Ability to Speak English for Home Speakers of Languages other than English For Several Age Groups by County in State of Arizona, 2000

5 Years and Over

Speak Spanish

Speak other Indo-European language

Speak Asian and Pacific Island language

Speak other language

County

Speak English "very well" or "well"

Speak English "not well" or "not at all"

Speak English "very well" or "well"

Speak English "not well" or "not at all"

Speak English "very well" or "well"

Speak English "not well" or "not at all"

Speak English "very well" or "well"

Speak English "not well" or "not at all"

Apache

90.0%

10.0%

96.6%

3.4%

100.0%

0.0%

87.5%

12.5%

Cochise

82.0%

18.0%

93.0%

7.0%

90.8%

9.2%

97.0%

3.0%

Coconino

79.5%

20.5%

90.6%

9.4%

85.4%

14.6%

88.5%

11.5%

Gila

88.4%

11.6%

96.5%

3.5%

88.7%

11.3%

92.1%

7.9%

Graham

91.6%

8.4%

95.3%

4.7%

98.4%

1.6%

90.8%

9.2%

Greenlee

92.3%

7.7%

92.6%

7.4%

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

La Paz

77.9%

22.1%

100.0%

0.0%

65.3%

34.7%

91.0%

9.0%

Maricopa

67.7%

32.3%

90.2%

9.8%

82.8%

17.2%

91.9%

8.1%

Mohave

80.7%

19.3%

96.4%

3.6%

92.4%

7.6%

94.2%

5.8%

Navajo

84.6%

15.4%

96.1%

3.9%

84.2%

15.8%

87.7%

12.3%

Pima

82.3%

17.7%

92.9%

7.1%

80.5%

19.5%

90.7%

9.3%

Pinal

80.4%

19.6%

94.7%

5.3%

83.1%

16.9%

93.4%

6.6%

Santa Cruz

74.1%

25.9%

97.8%

2.2%

77.0%

23.0%

100.0%

0.0%

Yavapai

74.2%

25.8%

92.7%

7.3%

85.3%

14.7%

92.7%

7.3%

Yuma

70.5%

29.5%

90.7%

9.3%

87.6%

12.4%

91.0%

9.0%

Total

72.6%

27.4%

91.2%

8.8%

82.9%

17.1%

89.3%

10.7%

5 to 17 Years of Age

Speak Spanish

Speak other Indo-European language

Speak Asian and Pacific Island language

Speak other language

County

Speak English "very well" or "well"

Speak English "not well" or "not at all"

Speak English "very well" or "well"

Speak English "not well" or "not at all"

Speak English "very well" or "well"

Speak English "not well" or "not at all"

Speak English "very well" or "well"

Speak English "not well" or "not at all"

Apache

91.1%

8.9%

100.0%

0.0%

---

---

95.0%

5.0%

Cochise

91.0%

9.0%

90.8%

9.2%

89.9%

10.1%

100.0%

0.0%

Coconino

81.0%

19.0%

100.0%

0.0%

77.8%

22.2%

94.1%

5.9%

Gila

85.3%

14.7%

100.0%

0.0%

---

---

95.3%

4.7%

Graham

88.6%

11.4%

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

96.0%

4.0%

Greenlee

86.4%

13.6%

0.0%

100.0%

---

---

100.0%

0.0%

La Paz

91.0%

9.0%

100.0%

0.0%

37.5%

62.5%

100.0%

0.0%

Maricopa

80.2%

19.8%

92.6%

7.4%

91.8%

8.2%

91.3%

8.7%

Mohave

90.4%

9.6%

98.6%

1.4%

100.0%

0.0%

89.1%

10.9%

Navajo

92.2%

7.8%

92.8%

7.2%

100.0%

0.0%

93.9%

6.1%

Pima

89.5%

10.5%

94.1%

5.9%

86.0%

14.0%

91.9%

8.1%

Pinal

88.0%

12.0%

100.0%

0.0%

76.3%

23.8%

89.2%

10.8%

Santa Cruz

87.4%

12.6%

94.7%

5.3%

100.0%

0.0%

---

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Yavapai

80.4%

19.6%

78.9%

21.1%

75.8%

24.2%

88.7%

11.3%

Yuma

84.4%

15.6%

100.0%

0.0%

73.8%

26.2%

100.0%

0.0%

Total

83.3%

16.7%

93.0%

7.0%

90.3%

9.7%

93.8%

6.2%

18 to 64 Years of Age

Speak Spanish

Speak other Indo-European language

Speak Asian and Pacific Island language

Speak other language

County

Speak English "very well" or "well"

