Atlanta, GA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 440,641
| Atlanta, GA | % | Georgia | U.S. | |
| English | 160,756 | 88.48%, see rank | 86.60% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 9,110 | 5.01%, see rank | 7.16% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 6,919 | 3.81%, see rank | 3.13% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,630 | 2.00%, see rank | 2.23% | 3.36% |
| Other | 1,266 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 425,931
| Atlanta, GA | % | Georgia | U.S. | |
| English | 157,745 | 88.12%, see rank | 86.80% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 8,965 | 5.01%, see rank | 7.06% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 7,306 | 4.08%, see rank | 3.13% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,699 | 2.07%, see rank | 2.18% | 3.24% |
| Other | 1,289 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 413,462
| Atlanta, GA | % | Georgia | U.S. | |
| English | 157,758 | 88.41%, see rank | 87.10% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 8,904 | 4.99%, see rank | 6.94% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 7,009 | 3.93%, see rank | 3.08% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,461 | 1.94%, see rank | 2.08% | 3.14% |
| Other | 1,315 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 515,843
| Atlanta, GA | % | Georgia | U.S. | |
| English | 176,688 | 88.21%, see rank | 87.76% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 10,548 | 5.27%, see rank | 6.58% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 8,170 | 4.08%, see rank | 3.02% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,701 | 1.85%, see rank | 1.92% | 2.95% |
| Other | 1,195 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 416,474
| Atlanta, GA | % | Georgia | U.S. | |
| English | 147,392 | 87.56%, see rank | 88.61% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 10,711 | 6.36%, see rank | 6.00% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 6,702 | 3.98%, see rank | 3.21% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,065 | 1.23%, see rank | 1.56% | 2.61% |
| Other | 1,471 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.63% | 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.