Howard County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 299,269
| Howard County | % | Maryland | U.S. | |
| English | 81,040 | 75.37%, see rank | 82.42% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 6,001 | 5.58%, see rank | 6.41% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 8,249 | 7.67%, see rank | 5.40% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 10,213 | 9.50%, see rank | 3.81% | 3.36% |
| Other | 2,013 | 1.87%, see rank | 1.96% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 288,676
| Howard County | % | Maryland | U.S. | |
| English | 79,930 | 76.19%, see rank | 82.63% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 5,465 | 5.21%, see rank | 6.28% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 8,275 | 7.89%, see rank | 5.55% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 9,367 | 8.93%, see rank | 3.69% | 3.24% |
| Other | 1,868 | 1.78%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 279,366
| Howard County | % | Maryland | U.S. | |
| English | 78,688 | 76.94%, see rank | 82.90% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 5,184 | 5.07%, see rank | 6.19% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 7,820 | 7.65%, see rank | 5.48% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 8,875 | 8.68%, see rank | 3.62% | 3.14% |
| Other | 1,704 | 1.67%, see rank | 1.81% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 274,328
| Howard County | % | Maryland | U.S. | |
| English | 77,541 | 78.33%, see rank | 83.61% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 5,041 | 5.09%, see rank | 5.84% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 7,234 | 7.31%, see rank | 5.39% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 7,516 | 7.59%, see rank | 3.38% | 2.95% |
| Other | 1,662 | 1.68%, see rank | 1.78% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 247,842
| Howard County | % | Maryland | U.S. | |
| English | 75,094 | 83.34%, see rank | 85.20% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 3,951 | 4.39%, see rank | 5.23% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 5,492 | 6.10%, see rank | 5.44% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 4,405 | 4.89%, see rank | 2.82% | 2.61% |
| Other | 1,160 | 1.29%, see rank | 1.31% | 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.