Languages spoken in DeKalb County, GA

In October 2015, the U.S. Census Bureau released the "2009-2013 American Community Survey" which provides information on "languages spoken at home" and "ability to speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over" for the United States as a whole, states including Puerto Rico and Washington D.C., selected counties, and selected cities and urban areas. The following provides aggregated survey information on languages spoken in DeKalb County [GA]

Table showing languages spoken in DeKalb County, GA

Population 5 years and over
Speak only English at home
Speak a language other than English at home
OTHER INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGES

French (incl. Patois, Cajun)

French Creole

Italian

Portuguese (incl. Portuguese Creole)

German (incl. Luxembourgian)

Yiddish

Other West Germanic languages

Scandinavian languages

Greek

Russian

Polish

Serbo-Croatian languages

Other Slavic languages

Other Indic languages

Other Indo-European languages

ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLAND LANGUAGES

Chinese (incl. Cantonese, Mandarin, other Chinese languages)

Other Asian languages

Tagalog

Other Pacific Island languages

ALL OTHER LANGUAGES

Navajo

Other Native North American languages

Other and unspecified languages

BY STATE
BY COUNTY
BY CITY

Language	Number of speakers	Margin of Error	Speak English less than "Very Well"	Margin of Error
Population 5 years and over	648,779	28	60,332	1,839
Speak only English at home	527,947	2,449	(X)	(X)
Speak a language other than English at home	120,832	2,453	60,332	1,839
SPANISH AND SPANISH CREOLE	56,791	1,250	32,779	1,099
Spanish	56,790	1,250	32,780	1,099
OTHER INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGES	25,860	1,634	8,555	958
French (incl Patois, Cajun)	5,180	793	1,047	297
French	4,465	743	1,015	295
Patois	715	272	35	35
French Creole	1,530	558	523	315
Italian	558	189	125	62
Portuguese (incl Portuguese Creole)	954	229	105	77
Portuguese	955	229	105	77
German (incl Luxembourgian)	1,811	340	246	91
German	1,810	340	245	91
Yiddish	156	139	12	21
Other West Germanic languages	302	110	(B)	-
Dutch	160	97	(B)	-
Afrikaans	145	66	(B)	-
Scandinavian languages	278	125	(B)	-
Swedish	185	96	(B)	-
Danish	60	74	(B)	-
Norwegian	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Icelandic	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Greek	605	306	103	63
Russian	1,480	454	508	186
Polish	244	133	34	38
Serbo-Croatian languages	450	285	294	219
Serbocroatian	430	278	285	219
Croatian	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Serbian	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Other Slavic languages	222	131	63	59
Bielorussian	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Ukrainian	75	80	(D)	(D)
Czech	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Bulgarian	95	86	(D)	(D)
Macedonian	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Persian	774	320	336	242
Hindi	2,653	599	762	303
Gujarati	1,072	415	476	220
Urdu	597	218	140	89
Other Indic languages	5,270	992	3,404	760
India nec3	440	267	380	232
Bengali	1,515	470	755	252
Panjabi	80	84	(D)	(D)
Marathi	485	232	235	125
Oriya	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Nepali	2,430	764	1,995	700
Sindhi	105	108	(D)	(D)
Pakistan nec3	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Sinhalese	130	89	(D)	(D)
Other Indo-European languages	1,724	492	377	215
Jamaican Creole	400	274	(B)	-
Krio	500	410	70	92
Pidgin	30	35	(B)	-
Gullah	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Romanian	250	135	(D)	(D)
Irish Gaelic	65	70	(D)	(D)
Albanian	85	136	70	112
Lithuanian	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Latvian	55	83	55	83
Kurdish	305	260	140	172
ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLAND LANGUAGES	20,637	1,177	11,607	993
Chinese (incl Cantonese, Mandarin, other Chinese languages4)	6,184	695	3,451	516
Chinese	4,335	726	2,740	554
Kan, Hsiang	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Cantonese	245	113	120	82
Mandarin	1,370	361	545	217
Formosan	195	131	10	21
Japanese	1,009	426	510	366
Korean	3,202	593	1,811	416
Mon-Khmer, Cambodian	416	258	196	155
Hmong	171	176	31	45
Thai	432	249	254	215
Laotian	179	181	40	42
Vietnamese	4,438	898	2,657	648
Other Asian languages	3,946	867	2,312	725
Uighur	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Turkish	540	311	190	167
Telugu	805	265	360	253
Kannada	135	104	65	71
Malayalam	110	74	(D)	(D)
Tamil	480	305	135	148
Munda	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Burmese	835	464	655	341
Karen	1,005	554	860	540
Tagalog	433	197	247	153
Other Pacific Island languages	227	160	98	115
Indonesian	120	146	85	113
Malay	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Sebuano	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Chamorro	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Samoan	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
ALL OTHER LANGUAGES	17,544	1,637	7,391	954
Navajo	10	17	(B)	-
Other Native North American languages	101	107	(B)	-
Okanogan	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Choctaw	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Koasati	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Hungarian	86	64	44	49
Arabic	1,855	524	606	198
Hebrew	513	234	11	17
African languages	14,304	1,499	6,333	924
Amharic	6,670	1,134	3,540	731
Chadic	110	160	(D)	(D)
Cushite	2,690	625	1,250	334
Sudanic	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Nubian	20	49	(D)	(D)
Swahili	260	178	105	116
Bantu	760	461	260	208
Mande	100	104	65	94
Fulani	650	422	240	166
Kru, Ibo, Yoruba	2,470	593	570	263
Efik	370	296	120	138
Mbum (and related)	100	186	100	186
African	40	54	(B)	-
Other and unspecified languages	675	448	397	314
Finnish	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Caucasian	105	106	(B)	-
Mayan languages	25	23	20	23
Mapuche	210	267	195	246
Oto - Manguen	130	201	105	164
Chibchan	160	251	75	116
Uncodable	40	44	(B)	-

Notes

Number of speakers and Speak English less than "Very Well": Detailed-language estimates are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Aggregate estimates ("language category" and "language sub-category" entries) are unrounded and appear in table B16001. Detailed-language estimates may not sum to aggregate estimates because of rounding.
Margin of Error and Margin of Error: Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data. The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.
(D): Data withheld to avoid disclosure.
(B): Either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
(X): Question does not apply.
-: Either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3 N.E.C. stands for not elsewhere classified. These are languages where respondents indicated they spoke either Indian or Pakistan. For Indian, it cannot be determined if the respondent spoke a native American language or spoke a language from India. For Pakistan, respondents wrote in Pakistan but it cannot be determined which one of the languages spoken in Pakistan is actually being spoken. To distinguish these languages, n.e.c. is used to indicated they are not classified in any other language code.
This category includes literal write-ins of Chinese as well as Hakka, Kan, Hsiang, Cantonese, Mandarin, Fuchow, Formosan, and Wu.