Census
2000: Language Spoken at Home and English Ability - Pennsylvania {Ranked
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 |
51 |
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 |
|
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 |
46 |
Montgomery |
702,662 |
635,062 |
67,600 |
23,886 |
14,182 |
5,227 |
30,107 |
7,992 |
19,373 |
9,832 |
3,938 |
835 |
|
4 |
36 |
Lancaster |
438,090 |
380,622 |
57,468 |
23,748 |
21,741 |
8,942 |
30,267 |
11,839 |
4,652 |
2,734 |
808 |
233 |
|
5 |
23 |
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 |
|
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 |
9 |
Bucks |
559,308 |
510,814 |
48,494 |
17,126 |
12,857 |
4,706 |
26,751 |
8,814 |
7,153 |
3,103 |
1,733 |
503 |
|
8 |
39 |
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 |
|
9 |
15 |
Chester |
404,444 |
369,030 |
35,414 |
13,405 |
14,794 |
7,322 |
13,857 |
3,665 |
5,307 |
2,090 |
1,456 |
328 |
|
10 |
48 |
Northampton |
251,979 |
224,386 |
27,593 |
9,479 |
13,867 |
5,576 |
10,004 |
2,482 |
2,201 |
1,059 |
1,521 |
362 |
|
11 |
22 |
Dauphin |
236,801 |
216,635 |
20,166 |
8,116 |
9,325 |
3,722 |
6,399 |
2,003 |
3,237 |
1,982 |
1,205 |
409 |
|
12 |
67 |
York |
358,615 |
339,443 |
19,172 |
7,458 |
10,498 |
4,460 |
6,134 |
1,776 |
2,147 |
1,109 |
393 |
113 |
|
13 |
25 |
Erie |
263,678 |
248,148 |
15,530 |
5,462 |
5,481 |
1,734 |
8,218 |
2,875 |
1,119 |
507 |
712 |
346 |
|
14 |
40 |
Luzerne |
303,358 |
287,778 |
15,580 |
4,723 |
4,196 |
1,664 |
10,034 |
2,533 |
758 |
367 |
592 |
159 |
|
15 |
21 |
Cumberland |
202,010 |
190,515 |
11,495 |
4,358 |
2,908 |
1,073 |
6,217 |
2,197 |
1,945 |
909 |
425 |
179 |
|
16 |
14 |
Centre |
129,506 |
118,308 |
11,198 |
4,176 |
2,317 |
590 |
4,767 |
1,664 |
3,635 |
1,759 |
479 |
163 |
|
17 |
65 |
Westmoreland |
350,893 |
337,767 |
13,126 |
3,977 |
3,503 |
1,275 |
7,857 |
1,963 |
1,313 |
632 |
453 |
107 |
|
18 |
35 |
Lackawanna |
202,210 |
190,894 |
11,316 |
3,554 |
3,156 |
1,085 |
6,955 |
1,924 |
800 |
434 |
405 |
111 |
|
19 |
45 |
Monroe |
130,412 |
117,415 |
12,997 |
3,285 |
6,235 |
1,266 |
5,567 |
1,580 |
579 |
299 |
616 |
140 |
|
20 |
38 |
Lebanon |
112,993 |
103,954 |
9,039 |
3,278 |
4,698 |
1,928 |
3,472 |
989 |
733 |
313 |
136 |
48 |
|
21 |
28 |
Franklin |
121,121 |
115,639 |
5,482 |
2,279 |
2,479 |
1,195 |
2,457 |
823 |
439 |
227 |
107 |
34 |
|
22 |
1 |
Adams |
85,917 |
81,234 |
4,683 |
2,255 |
3,077 |
1,714 |
1,154 |
