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Limited English Speaking Households

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Limited English Speaking Households by County, New Jersey, 2023

Atlantic
Bergen
Burlington
Camden
Cape May
Cumberland
Essex
Gloucester
Hudson
Hunterdon
Mercer
Middlesex
Monmouth
Morris
Ocean
Passaic
Salem
Somerset
Sussex
Union
Warren

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Estimated Percentage of Households

  • Undetermined
  • 1.3% - 3.1%
  • 3.1%+ - 7.0
  • 7.0+ - 11.4%
  • 11.4%+ - 16.4%
Grouping: Jenks Natural Breaks - Original
30 km
20 mi
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Why Is This Important?

Having limited English proficiency can be a barrier to accessing health care services and understanding health information. Institutional barriers such as a lack of well-trained interpreters and culturally competent health care providers adversely affect the health of individuals with limited English proficiency. Quality of care is lowered when patients do not understand their health care providers, when patients and providers do not speak the same language, and when a provider's approach is not linguistically competent. Trained interpreters and bilingual health care providers improve patient satisfaction, quality of care, and health outcomes for individuals with limited English proficiency.1

Definition

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." In other words, all members 14 years old and over have at least some difficulty with English.

Data Source

American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
(https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/)

How the Measure is Calculated

Numerator:Number of limited English-speaking households
Denominator:Number of households

How Do We Compare With the U.S.?

Compared to the U.S. as a whole, New Jersey has a higher proportion of limited English-speaking households.

Available Services

New Jersey Resources for English Language Learners

More Resources

CDC Resources in Languages Other than English

U.S. Census Bureau, data.census.gov

U.S. Census Bureau, New Jersey Profile

Health Program Information

NJDOH, Office of Minority and Multicultural Health

Footnote References

1. Language and Literacy, Healthy People 2030.

Indicator Data Last Updated On 09/24/2024, Published on 09/24/2024
NJ State Health Assessment Data, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360 (https://nj.gov/health/shad)