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Jersey Ranks Fifth in the Nation in Percentage of People 5 Years and Over Who Speak a Language Other Than English at Home, 2005
Source: 2005 American Community Survey, US Census Bureau
| Rank |
State |
Percentage |
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Rank |
State |
Percentage |
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1 |
California |
42.3% |
|
26 |
North Carolina |
9.2% |
2 |
New Mexico |
36.1% |
|
27 |
Pennsylvania |
9.1% |
3 |
Texas |
33.6% |
|
28 |
Nebraska |
9.0% |
4 |
New York |
28.2% |
|
29 |
Michigan |
8.9% |
5 |
Arizona |
27.4% |
|
30 |
New Hampshire |
8.7% |
5 |
NEW JERSEY |
27.4% |
|
31 |
Louisiana |
8.4% |
7 |
Nevada |
26.2% |
|
32 |
Oklahoma |
8.1% |
8 |
Florida |
25.4% |
|
33 |
Wisconsin |
8.0% |
9 |
Hawaii |
24.0% |
|
34 |
Maine |
7.6% |
10 |
Illinois |
21.5% |
|
35 |
Indiana |
7.3% |
11 |
Massachusetts |
20.3% |
|
36 |
Iowa |
6.2% |
11 |
Rhode Island |
20.3% |
|
37 |
Ohio |
6.1% |
13 |
Connecticut |
19.0% |
|
38 |
South Dakota |
6.0% |
14 |
Colorado |
17.0% |
|
39 |
Arkansas |
5.9% |
15 |
Washington |
16.0% |
|
39 |
South Carolina |
5.9% |
16 |
Maryland |
14.5% |
|
39 |
Wyoming |
5.9% |
17 |
Oregon |
13.9% |
|
42 |
North Dakota |
5.7% |
17 |
Utah |
13.9% |
|
43 |
Tennessee |
5.6% |
19 |
Alaska |
13.6% |
|
44 |
Missouri |
5.3% |
20 |
Virginia |
12.7% |
|
45 |
Vermont |
5.1% |
21 |
Georgia |
11.6% |
|
46 |
Alabama |
4.2% |
22 |
Delaware |
11.5% |
|
46 |
Montana |
4.2% |
23 |
Idaho |
9.7% |
|
48 |
Kentucky |
3.9% |
24 |
Kansas |
9.4% |
|
49 |
Mississippi |
3.1% |
24 |
Minnesota |
9.4% |
|
50 |
West Virginia |
2.2% |
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50
State Average
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13.25% |
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N.J.
% Above Average |
112.83% |
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