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2012 U.S. Asian and Pacific Islander National Language Maps - Number by State

Year
2012
Map Level
state
Population Count Type
number
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): 1,892,883

Language

Chinese

Vietnamese

Tagalog

Korean

Persian

Other CAPIL

Raw Count LEP LVW

579,779

308,936

254,190

223,114

73,787

453,077

% LEP LVW

31

16

13

12

4

24

State of Illinois

Total LEP (LVW): 207,527

Language

Chinese

Korean

Tagalog

Gujarati

Arabic

Other CAPIL

Raw Count LEP LVW

47,405

26,922

22,493

17,557

17,441

75,709

% LEP LVW

23

13

11

8

8

37

State of New Jersey

Total LEP (LVW): 247,771

Language

Chinese

Korean

Gujarati

Tagalog

Arabic

Other CAPIL

Raw Count LEP LVW

49,783

40,993

28,725

21,879

20,385

86,006

% LEP LVW

20

16

12

9

8

35

State of New York

Total LEP (LVW): 658,333

Language

Chinese

Other Indic

Korean

Arabic

Other Asian

Other CAPIL

Raw Count LEP LVW

329,482

70,031

64,426

35,245

35,166

123,983

% LEP LVW

50

11

10

5

5

19

State of Texas

Total LEP (LVW): 357,827

Language

Vietnamese

Chinese

Korean

Other Asian

Arabic

Other CAPIL

Raw Count LEP LVW

107,934

67,854

30,945

22,443

18,618

110,033

% LEP LVW

30

19

9

6

5

31