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Providence County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 629,280
| Providence County | % | Rhode Island | U.S. | |
| English | 166,334 | 69.99%, see rank | 77.84% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 36,759 | 15.47%, see rank | 10.13% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 26,006 | 10.94%, see rank | 9.19% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5,799 | 2.44%, see rank | 1.98% | 3.36% |
| Other | 2,752 | 1.16%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 627,414
| Providence County | % | Rhode Island | U.S. | |
| English | 166,532 | 69.82%, see rank | 77.85% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 35,001 | 14.67%, see rank | 9.61% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 28,691 | 12.03%, see rank | 9.80% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5,666 | 2.38%, see rank | 1.96% | 3.24% |
| Other | 2,633 | 1.10%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 628,413
| Providence County | % | Rhode Island | U.S. | |
| English | 165,627 | 69.57%, see rank | 77.93% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 34,458 | 14.47%, see rank | 9.50% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 29,195 | 12.26%, see rank | 9.88% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5,841 | 2.45%, see rank | 1.85% | 3.14% |
| Other | 2,938 | 1.23%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 629,400
| Providence County | % | Rhode Island | U.S. | |
| English | 163,592 | 70.05%, see rank | 78.07% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 33,310 | 14.26%, see rank | 9.34% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 28,643 | 12.26%, see rank | 10.04% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5,293 | 2.27%, see rank | 1.75% | 2.95% |
| Other | 2,708 | 1.16%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 621,602
| Providence County | % | Rhode Island | U.S. | |
| English | 168,662 | 70.30%, see rank | 77.25% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 26,174 | 10.91%, see rank | 7.49% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 37,182 | 15.50%, see rank | 12.77% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5,423 | 2.26%, see rank | 1.74% | 2.61% |
| Other | 2,485 | 1.04%, see rank | 0.75% | 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.