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Dakota County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 405,521
| Dakota County | % | Minnesota | U.S. | |
| English | 134,960 | 86.95%, see rank | 88.66% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 7,605 | 4.90%, see rank | 3.88% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 5,223 | 3.36%, see rank | 2.97% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 4,580 | 2.95%, see rank | 2.60% | 3.36% |
| Other | 2,852 | 1.84%, see rank | 1.89% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 399,443
| Dakota County | % | Minnesota | U.S. | |
| English | 134,710 | 87.95%, see rank | 88.75% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 6,921 | 4.52%, see rank | 3.98% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 5,000 | 3.26%, see rank | 3.11% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 4,060 | 2.65%, see rank | 2.43% | 3.24% |
| Other | 2,469 | 1.61%, see rank | 1.74% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 393,380
| Dakota County | % | Minnesota | U.S. | |
| English | 132,650 | 87.78%, see rank | 88.98% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 7,345 | 4.86%, see rank | 3.95% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,909 | 3.25%, see rank | 3.10% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,968 | 2.63%, see rank | 2.27% | 3.14% |
| Other | 2,250 | 1.49%, see rank | 1.70% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 389,434
| Dakota County | % | Minnesota | U.S. | |
| English | 131,249 | 88.56%, see rank | 89.42% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 6,417 | 4.33%, see rank | 3.81% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,829 | 3.26%, see rank | 3.14% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,815 | 2.57%, see rank | 2.12% | 2.95% |
| Other | 1,894 | 1.28%, see rank | 1.51% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 355,904
| Dakota County | % | Minnesota | U.S. | |
| English | 117,867 | 89.73%, see rank | 89.58% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 4,833 | 3.68%, see rank | 3.56% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 5,300 | 4.03%, see rank | 3.88% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,427 | 1.85%, see rank | 1.78% | 2.61% |
| Other | 925 | 0.70%, see rank | 1.20% | 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.