Demographic and Census Information

The seven tables on this page (statewide; the four legal services regions: Eastern, Southeast, Northeast, and Central/Western; LACCM service area; and WMLS service area) depict the geographical, linguistic, and income distribution of people with Limited English Proficiency in Massachusetts.  The numbers in the tables are estimated totals, the results of calculations based on a 5% sample of the population in the 2000 Census, aged five and above.  The right-hand column in each table contains the total LEP speakers of each language above and below the 187% of poverty line.  The second column from the right contains the number of LEP speakers of each language whose incomes are below the 187% of poverty line.   Each table contains those languages spoken by at least 700 people with Limited English Proficiency

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	Title		Date
	Table: Central/Western region: Languages spoken by people with Limited English Proficiency		6/28/2005
	Table: Eastern region: Languages spoken by people with Limited English Proficiency		6/28/2005
	Table: LACCM service area: Languages spoken by people with Limited English Proficiency		6/28/2005
	Table: Massachusetts statewide: Languages spoken by people with Limited English Proficiency		6/28/2005
	Table: Northeast region: Languages spoken by people with Limited English Proficiency		6/28/2005
	Table: Southeast region: Languages spoken by people with Limited English Proficiency		6/28/2005
	Table: WMLS service area: Languages spoken by people with Limited English Proficiency		6/28/2005
	The Changing Face of Massachusetts The Changing Face of Massachusetts is a joint project of MassINC and the Center for Labor Market Studies.   The research shows that the state faces a serious human capital challenge: while immigrants have become our principal source of new labor, growing numbers are arriving with limited English-speaking skills and a substantial number lack a high school diploma.		6/30/2005

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