Language Spoken at Home by Ability to Speak English for Several Age Groups by U.S. State and District of Columbia, 2000

5 Years and Over

Speak Spanish

Speak other Indo-European language

Speak Asian and Pacific Island language

Speak other language

State

Count

Speak Only English

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"

Alabama

4,152,278

96.1%

1.6%

0.6%

1.0%

0.1%

0.4%

0.1%

0.2%

0.0%

Alaska

579,740

85.7%

2.4%

0.4%

2.0%

0.2%

3.1%

0.7%

4.9%

0.4%

Arizona

4,752,724

74.1%

14.2%

5.3%

2.0%

0.2%

1.1%

0.2%

2.6%

0.3%

Arkansas

2,492,205

95.0%

2.2%

1.1%

0.8%

0.1%

0.5%

0.1%

0.1%

0.0%

California

31,416,629

60.5%

17.8%

8.0%

3.7%

0.6%

6.6%

2.0%

0.7%

0.1%

Colorado

4,006,285

84.9%

7.5%

3.1%

2.2%

0.3%

1.3%

0.3%

0.4%

0.0%

Connecticut

3,184,514

81.7%

6.5%

1.9%

6.8%

1.1%

1.2%

0.3%

0.5%

0.0%

Delaware

732,378

90.5%

3.3%

1.4%

2.8%

0.3%

1.1%

0.2%

0.4%

0.0%

District of Columbia

539,658

83.2%

6.2%

3.0%

4.1%

0.3%

1.3%

0.4%

1.4%

0.1%

Florida

15,043,603

76.9%

11.8%

4.7%

4.3%

0.7%

0.9%

0.2%

0.5%

0.1%

Georgia

7,594,476

90.1%

3.4%

2.2%

2.0%

0.3%

1.2%

0.4%

0.5%

0.1%

Hawaii

1,134,351

73.4%

1.5%

0.1%

1.2%

0.1%

18.8%

4.8%

0.2%

0.0%

Idaho

1,196,793

90.7%

4.9%

1.8%

1.4%

0.2%

0.6%

0.1%

0.3%

0.0%

Illinois

11,547,505

80.8%

7.5%

3.3%

4.6%

0.9%

1.8%

0.4%

0.6%

0.1%

Indiana

5,657,818

93.6%

2.4%

0.9%

2.0%

0.2%

0.5%

0.1%

0.2%

0.0%

Iowa

2,738,499

94.2%

2.1%

0.8%

1.6%

0.2%

0.7%

0.2%

0.2%

0.0%

Kansas

2,500,360

91.3%

3.8%

1.6%

1.5%

0.1%

1.0%

0.3%

0.3%

0.0%

Kentucky

3,776,230

96.1%

1.4%

0.5%

1.2%

0.2%

0.4%

0.1%

0.2%

0.0%

Louisiana

4,153,367

90.8%

2.1%

0.4%

5.1%

0.3%

0.8%

0.2%

0.2%

0.0%

Maine

1,204,164

92.2%

0.7%

0.1%

5.9%

0.4%

0.4%

0.1%

0.2%

0.0%

Maryland

4,945,043

87.4%

3.5%

1.2%

3.6%

0.4%

2.2%

0.5%

1.1%

0.1%

Massachusetts

5,954,249

81.3%

4.8%

1.4%

7.5%

1.4%

2.2%

0.7%

0.7%

0.1%

Michigan

9,268,782

91.6%

2.1%

0.6%

2.9%

0.4%

0.9%

0.2%

1.2%

0.2%

Minnesota

4,591,491

91.5%

2.1%

0.8%

2.2%

0.3%

1.7%

0.6%

0.8%

0.1%

Mississippi

2,641,453

96.4%

1.4%

0.5%

0.8%

0.1%