380 |
402 |
161 |
50 |
0 |
|
23 |
43 |
Mercer |
113,496 |
108,034 |
5,462 |
2,005 |
1,269 |
400 |
3,580 |
1,360 |
401 |
202 |
212 |
43 |
|
24 |
4 |
Beaver |
171,594 |
164,183 |
7,411 |
2,003 |
1,860 |
496 |
4,979 |
1,284 |
260 |
140 |
312 |
83 |
|
25 |
54 |
Schuylkill |
143,026 |
136,615 |
6,411 |
1,921 |
1,737 |
795 |
4,290 |
973 |
287 |
143 |
97 |
10 |
|
26 |
63 |
Washington |
191,658 |
184,746 |
6,912 |
1,917 |
1,689 |
465 |
4,486 |
1,233 |
438 |
164 |
299 |
55 |
|
27 |
20 |
Crawford |
85,025 |
80,421 |
4,604 |
1,800 |
664 |
275 |
3,680 |
1,473 |
184 |
37 |
76 |
15 |
|
28 |
11 |
Cambria |
144,857 |
138,860 |
5,997 |
1,786 |
1,983 |
733 |
3,204 |
737 |
486 |
251 |
324 |
65 |
|
29 |
32 |
Indiana |
85,184 |
81,121 |
4,063 |
1,682 |
840 |
297 |
2,624 |
1,128 |
356 |
200 |
243 |
57 |
|
30 |
44 |
Mifflin |
43,591 |
40,430 |
3,161 |
1,528 |
343 |
76 |
2,763 |
1,424 |
55 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
|
31 |
37 |
Lawrence |
89,361 |
84,856 |
4,505 |
1,416 |
870 |
257 |
3,334 |
1,066 |
115 |
56 |
186 |
37 |
|
32 |
60 |
Union |
39,637 |
35,508 |
4,129 |
1,261 |
1,460 |
452 |
2,245 |
633 |
325 |
161 |
99 |
15 |
|
33 |
55 |
Snyder |
35,421 |
32,593 |
2,828 |
1,197 |
516 |
120 |
2,235 |
1,060 |
54 |
17 |
23 |
0 |
|
34 |
41 |
Lycoming |
113,461 |
109,699 |
3,762 |
1,188 |
1,458 |
416 |
1,861 |
541 |
293 |
155 |
150 |
76 |
|
35 |
49 |
Northumberland |
89,719 |
85,743 |
3,976 |
1,166 |
1,338 |
402 |
2,316 |
641 |
234 |
105 |
88 |
18 |
|
36 |
52 |
Pike |
43,628 |
39,862 |
3,766 |
1,152 |
1,692 |
454 |
1,783 |
596 |
212 |
82 |
79 |
20 |
|
37 |
26 |
Fayette |
140,254 |
135,923 |
4,331 |
1,147 |
1,287 |
444 |
2,590 |
523 |
253 |
144 |
201 |
36 |
|
38 |
10 |
Butler |
162,972 |
157,969 |
5,003 |
1,143 |
1,545 |
415 |
2,715 |
499 |
582 |
206 |
161 |
23 |
|
39 |
56 |
Somerset |
75,700 |
72,834 |
2,866 |
1,132 |
748 |
243 |
1,882 |
762 |
126 |
91 |
110 |
36 |
|
40 |
7 |
Blair |
121,866 |
118,116 |
3,750 |
1,080 |
1,049 |
321 |
2,233 |
639 |
363 |
111 |
105 |
9 |
|
41 |
13 |
Carbon |
55,750 |
52,564 |
3,186 |
927 |
778 |
276 |
2,155 |
599 |
99 |
13 |
154 |
39 |
|
42 |
64 |
Wayne |
45,043 |
42,585 |
2,458 |
813 |
758 |
259 |
1,534 |
466 |
139 |
88 |
27 |
0 |
|
43 |
18 |
Clinton |
35,849 |
34,166 |
1,683 |
648 |
421 |
143 |
1,161 |
449 |
78 |
46 |
23 |
10 |
|
44 |
19 |
Columbia |
61,028 |
59,087 |
1,941 |
641 |
641 |
238 |
1,068 |
308 |
141 |
53 |
91 |
42 |
|
45 |
17 |
Clearfield |
