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Suffolk County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 1,500,373
| Suffolk County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 389,353 | 78.38%, see rank | 69.43% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 56,939 | 11.46%, see rank | 14.40% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 37,570 | 7.56%, see rank | 9.95% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 10,296 | 2.07%, see rank | 4.67% | 3.36% |
| Other | 2,622 | 0.53%, see rank | 1.55% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 1,492,360
| Suffolk County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 390,975 | 78.77%, see rank | 69.65% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 55,452 | 11.17%, see rank | 14.23% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 37,240 | 7.50%, see rank | 10.07% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 10,284 | 2.07%, see rank | 4.55% | 3.24% |
| Other | 2,398 | 0.48%, see rank | 1.51% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 1,482,548
| Suffolk County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 392,100 | 79.17%, see rank | 70.09% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 51,810 | 10.46%, see rank | 14.00% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 39,369 | 7.95%, see rank | 10.07% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 9,762 | 1.97%, see rank | 4.39% | 3.14% |
| Other | 2,248 | 0.45%, see rank | 1.45% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 1,511,028
| Suffolk County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 384,296 | 80.25%, see rank | 70.81% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 43,654 | 9.12%, see rank | 13.47% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 39,464 | 8.24%, see rank | 10.22% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 9,375 | 1.96%, see rank | 4.06% | 2.95% |
| Other | 2,069 | 0.43%, see rank | 1.43% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 1,419,369
| Suffolk County | % | New York | U.S. | |
| English | 373,879 | 79.63%, see rank | 70.37% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 41,305 | 8.80%, see rank | 13.29% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 44,279 | 9.43%, see rank | 11.37% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 7,368 | 1.57%, see rank | 3.55% | 2.61% |
| Other | 2,704 | 0.58%, see rank | 1.43% | 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.