Languages in New Jersey (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 New Jersey
New Jersey
United States
0%5%10%15%CountSpanishChinese1Tagalog2KoreanPortugueseGujaratiHindiItalianArabicPolishRussianHaitianFrench3UrduTeluguWestern AfricanBengaliOther Indo-European languagesOther Indo-Europe…GermanOther Slavic415.926284%13.105530%15.926284%15.9%1,335,7291.34M1.388276%1.060159%1.388276%1.4%116,434116k0.949857%0.563118%0.949857%0.9%79,66479.7k0.931209%0.369818%0.931209%0.9%78,10078.1k0.919500%0.234186%0.919500%0.9%77,11877.1k0.915494%0.132246%0.915494%0.9%76,78276.8k0.861064%0.247020%0.861064%0.9%72,21772.2k0.824829%0.212663%0.824829%0.8%69,17869.2k0.805251%0.363857%0.805251%0.8%67,53667.5k0.715695%0.181071%0.715695%0.7%60,02560.0k0.556830%0.301383%0.556830%0.6%46,70146.7k0.549783%0.269929%0.549783%0.5%46,11046.1k0.437346%0.410100%0.437346%0.4%36,68036.7k0.360835%0.150236%0.360835%0.4%30,26330.3k0.350890%0.107702%0.350890%0.4%29,42929.4k0.337322%0.153965%0.337322%0.3%28,29128.3k0.279375%0.098833%0.279375%0.3%23,43123.4k0.275929%0.184459%0.275929%0.3%23,14223.1k0.270170%0.322889%0.270170%0.3%22,65922.7k0.268501%0.107336%0.268501%0.3%22,51922.5k
Count number of people speaking given language at home
1including Mandarin, Cantonese 2including Filipino 3including Cajun 4including Ukrainian

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 New Jersey
Less Than 'Very Well' 'Very Well'
United States
New Jersey
50%0%50%Don'tDoGermanTeluguHindiWestern AfricanTagalog1French2UrduOther Indo-European languagesOther Indo-Europe…ItalianArabicGujaratiOther Slavic3BengaliRussianPortuguesePolishHaitianSpanishChinese4Korean-14.740280%-15.531691%-14.740280%14.7%85.259720%84.468309%85.259720%85.3%3,34019,31919.3k-20.938530%-20.753820%-20.938530%20.9%79.061470%79.246180%79.061470%79.1%6,16223,26723.3k-21.137682%-20.627763%-21.137682%21.1%78.862318%79.372237%78.862318%78.9%15,26515.3k56,95257.0k-21.759570%-22.479560%-21.759570%21.8%78.240430%77.520440%78.240430%78.2%6,15622,13522.1k-25.278670%-31.875946%-25.278670%25.3%74.721330%68.124054%74.721330%74.7%20,13820.1k59,52659.5k-26.390403%-20.435910%-26.390403%26.4%73.609597%79.564090%73.609597%73.6%9,68027,00027.0k-28.632323%-29.427823%-28.632323%28.6%71.367677%70.572177%71.367677%71.4%8,66521,59821.6k-29.301703%-30.386196%-29.301703%29.3%70.698297%69.613804%70.698297%70.7%6,78116,36116.4k-30.197462%-26.578506%-30.197462%30.2%69.802538%73.421494%69.802538%69.8%20,89020.9k48,28848.3k-34.931000%-37.405871%-34.931000%34.9%65.069000%62.594129%65.069000%65.1%23,59123.6k43,94543.9k-38.381391%-34.550527%-38.381391%38.4%61.618609%65.449473%61.618609%61.6%29,47029.5k47,31247.3k-38.842755%-37.553415%-38.842755%38.8%61.157245%62.446585%61.157245%61.2%8,74713,77213.8k-38.931330%-41.688798%-38.931330%38.9%61.068670%58.311202%61.068670%61.1%9,12214,30914.3k-39.474529%-44.829344%-39.474529%39.5%60.525471%55.170656%60.525471%60.5%18,43518.4k28,26628.3k-42.021318%-36.093908%-42.021318%42.0%57.978682%63.906092%57.978682%58.0%32,40632.4k44,71244.7k-42.380675%-39.289221%-42.380675%42.4%57.619325%60.710779%57.619325%57.6%25,43925.4k34,58634.6k-43.634786%-41.592228%-43.634786%43.6%56.365214%58.407772%56.365214%56.4%20,12020.1k25,99026.0k-44.380634%-41.560410%-44.380634%44.4%55.619366%58.439590%55.619366%55.6%592,805593k742,924743k-45.632719%-55.476722%-45.632719%45.6%54.367281%44.523278%54.367281%54.4%53,13253.1k63,30263.3k-52.149808%-54.055576%-52.149808%52.1%47.850192%45.944424%47.850192%47.9%40,72940.7k37,37137.4k
Don't number of people that don't speak English 'very well'
Do number of people that do speak English 'very well'
1including Filipino 2including Cajun 3including Ukrainian 4including Mandarin, Cantonese

