Knox County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 440,732
| Knox County | % | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| English | 167,742 | 92.90%, see rank | 92.96% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 5,290 | 2.93%, see rank | 3.77% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,955 | 2.19%, see rank | 1.62% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,562 | 1.42%, see rank | 1.09% | 3.36% |
| Other | 1,009 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 433,207
| Knox County | % | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| English | 169,744 | 93.72%, see rank | 93.11% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 4,703 | 2.60%, see rank | 3.73% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,659 | 2.02%, see rank | 1.62% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,383 | 1.32%, see rank | 1.07% | 3.24% |
| Other | 631 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 423,748
| Knox County | % | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| English | 166,485 | 93.61%, see rank | 93.32% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 4,701 | 2.64%, see rank | 3.67% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,642 | 2.05%, see rank | 1.56% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,311 | 1.30%, see rank | 1.00% | 3.14% |
| Other | 716 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 423,655
| Knox County | % | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| English | 166,751 | 94.12%, see rank | 93.55% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 3,792 | 2.14%, see rank | 3.46% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,743 | 2.11%, see rank | 1.58% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,087 | 1.18%, see rank | 0.96% | 2.95% |
| Other | 802 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 382,032
| Knox County | % | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| English | 147,870 | 93.73%, see rank | 93.55% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 3,988 | 2.53%, see rank | 3.30% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,642 | 2.31%, see rank | 1.99% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,619 | 1.03%, see rank | 0.84% | 2.61% |
| Other | 639 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.32% | 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.