Mercer County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 21,311
| Mercer County | % | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| English | 8,539 | 97.37%, see rank | 94.34% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 97 | 1.11%, see rank | 2.78% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 98 | 1.12%, see rank | 1.55% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 36 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.92% | 3.36% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 21,283
| Mercer County | % | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| English | 8,251 | 97.23%, see rank | 94.41% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 163 | 1.92%, see rank | 2.84% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 56 | 0.66%, see rank | 1.53% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 16 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.87% | 3.24% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 21,272
| Mercer County | % | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| English | 8,226 | 97.19%, see rank | 94.57% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 172 | 2.03%, see rank | 2.78% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 48 | 0.57%, see rank | 1.56% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 18 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.81% | 3.14% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 21,734
| Mercer County | % | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| English | 8,328 | 95.88%, see rank | 94.75% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 248 | 2.86%, see rank | 2.67% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 47 | 0.54%, see rank | 1.54% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 63 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.79% | 2.95% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 20,817
| Mercer County | % | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| English | 8,083 | 95.76%, see rank | 94.41% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 215 | 2.55%, see rank | 2.69% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 100 | 1.18%, see rank | 2.04% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 41 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.66% | 2.61% |
| Other | 2 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.21% | 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.