Census 2000: Language Spoken at Home and English Ability

Census 2000: Language Spoken at Home and English Ability - Pennsylvania {Summary}

#	Rank	Geographic Area:	Population 5 years and over	Speak only English	Speak Other Than English	Speak English less than "very well"	Speak Spanish at Home	Spanish: Speak English less than "very well"	Speak Other Indo-European languages	Indo-European: Speak English less than "very well"	Speak Asian and Pacific Island languages	Asian languages: Speak English less than "very well"	Speak All other languages	Other languages: Speak English less than "very well"
		Pennsylvania	11,555,538	10,583,054	972,484	368,257	356,754	140,502	428,122	138,542	143,955	76,183	43,653	13,030
#	Rank	% Total Statewide	100.00%	91.58%	8.40%	3.20%	3.09%	1.22%	3.70%	1.20%	1.25%	0.66%	0.38%	0.11%
1	22	Adams	85,917	81,234	4,683	2,255	3,077	1,714	1,154	380	402	161	50	0
2	2	Allegheny	1,210,720	1,131,112	79,608	24,579	15,708	4,802	46,052	13,008	12,797	5,546	5,051	1,223
3	48	Armstrong	68,513	66,809	1,704	510	546	204	934	233	140	44	84	29
4	24	Beaver	171,594	164,183	7,411	2,003	1,860	496	4,979	1,284	260	140	312	83
5	52	Bedford	46,945	45,788	1,157	430	356	110	727	274	59	46	15	0
6	6	Berks	350,815	306,373	44,442	17,666	28,387	12,729	13,117	3,495	2,437	1,300	501	142
7	40	Blair	121,866	118,116	3,750	1,080	1,049	321	2,233	639	363	111	105	9
8	49	Bradford	58,944	57,316	1,628	504	525	170	982	295	87	33	34	6
9	7	Bucks	559,308	510,814	48,494	17,126	12,857	4,706	26,751	8,814	7,153	3,103	1,733	503
10	38	Butler	162,972	157,969	5,003	1,143	1,545	415	2,715	499	582	206	161	23
11	28	Cambria	144,857	138,860	5,997	1,786	1,983	733	3,204	737	486	251	324	65
12	67	Cameron	5,699	5,571	128	21	48	7	76	14	0	0	4	0
13	41	Carbon	55,750	52,564	3,186	927	778	276	2,155	599	99	13	154	39
14	16	Centre	129,506	118,308	11,198	4,176	2,317	590	4,767	1,664	3,635	1,759	479	163
15	9	Chester	404,444	369,030	35,414	13,405	14,794	7,322	13,857	3,665	5,307	2,090	1,456	328
16	60	Clarion	39,484	38,438	1,046	325	292	85	621	189	94	39	39	12
17	45	Clearfield	78,881	76,882	1,999	589	581	192	1,177	300	214	86	27	11
18	43	Clinton	35,849	34,166	1,683	648	421	143	1,161	449	78	46	23	10
19	44	Columbia	61,028	59,087	1,941	641	641	238	1,068	308	141	53	91	42
20	27	Crawford	85,025	80,421	4,604	1,800	664	275	3,680	1,473	184	37	76	15
21	15	Cumberland	202,010	190,515	11,495	4,358	2,908	1,073	6,217	2,197	1,945	909	425	179
22	11	Dauphin	236,801	216,635	20,166	8,116	9,325	3,722	6,399	2,003	3,237	1,982	1,205	409
23	5	Delaware	516,387	468,531	47,856	17,762	8,751	3,095	24,048	7,407	11,709	6,248	3,348	1,012
24	58	Elk	33,086	31,885	1,201	344	362	132	644	133	181	78	14	1
25	13	Erie	263,678	248,148	15,530	5,462	5,481	1,734	8,218	2,875	1,119	507	712	346
26	37	Fayette	140,254	135,923	4,331	1,147	1,287	444	2,590	523	253	144	201	36
27	66	Forest	4,765	4,617	148	23	54	11	76	10	2	2	16	0
28	21	Franklin	121,121	115,639	5,482	2,279	2,479	1,195	2,457	823	439	227	107	34
29	64	Fulton	13,370	13,139	231	95	105	39	112	46	11	7	3	3
30	55	Greene	38,564	37,120	1,444	408	841	252	521	127	47	23	35	6
31	56	Huntingdon	43,120	41,759	1,361	390	638	184	597	141	104	63	22	2
32	29	Indiana	85,184	81,121	4,063	1,682	840	297	2,624	1,128	356	200	243	57
33	51	Jefferson	43,396	41,999	1,397	439	364	116	944	282	74	31	15	10
34	46	Juniata	21,301	19,984	1,317	546	344	165	910	344	60	37	3	0
35	18	Lackawanna	202,210	190,894	11,316	3,554	3,156	1,085	6,955	1,924	800	434	405	111
36	4	Lancaster	438,090	380,622	57,468	23,748	21,741	8,942	30,267	11,839	4,652	2,734	808	233
