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Danish in the United States
An estimated 21,171 people aged 5 and older speak Danish at home across U.S. metropolitan areas. About 8.8% of them, roughly 1,860 people, speak English less than "very well."
21,171
Speakers age 5 and older
8.8%
Limited English
12
Metro areas with reliable counts
Where Danish is spoken: top metro areas
Ranked by number of speakers at home. 68 additional metro areas have Danish speakers but did not meet Census reliability standards and are not listed.
| # | Metro area | Speakers (± margin) | Limited English | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 2,515 ±564 | not reliable | — |
| 2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 1,611 ±386 | not reliable | — |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 1,057 ±499 | not reliable | — |
| 4 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,042 ±460 | not reliable | — |
| 5 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 880 ±391 | not reliable | — |
| 6 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 691 ±242 | not reliable | — |
| 7 | Salt Lake City, UT | 460 ±185 | not reliable | — |
| 8 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 349 ±167 | not reliable | — |
| 9 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 347 ±170 | not reliable | — |
| 10 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 345 ±149 | not reliable | — |
| 11 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 336 ±156 | not reliable | — |
| 12 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 65 ±25 | not reliable | — |
Limited English means speaking English less than "very well." Margins of error are at the 90 percent confidence level. "Range" is the 90 percent confidence interval for the limited-English share.
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Frequently asked questions
- How many people speak Danish in the United States?
- An estimated 21,171 people aged 5 and older speak Danish at home across U.S. metropolitan areas, based on the Census Bureau's 2020 to 2024 American Community Survey.
- What share of Danish speakers have limited English proficiency?
- About 8.8 percent, roughly 1,860 people, report speaking English less than "very well." That is the population professional interpreters serve.
- Which U.S. metro area has the most Danish speakers?
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, with about 2,515 Danish speakers at home.