Description of TX LEP Maps
TX Raw Count Map (Description)This map illustrates the LEP counties of Texas with pie charts of the top five LEP counties: Dallas County- Brown Shading El Paso County- Dark Orange Shading Harris County- Dark Brown Shading Hidalgo County- Dark Orange Shading Tarrant 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:
The counties in Texas 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 Texas’s top five counties. Dallas CountyTotal LEP (LVW): 419,317
El Paso CountyTotal LEP (LVW): 226,379
Harris CountyTotal LEP (LVW): 785,516
Hidalgo CountyTotal LEP (LVW): 229,913
Tarrant CountyTotal LEP (LVW): 206,821
Each county in the State of Texas 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 Texas (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 Texas. State of TexasTotal LEP (LVW): 3,346,914
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