Arkansas Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 2,947,036
| Arkansas | % | U.S. | |
| English | 1,051,182 | 92.82%, see rank | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 53,999 | 4.77%, see rank | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 13,147 | 1.16%, see rank | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 11,825 | 1.04%, see rank | 3.36% |
| Other | 2,335 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 2,916,372
| Arkansas | % | U.S. | |
| English | 1,047,783 | 92.82%, see rank | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 54,627 | 4.84%, see rank | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 13,458 | 1.19%, see rank | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 10,734 | 0.95%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Other | 2,195 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 2,872,684
| Arkansas | % | U.S. | |
| English | 1,040,340 | 93.12%, see rank | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 51,977 | 4.65%, see rank | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 12,847 | 1.15%, see rank | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 9,750 | 0.87%, see rank | 3.14% |
| Other | 2,240 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 2,838,143
| Arkansas | % | U.S. | |
| English | 1,037,132 | 93.47%, see rank | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 48,972 | 4.41%, see rank | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 12,773 | 1.15%, see rank | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 8,610 | 0.78%, see rank | 2.95% |
| Other | 2,148 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 2,673,400
| Arkansas | % | U.S. | |
| English | 975,314 | 93.53%, see rank | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 41,392 | 3.97%, see rank | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 16,689 | 1.60%, see rank | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 7,258 | 0.70%, see rank | 2.61% |
| Other | 2,154 | 0.21%, see rank | 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.