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Percent of Persons 5 Years and Over Who Speak a LanguageOther Than English at Home and Speak English Less Than "Very Well"®
0 125 250 375 500Miles
LegendU.S. State BoundariesOther CountriesWater Bodies
Age 5+ LEP Less Than Very Well (2012)<=1%>1% AND <=4%>4% AND <=7%>7% AND <=10%>10% AND <=14%>14% AND <=20%>20%
C A N A D AC A N A D A
M E X I C OM E X I C OGulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Data Source:2008-2012 5-Year American Community Survey (ACS) Data.The estimates from the ACS are based on a sample surveyand hence are subject to a sampling error.0 180 360 540 720
Miles 0 30 60 90 120Miles
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Bering Sea
C A N A D A
Pacific Ocean
MI
MI
Spanish87%
Vietnamese3%
Chinese2%
Korean1%
Other Asian1%
Other6%
Spanish81%
Navajo4%
Chinese2%
Vietnamese2%
Arabic1%
Other10%
Spanish57%
Chinese5%
Korean4%
Portuguese4%
Polish3%
Other27%
New Jersey
WA
NV
AZ
NM
IL
AK
HI
PR
LANGUAGE ABBREVIATIONS:FrenchPatCaj = French (includes Patois and Cajun)Other Native NA = Other Native North American
Pie Charts represent top fifteen states with thehighest LEP and the LEP languages spokenSizes are not relative to Population
Prepared by:U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Rights DivisionWashington D.C. 20530
Total LEP (LVW)=2,439,417
All Other Languages
27%
Spanish57%
Total LEP (LVW)=1,022,845
Total LEP (LVW)=2,095,813
All OtherLanguages
6%
Spanish87%
Total LEP (LVW)=3,346,914
Total LEP (LVW)=1,140,966
Total LEP (LVW)=497,883
Total LEP (LVW)=321,025
Total LEP (LVW)=6,805,770
Total LEP (LVW)=593,745
Spanish81%
All OtherLanguages
10%
New York
Spanish47%
Chinese8%
Vietnamese7%
Korean6%
Russian5%
All Other Languages
27%
Tagalog7%
Chinese5%
Korean2%
African1%
All Other Languages
11%
Spanish74%
Spanish47%
Chinese8%
Vietnamese5%
Tagalog4%
Korean3% All Other
Languages13%
Spanish67%
Spanish76%
French Creole8%
Vietnamese2%
Portuguese2%
French1%
All Other Languages
11%
Spanish76%
Polish8%
Chinese4%
Korean2%
Tagalog2%
All Other Languages
21%
Spanish63%
Spanish50%
Chinese14%
Russian5%
Other Indic3%
Italian3%
All Other Languages
25%
Spanish50%
Portuguese6%
Polish6%
Chinese4%
Italian4%
All Other Languages
25%
Total LEP (LVW)=276,120
Connecticut
Spanish55%
Total LEP (LVW)=547,260
Massachusetts
Spanish39%
Portuguese15%
Chinese10%French Creole
5%
Vietnamese5%
All Other Languages
26% Spanish39%
Spanish84%
Navajo7%
Other Native N American 2%
Chinese2%
Vietnamese 1% All Other Languages
4%
Total LEP (LVW)=180,275
Spanish84%
Total LEP (LVW)=88,086
Rhode Island
Portuguese15%
Chinese4%
French Creole3%
French2%
All Other Languages
18%
Spanish58%
Caribbean Sea
Total LEP (LVW)=2,816,128
All OtherLanguages
.02%
Arabic.01%
Chinese.03%
French.01%
Portuguese.01%
Spanish99.9%
Total LEP (LVW)=156,676
Other Pacific Island34%
Tagalog19%
Japanese13%
Chinese13%
Korean8%
All Other Languages
13%Other Pacific
Island34%