Languages spoken in Guilford County, NC

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 Guilford County [NC]

Table showing languages spoken in Guilford County, NC

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	464,447	102	27,202	1,561
Speak only English at home	406,202	1,883	(X)	(X)
Speak a language other than English at home	58,245	1,885	27,202	1,561
SPANISH AND SPANISH CREOLE	28,326	1,046	14,204	912
Spanish	28,325	1,046	14,205	912
OTHER INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGES	10,350	1,150	3,311	644
French (incl Patois, Cajun)	2,430	622	963	471
French	2,390	620	965	471
Patois	40	40	(B)	-
French Creole	200	160	86	70
Italian	398	146	50	49
Portuguese (incl Portuguese Creole)	306	206	11	18
Portuguese	305	206	(D)	(D)
German (incl Luxembourgian)	1,066	260	120	78
German	1,065	260	120	78
Yiddish	14	23	(B)	-
Other West Germanic languages	166	95	50	54
Dutch	130	81	50	54
Afrikaans	40	40	(B)	-
Scandinavian languages	227	109	(B)	-
Swedish	140	109	(B)	-
Danish	60	45	(B)	-
Norwegian	20	25	(B)	-
Icelandic	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Greek	184	106	62	55
Russian	298	186	186	125
Polish	175	89	70	79
Serbo-Croatian languages	897	297	391	135
Serbocroatian	585	260	230	110
Croatian	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Serbian	295	165	165	84
Other Slavic languages	171	112	71	60
Ukrainian	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Czech	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Slovak	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Bulgarian	55	55	(D)	(D)
Armenian	9	14	(B)	-
Persian	333	211	96	120
Hindi	567	353	(B)	-
Gujarati	255	134	104	88
Urdu	1,115	457	458	199
Other Indic languages	1,268	401	563	274
India nec3	280	284	(D)	(D)
Bengali	55	51	(D)	(D)
Panjabi	175	121	15	44
Marathi	125	122	(B)	-
Rajasthani	95	99	95	99
Nepali	460	273	360	229
Pakistan nec3	80	69	(D)	(D)
Sinhalese	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Other Indo-European languages	271	180	30	35
Krio	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Romanian	80	65	(D)	(D)
Welsh	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Irish Gaelic	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Pashto	165	167	15	32
ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLAND LANGUAGES	14,024	865	7,337	661
Chinese (incl Cantonese, Mandarin, other Chinese languages4)	2,040	423	928	260
Chinese	1,830	430	820	249
Hakka	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Cantonese	25	28	(D)	(D)
Mandarin	165	108	80	68
Japanese	338	165	179	107
Korean	1,714	405	722	216
Mon-Khmer, Cambodian	1,679	577	740	253
Hmong	74	77	67	73
Thai	108	70	90	62
Laotian	670	330	379	208
Vietnamese	4,570	730	3,019	484
Other Asian languages	1,832	546	936	397
Turkish	110	109	(D)	(D)
Telugu	225	147	(D)	(D)
Kannada	225	188	(D)	(D)
Malayalam	225	180	170	169
Tamil	185	151	(D)	(D)
Tibetan	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Karen	855	463	665	377
Tagalog	643	299	174	135
Other Pacific Island languages	356	155	103	86
Indonesian	70	64	(D)	(D)
Balinese	20	49	20	49
Cham	80	104	45	46
Malay	40	48	(B)	-
Bisayan	15	27	(D)	(D)
Sebuano	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Chamorro	75	78	(B)	-
Samoan	40	50	(D)	(D)
ALL OTHER LANGUAGES	5,545	1,031	2,350	614
Other Native North American languages	70	63	12	20
Inupik	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Micmac	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Ojibwa	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
American Indian	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Hungarian	38	46	(B)	-
Arabic	1,828	497	749	268
Hebrew	136	106	(B)	-
African languages	3,398	762	1,543	512
Amharic	350	245	100	84
Chadic	500	319	270	183
Cushite	350	259	125	114
Sudanic	235	177	140	143
Nilo-Saharan	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Swahili	325	289	235	239
Bantu	85	64	(B)	-
Mande	275	201	125	86
Fulani	95	80	60	61
Gur	30	50	(D)	(D)
Kru, Ibo, Yoruba	865	344	235	237
Mbum (and related)	40	65	40	65
African	230	287	190	219
Other and unspecified languages	75	84	46	79
Mayan languages	45	79	45	79
Uncodable	30	26	(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.