California Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 38,066,920
| California | % | U.S. | |
| English | 7,271,290 | 57.63%, see rank | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 3,168,049 | 25.11%, see rank | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 727,828 | 5.77%, see rank | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,311,973 | 10.40%, see rank | 3.36% |
| Other | 138,140 | 1.09%, see rank | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 37,325,068
| California | % | U.S. | |
| English | 7,265,435 | 58.28%, see rank | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 3,084,915 | 24.75%, see rank | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 720,656 | 5.78%, see rank | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,264,455 | 10.14%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Other | 130,870 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 36,637,290
| California | % | U.S. | |
| English | 7,302,510 | 58.93%, see rank | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 3,043,887 | 24.56%, see rank | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 699,427 | 5.64%, see rank | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,221,680 | 9.86%, see rank | 3.14% |
| Other | 125,348 | 1.01%, see rank | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 36,308,527
| California | % | U.S. | |
| English | 7,263,967 | 59.60%, see rank | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 2,978,379 | 24.44%, see rank | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 685,202 | 5.62%, see rank | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,138,094 | 9.34%, see rank | 2.95% |
| Other | 121,549 | 1.00%, see rank | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 33,871,648
| California | % | U.S. | |
| English | 7,162,804 | 62.22%, see rank | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 2,578,801 | 22.40%, see rank | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 671,871 | 5.84%, see rank | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 984,463 | 8.55%, see rank | 2.61% |
| Other | 114,081 | 0.99%, 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.