Languages in Hawaii (State)

Language Spoken At Home#1

Percentage of the total population living in households in which a given language is spoken at home.
Scope: population of the United States and Hawaii
Hawaii
United States
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%CountAustronesian1Tagalog2JapaneseChinese3SpanishKoreanVietnameseGermanTai-Kadai4OtherFrench5Portuguese9.222498%0.148193%9.222498%9.2%121,924122k4.553761%0.563118%4.553761%4.6%60,20260.2k3.419292%0.151584%3.419292%3.4%45,20445.2k2.413035%1.060159%2.413035%2.4%31,90131.9k1.955632%13.105530%1.955632%2.0%25,85425.9k1.370319%0.369818%1.370319%1.4%18,11618.1k0.764583%0.486855%0.764583%0.8%10,10810.1k0.276091%0.322889%0.276091%0.3%3,6500.273065%0.102331%0.273065%0.3%3,6100.271704%0.081567%0.271704%0.3%3,5920.255441%0.410100%0.255441%0.3%3,3770.148408%0.234186%0.148408%0.1%1,962

Speaking English 'Very Well'#2

Percentage of people living in households in which a given language is spoken at home.
Scope: population of the United States and Hawaii
Less Than 'Very Well' 'Very Well'
United States
Hawaii
50%0%50%Don'tDoOtherFrench1PortugueseGermanSpanishJapaneseAustronesian2Tagalog3Tai-Kadai4Chinese5KoreanVietnamese-11.720490%-27.391610%-11.720490%11.7%88.279510%72.608390%88.279510%88.3%4213,171-14.628368%-20.435910%-14.628368%14.6%85.371632%79.564090%85.371632%85.4%4942,883-15.596330%-36.093908%-15.596330%15.6%84.403670%63.906092%84.403670%84.4%3061,656-17.424658%-15.531691%-17.424658%17.4%82.575342%84.468309%82.575342%82.6%6363,014-30.080452%-41.560410%-30.080452%30.1%69.919548%58.439590%69.919548%69.9%7,77718,07718.1k-46.633041%-42.702223%-46.633041%46.6%53.366959%57.297777%53.366959%53.4%21,08021.1k24,12424.1k-49.704734%-38.172642%-49.704734%49.7%50.295266%61.827358%50.295266%50.3%60,60260.6k61,32261.3k-51.423541%-31.875946%-51.423541%51.4%48.576459%68.124054%48.576459%48.6%30,95831.0k29,24429.2k-59.722992%-49.973990%-59.722992%59.7%40.277008%50.026010%40.277008%40.3%2,1561,454-63.515250%-55.476722%-63.515250%63.5%36.484750%44.523278%36.484750%36.5%20,26220.3k11,63911.6k-67.145065%-54.055576%-67.145065%67.1%32.854935%45.944424%32.854935%32.9%12,16412.2k5,952-70.092996%-58.713636%-70.092996%70.1%29.907004%41.286364%29.907004%29.9%7,0853,023

Language by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Hawaii to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hawaii.

