Languages in New York (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 York
New York
United States
0%5%10%15%CountSpanishChinese1RussianItalianHaitianDutch et al.2French3BengaliKoreanArabicPolishWestern AfricanOther Indo-European languagesOther Indo-Europe…Tagalog4UrduHebrewGreekHindiGermanOther Asian15.032768%13.105530%15.032768%15.0%2,785,0812.79M3.050656%1.060159%3.050656%3.1%565,187565k1.206780%0.301383%1.206780%1.2%223,577224k0.923708%0.212663%0.923708%0.9%171,133171k0.854511%0.269929%0.854511%0.9%158,313158k0.853961%0.160191%0.853961%0.9%158,211158k0.727522%0.410100%0.727522%0.7%134,786135k0.615494%0.098833%0.615494%0.6%114,031114k0.557189%0.369818%0.557189%0.6%103,229103k0.509340%0.363857%0.509340%0.5%94,36494.4k0.473791%0.181071%0.473791%0.5%87,77887.8k0.471583%0.153965%0.471583%0.5%87,36987.4k0.451731%0.184459%0.451731%0.5%83,69183.7k0.407940%0.563118%0.407940%0.4%75,57875.6k0.401145%0.150236%0.401145%0.4%74,31974.3k0.356701%0.071199%0.356701%0.4%66,08566.1k0.343693%0.097388%0.343693%0.3%63,67563.7k0.326690%0.247020%0.326690%0.3%60,52560.5k0.317363%0.322889%0.317363%0.3%58,79758.8k0.270604%0.115549%0.270604%0.3%50,13450.1k
Count number of people speaking given language at home
1including Mandarin, Cantonese 2including Dutch, Afrikaans, Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch 3including Cajun 4including Filipino

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 York
Less Than 'Very Well' 'Very Well'
United States
New York
50%0%50%Don'tDoGermanHebrewFrench1Western AfricanHindiTagalog2GreekItalianOther Indo-European languagesOther Indo-Europe…ArabicDutch et al.3UrduHaitianPolishSpanishBengaliRussianOther AsianKoreanChinese4-15.505893%-15.531691%-15.505893%15.5%84.494107%84.468309%84.494107%84.5%9,11749,68049.7k-18.532193%-15.938138%-18.532193%18.5%81.467807%84.061862%81.467807%81.5%12,24712.2k53,83853.8k-23.122579%-20.435910%-23.122579%23.1%76.877421%79.564090%76.877421%76.9%31,16631.2k103,620104k-26.570065%-22.479560%-26.570065%26.6%73.429935%77.520440%73.429935%73.4%23,21423.2k64,15564.2k-27.849649%-20.627763%-27.849649%27.8%72.150351%79.372237%72.150351%72.2%16,85616.9k43,66943.7k-28.669719%-31.875946%-28.669719%28.7%71.330281%68.124054%71.330281%71.3%21,66821.7k53,91053.9k-29.372595%-25.476984%-29.372595%29.4%70.627405%74.523016%70.627405%70.6%18,70318.7k44,97245.0k-31.085179%-26.578506%-31.085179%31.1%68.914821%73.421494%68.914821%68.9%53,19753.2k117,936118k-34.596313%-30.386196%-34.596313%34.6%65.403687%69.613804%65.403687%65.4%28,95429.0k54,73754.7k-38.647154%-37.405871%-38.647154%38.6%61.352846%62.594129%61.352846%61.4%36,46936.5k57,89557.9k-39.437839%-28.911377%-39.437839%39.4%60.562161%71.088623%60.562161%60.6%62,39562.4k95,81695.8k-40.332889%-29.427823%-40.332889%40.3%59.667111%70.572177%59.667111%59.7%29,97530.0k44,34444.3k-42.044557%-41.592228%-42.044557%42.0%57.955443%58.407772%57.955443%58.0%66,56266.6k91,75191.8k-42.727107%-39.289221%-42.727107%42.7%57.272893%60.710779%57.272893%57.3%37,50537.5k50,27350.3k-44.504630%-41.560410%-44.504630%44.5%55.495370%58.439590%55.495370%55.5%1,239,4901.24M1,545,5911.55M-51.646482%-41.688798%-51.646482%51.6%48.353518%58.311202%48.353518%48.4%58,89358.9k55,13855.1k-54.631738%-44.829344%-54.631738%54.6%45.368262%55.170656%45.368262%45.4%122,144122k101,433101k-57.543783%-54.251392%-57.543783%57.5%42.456217%45.748608%42.456217%42.5%28,84928.8k21,28521.3k-58.603687%-54.055576%-58.603687%58.6%41.396313%45.944424%41.396313%41.4%60,49660.5k42,73342.7k-65.432326%-55.476722%-65.432326%65.4%34.567674%44.523278%34.567674%34.6%369,815370k195,372195k
Don't number of people that don't speak English 'very well'
Do number of people that do speak English 'very well'
1including Cajun 2including Filipino 3including Dutch, Afrikaans, Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch 4including Mandarin, Cantonese

Language by State in the United States

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

Spanish Spoken at Home by State#3

Percentage of the total population living in households in which Spanish is spoken.
Scope: population of New York, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain New York
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 York to all of the states in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New York.