Speak English "not well" or "not at all"

Speak English "very well" or "well"

Speak English "not well" or "not at all"

Speak English "very well" or "well"

Speak English "not well" or "not at all"

Speak English "very well" or "well"

Speak English "not well" or "not at all"

Apache

89.1%

10.9%

95.2%

4.8%

100.0%

0.0%

91.2%

8.8%

Cochise

81.1%

18.9%

93.6%

6.4%

92.0%

8.0%

98.0%

2.0%

Coconino

77.4%

22.6%

88.8%

11.2%

87.1%

12.9%

92.9%

7.1%

Gila

88.0%

12.0%

95.4%

4.6%

89.8%

10.2%

94.5%

5.5%

Graham

92.6%

7.4%

96.7%

3.3%

98.0%

2.0%

93.5%

6.5%

Greenlee

93.9%

6.1%

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

La Paz

73.6%

26.4%

100.0%

0.0%

84.4%

15.6%

93.3%

6.7%

Maricopa

62.9%

37.1%

90.2%

9.8%

83.1%

16.9%

92.7%

7.3%

Mohave

75.6%

24.4%

95.4%

4.6%

92.4%

7.6%

95.3%

4.7%

Navajo

81.2%

18.8%

95.5%

4.5%

79.3%

20.7%

90.3%

9.7%

Pima

80.6%

19.4%

93.1%

6.9%

81.5%

18.5%

92.8%

7.2%

Pinal

78.4%

21.6%

94.1%

5.9%

83.9%

16.1%

94.0%

6.0%

Santa Cruz

72.1%

27.9%

97.4%

2.6%

57.4%

42.6%

100.0%

0.0%

Yavapai

70.4%

29.6%

94.8%

5.2%

89.6%

10.4%

97.2%

2.8%

Yuma

65.3%

34.7%

91.6%

8.4%

91.7%

8.3%

96.2%

3.8%

Total

68.7%

31.3%

91.1%

8.9%

83.4%

16.6%

92.0%

8.0%

65 Years and Over

Speak Spanish

Speak other Indo-European language

Speak Asian and Pacific Island language

Speak other language

County

Speak English "very well" or "well"

Speak English "not well" or "not at all"

Speak English "very well" or "well"

Speak English "not well" or "not at all"

Speak English "very well" or "well"

Speak English "not well" or "not at all"

Speak English "very well" or "well"

Speak English "not well" or "not at all"

Apache

92.7%

7.3%

100.0%

0.0%

100.0%

0.0%

40.8%

59.2%

Cochise

67.5%

32.5%

92.4%

7.6%

84.9%

15.1%

63.6%

36.4%

Coconino

94.3%

5.7%

95.8%

4.2%

61.1%

38.9%

34.6%

65.4%

Gila

91.4%

8.6%

96.9%

3.1%

83.3%

16.7%

73.5%

26.5%

Graham

89.3%

10.7%

42.9%

57.1%

---

---

61.2%

38.8%

Greenlee

90.3%

9.7%

---

---

---

---

100.0%

0.0%

La Paz

69.2%

30.8%

100.0%

0.0%

22.2%

77.8%

80.5%

19.5%

Maricopa

71.7%

28.3%

88.8%

11.2%

60.7%

39.3%

84.7%

15.3%

Mohave

91.1%

8.9%

97.0%

3.0%

86.6%

13.4%

95.5%

4.5%

Navajo

94.2%

5.8%

100.0%

0.0%

---

---

50.1%

49.9%

Pima

76.3%

23.7%

92.0%

8.0%

61.1%

38.9%

73.4%

26.6%

Pinal

79.1%

20.9%

94.7%

5.3%

84.2%

15.8%

93.1%

6.9%

Santa Cruz

43.2%

56.8%

100.0%

0.0%

---

---

100.0%

0.0%

Yavapai

86.7%

13.3%

91.6%

8.4%

70.5%

29.5%

84.0%

16.0%

Yuma

51.3%

48.7%

85.1%

14.9%

80.6%

19.4%

71.4%

28.6%

Total

72.4%

27.6%

90.3%

9.7%

63.4%

36.6%

56.1%

43.9%

Source: Compiled by the Language Policy Research Unit, Education Policy Studies Laboratory, Arizona State University using U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data.