Putnam County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 5,895
| Putnam County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 2,284 | 94.11%, see rank | 78.40% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 84 | 3.46%, see rank | 11.07% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 56 | 2.31%, see rank | 6.60% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3 | 0.12%, see rank | 2.95% | 3.36% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 5,968
| Putnam County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 2,312 | 94.25%, see rank | 78.51% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 82 | 3.34%, see rank | 10.98% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 56 | 2.28%, see rank | 6.73% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3 | 0.12%, see rank | 2.84% | 3.24% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 5,982
| Putnam County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 2,418 | 95.38%, see rank | 78.83% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 67 | 2.64%, see rank | 10.86% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 46 | 1.81%, see rank | 6.72% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 4 | 0.16%, see rank | 2.73% | 3.14% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 5,977
| Putnam County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 2,383 | 94.41%, see rank | 79.10% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 97 | 3.84%, see rank | 10.68% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 40 | 1.58%, see rank | 6.82% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 4 | 0.16%, see rank | 2.58% | 2.95% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 6,086
| Putnam County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 2,197 | 91.43%, see rank | 80.34% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 112 | 4.66%, see rank | 9.59% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 74 | 3.08%, see rank | 7.06% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 17 | 0.71%, see rank | 2.27% | 2.61% |
| Other | 3 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.74% | 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.