Sussex County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 203,737
| Sussex County | % | Delaware | U.S. | |
| English | 71,615 | 91.39%, see rank | 86.08% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 4,210 | 5.37%, see rank | 6.80% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,895 | 2.42%, see rank | 3.97% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 509 | 0.65%, see rank | 2.25% | 3.36% |
| Other | 132 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 197,681
| Sussex County | % | Delaware | U.S. | |
| English | 69,133 | 91.39%, see rank | 86.33% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 3,947 | 5.22%, see rank | 6.61% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,794 | 2.37%, see rank | 4.08% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 535 | 0.71%, see rank | 2.14% | 3.24% |
| Other | 233 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 190,846
| Sussex County | % | Delaware | U.S. | |
| English | 69,069 | 91.19%, see rank | 86.69% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 3,965 | 5.23%, see rank | 6.44% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,052 | 2.71%, see rank | 4.01% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 484 | 0.64%, see rank | 1.96% | 3.14% |
| Other | 174 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.90% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 184,726
| Sussex County | % | Delaware | U.S. | |
| English | 67,350 | 91.90%, see rank | 87.07% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 3,226 | 4.40%, see rank | 6.03% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,165 | 2.95%, see rank | 4.24% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 400 | 0.55%, see rank | 1.75% | 2.95% |
| Other | 142 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 156,638
| Sussex County | % | Delaware | U.S. | |
| English | 57,219 | 91.43%, see rank | 88.06% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 2,796 | 4.47%, see rank | 5.38% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,091 | 3.34%, see rank | 4.56% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 323 | 0.52%, see rank | 1.47% | 2.61% |
| Other | 153 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.53% | 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.