| Area |
Foreign-born population five years and over |
Language spoken at home |
| Speak only English |
Speak language other than English |
| Total |
Speak English very well |
Speak English well |
Speak English not well |
Speak English not at all |
| Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| United States |
30,709,064 |
5,212,041 |
17.0 |
25,497,023 |
83.0 |
9,824,207 |
38.5 |
6,704,401 |
26.3 |
5,851,368 |
22.9 |
3,117,047 |
12.2 |
|
| Northeast Region |
7,155,397 |
1,668,420 |
23.3 |
5,486,977 |
76.7 |
2,324,556 |
42.4 |
1,517,954 |
27.7 |
1,169,918 |
21.3 |
474,549 |
8.6 |
| Midwest Region |
3,450,150 |
613,625 |
17.8 |
2,836,525 |
82.2 |
1,184,130 |
41.7 |
780,234 |
27.5 |
610,562 |
21.5 |
261,599 |
9.2 |
| South Region |
8,493,216 |
1,454,744 |
17.1 |
7,038,472 |
82.9 |
2,732,783 |
38.8 |
1,692,559 |
24.0 |
1,616,612 |
23.0 |
996,518 |
14.2 |
| West Region |
11,610,301 |
1,475,252 |
12.7 |
10,135,049 |
87.3 |
3,582,738 |
35.3 |
2,713,654 |
26.8 |
2,454,276 |
24.2 |
1,384,381 |
13.7 |
|
| Alabama |
85,973 |
21,541 |
25.1 |
64,432 |
74.9 |
28,513 |
44.3 |
15,649 |
24.3 |
13,416 |
20.8 |
6,854 |
10.6 |
| Alaska |
36,660 |
9,227 |
25.2 |
27,433 |
74.8 |
12,200 |
44.5 |
9,164 |
33.4 |
5,030 |
18.3 |
1,039 |
3.8 |
| Arizona |
643,640 |
97,335 |
15.1 |
546,305 |
84.9 |
184,433 |
33.8 |
129,529 |
23.7 |
133,191 |
24.4 |
99,152 |
18.1 |
| Arkansas |
72,196 |
13,478 |
18.7 |
58,718 |
81.3 |
19,407 |
33.1 |
14,797 |
25.2 |
15,021 |
25.6 |
9,493 |
16.2 |
| California |
8,762,060 |
958,357 |
10.9 |
7,803,703 |
89.1 |
2,727,631 |
35.0 |
2,095,194 |
26.8 |
1,900,366 |
24.4 |
1,080,512 |
13.8 |
| Colorado |
362,151 |
66,226 |
18.3 |
295,925 |
81.7 |
102,550 |
34.7 |
71,649 |
24.2 |
74,011 |
25.0 |
47,715 |
16.1 |
| Delaware |
44,191 |
11,605 |
26.3 |
32,586 |
73.7 |
16,116 |
49.5 |
7,554 |
23.2 |
5,808 |
17.8 |
3,108 |
9.5 |
| District of Columbia |
72,671 |
16,977 |
23.4 |
55,694 |
76.6 |
25,607 |
46.0 |
12,776 |
22.9 |
11,733 |
21.1 |
5,578 |
10.0 |
| Florida |
2,647,037 |
551,074 |
20.8 |
2,095,963 |
79.2 |
857,314 |
40.9 |
513,110 |
24.5 |
449,685 |
21.5 |
275,854 |
13.2 |
| Georgia |
567,081 |
105,200 |
18.6 |
461,881 |
81.4 |
170,649 |
36.9 |
106,080 |
23.0 |
118,790 |
25.7 |
66,362 |
14.4 |
| Hawaii |
210,423 |
31,389 |
14.9 |
179,034 |
85.1 |
71,829 |
40.1 |
60,983 |
34.1 |
40,576 |
22.7 |
5,646 |
3.2 |
| Idaho |
