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Plymouth County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 500,772
| Plymouth County | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 155,874 | 86.28%, see rank | 75.89% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 5,697 | 3.15%, see rank | 8.35% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 16,459 | 9.11%, see rank | 10.59% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,743 | 0.96%, see rank | 3.83% | 3.36% |
| Other | 886 | 0.49%, see rank | 1.33% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 495,407
| Plymouth County | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 155,111 | 86.24%, see rank | 76.28% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 5,856 | 3.26%, see rank | 8.01% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 16,491 | 9.17%, see rank | 10.83% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,591 | 0.88%, see rank | 3.63% | 3.24% |
| Other | 814 | 0.45%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 490,784
| Plymouth County | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 155,232 | 86.73%, see rank | 76.85% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 5,660 | 3.16%, see rank | 7.71% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 15,504 | 8.66%, see rank | 10.81% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,602 | 0.90%, see rank | 3.48% | 3.14% |
| Other | 985 | 0.55%, see rank | 1.16% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 492,313
| Plymouth County | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 151,201 | 86.75%, see rank | 77.66% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 5,532 | 3.17%, see rank | 7.24% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 14,994 | 8.60%, see rank | 10.81% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,589 | 0.91%, see rank | 3.20% | 2.95% |
| Other | 972 | 0.56%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 472,822
| Plymouth County | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 146,753 | 87.12%, see rank | 78.83% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 5,841 | 3.47%, see rank | 6.28% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 13,874 | 8.24%, see rank | 11.36% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,191 | 0.71%, see rank | 2.63% | 2.61% |
| Other | 789 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.91% | 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.