0.4%

0.1%

0.3%

0.0%

Missouri

5,226,022

94.9%

1.6%

0.5%

1.6%

0.2%

0.6%

0.2%

0.2%

0.0%

Montana

847,362

94.8%

1.3%

0.2%

2.0%

0.2%

0.3%

0.0%

1.2%

0.1%

Nebraska

1,594,700

92.1%

3.3%

1.6%

1.6%

0.2%

0.7%

0.2%

0.3%

0.0%

Nevada

1,853,720

76.9%

11.2%

5.0%

2.3%

0.2%

3.2%

0.5%

0.6%

0.0%

New Hampshire

1,160,340

91.7%

1.3%

0.3%

5.1%

0.4%

0.7%

0.1%

0.3%

0.0%

New Jersey

7,856,268

74.5%

8.8%

3.6%

7.2%

1.2%

2.9%

0.6%

1.1%

0.1%

New Mexico

1,689,911

63.5%

24.4%

4.3%

1.2%

0.1%

0.6%

0.1%

5.2%

0.5%

New York

17,749,110

72.0%

9.9%

3.7%

7.8%

1.5%

2.6%

1.2%

1.1%

0.1%

North Carolina

7,513,165

92.0%

3.0%

2.0%

1.4%

0.2%

0.8%

0.2%

0.3%

0.0%

North Dakota

603,106

93.7%

1.2%

0.2%

3.7%

0.3%

0.3%

0.0%

0.5%

0.1%

Ohio

10,599,968

93.9%

1.6%

0.4%

2.5%

0.3%

0.6%

0.1%

0.5%

0.1%

Oklahoma

3,215,719

92.6%

3.2%

1.2%

1.1%

0.1%

0.8%

0.2%

0.8%

0.1%

Oregon

3,199,323

87.9%

4.5%

2.3%

2.2%

0.4%

1.8%

0.5%

0.4%

0.0%

Pennsylvania

11,555,538

91.6%

2.5%

0.6%

3.3%

0.4%

0.9%

0.3%

0.3%

0.0%

Rhode Island

985,184

80.0%

5.7%

2.4%

8.0%

1.3%

1.6%

0.4%

0.5%

0.1%

South Carolina

3,748,669

94.8%

2.0%

0.9%

1.3%

0.1%

0.5%

0.1%

0.1%

0.0%

South Dakota

703,820

93.5%

1.1%

0.3%

2.5%

0.3%

0.4%

0.1%

1.7%

0.1%

Tennessee

5,315,920

95.2%

1.7%

0.8%

1.2%

0.1%

0.6%

0.2%

0.2%

0.0%

Texas

19,241,518

68.8%

20.2%

6.8%

1.7%

0.2%

1.6%

0.4%

0.4%

0.0%

Utah

2,023,875

87.5%

5.3%

2.1%

2.2%

0.2%

1.6%

0.3%

0.7%

0.1%

Vermont

574,842

94.1%

0.9%

0.1%

3.9%

0.4%

0.4%

0.1%

0.2%

0.0%

Virginia

6,619,266

88.9%

3.4%

1.3%

2.7%

0.3%

2.1%

0.5%

0.7%

0.1%

Washington

5,501,398

86.0%

4.2%

1.7%

2.7%

0.5%

3.5%

1.0%

0.5%

0.1%

West Virginia

1,706,931

97.3%

0.9%

0.2%

1.0%

0.1%

0.3%

0.0%

0.2%

0.0%

Wisconsin

5,022,073

92.7%

2.5%

0.9%

2.2%

0.3%

1.0%

0.3%

0.3%

0.0%

Wyoming

462,809

93.6%

3.4%

0.6%

1.3%

0.1%

0.4%

0.1%

0.5%

0.0%

Total

262,375,152

82.1%

7.7%

3.0%

3.3%

0.5%

2.1%

0.6%

0.6%

0.1%

Summary, 5 Years and Over

Speak a Language other than English

State

Speak Only English

Speak English "very well" or "well"

