Shelby County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 22,216
| Shelby County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 8,729 | 97.63%, see rank | 78.40% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 69 | 0.77%, see rank | 11.07% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 124 | 1.39%, see rank | 6.60% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 14 | 0.16%, see rank | 2.95% | 3.36% |
| Other | 5 | 0.06%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 22,316
| Shelby County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 8,739 | 97.15%, see rank | 78.51% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 74 | 0.82%, see rank | 10.98% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 158 | 1.76%, see rank | 6.73% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 14 | 0.16%, see rank | 2.84% | 3.24% |
| Other | 10 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 22,362
| Shelby County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 8,776 | 97.13%, see rank | 78.83% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 108 | 1.20%, see rank | 10.86% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 117 | 1.29%, see rank | 6.72% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 26 | 0.29%, see rank | 2.73% | 3.14% |
| Other | 8 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 21,854
| Shelby County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 8,907 | 97.13%, see rank | 79.10% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 91 | 0.99%, see rank | 10.68% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 125 | 1.36%, see rank | 6.82% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 39 | 0.43%, see rank | 2.58% | 2.95% |
| Other | 8 | 0.09%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 22,893
| Shelby County | % | Illinois | U.S. | |
| English | 8,727 | 96.57%, see rank | 80.34% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 163 | 1.80%, see rank | 9.59% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 121 | 1.34%, see rank | 7.06% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 21 | 0.23%, see rank | 2.27% | 2.61% |
| Other | 5 | 0.06%, 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.