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Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 1,604,317
| Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 475,801 | 76.67%, see rank | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 52,602 | 8.48%, see rank | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 76,570 | 12.34%, see rank | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 10,842 | 1.75%, see rank | 3.36% |
| Other | 4,755 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 1,601,210
| Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 476,403 | 76.82%, see rank | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 49,670 | 8.01%, see rank | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 78,983 | 12.74%, see rank | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 10,710 | 1.73%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Other | 4,405 | 0.71%, see rank | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 1,602,822
| Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 478,258 | 77.00%, see rank | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 48,672 | 7.84%, see rank | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 79,510 | 12.80%, see rank | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 10,204 | 1.64%, see rank | 3.14% |
| Other | 4,450 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 1,602,591
| Providence, New Bedford, Fall River Area | % | U.S. | |
| English | 471,680 | 77.05%, see rank | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 46,858 | 7.65%, see rank | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 79,782 | 13.03%, see rank | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 9,573 | 1.56%, see rank | 2.95% |
| Other | 4,245 | 0.69%, 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.