37	31	Lawrence	89,361	84,856	4,505	1,416	870	257	3,334	1,066	115	56	186	37
38	20	Lebanon	112,993	103,954	9,039	3,278	4,698	1,928	3,472	989	733	313	136	48
39	8	Lehigh	293,518	248,723	44,795	16,542	24,602	9,769	12,035	3,144	4,043	1,902	4,115	1,727
40	14	Luzerne	303,358	287,778	15,580	4,723	4,196	1,664	10,034	2,533	758	367	592	159
41	34	Lycoming	113,461	109,699	3,762	1,188	1,458	416	1,861	541	293	155	150	76
42	54	McKean	43,338	41,816	1,522	412	623	213	737	135	95	44	67	20
43	23	Mercer	113,496	108,034	5,462	2,005	1,269	400	3,580	1,360	401	202	212	43
44	30	Mifflin	43,591	40,430	3,161	1,528	343	76	2,763	1,424	55	28	0	0
45	19	Monroe	130,412	117,415	12,997	3,285	6,235	1,266	5,567	1,580	579	299	616	140
46	3	Montgomery	702,662	635,062	67,600	23,886	14,182	5,227	30,107	7,992	19,373	9,832	3,938	835
47	59	Montour	17,220	16,133	1,087	333	230	41	692	203	100	63	65	26
48	10	Northampton	251,979	224,386	27,593	9,479	13,867	5,576	10,004	2,482	2,201	1,059	1,521	362
49	35	Northumberland	89,719	85,743	3,976	1,166	1,338	402	2,316	641	234	105	88	18
50	53	Perry	40,955	39,491	1,464	421	475	146	889	227	83	48	17	0
51	1	Philadelphia	1,419,977	1,168,463	251,514	113,672	110,498	45,884	79,181	33,447	49,926	30,339	11,909	4,002
52	36	Pike	43,628	39,862	3,766	1,152	1,692	454	1,783	596	212	82	79	20
53	63	Potter	16,974	16,366	608	207	169	49	326	98	90	44	23	16
54	25	Schuylkill	143,026	136,615	6,411	1,921	1,737	795	4,290	973	287	143	97	10
55	33	Snyder	35,421	32,593	2,828	1,197	516	120	2,235	1,060	54	17	23	0
56	39	Somerset	75,700	72,834	2,866	1,132	748	243	1,882	762	126	91	110	36
57	65	Sullivan	6,285	6,102	183	60	61	17	116	37	1	1	5	5
58	61	Susquehanna	39,822	38,613	1,209	297	300	95	827	177	67	23	15	2
59	57	Tioga	39,139	37,951	1,188	359	415	123	668	211	49	22	56	3
60	32	Union	39,637	35,508	4,129	1,261	1,460	452	2,245	633	325	161	99	15
61	47	Venango	54,307	52,687	1,620	512	570	219	945	258	53	27	52	8
62	50	Warren	41,426	40,078	1,348	471	337	120	898	304	106	45	7	2
63	26	Washington	191,658	184,746	6,912	1,917	1,689	465	4,486	1,233	438	164	299	55
64	42	Wayne	45,043	42,585	2,458	813	758	259	1,534	466	139	88	27	0
65	17	Westmoreland	350,893	337,767	13,126	3,977	3,503	1,275	7,857	1,963	1,313	632	453	107
66	62	Wyoming	26,470	25,749	721	222	312	77	335	110	52	32	22	3
67	12	York	358,615	339,443	19,172	7,458	10,498	4,460	6,134	1,776	2,147	1,109	393	113

Sources:

PCT10. Language Spoken At Home

For The Population 5 Years and Over

Universe: Population 5 years and over

Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data

QT-P17. Ability to Speak English: 2000

Subject: Population 5 Years and Over

By Language Spoken At Home and Ability To Speak English

Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 4 (SF 4)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 4,

Matrices PCT38, PCT40, PCT41, and PCT42.

Counties highlighted in yellow have more than 1,000 persons who speak English less than "very well".

Counties highlighted in blue have more than 100 persons who speak English less than "very well"

Census data is likely to significantly underestimate limited English proficiency populations.

See for example, Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 07, 2002:

Census 2000 undercount and its disproportional impact on minority communities.
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/4686626.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp

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