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

Alabama

96.1%

3.1%

0.8%

Alaska

85.7%

12.4%

1.9%

Arizona

74.1%

19.8%

6.1%

Arkansas

95.0%

3.6%

1.3%

California

60.5%

28.8%

10.7%

Colorado

84.9%

11.4%

3.7%

Connecticut

81.7%

15.1%

3.3%

Delaware

90.5%

7.6%

1.9%

District of Columbia

83.2%

12.9%

3.8%

Florida

76.9%

17.5%

5.6%

Georgia

90.1%

7.0%

2.9%

Hawaii

73.4%

21.7%

5.0%

Idaho

90.7%

7.2%

2.1%

Illinois

80.8%

14.5%

4.7%

Indiana

93.6%

5.2%

1.2%

Iowa

94.2%

4.6%

1.3%

Kansas

91.3%

6.6%

2.1%

Kentucky

96.1%

3.2%

0.8%

Louisiana

90.8%

8.2%

1.0%

Maine

92.2%

7.2%

0.6%

Maryland

87.4%

10.3%

2.2%

Massachusetts

81.3%

15.2%

3.6%

Michigan

91.6%

7.0%

1.4%

Minnesota

91.5%

6.7%

1.8%

Mississippi

96.4%

3.0%

0.7%

Missouri

94.9%

4.1%

0.9%

Montana

94.8%

4.8%

0.5%

Nebraska

92.1%

5.8%

2.0%

Nevada

76.9%

17.3%

5.8%

New Hampshire

91.7%

7.4%

0.9%

New Jersey

74.5%

20.0%

5.4%

New Mexico

63.5%

31.5%

5.0%

New York

72.0%

21.5%

6.5%

North Carolina

92.0%

5.6%

2.4%

North Dakota

93.7%

5.7%

0.6%

Ohio

93.9%

5.2%

0.9%

Oklahoma

92.6%

5.9%

1.6%

Oregon

87.9%

8.9%

3.3%

Pennsylvania

91.6%

7.0%

1.4%

Rhode Island

80.0%

15.8%

4.1%

South Carolina

94.8%

4.1%

1.2%

South Dakota

93.5%

5.6%

0.8%

Tennessee

95.2%

3.7%

1.1%

Texas

68.8%

23.8%

7.4%

Utah

87.5%

9.8%

2.7%

Vermont

94.1%

5.4%

0.6%

Virginia

88.9%

8.9%

2.2%

Washington

86.0%

10.8%

3.2%

West Virginia

97.3%

2.4%

0.3%

Wisconsin

92.7%

5.9%

1.4%

Wyoming

93.6%

5.5%

0.9%

Total

82.1%

13.7%

4.2%

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5 to 17 Years of Age

Speak Spanish

Speak other Indo-European language

Speak Asian and Pacific Island language

Speak other language

State

Count

Speak Only English

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"

