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Limited English-speaking households by state
Households in which no member aged 14 or over speaks only English or speaks English 'very well' (the Census Bureau's definition of a limited English-speaking household), as a share of all households and of households speaking each language group, with the number of such households. Percentages are as published in the ACS subject table.
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| United States | 4.3 | 18.7 | 14.4 | 20.9 | 12.6 | 5,708,182 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1 | 15.6 | 6.9 | 20.7 | 7.1 | 21,348 |
| Alaska | 2.4 | 16.8 | 15.2 | 13.3 | 9.4 | 6,686 |
| Arizona | 4 | 14.4 | 8.2 | 19.8 | 10.5 | 120,655 |
| Arkansas | 1.4 | 17.6 | 7.2 | 17.8 | 0 | 18,367 |
| California | 8.2 | 15.8 | 14.8 | 23.2 | 11.6 | 1,145,981 |
| Colorado | 2.4 | 13.1 | 8.4 | 14.2 | 23 | 58,625 |
| Connecticut | 5 | 20.9 | 17.3 | 18.6 | 13.8 | 72,182 |
| Delaware | 2.9 | 26.8 | 10 | 8.9 | 5.9 | 12,207 |
| District of Columbia | 2.1 | 12.5 | 5.1 | 10.2 | 12.3 | 7,045 |
| Florida | 7.3 | 24.9 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 11.1 | 685,032 |
| Georgia | 2.5 | 15.4 | 9.1 | 21 | 6.1 | 105,298 |
| Hawaii | 5 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 17.6 | 13.2 | 24,945 |
| Idaho | 1.4 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 11.8 | 15.5 | 10,637 |
| Illinois | 4.3 | 17.2 | 16.6 | 21.7 | 9.6 | 221,888 |
| Indiana | 2.1 | 15.8 | 19.2 | 22.9 | 18.3 | 59,845 |
| Iowa | 2.1 | 18.9 | 21.4 | 23.1 | 17.2 | 28,114 |
| Kansas | 2.7 | 22.4 | 7.7 | 21.4 | 21.8 | 32,734 |
| Kentucky | 1.7 | 23.3 | 14.5 | 21.2 | 36.6 | 32,777 |
| Louisiana | 2.1 | 26.8 | 8.2 | 26 | 19.4 | 39,761 |
| Maine | 1.3 | 18.8 | 13.3 | 11.9 | 29.3 | 7,770 |
| Maryland | 3.5 | 18.3 | 10.9 | 21.5 | 8.4 | 84,046 |
| Massachusetts | 5.7 | 25 | 16.2 | 22.1 | 11 | 159,860 |
| Michigan | 1.8 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 19.2 | 20.4 | 73,649 |
| Minnesota | 2.1 | 12.9 | 11.3 | 18.7 | 19.3 | 49,201 |
| Mississippi | 0.8 | 19.8 | 6.9 | 16.7 | 2.9 | 9,812 |
| Missouri | 1.1 | 15.1 | 10.4 | 16.1 | 13.8 | 28,460 |
| Montana | 0.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 16.7 | 10.9 | 1,501 |
| Nebraska | 3.2 | 23.6 | 18.1 | 24.7 | 18.2 | 26,253 |
| Nevada | 5.5 | 18.8 | 11.1 | 14.5 | 18.7 | 69,045 |
| New Hampshire | 1.2 | 12.9 | 6.9 | 24.1 | 5.3 | 6,819 |
| New Jersey | 7.3 | 24.6 | 15.6 | 18 | 10.5 | 259,081 |
| New Mexico | 5.2 | 14.7 | 10.6 | 14.4 | 11.3 | 44,770 |
| New York | 7.8 | 23.7 | 20.6 | 31.8 | 12.5 | 614,041 |
| North Carolina | 2.4 | 18.4 | 11.5 | 15.8 | 11.2 | 110,421 |
| North Dakota | 1.8 | 18.4 | 15.2 | 21.7 | 20.1 | 6,291 |
| Ohio | 1.6 | 17.4 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 12.6 | 76,988 |
| Oklahoma | 2.1 | 16.6 | 7.4 | 28.1 | 6.1 | 33,718 |
| Oregon | 2.6 | 15.1 | 13.5 | 20.3 | 12.8 | 45,329 |
| Pennsylvania | 2.8 | 21.7 | 14.7 | 21.9 | 11.5 | 149,827 |
| Rhode Island | 4.4 | 22.6 | 14.3 | 11.9 | 6.3 | 19,879 |
| South Carolina | 1.8 | 21.7 | 9 | 12.1 | 10.6 | 42,025 |
| South Dakota | 1.2 | 33.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 4,839 |
| Tennessee | 1.9 | 22.5 | 11 | 16.9 | 21.1 | 57,123 |
| Texas | 6.3 | 17.7 | 9.1 | 18 | 9.9 | 736,500 |
| Utah | 2.7 | 14.3 | 6.2 | 10.5 | 16.2 | 32,252 |
| Vermont | 0.5 | 2.7 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 1,348 |
| Virginia | 2.5 | 14.8 | 8.9 | 14.3 | 10.4 | 85,873 |
| Washington | 3.9 | 16 | 14.1 | 17.7 | 16.6 | 123,950 |
| West Virginia | 0.2 | 6 | 3.8 | 11.6 | 0 | 1,647 |
| Wisconsin | 1.5 | 17.5 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 19.5 | 39,124 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 17.3 | 5.6 | 14.7 | 0 | 2,613 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table S1602: Limited English Speaking Households. Reference period: 2025.
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Limited English-speaking households by state (United States, 2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table S1602. Retrieved 2026-11-09 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-limited-english/