Rowan County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 23,485
| Rowan County | % | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| English | 8,072 | 96.02%, see rank | 94.34% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 147 | 1.75%, see rank | 2.78% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 78 | 0.93%, see rank | 1.55% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 51 | 0.61%, see rank | 0.92% | 3.36% |
| Other | 59 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 23,351
| Rowan County | % | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| English | 7,740 | 95.10%, see rank | 94.41% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 197 | 2.42%, see rank | 2.84% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 101 | 1.24%, see rank | 1.53% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 55 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.87% | 3.24% |
| Other | 46 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 23,075
| Rowan County | % | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| English | 7,708 | 93.04%, see rank | 94.57% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 313 | 3.78%, see rank | 2.78% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 159 | 1.92%, see rank | 1.56% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 72 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.81% | 3.14% |
| Other | 33 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 22,549
| Rowan County | % | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| English | 7,382 | 92.79%, see rank | 94.75% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 294 | 3.70%, see rank | 2.67% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 176 | 2.21%, see rank | 1.54% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 93 | 1.17%, see rank | 0.79% | 2.95% |
| Other | 11 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 22,094
| Rowan County | % | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| English | 7,635 | 96.22%, see rank | 94.41% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 176 | 2.22%, see rank | 2.69% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 90 | 1.13%, see rank | 2.04% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 27 | 0.34%, see rank | 0.66% | 2.61% |
| Other | 7 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.21% | 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.