550

34,008

31,586

221,424

% LEP LVW

76

8

2

2

1

11

State of Hawaii

Total LEP (LVW): 156,676

Language

Other Pacific Island

Tagalog

Japanese

Chinese

Korean

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

54,014

29,315

20,983

19,998

12,319

20,047

% LEP LVW

34

19

13

13

8

13

State of Illinois

Total LEP (LVW): 1,140,966

Language

Spanish

Polish

Chinese

Korean

Tagalog

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

717,047

92,941

47,405

26,922

22,493

234,158

% LEP LVW

63

8

4

2

2

21

State of Massachusetts

Total LEP (LVW): 547,260

Language

Spanish

Portuguese

Chinese

French Creole

Vietnamese

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

212,154

84,477

54,969

26,554

25,040

144,066

% LEP LVW

39

15

10

5

5

26

State of Nevada

Total LEP (LVW): 321,025

Language

Spanish

Tagalog

Chinese

Korean

African

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

236,848

21,905

15,709

5,577

4,772

36,214

% LEP LVW

74

7

5

2

1

11

State of New Jersey

Total LEP (LVW): 1,022,845

Language

Spanish

Chinese

Korean

Portuguese

Polish

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

588,162

49,783

40,993

39,499

29,090

275,318

% LEP LVW

57

5

4

4

3

27

State of New Mexico

Total LEP (LVW):180,275

Language

Spanish

Navajo

Other Native N American

Chinese

Vietnamese

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

151,863

12,653

3,543

2,357

2,171

7,688

% LEP LVW

84

7

2

2

1

4

State of New York

Total LEP (LVW): 2,439,417

Language

Spanish

Chinese

Russian

Other Indic

Italian

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

1,230,302

329,482

130,961

70,031

65,243

613,398

% LEP LVW

50

14

5

3

3

25

State of Texas

Total LEP (LVW): 3,346,914

Language

Spanish

Vietnamese

Chinese

Korean

Other Asian

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

2,913,000

107,934

67,854

30,945

22,443

204,738

% LEP LVW

87

3

2

1

1

6

State of Washington

Total LEP (LVW): 497,883

Language

Spanish

Chinese

Vietnamese

Korean

Russian

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

232,199

41,010

36,117

28,049

26,718

133,790

% LEP LVW

47

8

7

6

5

27

Territory of Puerto Rico

Total LEP (LVW): 2,816,128

Language

Spanish

Chinese

Arabic

Korean

Russian

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

2,813,722

849

326

312

282

637

% LEP LVW

99.9

0.03

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.02

 

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 five 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. Go to the data here.

Pie Charts:

We have defined LEP persons as individuals five 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 five languages spoken in the statistical area (according to the total number of each language spoken) with the remaining languages in a sixth 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): 593,745

