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New York, Northern New Jersey, Long Island Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 19,865,045
| New York, Northern New Jersey, Long Island Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 4,308,496 | 60.64%, see rank | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 1,347,718 | 18.97%, see rank | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 874,041 | 12.30%, see rank | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 435,192 | 6.13%, see rank | 3.36% |
| Other | 139,556 | 1.96%, see rank | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 18,923,404
| New York, Northern New Jersey, Long Island Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 4,145,053 | 60.61%, see rank | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 1,292,271 | 18.90%, see rank | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 854,988 | 12.50%, see rank | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 416,141 | 6.08%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Other | 130,663 | 1.91%, see rank | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 18,700,715
| New York, Northern New Jersey, Long Island Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 4,178,195 | 61.36%, see rank | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 1,259,645 | 18.50%, see rank | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 846,614 | 12.43%, see rank | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 399,290 | 5.86%, see rank | 3.14% |
| Other | 125,738 | 1.85%, see rank | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 18,912,644
| New York, Northern New Jersey, Long Island Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 4,203,056 | 62.26%, see rank | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 1,205,097 | 17.85%, see rank | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 848,055 | 12.56%, see rank | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 369,971 | 5.48%, see rank | 2.95% |
| Other | 124,723 | 1.85%, 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.