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Dauphin County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 269,946
| Dauphin County | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 95,625 | 87.71%, see rank | 88.50% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 6,048 | 5.55%, see rank | 4.69% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,550 | 4.17%, see rank | 4.40% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,936 | 1.78%, see rank | 1.81% | 3.36% |
| Other | 868 | 0.80%, see rank | 0.60% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 267,891
| Dauphin County | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 94,474 | 87.48%, see rank | 88.62% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 6,235 | 5.77%, see rank | 4.58% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,705 | 4.36%, see rank | 4.54% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,893 | 1.75%, see rank | 1.69% | 3.24% |
| Other | 689 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 264,823
| Dauphin County | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 95,280 | 88.38%, see rank | 88.76% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 5,604 | 5.20%, see rank | 4.46% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,979 | 3.69%, see rank | 4.58% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,106 | 1.95%, see rank | 1.65% | 3.14% |
| Other | 839 | 0.78%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 256,400
| Dauphin County | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 93,442 | 88.77%, see rank | 89.18% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 5,417 | 5.15%, see rank | 4.16% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,932 | 3.74%, see rank | 4.62% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,764 | 1.68%, see rank | 1.50% | 2.95% |
| Other | 704 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 251,798
| Dauphin County | % | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| English | 92,034 | 89.64%, see rank | 89.23% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 4,876 | 4.75%, see rank | 3.71% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,872 | 3.77%, see rank | 5.35% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,320 | 1.29%, see rank | 1.23% | 2.61% |
| Other | 565 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.48% | 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.