Language by State in the United States

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

Spanish Spoken at Home by State#3

Percentage of the total population living in households in which Spanish is spoken.
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#TexasCaliforniaNew MexicoNevadaFloridaArizonaNew JerseyNew YorkIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColoradoRhode IslandConnecticutUtahOregonMassachusettsWashingtonIdahoGeorgiaKansasMarylandNorth CarolinaN CarolinaNebraskaDelawareVirginiaOklahomaArkansasWyomingPennsylvaniaIndianaWisconsinSouth CarolinaS CarolinaTennesseeIowaMinnesotaLouisianaAlaskaAlabamaMichiganKentuckyMissouriMississippiOhioNew HampshireSouth DakotaHawaiiNorth DakotaMontanaWest VirginiaVermontMaine29.512011%29.512011%29.5%7,373,7977.37M128.787214%28.787214%28.8%10,407,91510.4M228.015085%28.015085%28.0%545,986546k321.123566%21.123566%21.1%561,619562k420.892141%20.892141%20.9%3,936,1293.94M520.427867%20.427867%20.4%1,285,6561.29M615.926284%15.926284%15.9%1,335,7291.34M715.032768%15.032768%15.0%2,785,0812.79M813.232963%13.232963%13.2%1,596,0911.60M913.105530%13.105530%13.1%39,145,06639.1M11.884980%11.884980%11.9%597,078597k1011.632811%11.632811%11.6%116,296116k1111.517761%11.517761%11.5%391,576392k129.939643%9.939643%9.9%267,820268k138.922994%8.922994%8.9%334,636335k148.603765%8.603765%8.6%548,794549k158.393129%8.393129%8.4%556,129556k167.943040%7.943040%7.9%120,847121k177.935208%7.935208%7.9%748,955749k187.538962%7.538962%7.5%203,505204k197.452966%7.452966%7.5%416,796417k207.396109%7.396109%7.4%690,417690k217.362800%7.362800%7.4%128,899129k226.860664%6.860664%6.9%60,31160.3k236.800564%6.800564%6.8%530,447530k246.800514%6.800514%6.8%245,483245k255.141835%5.141835%5.1%142,819143k264.998514%4.998514%5.0%27,24527.2k274.670721%4.670721%4.7%563,727564k284.626104%4.626104%4.6%285,410285k294.590155%4.590155%4.6%248,533249k304.419025%4.419025%4.4%200,761201k313.926162%3.926162%3.9%241,296241k323.905289%3.905289%3.9%113,633114k333.817511%3.817511%3.8%194,772195k343.615292%3.615292%3.6%156,774157k353.528310%3.528310%3.5%24,07824.1k363.249851%3.249851%3.2%147,816148k372.925168%2.925168%2.9%273,083273k382.573243%2.573243%2.6%106,467106k392.509444%2.509444%2.5%142,678143k402.404747%2.404747%2.4%67,25667.3k412.206979%2.206979%2.2%240,366240k422.092448%2.092448%2.1%26,42426.4k432.038652%2.038652%2.0%16,12516.1k441.955632%1.955632%2.0%25,85425.9k451.612284%1.612284%1.6%11,04011.0k461.342483%1.342483%1.3%12,92012.9k471.041404%1.041404%1.0%18,16418.2k481.036265%1.036265%1.0%6,175490.902214%0.902214%0.9%11,41111.4k50
Count number of people speaking Spanish at home
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage speaking Spanish at home

Language by State in the Northeast

There are 9 states in the Northeast. This section compares New Jersey to all of the states in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey.

