2012 North Carolina Mapping LEP Populations in Your Community - Number by County

State or Territory

North Carolina

Year

2012

Map Level

county

Population Count Type

number

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2012 North Carolina Mapping LEP Populations in Your Community - Number by County - PDF

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Description of NC LEP Maps

NC Raw Count Map (Description)

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

Durham County- Pale Orange Shading

Forsyth County- Pale Orange Shading

Guilford County- Pale Orange Shading

Mecklenburg County- Orange Shading

Wake 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina’s top five counties.

Durham County

Total LEP (LVW): 23,566

Language	Spanish	Chinese	Vietnamese	Korean	African	All Other Languages
Raw Count LEP LVW	18,751	1,315	467	403	387	2,243
% LEP LVW	79	6	2	2	2	9

Forsyth County

Total LEP (LVW): 22,868

Language	Spanish	Chinese	Other Asian	Greek	Persian	All Other Languages
Raw Count LEP LVW	19,676	565	285	246	220	1,876
% LEP LVW	86	3	1	1	1	8

Guilford County

Total LEP (LVW): 26,912

Language	Spanish	Vietnamese	African	Chinese	Arabic	All Other Languages
Raw Count LEP LVW	14,694	2,831	1,139	951	840	6,457
% LEP LVW	55	11	4	4	3	24

Mecklenburg County

Total LEP (LVW): 71,830

Language	Spanish	Vietnamese	Chinese	Other Asian	African	All Other Languages
Raw Count LEP LVW	48,116	4,154	2,714	1,703	1,319	13,824
% LEP LVW	67	6	4	2	2	19

Wake County

Total LEP (LVW): 54,447

Language	Spanish	Chinese	Vietnamese	Korean	Arabic	All Other Languages
Raw Count LEP LVW	34,690	3,349	2,284	2,118	1,480	10,526
% LEP LVW	64	6	4	4	3	19

Each county in the State of North Carolina 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 North Carolina (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 North Carolina.

State of North Carolina

Total LEP (LVW): 436,448

Language	Spanish	Chinese	Vietnamese	Korean	Other Asian	All Other Languages
Raw Count LEP LVW	333,201	13,289	13,170	7,529	6,341	62,918
% LEP LVW	76	3	3	2	2	14

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