63,020 |
12,825 |
20.4 |
50,195 |
79.6 |
17,314 |
34.5 |
12,685 |
25.3 |
12,759 |
25.4 |
7,437 |
14.8 |
| Illinois |
1,509,261 |
173,175 |
11.5 |
1,336,086 |
88.5 |
509,870 |
38.2 |
369,270 |
27.6 |
313,894 |
23.5 |
143,052 |
10.7 |
| Indiana |
182,751 |
39,234 |
21.5 |
143,517 |
78.5 |
61,551 |
42.9 |
36,905 |
25.7 |
31,529 |
22.0 |
13,532 |
9.4 |
| Iowa |
88,849 |
17,354 |
19.5 |
71,495 |
80.5 |
27,743 |
38.8 |
19,445 |
27.2 |
17,045 |
23.8 |
7,262 |
10.2 |
| Kansas |
131,895 |
19,988 |
15.2 |
111,907 |
84.8 |
40,491 |
36.2 |
29,562 |
26.4 |
27,589 |
24.7 |
14,265 |
12.7 |
| Kentucky |
78,432 |
17,414 |
22.2 |
61,018 |
77.8 |
27,707 |
45.4 |
15,467 |
25.3 |
12,494 |
20.5 |
5,350 |
8.8 |
| Louisiana |
114,770 |
22,399 |
19.5 |
92,371 |
80.5 |
46,761 |
50.6 |
25,044 |
27.1 |
15,895 |
17.2 |
4,671 |
5.1 |
| Maine |
36,196 |
16,948 |
46.8 |
19,248 |
53.2 |
11,871 |
61.7 |
4,740 |
24.6 |
2,175 |
11.3 |
462 |
2.4 |
| Maryland |
511,881 |
115,376 |
22.5 |
396,505 |
77.5 |
204,016 |
51.5 |
103,863 |
26.2 |
66,506 |
16.8 |
22,120 |
5.6 |
| Massachusetts |
764,008 |
167,321 |
21.9 |
596,687 |
78.1 |
270,931 |
45.4 |
165,350 |
27.7 |
117,798 |
19.7 |
42,608 |
7.1 |
| Michigan |
514,695 |
127,987 |
24.9 |
386,708 |
75.1 |
187,799 |
48.6 |
107,510 |
27.8 |
66,639 |
17.2 |
24,760 |
6.4 |
| Minnesota |
254,250 |
55,892 |
22.0 |
198,358 |
78.0 |
82,798 |
41.7 |
56,081 |
28.3 |
43,276 |
21.8 |
16,203 |
8.2 |
| Mississippi |
39,269 |
10,658 |
27.1 |
28,611 |
72.9 |
12,883 |
45.0 |
6,783 |
23.7 |
5,598 |
19.6 |
3,347 |
11.7 |
| Missouri |
147,656 |
34,309 |
23.2 |
113,347 |
76.8 |
52,714 |
46.5 |
30,803 |
27.2 |
21,560 |
19.0 |
8,270 |
7.3 |
| Montana |
16,136 |
8,675 |
53.8 |
7,461 |
46.2 |
4,415 |
59.2 |
2,187 |
29.3 |
737 |
9.9 |
122 |
1.6 |
| Nebraska |
72,948 |
11,147 |
15.3 |
61,801 |
84.7 |
21,092 |
34.1 |
15,233 |
24.6 |
16,142 |
26.1 |
9,334 |
15.1 |
| Nevada |
312,796 |
46,682 |
14.9 |
266,114 |
85.1 |
97,954 |
36.8 |
74,819 |
28.1 |
63,264 |
23.8 |
30,077 |
11.3 |
| New Hampshire |
53,164 |
18,921 |
35.6 |
34,243 |
64.4 |
18,823 |
55.0 |
9,393 |
27.4 |
4,867 |
14.2 |
1,160 |
3.4 |
| New Jersey |
1,460,077 |
243,816 |
16.7 |
1,216,261 |
83.3 |
540,240 |
44.4 |
326,566 |
26.8 |
245,009 |
20.1 |
104,446 |
8.6 |
| New Mexico |
147,292 |
21,093 |
14.3 |
126,199 |
85.7 |
42,693 |
33.8 |
30,119 |
23.9 |
30,905 |
24.5 |
22,482 |
