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Asian/Pacific-language households, limited English: U.S. states ranked

Measure: Share of Asian and Pacific Island-language households that are limited English-speaking (%). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Limited English-speaking households by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.

Licence: Public domain (U.S. federal government work).
Data last updated: 2026-11-09

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National value: 20.9 (United States).

Small states, hard to see on the map:

DC 10.2 %
RI 11.9 %
DE 8.9 %
CT 18.6 %
NJ 18 %
MD 21.5 %
MA 22.1 %
VT 0 %
NH 24.1 %

Lowest: 0 to 12.1 %
Group 2: 12.1 to 16.7 %
Group 3: 16.7 to 18.7 %
Group 4: 18.7 to 21.7 %
Highest: 21.7 to 31.8 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets, not to scale.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	New York	31.8
2	Oklahoma	28.1
3	Louisiana	26
4	Nebraska	24.7
5	New Hampshire	24.1
6	California	23.2
7	Iowa	23.1
8	Indiana	22.9
9	Massachusetts	22.1
10	Pennsylvania	21.9
11	Illinois	21.7
11	North Dakota	21.7
13	Maryland	21.5
14	Kansas	21.4
15	Kentucky	21.2
16	Georgia	21
17	Alabama	20.7
18	Oregon	20.3
19	Arizona	19.8
20	Michigan	19.2
21	Minnesota	18.7
22	Connecticut	18.6
23	New Jersey	18
23	Texas	18
25	Arkansas	17.8
26	Washington	17.7
27	Hawaii	17.6
28	Tennessee	16.9
29	Florida	16.8
29	Ohio	16.8
31	Mississippi	16.7
31	Montana	16.7
33	Missouri	16.1
34	North Carolina	15.8
35	Wyoming	14.7
36	Nevada	14.5
37	New Mexico	14.4
38	Virginia	14.3
39	Colorado	14.2
40	Alaska	13.3
41	South Carolina	12.1
42	Maine	11.9
42	Rhode Island	11.9
44	Idaho	11.8
44	Wisconsin	11.8
46	West Virginia	11.6
47	Utah	10.5
48	District of Columbia	10.2
49	Delaware	8.9
50	South Dakota	4.8
51	Vermont	0

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table S1602: Limited English Speaking Households. Reference period: 2025.

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U.S. states ranked by share of Asian and Pacific Island-language households that are limited English-speaking (%) (2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table S1602; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-share-of-asian-and-pacific-island-language-households-that-are-limited-english-speaking/

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