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Mcdowell County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 44,982
| Mcdowell County | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 16,116 | 94.01%, see rank | 89.22% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 804 | 4.69%, see rank | 6.56% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 131 | 0.76%, see rank | 2.13% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 91 | 0.53%, see rank | 1.55% | 3.36% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 44,926
| Mcdowell County | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 16,413 | 95.26%, see rank | 89.42% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 698 | 4.05%, see rank | 6.45% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 74 | 0.43%, see rank | 2.16% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 45 | 0.26%, see rank | 1.46% | 3.24% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 44,593
| Mcdowell County | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 16,680 | 94.99%, see rank | 89.72% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 730 | 4.16%, see rank | 6.29% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 80 | 0.46%, see rank | 2.14% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 53 | 0.30%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.14% |
| Other | 17 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 43,587
| Mcdowell County | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 16,136 | 95.20%, see rank | 90.19% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 649 | 3.83%, see rank | 5.92% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 48 | 0.28%, see rank | 2.13% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 94 | 0.55%, see rank | 1.30% | 2.95% |
| Other | 22 | 0.13%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 42,151
| Mcdowell County | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 15,638 | 94.28%, see rank | 90.67% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 572 | 3.45%, see rank | 5.41% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 206 | 1.24%, see rank | 2.43% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 158 | 0.95%, see rank | 1.08% | 2.61% |
| Other | 12 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.41% | 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.