17.8 |
| New York |
3,834,479 |
961,572 |
25.1 |
2,872,907 |
74.9 |
1,132,244 |
39.4 |
801,358 |
27.9 |
658,818 |
22.9 |
280,487 |
9.8 |
| North Carolina |
420,957 |
74,702 |
17.7 |
346,255 |
82.3 |
123,714 |
35.7 |
76,048 |
22.0 |
91,972 |
26.6 |
54,521 |
15.7 |
| North Dakota |
11,919 |
5,245 |
44.0 |
6,674 |
56.0 |
3,766 |
56.4 |
1,824 |
27.3 |
860 |
12.9 |
224 |
3.4 |
| Ohio |
333,271 |
85,083 |
25.5 |
248,188 |
74.5 |
129,239 |
52.1 |
69,466 |
28.0 |
39,039 |
15.7 |
10,444 |
4.2 |
| Oklahoma |
129,664 |
22,425 |
17.3 |
107,239 |
82.7 |
42,022 |
39.2 |
28,883 |
26.9 |
24,834 |
23.2 |
11,500 |
10.7 |
| Oregon |
284,724 |
56,188 |
19.7 |
228,536 |
80.3 |
79,666 |
34.9 |
61,597 |
27.0 |
58,580 |
25.6 |
28,693 |
12.6 |
| Pennsylvania |
501,106 |
129,627 |
25.9 |
371,479 |
74.1 |
180,162 |
48.5 |
103,539 |
27.9 |
66,747 |
18.0 |
21,031 |
5.7 |
| Rhode Island |
118,104 |
18,515 |
15.7 |
99,589 |
84.3 |
40,363 |
40.5 |
27,587 |
27.7 |
22,283 |
22.4 |
9,356 |
9.4 |
| South Carolina |
113,829 |
28,740 |
25.2 |
85,089 |
74.8 |
36,458 |
42.8 |
19,421 |
22.8 |
18,847 |
22.1 |
10,363 |
12.2 |
| South Dakota |
13,065 |
3,799 |
29.1 |
9,266 |
70.9 |
4,044 |
43.6 |
2,701 |
29.1 |
2,139 |
23.1 |
382 |
4.1 |
| Tennessee |
155,547 |
31,305 |
20.1 |
124,242 |
79.9 |
52,949 |
42.6 |
29,196 |
23.5 |
27,941 |
22.5 |
14,156 |
11.4 |
| Texas |
2,858,396 |
303,267 |
10.6 |
2,555,129 |
89.4 |
837,752 |
32.8 |
594,787 |
23.3 |
652,366 |
25.5 |
470,224 |
18.4 |
| Utah |
155,012 |
28,013 |
18.1 |
126,999 |
81.9 |
48,341 |
38.1 |
33,862 |
26.7 |
29,998 |
23.6 |
14,798 |
11.7 |
| Vermont |
22,729 |
10,198 |
44.9 |
12,531 |
55.1 |
7,647 |
61.0 |
3,367 |
26.9 |
1,336 |
10.7 |
181 |
1.4 |
| Virginia |
562,217 |
102,043 |
18.2 |
460,174 |
81.8 |
222,945 |
48.4 |
119,923 |
26.1 |
84,503 |
18.4 |
32,803 |
7.1 |
| Washington |
605,340 |
135,384 |
22.4 |
469,956 |
77.6 |
190,459 |
40.5 |
129,848 |
27.6 |
103,453 |
22.0 |
46,196 |
9.8 |
| West Virginia |
19,105 |
6,540 |
34.2 |
12,565 |
65.8 |
7,970 |
63.4 |
3,178 |
25.3 |
1,203 |
9.6 |
214 |
1.7 |
| Wisconsin |
189,590 |
40,412 |
21.3 |
149,178 |
78.7 |
63,023 |
42.2 |
41,434 |
27.8 |
30,850 |
20.7 |
13,871 |
9.3 |
| Wyoming |
11,047 |
3,858 |
34.9 |
7,189 |
65.1 |
3,253 |
45.2 |
2,018 |
28.1 |
1,406 |
19.6 |
512 |
7.1 |
Source: Census 2000 Summary File 3
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