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Suffolk County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 747,928
| Suffolk County | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 181,578 | 62.48%, see rank | 75.89% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 48,590 | 16.72%, see rank | 8.35% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 34,780 | 11.97%, see rank | 10.59% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 19,128 | 6.58%, see rank | 3.83% | 3.36% |
| Other | 6,555 | 2.26%, see rank | 1.33% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 724,502
| Suffolk County | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 181,849 | 63.26%, see rank | 76.28% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 45,720 | 15.91%, see rank | 8.01% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 35,061 | 12.20%, see rank | 10.83% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 18,507 | 6.44%, see rank | 3.63% | 3.24% |
| Other | 6,305 | 2.19%, see rank | 1.24% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 704,460
| Suffolk County | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 180,764 | 63.66%, see rank | 76.85% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 44,275 | 15.59%, see rank | 7.71% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 35,407 | 12.47%, see rank | 10.81% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 17,720 | 6.24%, see rank | 3.48% | 3.14% |
| Other | 5,788 | 2.04%, see rank | 1.16% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 730,630
| Suffolk County | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 179,458 | 65.37%, see rank | 77.66% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 40,193 | 14.64%, see rank | 7.24% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 34,229 | 12.47%, see rank | 10.81% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 14,985 | 5.46%, see rank | 3.20% | 2.95% |
| Other | 5,658 | 2.06%, see rank | 1.09% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 689,807
| Suffolk County | % | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| English | 185,223 | 66.44%, see rank | 78.83% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 36,392 | 13.05%, see rank | 6.28% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 37,214 | 13.35%, see rank | 11.36% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 15,257 | 5.47%, see rank | 2.63% | 2.61% |
| Other | 4,690 | 1.68%, see rank | 0.91% | 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.