Alabama

827,790

96.2%

2.0%

0.5%

0.7%

0.1%

0.4%

0.1%

0.1%

0.0%

Alaska

143,315

87.1%

2.3%

0.3%

1.5%

0.3%

2.8%

0.3%

4.9%

0.5%

Arizona

984,793

71.2%

19.6%

4.0%

1.1%

0.1%

0.8%

0.1%

2.9%

0.2%

Arkansas

498,863

94.6%

3.1%

1.0%

0.7%

0.1%

0.4%

0.1%

0.1%

0.0%

California

6,766,444

57.4%

27.5%

4.8%

2.6%

0.2%

6.0%

0.7%

0.6%

0.0%

Colorado

801,814

85.5%

8.8%

2.3%

1.5%

0.2%

1.3%

0.1%

0.3%

0.0%

Connecticut

618,523

82.5%

9.7%

1.3%

4.5%

0.4%

1.1%

0.2%

0.3%

0.0%

Delaware

142,740

90.7%

4.9%

1.2%

1.9%

0.2%

0.7%

0.1%

0.3%

0.0%

District of Columbia

81,931

85.1%

8.7%

1.9%

2.0%

0.3%

0.7%

0.1%

1.1%

0.1%

Florida

2,695,797

76.4%

16.1%

2.1%

3.9%

0.3%

0.8%

0.1%

0.4%

0.0%

Georgia

1,573,797

90.6%

4.5%

1.4%

1.6%

0.2%

1.2%

0.2%

0.4%

0.0%

Hawaii

217,139

81.8%

1.0%

0.1%

0.5%

0.0%

14.8%

1.6%

0.1%

0.0%

Idaho

270,971

90.2%

6.8%

1.2%

1.1%

0.1%

0.4%

0.0%

0.2%

0.0%

Illinois

2,367,441

80.5%

11.3%

2.3%

3.5%

0.2%

1.3%

0.1%

0.6%

0.0%

Indiana

1,150,139

93.7%

2.9%

0.7%

1.9%

0.2%

0.4%

0.0%

0.2%

0.0%

Iowa

544,509

93.5%

3.1%

0.8%

1.4%

0.2%

0.7%

0.1%

0.2%

0.0%

Kansas

523,162

90.5%

5.7%

1.2%

1.1%

0.1%

1.1%

0.1%

0.2%

0.0%

Kentucky

728,302

96.0%

1.7%

0.4%

1.2%

0.2%

0.3%

0.1%

0.1%

0.0%

Louisiana

902,844

94.3%

2.0%

0.3%

2.0%

0.2%

0.9%

0.1%

0.2%

0.0%

Maine

230,219

95.8%

0.8%

0.1%

2.3%

0.3%

0.4%

0.0%

0.2%

0.1%

Maryland

1,001,976

88.6%

4.5%

0.8%

2.8%

0.2%

1.9%

0.2%

0.8%

0.1%

Massachusetts

1,101,119

81.2%

8.1%

1.0%

5.8%

0.5%

2.6%

0.3%

0.6%

0.0%

Michigan

1,922,933

92.2%

2.6%

0.6%

2.0%

0.2%

0.8%

0.1%

1.4%

0.1%

Minnesota

958,551

90.2%

3.0%

0.7%

1.5%

0.2%

2.9%

0.5%

0.8%

0.1%

Mississippi

571,199

96.7%

1.5%

0.4%

0.5%

0.1%

0.4%

0.0%

0.4%

0.0%

Missouri

1,056,913

94.9%

2.0%

0.5%

1.5%

0.2%

0.5%

0.1%

0.2%

0.0%

Montana

175,111

95.2%

1.3%

0.3%

1.7%

0.2%

0.2%

0.0%

1.0%

0.1%

Nebraska

333,052

91.6%

5.1%

1.1%

1.0%

0.2%

0.7%

0.1%

0.3%

0.1%

Nevada

365,194

74.4%

18.1%

3.2%

1.3%

0.1%

2.2%

0.2%

0.5%

0.0%

New Hampshire

233,455

94.6%

1.6%

0.3%

2.3%

0.3%

0.6%

0.1%

0.2%

0.0%

New Jersey

1,523,392

75.9%

12.2%

1.7%

5.6%

0.4%

2.7%

0.3%

1.2%

0.1%

New Mexico

378,433

68.8%

21.2%

3.1%

0.6%

0.1%

0.4%

0.0%

5.3%

0.4%

New York

3,446,844

73.1%

13.7%

1.9%

6.5%

0.7%

2.6%

0.3%

1.1%

0.1%

North Carolina

1,425,169

91.8%

4.2%

1.5%

1.0%

0.1%

0.9%

0.2%

0.3%

0.0%

North Dakota

121,805

95.9%

1.5%

0.2%

1.5%

0.2%

0.2%

0.0%

0.4%

0.1%

Ohio

2,131,969

94.4%

1.9%

0.4%

2.0%

0.3%

0.5%

0.1%

0.4%

0.0%

Oklahoma

655,329

92.3%

4.5%

1.0%

0.8%

0.1%

0.7%

0.1%

0.6%

0.1%

Oregon

622,194

85.9%

7.3%

1.7%

2.2%

0.4%

1.9%

0.3%

0.3%

0.0%

Pennsylvania

2,193,472

91.3%

3.6%

0.6%

2.6%

0.3%

1.0%

0.1%

0.3%

0.0%

Rhode Island

184,374

79.0%

11.2%

