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Sangamon County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 198,808
| Sangamon County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 77,684 | 93.48%, see rank | 78.40% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 1,939 | 2.33%, see rank | 11.07% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,135 | 2.57%, see rank | 6.60% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 905 | 1.09%, see rank | 2.95% | 3.36% |
| Other | 439 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 197,474
| Sangamon County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 76,884 | 93.30%, see rank | 78.51% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 2,053 | 2.49%, see rank | 10.98% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,197 | 2.67%, see rank | 6.73% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 818 | 0.99%, see rank | 2.84% | 3.24% |
| Other | 450 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 195,288
| Sangamon County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 76,698 | 93.57%, see rank | 78.83% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 2,012 | 2.45%, see rank | 10.86% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,142 | 2.61%, see rank | 6.72% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 751 | 0.92%, see rank | 2.73% | 3.14% |
| Other | 365 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 194,049
| Sangamon County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 76,868 | 93.76%, see rank | 79.10% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 1,932 | 2.36%, see rank | 10.68% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,040 | 2.49%, see rank | 6.82% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 818 | 1.00%, see rank | 2.58% | 2.95% |
| Other | 330 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 188,951
| Sangamon County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 74,300 | 94.31%, see rank | 80.34% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 1,686 | 2.14%, see rank | 9.59% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,915 | 2.43%, see rank | 7.06% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 633 | 0.80%, see rank | 2.27% | 2.61% |
| Other | 247 | 0.31%, 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.