Austronesian1 Spoken at Home by State#3

Percentage of the total population living in households in which Austronesian1 is spoken.
Scope: population of Hawaii, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Hawaii
0%2%4%6%8%Count#HawaiiAlaskaWashingtonUtahNevadaCaliforniaOregonArkansasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesArizonaWyomingOklahomaColoradoNew HampshireMarylandIdahoTexasVirginiaNew JerseyMissouriNorth CarolinaN CarolinaNew YorkNebraskaKansasGeorgiaIllinoisIowaMinnesotaFloridaPennsylvaniaDelawareMassachusettsKentuckyTennesseeIndianaMontanaSouth DakotaOhioSouth CarolinaS CarolinaConnecticutLouisianaMaineAlabamaNorth DakotaMichiganNew MexicoRhode IslandWisconsinMississippiVermontWest Virginia9.222498%9.222498%9.2%121,924122k10.920690%0.920690%0.9%6,28320.449200%0.449200%0.4%29,76429.8k30.446434%0.446434%0.4%12,02912.0k40.358291%0.358291%0.4%9,52650.339705%0.339705%0.3%122,819123k60.242276%0.242276%0.2%9,08670.206834%0.206834%0.2%5,74580.148193%0.148193%0.1%442,639443k0.117786%0.117786%0.1%7,41390.103108%0.103108%0.1%562100.096211%0.096211%0.1%3,473110.091047%0.091047%0.1%4,574120.088532%0.088532%0.1%1,118130.087566%0.087566%0.1%4,897140.075784%0.075784%0.1%1,153150.074707%0.074707%0.1%18,66618.7k160.072371%0.072371%0.1%5,645170.068177%0.068177%0.1%5,718180.067011%0.067011%0.1%3,810190.062272%0.062272%0.1%5,813200.059298%0.059298%0.1%10,98611.0k210.055121%0.055121%0.1%965220.054790%0.054790%0.1%1,479230.052975%0.052975%0.1%5,000240.052290%0.052290%0.1%6,307250.048149%0.048149%0.0%1,401260.043571%0.043571%0.0%2,223270.042096%0.042096%0.0%7,931280.041908%0.041908%0.0%5,058290.038222%0.038222%0.0%336300.036011%0.036011%0.0%2,297310.034828%0.034828%0.0%1,441320.031078%0.031078%0.0%1,910330.029840%0.029840%0.0%1,841340.029717%0.029717%0.0%286350.029205%0.029205%0.0%231360.027251%0.027251%0.0%2,968370.026392%0.026392%0.0%1,199380.025943%0.025943%0.0%882390.025274%0.025274%0.0%1,096400.024668%0.024668%0.0%312410.024074%0.024074%0.0%1,095420.023951%0.023951%0.0%164430.023501%0.023501%0.0%2,194440.023244%0.023244%0.0%453450.022806%0.022806%0.0%228460.021221%0.021221%0.0%1,149470.017055%0.017055%0.0%477480.016614%0.016614%0.0%99490.010664%0.010664%0.0%18650

Language by State in the West

There are 13 states in the West. This section compares Hawaii to all of the states in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Hawaii.

Austronesian1 Spoken at Home by State#15

Percentage of the total population living in households in which Austronesian1 is spoken.
Scope: population of Hawaii, selected other states in the West, and entities that contain Hawaii
0%2%4%6%8%Count#HawaiiAlaskaWashingtonUtahNevadaCaliforniaOregonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesArizonaWyomingColoradoIdahoMontanaNew Mexico9.222498%9.222498%9.2%121,924122k10.920690%0.920690%0.9%6,28320.449200%0.449200%0.4%29,76429.8k30.446434%0.446434%0.4%12,02912.0k40.358291%0.358291%0.4%9,52650.339705%0.339705%0.3%122,819123k60.242276%0.242276%0.2%9,08670.148193%0.148193%0.1%442,639443k0.117786%0.117786%0.1%7,41380.103108%0.103108%0.1%56290.091047%0.091047%0.1%4,574100.075784%0.075784%0.1%1,153110.029717%0.029717%0.0%286120.023244%0.023244%0.0%45313

Definitions

This page discusses the languages spoken at home by the residents of Hawaii, and the extent to which the report speaking English. All data are based on survey responses and were not verified in any other way. A full list of the languages recognized in the survey is as follows:

  • Armenian, Austronesian (including Ilocano, Samoan, Hawaiian), Arabic, Afro-Asiatic (including Amharic, Somali), Bengali, Chinese (including Mandarin, Cantonese), Dutch et al. (including Dutch, Afrikaans, Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch), Dravidian languages (including Malayalam, Kannada), French (including Cajun), German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian, Hindi, Hmong, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Khmer, Nepali, Marathi, or other Indic languages, Navajo, Other Slavic (including Ukrainian), Other Indo-European languages, Other Asian, Other Native American, Other, Portuguese, Polish, Persian (including Farsi, Dari), Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Serbo-Croatian, Swahili et al. (or other languages of Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa), Telugu, Tamil, Tai-Kadai (including Thai, Lao), Tagalog (including Filipino), Urdu, Vietnamese, and Western African

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