1.7%

4.9%

0.4%

2.2%

0.3%

0.4%

0.0%

South Carolina

745,750

95.1%

2.5%

0.7%

0.9%

0.1%

0.5%

0.1%

0.1%

0.0%

South Dakota

151,702

94.0%

1.4%

0.4%

1.8%

0.4%

0.2%

0.0%

1.6%

0.1%

Tennessee

1,023,873

95.4%

2.0%

0.6%

1.0%

0.1%

0.5%

0.1%

0.2%

0.0%

Texas

4,263,628

67.6%

25.0%

4.4%

1.1%

0.1%

1.3%

0.2%

0.3%

0.0%

Utah

507,537

89.6%

5.7%

1.2%

1.4%

0.2%

1.2%

0.1%

0.6%

0.1%

Vermont

113,594

95.5%

1.1%

0.1%

2.3%

0.3%

0.4%

0.1%

0.1%

0.0%

Virginia

1,276,575

89.5%

4.5%

0.9%

2.3%

0.2%

1.7%

0.2%

0.7%

0.1%

Washington

1,117,057

85.5%

6.3%

1.2%

2.5%

0.4%

3.2%

0.4%

0.4%

0.0%

West Virginia

300,362

97.6%

1.0%

0.3%

0.7%

0.1%

0.2%

0.0%

0.1%

0.0%

Wisconsin

1,025,784

91.5%

3.5%

0.8%

1.6%

0.3%

1.7%

0.3%

0.2%

0.0%

Wyoming

97,124

94.6%

3.1%

0.5%

0.9%

0.1%

0.2%

0.1%

0.5%

0.0%

Total

53,096,003

81.6%

10.9%

2.0%

2.5%

0.2%

1.9%

0.2%

0.6%

0.1%

Summary, 5 to 17 Years of Age

Speak a Language other than English

State

Speak Only English

Speak English "very well" or "well"

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

Alabama

96.2%

3.1%

0.7%

Alaska

87.1%

11.5%

1.4%

Arizona

71.2%

24.5%

4.3%

Arkansas

94.6%

4.3%

1.1%

California

57.4%

36.8%

5.8%

Colorado

85.5%

11.8%

2.6%

Connecticut

82.5%

15.6%

1.9%

Delaware

90.7%

7.8%

1.5%

District of Columbia

85.1%

12.6%

2.4%

Florida

76.4%

21.1%

2.6%

Georgia

90.6%

7.6%

1.8%

Hawaii

81.8%

16.5%

1.7%

Idaho

90.2%

8.5%

1.3%

Illinois

80.5%

16.7%

2.8%

Indiana

93.7%

5.4%

1.0%

Iowa

93.5%

5.5%

1.1%

Kansas

90.5%

8.0%

1.4%

Kentucky

96.0%

3.3%

0.7%

Louisiana

94.3%

5.0%

0.7%

Maine

95.8%

3.7%

0.5%

Maryland

88.6%

10.0%

1.4%

Massachusetts

81.2%

17.0%

1.8%

Michigan

92.2%

6.8%

1.0%

Minnesota

90.2%

8.2%

1.5%

Mississippi

96.7%

2.8%

0.5%

Missouri

94.9%

4.2%

0.8%

Montana

95.2%

4.2%

0.6%

Nebraska

91.6%

7.1%

1.4%

Nevada

74.4%

22.1%

3.5%

New Hampshire

94.6%

4.7%

0.7%

New Jersey

75.9%

21.7%

2.4%

New Mexico

68.8%

27.6%

3.7%

New York

73.1%

23.8%

3.1%

North Carolina

91.8%

6.4%

1.8%

North Dakota

95.9%

3.6%

0.5%

Ohio

94.4%

4.8%

0.8%

Oklahoma

92.3%

6.5%

1.2%

Oregon

85.9%

11.7%

2.4%

Pennsylvania

91.3%

7.6%

1.1%

Rhode Island

79.0%

18.6%

2.4%

South Carolina

95.1%

4.0%

0.9%

South Dakota

94.0%

5.1%

0.9%

Tennessee

95.4%

3.7%

0.8%

Texas

67.6%

27.7%

4.7%

Utah

89.6%

8.9%

1.5%

Vermont

95.5%

4.0%

0.5%

Virginia

89.5%

9.2%

1.3%

Washington

85.5%

12.5%

2.0%

West Virginia

97.6%

2.0%

0.4%

Wisconsin

91.5%

7.1%

1.4%

Wyoming

94.6%

4.7%

0.7%

Total

81.6%

15.9%

2.5%

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18 to 64 Years of Age

Speak Spanish

Speak other Indo-European language

Speak Asian and Pacific Island language

Speak other language

State

Count

Speak Only English

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"

