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Mcdowell County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 21,281
| Mcdowell County | % | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 8,314 | 99.14%, see rank | 96.75% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 2 | 0.02%, see rank | 1.43% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 49 | 0.58%, see rank | 1.07% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 21 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.54% | 3.36% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 21,966
| Mcdowell County | % | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 8,257 | 98.91%, see rank | 96.69% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 15 | 0.18%, see rank | 1.45% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 56 | 0.67%, see rank | 1.12% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 20 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.50% | 3.24% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 22,555
| Mcdowell County | % | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 8,194 | 98.27%, see rank | 96.75% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 63 | 0.76%, see rank | 1.49% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 43 | 0.52%, see rank | 1.07% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 38 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.46% | 3.14% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 22,971
| Mcdowell County | % | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 9,334 | 98.34%, see rank | 96.66% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 83 | 0.87%, see rank | 1.47% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 28 | 0.29%, see rank | 1.16% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 47 | 0.50%, see rank | 0.51% | 2.95% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 27,329
| Mcdowell County | % | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 10,862 | 97.02%, see rank | 95.54% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 106 | 0.95%, see rank | 1.78% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 202 | 1.80%, see rank | 2.00% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.46% | 2.61% |
| Other | 23 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.22% | 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.