US language data · 2024 ACS 5-year
Chinese speakers in the United States
3,550,641 people in the United States speak Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) at home (ACS 2024), and 1,816,462 of them (51%) speak English less than "very well".
The largest Chinese-speaking populations are in California, New York, Texas and Massachusetts.
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| # | State | Speakers | Limited English | Share LEP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 1,291,832 | 672,864 | 52% | |
| 2 | New York | 600,426 | 374,904 | 62% | |
| 3 | Texas | 195,841 | 89,199 | 46% | |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 145,199 | 68,564 | 47% | |
| 5 | Washington | 141,867 | 61,728 | 44% | |
| 6 | New Jersey | 129,959 | 54,324 | 42% | |
| 7 | Illinois | 107,782 | 52,430 | 49% | |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | 96,828 | 51,077 | 53% | |
| 9 | Florida | 76,735 | 39,871 | 52% | |
| 10 | Maryland | 71,414 | 33,356 | 47% | |
| 11 | Georgia | 61,447 | 29,885 | 49% | |
| 12 | Virginia | 58,783 | 23,497 | 40% | |
| 13 | Michigan | 46,756 | 20,691 | 44% | |
| 14 | Ohio | 43,673 | 20,366 | 47% | |
| 15 | North Carolina | 40,402 | 16,416 | 41% | |
| 16 | Nevada | 36,142 | 20,049 | 55% | |
| 17 | Arizona | 35,131 | 16,584 | 47% | |
| 18 | Hawaii | 34,755 | 20,890 | 60% | |
| 19 | Connecticut | 31,980 | 15,349 | 48% | |
| 20 | Oregon | 30,483 | 14,977 | 49% | |
| 21 | Colorado | 25,066 | 10,696 | 43% | |
| 22 | Indiana | 24,210 | 11,581 | 48% | |
| 23 | Minnesota | 23,567 | 9,747 | 41% | |
| 24 | Missouri | 21,123 | 9,349 | 44% | |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 17,702 | 7,948 | 45% | |
| 26 | Utah | 16,788 | 6,416 | 38% | |
| 27 | Tennessee | 15,437 | 6,854 | 44% | |
| 28 | Alabama | 11,196 | 5,424 | 48% | |
| 29 | Oklahoma | 10,836 | 5,638 | 52% | |
| 30 | South Carolina | 10,658 | 4,698 | 44% | |
| 31 | Kansas | 9,735 | 4,660 | 48% | |
| 32 | Louisiana | 9,518 | 4,222 | 44% | |
| 33 | Iowa | 8,552 | 3,596 | 42% | |
| 34 | Kentucky | 7,912 | 3,468 | 44% | |
| 35 | Delaware | 7,909 | 3,574 | 45% | |
| 36 | Rhode Island | 7,190 | 3,070 | 43% | |
| 37 | District of Columbia | 5,861 | 1,730 | 30% | |
| 38 | New Hampshire | 5,018 | 2,063 | 41% | |
| 39 | Nebraska | 4,799 | 1,902 | 40% | |
| 40 | Mississippi | 4,508 | 2,303 | 51% | |
| 41 | New Mexico | 4,440 | 1,791 | 40% | |
| 42 | Arkansas | 4,192 | 1,770 | 42% | |
| 43 | Idaho | 3,712 | 1,347 | 36% | |
| 44 | Maine | 2,893 | 1,193 | 41% | |
| 45 | Alaska | 1,961 | 863 | 44% | |
| 46 | West Virginia | 1,842 | 941 | 51% | |
| 47 | Montana | 1,568 | 686 | 44% | |
| 48 | Vermont | 1,403 | 286 | 20% | |
| 49 | North Dakota | 1,199 | 428 | 36% | |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | 861 | 541 | 63% | |
| 51 | South Dakota | 858 | 364 | 42% | |
| 52 | Wyoming | 692 | 292 | 42% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates, table B16001 (population aged 5 and over).