Korean
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Endangerment status
Not endangered
Children are still learning this language at home.
Source: Glottolog (glottolog-cldf, master)
ISO 639-3 kor · ISO 639-1 ko · Glottocode kore1280
Speakers at home
The census counts this language on its own, so these figures are for it alone.
By state
- California356,231limited English 191,282
- New York89,558limited English 46,509
- New Jersey79,256limited English 41,754
- Texas70,237limited English 33,596
- Virginia57,773limited English 28,462
- Washington53,958limited English 27,998
- Georgia53,299limited English 27,620
- Illinois41,402limited English 20,671
- Maryland37,292limited English 18,001
- Pennsylvania25,469limited English 12,831
- Massachusetts18,654limited English 6,955
- Florida17,487limited English 8,512
- Michigan16,978limited English 7,973
- North Carolina15,733limited English 7,459
- Hawaii14,640limited English 8,615
- Colorado13,096limited English 5,677
- Arizona12,752limited English 5,382
- Nevada12,070limited English 6,217
- Alabama11,347limited English 6,834
- Oregon10,311limited English 4,675
- Ohio9,850limited English 3,964
- Tennessee7,324limited English 3,397
- Indiana7,233limited English 3,015
- Missouri7,140limited English 2,818
- Connecticut6,719limited English 2,852
- Utah4,913limited English 1,699
- Minnesota4,733limited English 1,922
- South Carolina4,445limited English 1,413
- Kentucky3,703limited English 1,889
- Wisconsin3,599limited English 1,284
- Alaska3,583limited English 2,098
- Oklahoma3,413limited English 1,297
- Kansas3,333limited English 1,188
- Iowa3,141limited English 1,319
- Louisiana2,270limited English 890
- New Mexico2,138limited English 770
- Idaho1,763limited English 857
- New Hampshire1,740limited English 942
- Arkansas1,719limited English 800
- Delaware1,702limited English 963
- Rhode Island1,330limited English 469
- Nebraska1,127limited English 411
- Mississippi1,091limited English 526
- North Dakota1,029limited English 516
- West Virginia666limited English 343
- Maine599limited English 173
- Montana583limited English 97
- South Dakota465limited English 160
- Vermont446limited English 156
- Wyoming298limited English 67
By city
- Los Angeles80,694limited English 50,283
- New York City60,387limited English 30,912
- San Jose14,463limited English 7,054
- San Diego9,217limited English 3,627
- Chicago7,251limited English 1,593
- Seattle6,684limited English 1,916
- Houston5,182limited English 2,353
- Philadelphia4,262limited English 1,610
- Dallas2,981limited English 1,624
- Phoenix2,372limited English 802
- Boston2,360limited English 988
- Charlotte2,109limited English 1,012
- Columbus1,775limited English 374
- Sacramento1,052limited English 782
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year. The second figure counts people who speak English less than “very well”.
The census publishes this table for every state but for only a handful of cities. A city missing from this list is one it does not publish, not one where nobody speaks the language.
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Ten small things, each answerable in under a minute by anyone who speaks the language. You do not need to prepare, and you do not have to do them in order.
- A greetingnone yet
How do you greet someone, and how do they answer?
- Numbersnone yet
Count from one to ten.
- Familynone yet
The words for mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, child.
- Saying goodbyenone yet
How did the oldest person you knew say goodbye?
- Foodnone yet
Name a dish and say how it is made.
- Weather and seasonsnone yet
Describe today’s weather, then name the seasons.
- A place namenone yet
The name of your home place in this language, and what it means.
- A proverbnone yet
A saying that does not translate well. Say it, then explain it.
- A song for a childnone yet
Sing something that was sung to you.
- A storynone yet
A story you were told as a child. Take as long as you need.
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CultureMesh, "Korean" language page (https://culturemesh.com/languages/korean-17). Endangerment status: Glottolog (glottolog-cldf, master). Speakers at home: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year.