Language

Spanish

Navajo

Chinese

Vietnamese

Arabic

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

478,054

22,266

13,392

11,612

6,540

61,881

% LEP LVW

81

4

2

2

1

10

State of California

Total LEP (LVW): 6,805,770

Language

Spanish

Chinese

Vietnamese

Tagalog

Korean

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

4,570,554

579,779

308,936

254,190

223,114

869,197

% LEP LVW

67

8

5

4

3

13

State of Florida

Total LEP (LVW): 2,095,813

Language

Spanish

French Creole

Vietnamese

Portuguese

French

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

1,601,455

172,790

34,550

34,008

31,586

221,424

% LEP LVW

76

8

2

2

1

11

State of Georgia

Total LEP (LVW): 521,357

Language

Spanish

Korean

Vietnamese

Chinese

African

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

348,264

26,880

25,332

21,229

11,173

88,479

% LEP LVW

67

5

5

4

2

17

State of Illinois

Total LEP (LVW): 1,140,966

Language

Spanish

Polish

Chinese

Korean

Tagalog

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

717,047

92,941

47,405

26,922

22,493

234,158

% LEP LVW

63

8

4

2

2

21

State of Maryland

Total LEP (LVW): 344,689

Language

Spanish

Chinese

Korean

African

French

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

171,821

27,946

21,257

16,411

12,571

94,683

% LEP LVW

50

8

6

5

4

27

State of Massachusetts

Total LEP (LVW): 547,260

Language

Spanish

Portuguese

Chinese

French Creole

Vietnamese

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

212,154

84,477

54,969

26,554

25,040

144,066

% LEP LVW

39

15

10

5

5

26

State of New Jersey

Total LEP (LVW): 1,022,845

Language

Spanish

Chinese

Korean

Portuguese

Polish

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

588,162

49,783

40,993

39,499

29,090

275,318

% LEP LVW

57

5

4

4

3

27

State of New York

Total LEP (LVW): 2,439,417

Language

Spanish

Chinese

Russian

Other Indic

Italian

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

1,230,302

329,482

130,961

70,031

65,243

613,398

% LEP LVW

50

14

5

3

3

25

State of North Carolina

Total LEP (LVW): 436,448

Language

Spanish

Chinese

Vietnamese

Korean

Other Asian

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

333,201

13,289

13,170

7,529

6,341

62,918

% LEP LVW

76

3

3

2

2

14

State of Pennsylvania

Total LEP (LVW):463,145

Language

Spanish

Chinese

Vietnamese

Other West Germanic

Russian

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

201,926

38,820

23,047

19,725

17,424

162,203

% LEP LVW

44

8

5

4

4

35

State of Texas

Total LEP (LVW): 3,346,914

Language

Spanish

Vietnamese

Chinese

Korean

Other Asian

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

2,913,000

107,934

67,854

30,945

22,443

204,738

% LEP LVW

87

3

2

1

1

6

State of Virginia

Total LEP (LVW): 424,444

Language

Spanish

Korean

Vietnamese

Chinese

African

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

220,143

31,418

25,877

21,464

15,061

110,481

% LEP LVW

52

7

6

5

4

26

State of Washington

Total LEP (LVW): 497,883

Language

Spanish

Chinese

Vietnamese

Korean

Russian

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

232,199

41,010

36,117

28,049

26,718

133,790

% LEP LVW

47

8

7

6

5

27

Territory of Puerto Rico

Total LEP (LVW): 2,816,128

Language

Spanish

Chinese

Arabic

Korean

Russian

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

2,813,722

849

326

312

282

637

% LEP LVW

99.9

0.03

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.02

 

US Raw Count and % LEP Map Data

The following is the data for all states.

State

RANK (Percent)

RANK (RAW Number)

Alabama

>1% AND <=4%

>100K AND <=200K

Alaska

>4% AND <=7%

<=100K

Arizona

>7% AND <=10%

>500K AND <=1M

Arkansas

>1% AND <=4%

<=100K

California

>14% AND <=20%

>3M

Colorado

>4% AND <=7%

>300K AND <=400K

Connecticut

>7% AND <=10%

>200K AND <=300K

Delaware

>4% AND <=7%

<=100K

District of Columbia

>4% AND <=7%

<=100K

Florida

>10% AND <=14%

>2M AND <=3M

Georgia

>4% AND <=7%

>500K AND <=1M

Hawaii

>10% AND <=14%

>100K AND <=200K

Idaho

>1% AND <=4%

<=100K

Illinois

>7% AND <=10%

>1M AND <=2M

Indiana

>1% AND <=4%

>100K AND <=200K

Iowa

>1% AND <=4%

<=100K

Kansas

>4% AND <=7%

>100K AND <=200K

Kentucky

>1% AND <=4%

<=100K

Louisiana

>1% AND <=4%

>100K AND <=200K

Maine

>1% AND <=4%

<=100K

Maryland

>4% AND <=7%

>300K AND <=400K

Massachusetts

>7% AND <=10%

>500K AND <=1M

Michigan

>1% AND <=4%

>300K AND <=400K

Minnesota

>4% AND <=7%

>200K AND <=300K

Mississippi

>1% AND <=4%

<=100K

Missouri

>1% AND <=4%

>100K AND <=200K

Montana

<=1%

<=100K

Nebraska

>4% AND <=7%

<=100K

Nevada

>10% AND <=14%

>300K AND <=400K

New Hampshire

>1% AND <=4%

<=100K

New Jersey

>10% AND <=14%

>1M AND <=2M

New Mexico

>7% AND <=10%

>100K AND <=200K

New York

>10% AND <=14%

>2M AND <=3M

North Carolina

>4% AND <=7%

>400K AND <=500K

North Dakota

>1% AND <=4%

<=100K

Ohio

>1% AND <=4%

>200K AND <=300K

Oklahoma

>1% AND <=4%

>100K AND <=200K

Oregon

>4% AND <=7%

>200K AND <=300K

Pennsylvania

>1% AND <=4%

>400K AND <=500K

Rhode Island

>7% AND <=10%

<=100K

South Carolina

>1% AND <=4%

>100K AND <=200K

South Dakota

>1% AND <=4%

<=100K

Tennessee

>1% AND <=4%

>100K AND <=200K

Texas

>14% AND <=20%

>3M

Utah

>4% AND <=7%

>100K AND <=200K

Vermont

>1% AND <=4%

<=100K

Virginia

>4% AND <=7%

>400K AND <=500K

Washington

>7% AND <=10%

>400K AND <=500K

West Virginia

<=1%

<=100K

Wisconsin

>1% AND <=4%

>100K AND <=200K

Wyoming

>1% AND <=4%

<=100K

Puerto Rico

>20%

>2M AND <=3M