78,881 |
76,882 |
1,999 |
589 |
581 |
192 |
1,177 |
300 |
214 |
86 |
27 |
11 |
|
46 |
34 |
Juniata |
21,301 |
19,984 |
1,317 |
546 |
344 |
165 |
910 |
344 |
60 |
37 |
3 |
0 |
|
47 |
61 |
Venango |
54,307 |
52,687 |
1,620 |
512 |
570 |
219 |
945 |
258 |
53 |
27 |
52 |
8 |
|
48 |
3 |
Armstrong |
68,513 |
66,809 |
1,704 |
510 |
546 |
204 |
934 |
233 |
140 |
44 |
84 |
29 |
|
49 |
8 |
Bradford |
58,944 |
57,316 |
1,628 |
504 |
525 |
170 |
982 |
295 |
87 |
33 |
34 |
6 |
|
50 |
62 |
Warren |
41,426 |
40,078 |
1,348 |
471 |
337 |
120 |
898 |
304 |
106 |
45 |
7 |
2 |
|
51 |
33 |
Jefferson |
43,396 |
41,999 |
1,397 |
439 |
364 |
116 |
944 |
282 |
74 |
31 |
15 |
10 |
|
52 |
5 |
Bedford |
46,945 |
45,788 |
1,157 |
430 |
356 |
110 |
727 |
274 |
59 |
46 |
15 |
0 |
|
53 |
50 |
Perry |
40,955 |
39,491 |
1,464 |
421 |
475 |
146 |
889 |
227 |
83 |
48 |
17 |
0 |
|
54 |
42 |
McKean |
43,338 |
41,816 |
1,522 |
412 |
623 |
213 |
737 |
135 |
95 |
44 |
67 |
20 |
|
55 |
30 |
Greene |
38,564 |
37,120 |
1,444 |
408 |
841 |
252 |
521 |
127 |
47 |
23 |
35 |
6 |
|
56 |
31 |
Huntingdon |
43,120 |
41,759 |
1,361 |
390 |
638 |
184 |
597 |
141 |
104 |
63 |
22 |
2 |
|
57 |
59 |
Tioga |
39,139 |
37,951 |
1,188 |
359 |
415 |
123 |
668 |
211 |
49 |
22 |
56 |
3 |
|
58 |
24 |
Elk |
33,086 |
31,885 |
1,201 |
344 |
362 |
132 |
644 |
133 |
181 |
78 |
14 |
1 |
|
59 |
47 |
Montour |
17,220 |
16,133 |
1,087 |
333 |
230 |
41 |
692 |
203 |
100 |
63 |
65 |
26 |
|
60 |
16 |
Clarion |
39,484 |
38,438 |
1,046 |
325 |
292 |
85 |
621 |
189 |
94 |
39 |
39 |
12 |
|
61 |
58 |
Susquehanna |
39,822 |
38,613 |
1,209 |
297 |
300 |
95 |
827 |
177 |
67 |
23 |
15 |
2 |
|
62 |
66 |
Wyoming |
26,470 |
25,749 |
721 |
222 |
312 |
77 |
335 |
110 |
52 |
32 |
22 |
3 |
|
63 |
53 |
Potter |
16,974 |
16,366 |
608 |
207 |
169 |
49 |
326 |
98 |
90 |
44 |
23 |
16 |
|
64 |
29 |
Fulton |
13,370 |
13,139 |
231 |
95 |
105 |
39 |
112 |
46 |
11 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
|
65 |
57 |
Sullivan |
6,285 |
6,102 |
183 |
60 |
61 |
17 |
116 |
37 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
|
66 |
27 |
Forest |
4,765 |
4,617 |
148 |
23 |
54 |
11 |
76 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
0 |
|
67 |
12 |
Cameron |
5,699 |
5,571 |
128 |
21 |
48 |
7 |
76 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
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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