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

MA Raw Count Map (Description)

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

Essex County-Orange Shading

Hampden County-Pale Orange Shading

Middlesex County-Dark Orange Shading

Suffolk County-Dark Orange Shading

Worcester County-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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts’s top five counties.

Essex County

Total LEP (LVW): 70,298

Hampden County

Total LEP (LVW): 44,008

Middlesex County

Total LEP (LVW): 130,461

Suffolk County

Total LEP (LVW): 127,210

Worcester County

Total LEP (LVW): 55,691

Each county in the State of Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts (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 Massachusetts.

State of Massachusetts

Total LEP (LVW): 547,260