Nelson County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 44,254
| Nelson County | % | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| English | 15,990 | 95.98%, see rank | 94.34% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 465 | 2.79%, see rank | 2.78% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 179 | 1.07%, see rank | 1.55% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 26 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.92% | 3.36% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 43,500
| Nelson County | % | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| English | 15,963 | 96.46%, see rank | 94.41% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 379 | 2.29%, see rank | 2.84% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 165 | 1.00%, see rank | 1.53% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 41 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.87% | 3.24% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 42,523
| Nelson County | % | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| English | 15,515 | 95.93%, see rank | 94.57% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 391 | 2.42%, see rank | 2.78% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 168 | 1.04%, see rank | 1.56% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 99 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.81% | 3.14% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 42,342
| Nelson County | % | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| English | 15,661 | 96.47%, see rank | 94.75% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 278 | 1.71%, see rank | 2.67% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 183 | 1.13%, see rank | 1.54% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 112 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.79% | 2.95% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 37,477
| Nelson County | % | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| English | 13,317 | 95.35%, see rank | 94.41% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 353 | 2.53%, see rank | 2.69% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 184 | 1.32%, see rank | 2.04% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 104 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.66% | 2.61% |
| Other | 9 | 0.06%, 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.