Erie County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 920,694
| Erie County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 338,518 | 88.67%, see rank | 69.43% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 14,377 | 3.77%, see rank | 14.40% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 19,363 | 5.07%, see rank | 9.95% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5,448 | 1.43%, see rank | 4.67% | 3.36% |
| Other | 4,077 | 1.07%, see rank | 1.55% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 919,542
| Erie County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 334,395 | 88.00%, see rank | 69.65% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 14,680 | 3.86%, see rank | 14.23% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 21,132 | 5.56%, see rank | 10.07% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5,524 | 1.45%, see rank | 4.55% | 3.24% |
| Other | 4,249 | 1.12%, see rank | 1.51% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 921,202
| Erie County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 333,780 | 88.28%, see rank | 70.09% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 14,582 | 3.86%, see rank | 14.00% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 21,046 | 5.57%, see rank | 10.07% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 4,959 | 1.31%, see rank | 4.39% | 3.14% |
| Other | 3,713 | 0.98%, see rank | 1.45% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 914,200
| Erie County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 337,242 | 88.62%, see rank | 70.81% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 14,228 | 3.74%, see rank | 13.47% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 21,166 | 5.56%, see rank | 10.22% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 4,376 | 1.15%, see rank | 4.06% | 2.95% |
| Other | 3,553 | 0.93%, see rank | 1.43% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 950,265
| Erie County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 332,178 | 87.21%, see rank | 70.37% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 14,862 | 3.90%, see rank | 13.29% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 27,725 | 7.28%, see rank | 11.37% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,426 | 0.90%, see rank | 3.55% | 2.61% |
| Other | 2,699 | 0.71%, see rank | 1.43% | 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.