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2014 U.S. Asian and Pacific Islander National Language Maps - Percentage by State

Year
2014
Map Level
state
Population Count Type
percentage
Text Version
Description of US CAPIL Maps

US % CAPI LEP Map (Description)

This US map illustrates all 50 states:

Each state is color shaded to indicate the percent of limited English proficient (LEP) persons who speak an Asian Pacific Islander (API) language in the state. We have defined LEP persons as individuals five years and over who speak a language other than English at home and who have indicated that they speak English less than very well (LVW).

Percentages:

The colors correspond to percentage of CAPI LEP individuals in the state as follows:

  • Light Yellow: (<=5%)
  • Pale Orange: (>5% AND <=10%)
  • Orange: (>10% AND <=20%)
  • Dark Orange: (>20% AND <=30%)
  • Brown: (>30% AND <=50%)
  • Dark Brown: (>50%)

US CAPI Raw Count Map (Description)

This map illustrates the CAPI LEP states in the United States with pie charts of the top five CAPI LEP states:

  • State of California (CA) –Dark Brown Shading
  • State of Illinois (IL) -Brown Shading
  • State of New Jersey (NJ) -Brown Shading
  • State of New York (NY) –Dark Brown Shading
  • State of Texas (TX) –Dark Brown Shading

The states are color shaded to indicate the total number of limited English proficient (LEP) persons who speak an Asian Pacific Islander (API) language in the state. We have defined LEP persons as individuals five years and older who speak a language other than English at home and who have indicated that they speak English less than very well (LVW). For each state, we have also provided a pie chart that breaks down the top five API languages spoken in the state (according to the total number of each API language spoken) with the remaining languages in a sixth category called “Other CAPIL”.

Raw Counts:

The colors correspond to the total number of CAPI LEP individuals in the state as follows:

  • Light Yellow: (<=10K)
  • Pale Orange: (>10K AND <=50K)
  • Orange: (>50K AND <=100K)
  • Dark Orange: (>100K AND <=200K)
  • Brown: (>200K AND <=300K)
  • Dark Brown: (>300K)

The states are shaded to indicate the number of CAPI limited English proficient (LEP) persons in the state. We have defined LEP persons as individuals five years or older who speak a language other than English at home and who have indicated that they speak English less than very well (LVW). The tables explain the raw count number and percentage of CAPI LEP persons by language spoken for the top five states.

State of California

Total LEP (LVW): 1,954,989

Language

Chinese

Vietnamese

Tagalog

Korean

Other Indic

Other CAPIL

Raw Count LEP LVW

610,934

316,886

260,443

218,938

75,443

472,355

% LEP LVW

31

16

14

11

4

24

State of Illinois

Total LEP (LVW): 216,726

Language

Chinese

Korean

Tagalog

Arab

Gujarati

Other CAPIL

Raw Count LEP LVW

52,736

25,762

23,742

19,749

17,728

77,009

% LEP LVW

24

12

11

9

8

36

State of New Jersey

Total LEP (LVW): 255,210

Language

Chinese

Korean

Gujarati

Tagalog

Arab

Other CAPIL

Raw Count LEP LVW

52,343

41,424

29,495

21,205

22,488

88,255

% LEP LVW

20

16

12

8

9

35

State of New York

Total LEP (LVW): 693,837

Language

Chinese

Other Indic

Korean

Other Asian

Arab

Other CAPIL

Raw Count LEP LVW

350,976

79,252

61,833

40,771

36,053

124,952

% LEP LVW

51

11

9

6

5

18

State of Texas

Total LEP (LVW): 386,653

Language

Vietnamese

Chinese

Korean

Other Asian

Arabic

Other CAPIL

Raw Count LEP LVW

115,640

71,139

30,852

28,747

22,002

118,273

% LEP LVW

30

18

8

7

6

31