Memphis Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 1,337,014
| Memphis Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 449,914 | 91.98%, see rank | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 21,492 | 4.39%, see rank | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 7,618 | 1.56%, see rank | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 7,104 | 1.45%, see rank | 3.36% |
| Other | 3,033 | 0.62%, see rank | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 1,317,314
| Memphis Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 442,198 | 91.95%, see rank | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 21,625 | 4.50%, see rank | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 7,515 | 1.56%, see rank | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 6,827 | 1.42%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Other | 2,759 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 1,301,248
| Memphis Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 438,123 | 91.97%, see rank | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 21,382 | 4.49%, see rank | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 7,351 | 1.54%, see rank | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 6,877 | 1.44%, see rank | 3.14% |
| Other | 2,655 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 1,287,231
| Memphis Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 441,030 | 92.19%, see rank | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 20,659 | 4.32%, see rank | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 7,500 | 1.57%, see rank | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 6,516 | 1.36%, see rank | 2.95% |
| Other | 2,680 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.87% |
* 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.