Alabama

2,744,460

95.6%

1.7%

0.7%

1.1%

0.1%

0.5%

0.1%

0.2%

0.0%

Alaska

401,332

85.7%

2.6%

0.5%

2.1%

0.2%

3.3%

0.8%

4.7%

0.2%

Arizona

3,100,324

72.6%

14.2%

6.5%

2.0%

0.2%

1.3%

0.3%

2.8%

0.2%

Arkansas

1,618,613

94.5%

2.3%

1.4%

0.9%

0.1%

0.6%

0.2%

0.1%

0.0%

California

21,063,391

59.5%

16.5%

9.6%

3.9%

0.5%

7.2%

2.1%

0.8%

0.1%

Colorado

2,788,689

84.4%

7.2%

3.6%

2.3%

0.2%

1.4%

0.4%

0.5%

0.0%

Connecticut

2,096,704

81.1%

6.8%

2.2%

6.6%

1.0%

1.5%

0.3%

0.5%

0.0%

Delaware

487,968

89.8%

3.4%

1.7%

2.8%

0.3%

1.3%

0.3%

0.4%

0.0%

District of Columbia

387,639

81.4%

6.4%

3.6%

4.6%

0.3%

1.5%

0.4%

1.7%

0.1%

Florida

9,541,669

75.1%

12.8%

5.2%

4.3%

0.8%

1.1%

0.2%

0.5%

0.1%

Georgia

5,232,773

89.1%

3.5%

2.7%

2.1%

0.3%

1.3%

0.4%

0.6%

0.1%

Hawaii

756,071

73.5%

1.8%

0.2%

1.3%

0.1%

18.6%

4.3%

0.2%

0.0%

Idaho

779,877

90.0%

4.9%

2.3%

1.5%

0.2%

0.7%

0.1%

0.3%

0.0%

Illinois

7,681,135

79.6%

7.5%

4.0%

4.7%

0.9%

2.1%

0.4%

0.7%

0.1%

Indiana

3,754,794

93.1%

2.5%

1.1%

2.0%

0.2%

0.7%

0.1%

0.2%

0.0%

Iowa

1,757,613

93.7%

2.1%

1.0%

1.5%

0.3%

0.9%

0.3%

0.2%

0.0%

Kansas

1,621,517

90.5%

3.8%

2.1%

1.5%

0.1%

1.2%

0.4%

0.3%

0.0%

Kentucky

2,544,260

95.6%

1.5%

0.6%

1.3%

0.2%

0.5%

0.1%

0.2%

0.0%

Louisiana

2,732,426

90.7%

2.3%

0.5%

4.8%

0.3%

0.9%

0.3%

0.2%

0.0%

Maine

790,303

92.3%

0.8%

0.1%

5.7%

0.4%

0.4%

0.1%

0.2%

0.0%

Maryland

3,345,063

86.3%

3.6%

1.4%

3.8%

0.4%

2.5%

0.6%

1.3%

0.1%

Massachusetts

3,993,529

80.8%

4.8%

1.6%

7.3%

1.4%

2.5%

0.8%

0.8%

0.1%

Michigan

6,126,617

91.3%

2.1%

0.7%

2.8%

0.4%

1.1%

0.2%

1.2%

0.2%

Minnesota

3,039,525

91.5%

2.1%

1.0%

2.0%

0.2%

1.6%

0.6%

0.8%

0.1%

Mississippi

1,725,966

95.9%

1.6%

0.6%

0.9%

0.1%

0.5%

0.1%

0.3%

0.0%

Missouri

3,413,071

94.5%

1.7%

0.6%

1.7%

0.2%

0.8%

0.2%

0.3%

0.0%

Montana

551,320

94.6%

1.5%

0.2%

1.8%

0.1%

0.4%

0.1%

1.2%

0.0%

Nebraska

1,029,289

91.6%

3.2%

2.0%

1.5%

0.2%

0.8%

0.3%

0.3%

0.1%

Nevada

1,270,029

76.0%

10.5%

6.1%

2.3%

0.2%

3.7%

0.5%

0.7%

0.0%

New Hampshire

778,846

91.9%

1.4%

0.3%

4.6%

0.4%

0.8%

0.2%

0.3%

0.0%

New Jersey

5,219,841

72.6%

9.2%

4.2%

7.3%

1.2%

3.4%

0.6%

1.2%

0.1%

New Mexico

1,098,988

61.2%

25.8%

4.6%

1.3%

0.1%

0.7%

0.1%

5.8%

0.4%

New York

11,851,569

70.7%

10.2%

4.3%

7.9%

1.3%

2.9%

1.4%

1.2%

0.1%

North Carolina

5,118,174

91.0%

3.2%

2.5%

1.6%

0.2%

0.9%

0.3%

0.4%

0.0%

North Dakota

386,704

