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Rochester Metro Area Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 210,004
| Rochester Area | % | Minnesota | U.S. | |
| English | 73,821 | 89.33%, see rank | 88.66% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 2,628 | 3.18%, see rank | 3.88% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,283 | 2.76%, see rank | 2.97% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,291 | 2.77%, see rank | 2.60% | 3.36% |
| Other | 1,620 | 1.96%, see rank | 1.89% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 186,214
| Rochester Area | % | Minnesota | U.S. | |
| English | 64,685 | 88.56%, see rank | 88.75% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 2,594 | 3.55%, see rank | 3.98% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,159 | 2.96%, see rank | 3.11% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,166 | 2.97%, see rank | 2.43% | 3.24% |
| Other | 1,440 | 1.97%, see rank | 1.74% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 182,816
| Rochester Area | % | Minnesota | U.S. | |
| English | 64,060 | 88.77%, see rank | 88.98% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 2,615 | 3.62%, see rank | 3.95% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,139 | 2.96%, see rank | 3.10% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,001 | 2.77%, see rank | 2.27% | 3.14% |
| Other | 1,351 | 1.87%, see rank | 1.70% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 180,920
| Rochester Area | % | Minnesota | U.S. | |
| English | 64,169 | 89.89%, see rank | 89.42% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 2,308 | 3.23%, see rank | 3.81% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,991 | 2.79%, see rank | 3.14% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,814 | 2.54%, see rank | 2.12% | 2.95% |
| Other | 1,108 | 1.55%, see rank | 1.51% | 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.