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New York County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 1,618,398
| New York County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 456,404 | 61.25%, see rank | 69.43% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 142,168 | 19.08%, see rank | 14.40% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 73,455 | 9.86%, see rank | 9.95% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 59,509 | 7.99%, see rank | 4.67% | 3.36% |
| Other | 13,553 | 1.82%, see rank | 1.55% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 1,596,735
| New York County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 453,308 | 61.41%, see rank | 69.65% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 141,119 | 19.12%, see rank | 14.23% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 73,447 | 9.95%, see rank | 10.07% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 57,548 | 7.80%, see rank | 4.55% | 3.24% |
| Other | 12,709 | 1.72%, see rank | 1.51% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 1,583,345
| New York County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 456,266 | 62.31%, see rank | 70.09% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 138,939 | 18.98%, see rank | 14.00% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 69,428 | 9.48%, see rank | 10.07% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 55,523 | 7.58%, see rank | 4.39% | 3.14% |
| Other | 12,048 | 1.65%, see rank | 1.45% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 1,620,962
| New York County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 479,312 | 64.56%, see rank | 70.81% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 129,970 | 17.50%, see rank | 13.47% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 69,636 | 9.38%, see rank | 10.22% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 51,373 | 6.92%, see rank | 4.06% | 2.95% |
| Other | 12,195 | 1.64%, see rank | 1.43% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 1,537,195
| New York County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 454,438 | 61.48%, see rank | 70.37% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 147,273 | 19.92%, see rank | 13.29% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 74,496 | 10.08%, see rank | 11.37% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 49,314 | 6.67%, see rank | 3.55% | 2.61% |
| Other | 13,646 | 1.85%, see rank | 1.43% | 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.