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Alexander County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 7,821
| Alexander County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 2,715 | 96.07%, see rank | 78.40% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 24 | 0.85%, see rank | 11.07% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 27 | 0.96%, see rank | 6.60% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2 | 0.07%, see rank | 2.95% | 3.36% |
| Other | 58 | 2.05%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 8,147
| Alexander County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 2,992 | 97.02%, see rank | 78.51% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 37 | 1.20%, see rank | 10.98% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 34 | 1.10%, see rank | 6.73% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 18 | 0.58%, see rank | 2.84% | 3.24% |
| Other | 3 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 8,449
| Alexander County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 3,095 | 93.34%, see rank | 78.83% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 128 | 3.86%, see rank | 10.86% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 50 | 1.51%, see rank | 6.72% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 43 | 1.30%, see rank | 2.73% | 3.14% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 8,254
| Alexander County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 3,396 | 94.25%, see rank | 79.10% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 137 | 3.80%, see rank | 10.68% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 23 | 0.64%, see rank | 6.82% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 47 | 1.30%, see rank | 2.58% | 2.95% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 9,590
| Alexander County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 3,674 | 96.00%, see rank | 80.34% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 87 | 2.27%, see rank | 9.59% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 56 | 1.46%, see rank | 7.06% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 10 | 0.26%, see rank | 2.27% | 2.61% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.82% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.