FAM5 Language spoken at home and difficulty speaking English: Number of children ages 5–17 who speak a language other than English at home by language spoken and ability to speak English, and the perc

Children who speak another language at home and have difficulty speaking English

Number (in thousands)
1,250
1,808
2,160
2,431
2,630
2,886
2,844
2,780
2,881
2,774
2,806
2,767
2,748
2,680
2,634
2,704
2,593
2,499
2,443
2,402
2,353
2,417
2,379
2,325
2,260

Percentage of school-age children
2.8
4.3
4.6
5.2
5.0
5.5
5.4
5.3
5.4
5.2
5.3
5.2
5.2
5.1
4.9
5.0
4.8
4.6
4.5
4.5
4.4
4.5
4.4
4.3
4.2

Language spokenc

Spanish
2.1
3.1
3.3
4.3
4.3
4.0
3.9
3.8
4.1
3.9
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.8
3.6
3.6
3.5
3.3
3.2
3.1
3.0
3.1
3.1
3.0
2.9

Other Indo-European
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.6

Asian or Pacific Island languages
0.1
0.6
0.8
0.4
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6

Other languages
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2

Race and Hispanic origind

White
2.8
4.2
4.3
4.9
5.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

White-alone
—
—
—
—
—
4.4
4.2
3.8
4.3
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.9
4.0
3.9
4.4
3.9
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.6
3.5
3.5
3.5

White, non-Hispanic
0.5
0.7
0.6
0.7
1.0
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

White-alone, non-Hispanic
—
—
—
—
—
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.1

Black
0.5
0.7
1.5
1.5
1.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

Black-alone
—
—
—
—
—
1.4
1.2
1.3
1.6
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.2
1.7
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.7
1.7
1.6

Black, non-Hispanic
0.3
0.5
1.2
0.9
1.0
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

Black-alone, non-Hispanic
—
—
—
—
—
1.2
1.0
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.4
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.5
1.5
1.4

American Indian or Alaska Native
—
4.5
1.4
3.8
8.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

American Indian or Alaska Native-alone
—
—
—
—
—
4.6
4.4
4.4
3.8
3.1
4.1
4.0
4.2
5.3
5.4
4.8
3.9
3.7
2.8
3.4
3.7
2.8
3.7
3.6
3.4

Asian or Pacific Islander
—
24.5
25.0
19.4
13.9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

Asian-alone
—
—
—
—
—
19.8
20.5
18.7
17.5
16.9
17.2
16.5
16.4
16.1
15.8
15.5
15.5
14.8
14.3
14.3
14.0
14.0
12.8
12.7
12.3

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-alone
—
—
—
—
—
10.3
8.4
6.3
6.2
7.1
7.3
6.9
6.9
6.2
7.4
5.2
7.7
8.8
8.1
8.8
7.3
8.6
7.5
7.7
7.4

Other
19.5
9.0
18.1
27.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

Some other race alone
—
—
—
—
—
24.7
22.1
23.8
22.0
22.2
20.7
18.9
18.7
19.1
18.4
17.7
16.6
14.8
14.7
13.8
13.0
15.1
14.6
13.9
13.2

Two or more races
—
—
—
—
—
4.2
3.9
3.9
3.2
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.6
2.4
2.7
2.9
2.8
2.6
2.5
2.5
2.4
2.2
2.2
2.4
2.4

Hispanic (of any race)
28.7
26.7
27.9
30.9
23.4
22.8
21.3
20.5
20.9
19.7
19.4
18.5
18.1
17.1
16.1
15.4
14.3
13.3
13.0
12.5
11.9
12.1
11.6
11.1
10.8

Education of parente

Less than high school graduate
—
—
—
—
—
17.8
17.0
18.2
20.3
18.6
18.7
18.4
18.7
19.0
18.0
18.1
17.1
15.9
15.8
15.7
15.2
15.6
15.2
13.0
14.2

High school graduate
—
—
—
—
—
4.4
4.6
4.5
5.1
4.9
5.2
5.4
5.5
5.4
5.6
5.8
5.7
5.2
5.9
5.6
5.5
5.7
5.7
4.5
5.3

Some college
—
—
—
—
—
3.0
3.1
2.9
2.8
2.8
2.9
2.6
2.6
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.6
2.4
2.7

Bachelor’s degree or higher
—
—
—
—
—
2.8
2.9
2.7
2.8
2.8
2.6
2.6
2.5
2.5
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.4

Poverty statusf

Below 100% poverty
—
—
—
—
—
11.3
11.1
10.4
10.8
10.0
10.2
9.8
9.7
10.0
9.7
9.3
9.2
8.4
8.2
8.4
8.1
8.7
8.5
8.2
7.8

100% poverty and above
—
—
—
—
—
4.3
4.3
4.2
4.4
4.2
4.3
4.2
4.2
4.0
3.8
3.9
3.6
3.6
3.5
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5

Nativity statusg

Native-born child and parents
—
—
—
—
—
1.3
1.2
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.7
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.0

Foreign-born parent
—
—
—
—
—
21.8
21.6
20.8
21.2
19.4
19.4
18.7
18.4
17.8
17.1
16.9
17.0
14.2
14.7
14.2
13.7
13.8
13.3
12.9
12.3

Native-born child
—
—
—
—
—
17.2
16.7
16.1
16.5
15.1
15.1
14.6
14.6
14.6
14.1
14.0
13.4
12.6
12.4
11.8
11.0
10.9
10.0
9.8
9.1

Foreign-born child
—
—
—
—
—
36.0
36.7
36.3
37.1
34.6
34.6
34.0
33.1
31.3
30.3
29.7
28.3
23.4
27.0
28.0
28.9
31.0
32.1
31.2
30.6

Family structure

Two married parents
—
—
—
—
—
5.4
5.5
5.4
5.6
5.4
5.4
5.3
5.3
5.1
4.9
4.9
4.8
4.7
4.6
4.5
4.4
4.5
4.4
4.4
4.2

Mother only
—
—
—
—
—
4.3
4.2
4.1
4.4
4.2
4.2
4.0
4.0
4.1
4.4
4.5
4.4
4.2
4.1
4.0
4.0
4.2
4.2
4.0
4.0

Father only
—
—
—
—
—
6.8
6.4
6.4
6.0
6.1
6.6
6.3
6.1
6.6
6.0
6.1
5.8
5.3
5.4
5.1
5.0
4.8
4.8
4.6
4.6

No parent
—
—
—
—
—
8.6
7.5
7.5
6.9
7.2
7.5
7.0
7.0
6.5
6.4
6.5
5.6
5.2
5.3
5.6
4.8
5.6
5.5
5.0
5.4

Regionh

Northeast
2.9
4.5
4.8
5.0
4.4
5.0
5.1
5.0
5.5
4.8
4.5
4.4
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.6
4.7
4.6
4.6
4.4
4.9
4.8
4.9
4.7

South
2.2
3.8
3.3
3.4
3.6
4.4
4.1
4.3
4.7
4.4
4.6
4.6
4.7
4.6
4.4
4.6
4.5
4.4
4.3
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.5
4.4
4.3

Midwest
1.1
1.2
1.5
2.3
2.0
2.8
2.9
3.0
3.2
3.2
3.1
3.0
3.0
2.9
2.9
2.9
3.0
2.9
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.5
2.7
2.5
2.6

West
6.5
8.6
9.8
11.4
10.5
10.0
9.7
9.0
8.7
8.8
8.9
8.6
8.5
8.1
8.0
7.8
7.2
6.6
6.6
6.1
5.9
6.2
5.6
5.4
5.3