Languages spoken in Suffolk County, NY

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 Suffolk County [NY]

Table showing languages spoken in Suffolk County, NY

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	1,411,618	6	131,309	3,346
Speak only English at home	1,118,427	4,015	(X)	(X)
Speak a language other than English at home	293,191	4,016	131,309	3,346
SPANISH AND SPANISH CREOLE	177,828	2,906	89,224	2,608
Spanish	177,830	2,906	89,225	2,608
OTHER INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGES	82,313	3,636	28,008	1,894
French (incl Patois, Cajun)	5,780	873	1,456	440
French	5,540	863	1,410	433
Patois	240	172	50	50
French Creole	7,754	1,273	3,638	869
Italian	16,659	1,094	4,493	540
Portuguese (incl Portuguese Creole)	5,362	1,121	2,176	624
Portuguese	5,360	1,121	2,175	624
German (incl Luxembourgian)	5,216	461	857	235
German	5,215	461	855	235
Yiddish	803	234	153	95
Other West Germanic languages	484	168	16	19
Pennsylvania Dutch	80	91	(B)	-
Dutch	405	121	(D)	(D)
Scandinavian languages	843	288	285	245
Swedish	175	85	35	34
Danish	275	257	165	255
Norwegian	375	142	75	44
Icelandic	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Greek	5,132	746	1,136	225
Russian	3,179	541	1,318	312
Polish	7,844	975	3,710	659
Serbo-Croatian languages	1,271	436	476	207
Serbocroatian	230	152	105	83
Croatian	635	200	220	107
Serbian	405	274	150	120
Other Slavic languages	1,815	511	1,000	436
Bielorussian	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Ukrainian	1,225	465	835	426
Czech	220	122	30	35
Slovak	160	98	(D)	(D)
Bulgarian	175	158	100	82
Slovene	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Armenian	329	150	186	109
Persian	1,813	724	534	226
Hindi	3,532	577	1,162	378
Gujarati	1,551	478	576	212
Urdu	6,040	1,149	2,669	680
Other Indic languages	4,398	627	1,378	313
India nec3	360	202	80	62
Bengali	2,510	449	755	222
Panjabi	1,035	344	370	190
Marathi	250	133	90	75
Rajasthani	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Sindhi	55	45	30	35
Pakistan nec3	115	113	(D)	(D)
Sinhalese	65	56	(D)	(D)
Other Indo-European languages	2,508	666	789	290
Jamaican Creole	100	63	30	26
Catalonian	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Romanian	610	230	105	84
Welsh	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Irish Gaelic	105	56	(B)	-
Albanian	890	533	280	154
Lithuanian	450	249	295	212
Latvian	225	130	70	76
Pashto	80	71	(D)	(D)
Kurdish	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLAND LANGUAGES	27,320	1,228	12,666	846
Chinese (incl Cantonese, Mandarin, other Chinese languages4)	11,013	868	5,487	656
Chinese	8,400	830	4,435	611
Cantonese	970	222	265	112
Mandarin	1,230	304	580	186
Fuchow	50	55	(D)	(D)
Formosan	325	168	170	113
Wu	40	47	(D)	(D)
Japanese	1,158	271	495	160
Korean	4,100	599	2,346	411
Mon-Khmer, Cambodian	238	350	104	152
Thai	461	362	207	115
Laotian	74	101	74	101
Vietnamese	1,458	529	745	269
Other Asian languages	5,521	774	2,384	508
Karachay	30	39	(B)	-
Uighur	60	83	(D)	(D)
Turkish	3,085	615	1,525	433
Mongolian	30	49	30	49
Gondi	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Telugu	625	281	170	114
Kannada	190	113	45	43
Malayalam	950	285	445	183
Tamil	445	205	70	58
Tibetan	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Burmese	65	49	55	43
Tagalog	2,695	484	634	210
Other Pacific Island languages	602	298	190	140
Indonesian	215	205	(D)	(D)
Malagasy	25	44	(B)	-
Malay	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Bisayan	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Sebuano	30	33	(D)	(D)
Pangasinan	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Ilocano	90	120	(D)	(D)
Palau	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Trukese	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Fijian	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
ALL OTHER LANGUAGES	5,730	824	1,411	381
Other Native North American languages	131	85	30	35
Muskogee	30	48	(D)	(D)
Mohawk	55	49	(D)	(D)
Seneca	25	40	(B)	-
American Indian	20	20	(B)	-
Hungarian	403	178	56	37
Arabic	2,150	580	616	227
Hebrew	1,170	228	183	88
African languages	1,446	419	392	181
Amharic	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Chadic	(D)	(D)	(B)	-
Swahili	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Bantu	60	57	(B)	-
Mande	50	58	45	48
Kru, Ibo, Yoruba	1,135	404	315	171
African	90	72	(B)	-
Other and unspecified languages	430	225	134	157
Finnish	85	60	(D)	(D)
Estonian	90	60	(B)	-
Caucasian	115	102	20	24
Oto - Manguen	(D)	(D)	(D)	(D)
Uncodable	(D)	(D)	(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.