Yiddish speakers in the US (by state)

1990 Census
State Number of Speakers
Alabama:  120
Alaska: 12
Arizona: 921
Arkansas: 72
California:  12691
Colorado: 704
Connecticut: 2188
Delaware: 202
District of Columbia: 113
Florida: 27363
Georgia:  572
Hawaii: 56
Idaho: 0
Illinois: 6751
Indiana: 432
Iowa: 231
Kansas:  77
Kentucky: 157
Louisiana: 137
Maine: 202
Maryland: 3660
Massachusetts: 4126
Michigan: 2550
Minnesota: 843
Mississippi: 27
Missouri:  1250
Montana:  0
Nebraska: 219
Nevada: 515
New Hampshire: 213
New Jersey:  11569
New Mexico: 120
New York: 117323
North Carolina:  316
North Dakota: 15
Ohio: 2907
Oklahoma: 71
Oregon: 220
Pennsylvania: 9844
Rhode Island:  494
South Carolina:  193
South Dakota: 17
Tennessee: 251
Texas: 1270
Utah:  57
Vermont: 78
Virginia: 641
Washington: 386
West Virginia: 37
Wisconsin:  835
Wyoming: 16
Total 213064

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