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Our surveys provide periodic and comprehensive statistics about the nation. This data is critical for government programs, policies, and decision-making. ... Language use, English-speaking ability, and linguistic isolation data are collected in the ACS. Population. Our population statistics cover age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, migration ...

A “limited English-speaking household” is one in which all members 14 years and over have at least some diffulty with English. ... Our surveys provide periodic and comprehensive statistics about the nation. This data is critical for government programs, policies, and decision-making. ...

In 2000, President Clinton signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to identify the need for services to those with limited English proficiency (LEP) and to implement a system to provide meaningful access to language assistance services. Agencies rely on these data to determine how and where to provide language assistance service.

Although the number of U.S. residents who speak a language other than English has grown in recent decades, the share of those who are Limited English Proficient (LEP) has fallen: 40 percent in 2015, compared to 44 percent in 1980—even as immigration rose rapidly. This article examines growing linguistic diversity in the country and sketches a profile of the LEP population, including size ...

A majority of individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) in the U.S. are foreign-born, creating a complex intersection of language, socio-economic, and policy barriers to healthcare access and achieving good outcomes. Mapping the research ...

OCR released a report summarizing the Department’s progress on improving the provision of meaningful access to language assistance services to persons with limited English proficiency (LEP). The report also identifies steps to continue and strengthen this work across HHS moving forward. Read the 2023 HHS Language Access Report

Map 1. Number of Limited English Proficient (LEP) Individuals by State, 2010 . Note: An additional 2.8 million LEP persons resided in Puerto Rico. No information is available on LEP populations in other outlying US territories. Source: Authors’ tabulations from the US Census Bureau’s 2010 American Community Survey (ACS), Table B16001 ...

The LEP Mapping Tools use information from the U.S. Census’s American Community Survey (ACS). We use the ACS definition of LEP individuals as the population 5 years or older who self-identify as speaking English less than “very well” Current map data come from the U.S. Census 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimate data.

This will lead to Table B16001, which t abulates English proficiency numbers by language spoken at home for those age 5 or more. (Those who “speak English le ss than ‘very well’” and speak a language other than English at home are considered LEP.) The data is available in both 1 -year and 5-year

Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Data by U.S. Region NIWAP, American University Washington College of Law 1 By Ava Reisman Last updated: June 15, 2022. Greatest Number of LEP Speakers in the US by Language (2019)* 1. Spanish (16,258,571) 2. Chinese (including Mandarin, Cantonese) (1,838,859) 3.

Visit the report, “Investing in English Skills: The Limited English Proficient Workforce in U.S. Metropolitan Areas,” to get Wilson’s complete analysis, data, methodology, charts, and policy ...

An analysis of limited English proficiency data by US region. This data includes common languages with high amounts of LEP speakers regionally, languages with the highest rate of LEP speakers regionally, urban vs. rural differences in LEP demographics, and a US overview of LEP speakers.

In 2013, more than 25 million people in the United States reported limited English proficiency (LEP), an 80 percent increase since 1990. The LEP population, the majority of which is immigrant, is generally less educated and more likely to live in poverty than the English-proficient population. This Spotlight explores key indicators of the LEP population, both U.S. and foreign born, including ...

It also revealed that 8.6 percent of the American population is considered limited English proficient, meaning they speak English “less than very well.” The survey’s language data shows Spanish was by far the largest non-English language spoken in 2016, as it was spoken at home by 40.5 million people, or 13.3 percent of the population age ...

Limited English proficiency (LEP) is a federal term used to describe individuals who do not speak English as their primary language and have limited ability to read, speak, write, or understand English. 1 The U.S. Census Bureau defines those with LEP as individuals over age 5 who speak English “less than very well.” Eight percent of the U.S. population (approximately 25.7 million people ...

The U.S. Census Bureau collects language data annually in the American Community Survey (ACS). The ACS provides statistics on English usage and language spoken at home for the U.S., states, counties, and selected metropolitan, micropolitan, and other statistical areas. Additional materials for exploring Language Use within the Census Bureau

Understanding Limited English Proficiency. It’s important to differentiate between speaking a language other than English at home and having limited English proficiency. While about 21.7% of U.S. residents report speaking a language other than English at home, only 8.2% speak English less than “very well.” This means that a significant ...

Abstract. BACKGROUND: Approximately 3.5 million U.S. schoolchildren are limited in English proficiency (LEP). Disparities in children's health and health care are associated with both LEP and speaking a language other than English at home, but prior research has not examined which of these two measures of language barriers is most useful in examining health care disparities.

Providing language access to limited English proficient (LEP) individuals has been a requirement under federal civil rights law and regulations for decades. Federal, state, and local efforts to better support language access in government programs have also expanded in the past 25 years with particularly notable growth at the state and local ...