94.5%

1.3%

0.2%

2.6%

0.3%

0.4%

0.0%

0.6%

0.1%

Ohio

6,959,904

93.7%

1.8%

0.4%

2.4%

0.3%

0.8%

0.2%

0.5%

0.1%

Oklahoma

2,104,690

91.8%

3.3%

1.4%

1.2%

0.1%

1.0%

0.3%

0.8%

0.1%

Oregon

2,139,242

87.1%

4.4%

2.8%

2.2%

0.4%

2.0%

0.6%

0.4%

0.1%

Pennsylvania

7,441,809

91.4%

2.6%

0.7%

3.0%

0.3%

1.1%

0.4%

0.4%

0.0%

Rhode Island

648,091

80.5%

5.3%

2.8%

7.3%

1.1%

1.8%

0.5%

0.6%

0.1%

South Carolina

2,517,074

94.2%

2.2%

1.1%

1.4%

0.1%

0.6%

0.2%

0.2%

0.0%

South Dakota

444,002

93.6%

1.1%

0.4%

2.1%

0.3%

0.4%

0.1%

1.8%

0.2%

Tennessee

3,589,208

94.5%

1.9%

1.0%

1.3%

0.2%

0.7%

0.2%

0.3%

0.0%

Texas

12,910,423

67.3%

20.2%

7.7%

1.8%

0.2%

1.8%

0.4%

0.5%

0.0%

Utah

1,325,807

86.0%

5.6%

2.7%

2.5%

0.3%

1.9%

0.3%

0.8%

0.1%

Vermont

383,953

94.1%

1.0%

0.1%

3.7%

0.4%

0.5%

0.1%

0.2%

0.0%

Virginia

4,552,124

87.8%

3.6%

1.6%

2.9%

0.3%

2.4%

0.5%

0.8%

0.1%

Washington

3,722,179

85.2%

4.0%

2.1%

2.7%

0.5%

3.8%

1.0%

0.5%

0.1%

West Virginia

1,129,743

97.1%

0.9%

0.2%

1.1%

0.1%

0.4%

0.1%

0.2%

0.0%

Wisconsin

3,293,621

92.8%

2.5%

1.0%

2.0%

0.2%

0.9%

0.3%

0.3%

0.0%

Wyoming

308,218

93.3%

3.6%

0.7%

1.2%

0.1%

0.4%

0.1%

0.5%

0.0%

Total

174,300,177

81.2%

7.7%

3.6%

3.3%

0.5%

2.3%

0.6%

0.7%

0.1%

Summary, 18 to 64 Years of Age

Speak a Language other than English

State

Speak Only English

Speak English "very well" or "well"

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

Alabama

95.6%

3.4%

1.0%

Alaska

85.7%

12.6%

1.7%

Arizona

72.6%

20.3%

7.2%

Arkansas

94.5%

3.9%

1.6%

California

59.5%

28.3%

12.2%

Colorado

84.4%

11.4%

4.2%

Connecticut

81.1%

15.4%

3.6%

Delaware

89.8%

8.0%

2.2%

District of Columbia

81.4%

14.2%

4.4%

Florida

75.1%

18.6%

6.2%

Georgia

89.1%

7.4%

3.5%

Hawaii

73.5%

21.9%

4.5%

Idaho

90.0%

7.4%

2.7%

Illinois

79.6%

15.0%

5.4%

Indiana

93.1%

5.4%

1.4%

Iowa

93.7%

4.7%

1.6%

Kansas

90.5%

6.8%

2.6%

Kentucky

95.6%

3.5%

0.9%

Louisiana

90.7%

8.2%

1.0%

Maine

92.3%

7.1%

0.6%

Maryland

86.3%

11.2%

2.5%

Massachusetts

80.8%

15.4%

3.8%

Michigan

91.3%

7.2%

1.5%

Minnesota

91.5%

6.5%

2.0%

Mississippi

95.9%

3.3%

0.8%

Missouri

94.5%

4.4%

1.0%

Montana

94.6%

4.9%

0.5%

Nebraska

91.6%

5.8%

2.6%

Nevada

76.0%

17.1%

6.9%

New Hampshire

91.9%

7.1%

0.9%

New Jersey

72.6%

21.2%

6.2%

New Mexico

61.2%

33.5%

5.2%

New York

70.7%

22.2%

7.1%

North Carolina

91.0%

6.0%

2.9%

North Dakota

94.5%

4.8%

0.6%

Ohio

93.7%

5.4%

0.9%