Spanish Spoken at Home by State#23

Percentage of the total population living in households in which Spanish is spoken.
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected other states in the Northeast, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%5%10%15%Count#New JerseyNew YorkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRhode IslandConnecticutMassachusettsPennsylvaniaNew HampshireVermontMaine15.926284%15.926284%15.9%1,335,7291.34M115.032768%15.032768%15.0%2,785,0812.79M213.105530%13.105530%13.1%39,145,06639.1M11.632811%11.632811%11.6%116,296116k311.517761%11.517761%11.5%391,576392k48.603765%8.603765%8.6%548,794549k54.670721%4.670721%4.7%563,727564k62.092448%2.092448%2.1%26,42426.4k71.036265%1.036265%1.0%6,17580.902214%0.902214%0.9%11,41111.4k9
Count number of people speaking Spanish at home
# rank of state out of 9 by percentage speaking Spanish at home

Definitions

This page discusses the languages spoken at home by the residents of New Jersey, 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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Major Counties:
Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Union
Counties:
Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union, Warren
Metro Areas:
Allentown Area, Atlantic City Area, New York Area, Ocean City Area, Philadelphia Area, Trenton Area, Vineland Area
Major Boroughs:
Bergenfield, Carteret, Cliffside Park, Elmwood Park, Fair Lawn, Fort Lee, Lodi, North Plainfield, Palisades Park, Paramus, Roselle, Sayreville, South Plainfield
Major Cities:
Atlantic City, Bayonne, Bridgeton, Camden, Clifton, East Orange, Elizabeth, Englewood, Garfield, Hackensack, Hoboken, Jersey City, Linden, Long Branch, Millville, New Brunswick, Newark, Passaic, Paterson, Perth Amboy, Plainfield, Pleasantville, Rahway, Summit, Trenton, Union City, Vineland
Major Place:
Princeton
Major Towns:
Kearny, West New York, Westfield
Major Unincorporated Places:
Iselin, Lakewood, Old Bridge, Somerset, Toms River
Major Village:
Ridgewood
Congressional Districts:
NJ-1, NJ-2, NJ-3, NJ-4, NJ-5, NJ-6, NJ-7, NJ-8, NJ-9, NJ-10, NJ-11, NJ-12
General Assembly Districts:
NJ-1, NJ-2, NJ-3, NJ-4, NJ-5, NJ-6, NJ-7, NJ-8, NJ-9, NJ-10, NJ-11, NJ-12, NJ-13, NJ-14, NJ-15, NJ-16, NJ-17, NJ-18, NJ-19, NJ-20, NJ-21, NJ-22, NJ-23, NJ-24, NJ-25, NJ-26, NJ-27, NJ-28, NJ-29, NJ-30, NJ-31, NJ-32, NJ-33, NJ-34, NJ-35, NJ-36, NJ-37, NJ-38, NJ-39, NJ-40
State Senate Districts:
NJ-1, NJ-2, NJ-3, NJ-4, NJ-5, NJ-6, NJ-7, NJ-8, NJ-9, NJ-10, NJ-11, NJ-12, NJ-13, NJ-14, NJ-15, NJ-16, NJ-17, NJ-18, NJ-19, NJ-20, NJ-21, NJ-22, NJ-23, NJ-24, NJ-25, NJ-26, NJ-27, NJ-28, NJ-29, NJ-30, NJ-31, NJ-32, NJ-33, NJ-34, NJ-35, NJ-36, NJ-37, NJ-38, NJ-39, NJ-40
Neighboring States:
Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania