Languages in Oregon (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 Oregon
Oregon
United States
0%5%10%CountSpanishChinese1VietnameseRussianGermanFrench2KoreanJapaneseOther Indo-European languagesOther Indo-Europe…Tagalog3Austronesian4ArabicOther Slavic5HindiAfro-Asiatic6Other AsianTai-Kadai7Nepali, Marathi, or other Indic languagesNepali, Marathi, or …Persian88.922994%13.105530%8.922994%8.9%334,636335k0.772612%1.060159%0.772612%0.8%28,97529.0k0.643474%0.486855%0.643474%0.6%24,13224.1k0.570413%0.301383%0.570413%0.6%21,39221.4k0.385013%0.322889%0.385013%0.4%14,43914.4k0.292966%0.410100%0.292966%0.3%10,98711.0k0.269714%0.369818%0.269714%0.3%10,11510.1k0.267474%0.151584%0.267474%0.3%10,03110.0k0.256702%0.184459%0.256702%0.3%9,6270.256675%0.563118%0.256675%0.3%9,6260.242276%0.148193%0.242276%0.2%9,0860.229664%0.363857%0.229664%0.2%8,6130.198706%0.107336%0.198706%0.2%7,4520.165322%0.247020%0.165322%0.2%6,2000.161215%0.157348%0.161215%0.2%6,0460.147776%0.115549%0.147776%0.1%5,5420.119485%0.102331%0.119485%0.1%4,4810.106126%0.119832%0.106126%0.1%3,9800.105379%0.137532%0.105379%0.1%3,952
Count number of people speaking given language at home
1including Mandarin, Cantonese 2including Cajun 3including Filipino 4including Ilocano, Samoan, Hawaiian 5including Ukrainian 6including Amharic, Somali 7including Thai, Lao 8including Farsi, Dari

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 Oregon
Less Than 'Very Well' 'Very Well'
United States
Oregon
50%0%50%Don'tDoGermanFrench1HindiOther Indo-European languagesOther Indo-Europe…JapaneseTagalog2Austronesian3ArabicPersian4SpanishRussianAfro-Asiatic5Other Slavic6KoreanNepali, Marathi, or other Indic languagesNepali, Marathi, or …Tai-Kadai7Chinese8Other AsianVietnamese-9.225016%-15.531691%-9.225016%9.2%90.774984%84.468309%90.774984%90.8%1,33213,10713.1k-12.815145%-20.435910%-12.815145%12.8%87.184855%79.564090%87.184855%87.2%1,4089,579-13.741935%-20.627763%-13.741935%13.7%86.258065%79.372237%86.258065%86.3%8525,348-28.794017%-30.386196%-28.794017%28.8%71.205983%69.613804%71.205983%71.2%2,7726,855-31.322899%-42.702223%-31.322899%31.3%68.677101%57.297777%68.677101%68.7%3,1426,889-31.529192%-31.875946%-31.529192%31.5%68.470808%68.124054%68.470808%68.5%3,0356,591-32.533568%-38.172642%-32.533568%32.5%67.466432%61.827358%67.466432%67.5%2,9566,130-36.096598%-37.405871%-36.096598%36.1%63.903402%62.594129%63.903402%63.9%3,1095,504-36.133603%-37.726176%-36.133603%36.1%63.866397%62.273824%63.866397%63.9%1,4282,524-40.851552%-41.560410%-40.851552%40.9%59.148448%58.439590%59.148448%59.1%136,704137k197,932198k-42.903889%-44.829344%-42.903889%42.9%57.096111%55.170656%57.096111%57.1%9,17812,21412.2k-43.929871%-43.845961%-43.929871%43.9%56.070129%56.154039%56.070129%56.1%2,6563,390-45.195921%-37.553415%-45.195921%45.2%54.804079%62.446585%54.804079%54.8%3,3684,084-48.106772%-54.055576%-48.106772%48.1%51.893228%45.944424%51.893228%51.9%4,8665,249-48.316583%-39.254822%-48.316583%48.3%51.683417%60.745178%51.683417%51.7%1,9232,057-48.672171%-49.973990%-48.672171%48.7%51.327829%50.026010%51.327829%51.3%2,1812,300-51.834340%-55.476722%-51.834340%51.8%48.165660%44.523278%48.165660%48.2%15,01915.0k13,95614.0k-53.085529%-54.251392%-53.085529%53.1%46.914471%45.748608%46.914471%46.9%2,9422,600-61.876347%-58.713636%-61.876347%61.9%38.123653%41.286364%38.123653%38.1%14,93214.9k9,200
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 Ilocano, Samoan, Hawaiian 4including Farsi, Dari 5including Amharic, Somali 6including Ukrainian 7including Thai, Lao 8including Mandarin, Cantonese

Language by State in the United States

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

Spanish Spoken at Home by State#3

Percentage of the total population living in households in which Spanish is spoken.
Scope: population of Oregon, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Oregon
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 West

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

Spanish Spoken at Home by State#22

Percentage of the total population living in households in which Spanish is spoken.
Scope: population of Oregon, selected other states in the West, and entities that contain Oregon
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#CaliforniaNew MexicoNevadaArizonaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColoradoUtahOregonWashingtonIdahoWyomingAlaskaHawaiiMontana28.787214%28.787214%28.8%10,407,91510.4M128.015085%28.015085%28.0%545,986546k221.123566%21.123566%21.1%561,619562k320.427867%20.427867%20.4%1,285,6561.29M413.105530%13.105530%13.1%39,145,06639.1M11.884980%11.884980%11.9%597,078597k59.939643%9.939643%9.9%267,820268k68.922994%8.922994%8.9%334,636335k78.393129%8.393129%8.4%556,129556k87.943040%7.943040%7.9%120,847121k94.998514%4.998514%5.0%27,24527.2k103.528310%3.528310%3.5%24,07824.1k111.955632%1.955632%2.0%25,85425.9k121.342483%1.342483%1.3%12,92012.9k13
Count number of people speaking Spanish at home
# rank of state out of 13 by percentage speaking Spanish at home

Definitions

This page discusses the languages spoken at home by the residents of Oregon, 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:
Benton, Clackamas, Deschutes, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lane, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Umatilla, Washington, Yamhill
Counties:
Baker, Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Crook, Curry, Deschutes, Douglas, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Malheur, Marion, Morrow, Multnomah, Polk, Sherman, Tillamook, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, Washington, Wheeler, Yamhill
Metro Areas:
Albany Area, Astoria Area, Bend Area, Brookings Area, Coos Bay Area, Corvallis Area, Eugene Area, Grants Pass Area, Hermiston Area, Hood River Area, Klamath Falls Area, La Grande Area, Medford Area, Newport Area, Ontario Area, Portland Area, Prineville Area, Roseburg Area, Salem Area, The Dalles Area
Major Cities:
Albany, Ashland, Beaverton, Bend, Canby, Central Point, Coos Bay, Cornelius, Corvallis, Dallas, Eugene, Forest Grove, Grants Pass, Gresham, Happy Valley, Hermiston, Hillsboro, Keizer, Klamath Falls, La Grande, Lake Oswego, Lebanon, McMinnville, Medford, Milwaukie, Newberg, Oregon City, Pendleton, Portland, Redmond, Roseburg, Salem, Sherwood, Springfield, St. Helens, The Dalles, Tigard, Troutdale, Tualatin, West Linn, Wilsonville, Woodburn
Major Unincorporated Places:
Aloha, Altamont, Bethany, Cedar Mill, Four Corners, Hayesville, Oak Grove, Oatfield
Congressional Districts:
OR-1, OR-2, OR-3, OR-4, OR-5
State House Districts:
OR-1, OR-2, OR-3, OR-4, OR-5, OR-6, OR-7, OR-8, OR-9, OR-10, OR-11, OR-12, OR-13, OR-14, OR-15, OR-16, OR-17, OR-18, OR-19, OR-20, OR-21, OR-22, OR-23, OR-24, OR-25, OR-26, OR-27, OR-28, OR-29, OR-30, OR-31, OR-32, OR-33, OR-34, OR-35, OR-36, OR-37, OR-38, OR-39, OR-40, OR-41, OR-42, OR-43, OR-44, OR-45, OR-46, OR-47, OR-48, OR-49, OR-50, OR-51, OR-52, OR-53, OR-54, OR-55, OR-56, OR-57, OR-58, OR-59, OR-60
State Senate Districts:
OR-1, OR-2, OR-3, OR-4, OR-5, OR-6, OR-7, OR-8, OR-9, OR-10, OR-11, OR-12, OR-13, OR-14, OR-15, OR-16, OR-17, OR-18, OR-19, OR-20, OR-21, OR-22, OR-23, OR-24, OR-25, OR-26, OR-27, OR-28, OR-29, OR-30
Neighboring States:
California, Idaho, Nevada, Washington