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2012 Florida Mapping LEP Populations in Your Community - Number by County

State or Territory
Year
2012
Map Level
county
Population Count Type
number
Text Version
Description of FL LEP Maps

FL Raw Count Map (Description)

This map illustrates the LEP counties of Florida with pie charts of the top five LEP counties:

Broward County- Dark Orange Shading

Hillsborough County- Dark Orange Shading

Miami-Dade County- Brown Shading

Orange County- Dark Orange Shading

Palm Beach County- Dark Orange Shading

Each county is color shaded to indicate the total number of limited English proficient (LEP) persons in the county. We have defined LEP persons as individuals five years and over who speak a language other than English at home and who have indicated that they speak English less than very well (LVW). For each of the top five LEP counties, we have provided a pie chart that breaks down the top five languages spoken in the county (according to the total number of each language spoken) with the remaining languages in a sixth category called “All Other Languages”.

Raw Counts:

The colors correspond to the total number of LEP individuals in the county as follows:

  • Pale White: (<=1K)
  • Light Yellow: (>1K AND <=10K)
  • Pale Orange: (>10K AND <=50K)
  • Orange: (>50K AND <=100K)
  • Dark Orange: (>100K AND <= 250K)
  • Brown: (>250K AND <=750K)
  • Dark Brown: (>750K)

The counties in Florida are shaded to indicate the number of limited English proficient (LEP) persons in the county. We have defined LEP persons as individuals five years or older who speak a language other than English at home and who have indicated that they speak English less than very well (LVW). The tables explain the raw count number and percentage of LEP persons by language spoken for Florida’s top five counties.

Broward County

Total LEP (LVW): 246,456

Language

Spanish

French Creole

Portuguese

French

Chinese

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

146,941

45,395

11,299

9,380

3,492

29,949

% LEP LVW

60

18

5

4

1

12

Hillsborough County

Total LEP (LVW): 117,203

Language

Spanish

Vietnamese

French Creole

Chinese

Arabic

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

94,719

4,102

2,504

1,895

1,803

12,180

% LEP LVW

81

3

2

2

2

10

Miami-Dade County

Total LEP (LVW): 824,682

Language

Spanish

French Creole

Chinese

French

Portuguese

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

743,251

50,879

4,536

4,051

3,972

17,993

% LEP LVW

90

6

1

1

0

2

Orange County

Total LEP (LVW): 134,030

Language

Spanish

French Creole

Vietnamese

Portuguese

Chinese

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

92,113

12,829

6,377

4,489

3,518

14,704

% LEP LVW

69

9

5

3

3

11

Palm Beach County

Total LEP (LVW): 163,665

Language

Spanish

French Creole

Portuguese

French

Chinese

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

102,750

31,097

4,355

3,971

3,077

18,415

% LEP LVW

63

19

3

2

2

11

Each county in the State of Florida is color shaded to indicate the total number of limited English proficient (LEP) persons in the county. We have defined LEP persons as individuals five years and over who speak a language other than English at home and who have indicated that they speak English less than very well (LVW). We have provided a pie chart that breaks down the top five languages spoken in the entire State of Florida (according to the total number of each language spoken) with the remaining languages in a sixth category called “All Other Languages”. The table below explains the raw count number and percentage of LEP persons by language spoken for the State of Florida.

State of Florida

Total LEP (LVW): 2,095,813

Language

Spanish

French Creole

Vietnamese

Portuguese

French

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

1,601,455

172,790

34,550

34,008

31,586

221,424

% LEP LVW

76

8

2

2

1

11