King County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 2,008,997
| King County | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 594,339 | 73.49%, see rank | 80.98% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 50,562 | 6.25%, see rank | 7.43% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 57,863 | 7.15%, see rank | 4.54% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 88,474 | 10.94%, see rank | 5.96% | 3.36% |
| Other | 17,491 | 2.16%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 1,940,777
| King County | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 593,346 | 74.49%, see rank | 81.43% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 48,813 | 6.13%, see rank | 7.33% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 54,485 | 6.84%, see rank | 4.47% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 84,579 | 10.62%, see rank | 5.77% | 3.24% |
| Other | 15,332 | 1.92%, see rank | 1.00% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 1,879,189
| King County | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 592,897 | 75.82%, see rank | 81.97% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 46,122 | 5.90%, see rank | 7.22% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 51,076 | 6.53%, see rank | 4.37% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 78,107 | 9.99%, see rank | 5.54% | 3.14% |
| Other | 13,775 | 1.76%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 1,858,788
| King County | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 590,859 | 76.99%, see rank | 82.63% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 42,926 | 5.59%, see rank | 6.85% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 49,856 | 6.50%, see rank | 4.38% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 70,845 | 9.23%, see rank | 5.26% | 2.95% |
| Other | 13,000 | 1.69%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 1,737,034
| King County | % | Washington | U.S. | |
| English | 570,777 | 80.25%, see rank | 84.20% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 33,896 | 4.77%, see rank | 6.05% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 41,739 | 5.87%, see rank | 4.47% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 56,534 | 7.95%, see rank | 4.60% | 2.61% |
| Other | 8,289 | 1.17%, see rank | 0.68% | 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.