English Proficiency by Language (Los Angeles County, 2012)
Ability to speak English by language spoken at home, population 5 years and older, Los Angeles County 2012.
- Of those who speak an Asian or Pacific Island language at home in Los Angeles County, more than half (51.7%) speak English less than "very well."
- Of those who speak Spanish at home in Los Angeles County, nearly half (45.9%) speak English less than "very well."
Language Spoken at Home, |
Percentage Who Speak English Less than "Very Well" within Specified Language Group |
---|---|
Spanish or Spanish Creole |
45.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander Languages (details below) |
51.7% |
Other Indo-European Languages (details below) |
38.9% |
Other Languages (details below) |
31.3% |
|
Total Number of Those Who Don't Speak English at Home |
Number Who Speak English Less than "Very Well" |
Percentage of Limited English Speakers within Specified Language |
---|---|---|---|
Spanish or Spanish Creole |
3,657,196 |
1,677,370 |
45.9% |
Asian and Pacific |
Total Number of Those Who Don't Speak English at Home |
Number Who Speak English Less than "Very Well" |
Percentage of Limited English Speakers within Specified Language |
---|---|---|---|
Chinese |
349,941 |
208,115 |
59.5% |
Japanese |
51,892 |
24,908 |
48.0% |
Korean |
188,514 |
115,431 |
61.2% |
Mon-Khmer, |
30,208 |
17,284 |
57.2% |
Hmong |
899 |
292 |
32.5% |
Thai |
25,209 |
15,282 |
60.6% |
Laotian |
3,171 |
1,325 |
41.8% |
Vietnamese |
81,744 |
48,106 |
58.8% |
Other Asian |
25,134 |
9,476 |
37.7% |
Tagalog |
225,847 |
72,496 |
32.1% |
Other Pacific |
27,549 |
9,425 |
34.2% |
Total |
1,010,108 |
522,140 |
51.7% |
Other Indo- |
Total Number of Those Who Don't Speak English at Home |
Number Who Speak English Less than "Very Well" |
Percentage of Limited English Speakers within Specified Language |
---|---|---|---|
French |
40,104 |
6,703 |
16.7% |
French Creole |
2,995 |
404 |
13.5% |
Italian |
15,579 |
3,370 |
21.6% |
Portuguese or |
12,518 |
3,351 |
26.8% |
German |
24,188 |
3,015 |
12.5% |
Yiddish |
1,833 |
289 |
15.8% |
Other West |
5,646 |
971 |
17.2% |
Scandinavian |
5,442 |
423 |
7.8% |
Greek |
6,947 |
1,714 |
24.7% |
Russian |
51,104 |
27,548 |
53.9% |
Polish |
5,215 |
1,416 |
27.2% |
Serbo-Croatian |
6,462 |
1,419 |
22.0% |
Other Slavic |
6,296 |
2,071 |
32.9% |
Armenian |
172,290 |
88,514 |
51.4% |
Persian |
74,097 |
30,738 |
41.5% |
Gujarati |
9,820 |
3,022 |
30.8% |
Hindi |
23,108 |
5,904 |
25.5% |
Urdu |
8,541 |
2,421 |
28.3% |
Other Indic |
26,255 |
11,012 |
41.9% |
Other Indo- |
10,822 |
3,742 |
34.6% |
Total |
509,262 |
198,047 |
38.9% |
Other |
Total Number of Those Who Don't Speak English at Home |
Number Who Speak English Less than "Very Well" |
Percentage of Limited English Speakers within Specified Language |
---|---|---|---|
Navajo |
141 |
28 |
19.9% |
Other Native |
559 |
148 |
26.5% |
Hungarian |
4,896 |
1,755 |
35.8% |
Arabic |
44,071 |
17,013 |
38.6% |
Hebrew |
24,678 |
4,780 |
19.4% |
African |
21,608 |
5,915 |
27.4% |
Other and |
5,430 |
2,065 |
38.0% |
Total |
101,383 |
31,704 |
31.3% |