Description of NY LEP Maps
NY Raw Count Map (Description)This map illustrates the LEP counties of New York with pie charts of the top five LEP counties: Bronx County-Brown Shading Kings County-Brown Shading Nassau County-Dark Orange Shading New York County-Brown Shading Queens County-Brown 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:
The counties in New York 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 New York’s top five counties. Bronx CountyTotal LEP (LVW): 324,281
Kings CountyTotal LEP (LVW): 566,247
Nassau CountyTotal LEP (LVW): 139,022
New York CountyTotal LEP (LVW): 251,003
Queens CountyTotal LEP (LVW): 591,985
Each county in the State of New York 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 New York (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 New York. State of New YorkTotal LEP (LVW): 2,439,417
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