| White Groups Based on Language Ability | Number (in millions) |
Percent of U.S. non-Hispanic White Populationd | Percent of U.S. Population | Native Born (%) | Speak a Language Other Than English at Home and Speak English Less Than "Very Well" (%) | Less Than High School Graduationb (%) | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whites speaking only English at home | 175.0a | 93.7 | 66.7 | 97.9 | |||
| Whites speaking Spanish at home | 2.7a | 1.4 | 1.0 | 91.5 | 46.7c | 13.6 | 11.0 |
| Whites speaking other Indo-European languages at home | 8.6a | 4.6 | 3.3 | 46.5 | 32.9c | 23.8 | 11.6 |
| Whites speaking Asian and Pacific Islander languages at home | 0.4a | 0.2 | 0.1 | 59.0 | 26.7c | 12.6 | 10.0 |
| Whites speaking all other languages at home | 0.1a | 0.03 | 0.02 | 61.5 | 29.4c | 19.0 | 16.8 |
| Total White | 186.8a | NA | 71.2 | 95.4 | 41.4 (31.3)c | 14.2 | 8.1 |
| Total U.S. Population | 281.4 | NA | 93.2 | 88.9 | 8.1 | 19.6 | 12.4 |
a White non-Hispanic alone and in combination, 5 years of age and older.
b Population 25 and older (186.8 million).
c U.S. Census Bureau, 2003b, 2006b. Calculations using Census data. 41.4 is the White alone population aged 5 and older, and 31.3 is the White alone, not Hispanic or Latino figure.
d 262.4 was used as a denominator for this column (U.S. Census Bureau, 2003b). Source: Grieco, 2001b, and Subcommittee tabulations from the 2000 Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS).
