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2013 U.S. Asian and Pacific Islander National Language Maps - Percentage by State

Year
2013
Map Level
state
Population Count Type
percentage
Text Version
Description of US CAPIL Maps

US % CAPI LEP Map (Description)

This US map illustrates all 50 states:

Each state is color shaded to indicate the percent of limited English proficient (LEP) persons who speak an Asian Pacific Islander (API) language in the state. 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).

Percentages:

The colors correspond to percentage of CAPI LEP individuals in the state as follows:

  • Light Yellow: (<=5%)
  • Pale Orange: (>5% AND <=10%)
  • Orange: (>10% AND <=20%)
  • Dark Orange: (>20% AND <=30%)
  • Brown: (>30% AND <=50%)
  • Dark Brown: (>50%)

US CAPI Raw Count Map (Description)

This map illustrates the CAPI LEP states in the United States with pie charts of the top five CAPI LEP states:

  • State of California (CA) –Dark Brown Shading
  • State of Illinois (IL) -Brown Shading
  • State of New Jersey (NJ) -Brown Shading
  • State of New York (NY) –Dark Brown Shading
  • State of Texas (TX) –Dark Brown Shading

The states are color shaded to indicate the total number of limited English proficient (LEP) persons who speak an Asian Pacific Islander (API) language in the state. 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 each state, we have also provided a pie chart that breaks down the top five API languages spoken in the state (according to the total number of each API language spoken) with the remaining languages in a sixth category called “Other CAPIL”.

Raw Counts:

The colors correspond to the total number of CAPI LEP individuals in the state as follows:

  • Light Yellow: (<=10K)
  • Pale Orange: (>10K AND <=50K)
  • Orange: (>50K AND <=100K)
  • Dark Orange: (>100K AND <=200K)
  • Brown: (>200K AND <=300K)
  • Dark Brown: (>300K)

The states are shaded to indicate the number of CAPI limited English proficient (LEP) persons in the state. 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). The tables explain the raw count number and percentage of CAPI LEP persons by language spoken for the top five states.

State of California

Total LEP (LVW): 1,916,990

Language

Chinese

Vietnamese

Tagalog

Korean

Persian

Other CAPIL

Raw Count LEP LVW

593,816

311,142

258,008

218,622

73,557

461,845

% LEP LVW

31

16

14

11

4

24

State of Illinois

Total LEP (LVW): 212,797

Language

Chinese

Korean

Tagalog

Arab

Gujarati

Other CAPIL

Raw Count LEP LVW

50,122

27,057

22,988

18,865

17,563

76,202

% LEP LVW

23

13

11

9

8

36

State of New Jersey

Total LEP (LVW): 249,245

Language

Chinese

Korean

Gujarati

Tagalog

Arab

Other CAPIL

Raw Count LEP LVW

50,560

39,333

30,279

21,973

21,782

83,318

% LEP LVW

20

16

12

9

9

34

State of New York

Total LEP (LVW): 674,171

Language

Chinese

Other Indic

Korean

Other Asian

Arab

Other CAPIL

Raw Count LEP LVW

339,351

74,330

62,586

39,153

35,523

123,228

% LEP LVW

51

11

9

6

5

18

State of Texas

Total LEP (LVW): 368,826

Language

Vietnamese

Chinese

Korean

Other Asian

Arabic

Other CAPIL

Raw Count LEP LVW

113,149

68,469

30,366

25,693

19,399

111,750

% LEP LVW

31

19

8

7

5

30