Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for Massachusetts by County
Non-English Language: Language isolation
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
Massachusetts
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.8 percent.
- Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 152,845.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 44 of 51
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.4 percent.
- Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 5,308,496.
- Rank within US : N/A
Suffolk County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.8 percent.
- Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 39,776.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3101 of 3145
Hampden County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
- Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 12,235.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2978 of 3145
Essex County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
- Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 19,436.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2967 of 3145
Middlesex County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.6 percent.
- Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 33,805.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2913 of 3145
Bristol County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.3 percent.
- Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 11,545.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2894 of 3145
Norfolk County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.8 percent.
- Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 12,646.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2855 of 3145
Worcester County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
- Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 14,533.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2848 of 3145
Plymouth County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.7 percent.
- Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 5,104.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2581 of 3145
Nantucket County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.1 percent.
- Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 77.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2374 of 3145
Dukes County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.8 percent.
- Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 121.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2256 of 3145
Hampshire County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.7 percent.
- Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 972.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2190 of 3145
Berkshire County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.5 percent.
- Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 830.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2091 of 3145
Barnstable County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.5 percent.
- Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 1,416.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2083 of 3145
Franklin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.1 percent.
- Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 349.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1836 of 3145
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/28/2023 7:57 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Non-English Language: Language isolation, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
A "limited English speaking household" is one in which no member 14 years old and over (1) speaks only English or (2) speaks a non-English language and speaks English "very well."
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.