Spanish Spoken at Home by State#23

Percentage of the total population living in households in which Spanish is spoken.
Scope: population of New York, selected other states in the Northeast, and entities that contain New York
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 York, 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:
Albany, Bronx, Dutchess, Erie, Kings, Monroe, Nassau, New York, Onondaga, Orange, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester
Counties:
Albany, Allegany, Bronx, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Kings, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Nassau, New York, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, St. Lawrence, Steuben, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, Wyoming, Yates
Metro Areas:
Albany Area, Amsterdam Area, Auburn Area, Batavia Area, Binghamton Area, Buffalo Area, Corning Area, Cortland Area, Elmira Area, Glens Falls Area, Gloversville Area, Hudson Area, Ithaca Area, Jamestown Area, Kingston Area, Malone Area, New York Area, Ogdensburg Area, Olean Area, Oneonta Area, Plattsburgh Area, Rochester Area, Seneca Falls Area, Syracuse Area, Utica Area, Watertown Area
Major Cities:
Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Elmira, Ithaca, Jamestown, Long Beach, Middletown, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, New York, Newburgh, Niagara Falls, North Tonawanda, Poughkeepsie, Rochester, Rome, Schenectady, Syracuse, Troy, Utica, White Plains, Yonkers
Major Unincorporated Places:
Bay Shore, Brentwood, Brighton, Centereach, Central Islip, Cheektowaga, Commack, Coram, East Meadow, Elmont, Franklin Square, Hicksville, Huntington Station, Irondequoit, Levittown, New City, Oceanside, Tonawanda, Uniondale, West Babylon, West Seneca
Major Villages:
Freeport, Harrison, Hempstead, Port Chester, Spring Valley, Valley Stream
Congressional Districts:
NY-1, NY-2, NY-3, NY-4, NY-5, NY-6, NY-7, NY-8, NY-9, NY-10, NY-11, NY-12, NY-13, NY-14, NY-15, NY-16, NY-17, NY-18, NY-19, NY-20, NY-21, NY-22, NY-23, NY-24, NY-25, NY-26, NY-27
Assembly Districts:
NY-1, NY-2, NY-3, NY-4, NY-5, NY-6, NY-7, NY-8, NY-9, NY-10, NY-11, NY-12, NY-13, NY-14, NY-15, NY-16, NY-17, NY-18, NY-19, NY-20, NY-21, NY-22, NY-23, NY-24, NY-25, NY-26, NY-27, NY-28, NY-29, NY-30, NY-31, NY-32, NY-33, NY-34, NY-35, NY-36, NY-37, NY-38, NY-39, NY-40, NY-41, NY-42, NY-43, NY-44, NY-45, NY-46, NY-47, NY-48, NY-49, NY-50, NY-51, NY-52, NY-53, NY-54, NY-55, NY-56, NY-57, NY-58, NY-59, NY-60, NY-61, NY-62, NY-63, NY-64, NY-65, NY-66, NY-67, NY-68, NY-69, NY-70, NY-71, NY-72, NY-73, NY-74, NY-75, NY-76, NY-77, NY-78, NY-79, NY-80, NY-81, NY-82, NY-83, NY-84, NY-85, NY-86, NY-87, NY-88, NY-89, NY-90, NY-91, NY-92, NY-93, NY-94, NY-95, NY-96, NY-97, NY-98, NY-99, NY-100, NY-101, NY-102, NY-103, NY-104, NY-105, NY-106, NY-107, NY-108, NY-109, NY-110, NY-111, NY-112, NY-113, NY-114, NY-115, NY-116, NY-117, NY-118, NY-119, NY-120, NY-121, NY-122, NY-123, NY-124, NY-125, NY-126, NY-127, NY-128, NY-129, NY-130, NY-131, NY-132, NY-133, NY-134, NY-135, NY-136, NY-137, NY-138, NY-139, NY-140, NY-141, NY-142, NY-143, NY-144, NY-145, NY-146, NY-147, NY-148, NY-149, NY-150
State Senate Districts:
NY-1, NY-2, NY-3, NY-4, NY-5, NY-6, NY-7, NY-8, NY-9, NY-10, NY-11, NY-12, NY-13, NY-14, NY-15, NY-16, NY-17, NY-18, NY-19, NY-20, NY-21, NY-22, NY-23, NY-24, NY-25, NY-26, NY-27, NY-28, NY-29, NY-30, NY-31, NY-32, NY-33, NY-34, NY-35, NY-36, NY-37, NY-38, NY-39, NY-40, NY-41, NY-42, NY-43, NY-44, NY-45, NY-46, NY-47, NY-48, NY-49, NY-50, NY-51, NY-52, NY-53, NY-54, NY-55, NY-56, NY-57, NY-58, NY-59, NY-60, NY-61, NY-62, NY-63
Neighboring States:
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont