Limited English Proficiency by Detailed Group (National)

Data are based on 2017 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates

Table S0201

Asian Alone + NHPI Alone

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Population Group	Population 5 years and over	Share of English only speakers	Share that speak language other than English	Language other than English- Share Speak English less than "very well"
Asian Indian alone	3,799,906	23.20	76.80	18.70
Bangladeshi alone	162,749	8.40	91.60	44.70
Cambodian alone	254,964	25.50	74.50	39.50
Chinese alone	3,999,748	20.00	80.00	45.00
Taiwanese alone	159,401	17.60	82.40	38.40
Filipino alone	2,815,380	35.70	64.30	20.90
Hmong alone	269,802	16.40	83.60	32.90
Indonesian alone	72,849	26.80	73.20	30.50
Japanese alone	750,141	56.00	44.00	22.40
Korean alone	1,420,689	26.20	73.80	39.40
Laotian alone	204,075	23.20	76.80	37.60
Pakistani alone	462,823	16.10	83.90	25.40
Thai alone	205,598	24.70	75.30	42.80
Vietnamese alone	1,753,236	16.90	83.10	48.90
Burmese alone	158,069	7.00	93.00	64.30
Nepalese alone	157,284	7.40	92.60	47.50
Polynesian alone	342,611	70.50	29.50	7.00
Native Hawaiian alone	183,019	86.50	13.50	3.10
Samoan alone	98,141	55.20	44.80	9.60
Micronesian alone	154,714	48.80	51.20	22.60
Guamanian or Chamorro alone	81,581	69.20	30.80	5.40

Asian Alone or any combination + NHPI Alone or any combination

Population Group	Population 5 years and over	Share of English only speakers	Share that speak language other than English	Language other than English-Share Speak English less than "very well"
Asian Indian alone or in any combination	4,063,558	25.80	74.20	18.20
Bangladeshi alone or in any combination	171,315	9.20	90.80	44.20
Cambodian alone or in any combination	302,710	31.60	68.40	35.40
Chinese alone or in any combination	4,722,134	28.10	71.90	39.40
Taiwanese alone or in any combination	181,957	23.10	76.90	35.10
Filipino alone or in any combination	3,770,548	48.80	51.20	16.20
Hmong alone or in any combination	279,016	18.00	82.00	32.10
Indonesian alone or in any combination	117,807	43.50	56.50	22.30
Japanese alone or in any combination	1,361,443	69.00	31.00	13.30
Korean alone or in any combination	1,757,619	37.90	62.10	32.40
Laotian alone or in any combination	247,638	30.80	69.20	32.90
Pakistani alone or in any combination	502,215	19.00	81.00	24.30
Thai alone or in any combination	295,993	41.60	58.40	31.70
Vietnamese alone or in any combination	1,976,224	22.20	77.80	45.10
Burmese alone or in any combination	168,860	8.00	92.00	63.00
Nepalese alone or in any combination	167,141	8.30	91.70	46.80
Polynesian alone or in any combination	793,191	81.30	18.70	4.10
Native Hawaiian alone or in any combination	561,120	89.50	10.50	2.00
Samoan alone or in any combination	181,269	67.00	33.00	7.30
Tongan alone or in any combination	63,775	48.90	51.10	12.70
Micronesian alone or in any combination	228,642	60.80	39.20	16.30
Guamanian or Chamorro alone or in any combination	143,583	76.80	23.20	4.40