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Swain County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 14,070
| Swain County | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 5,210 | 97.26%, see rank | 89.22% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 27 | 0.50%, see rank | 6.56% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 33 | 0.62%, see rank | 2.13% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 48 | 0.90%, see rank | 1.55% | 3.36% |
| Other | 39 | 0.73%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 13,995
| Swain County | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 5,283 | 96.48%, see rank | 89.42% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 125 | 2.28%, see rank | 6.45% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 10 | 0.18%, see rank | 2.16% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 28 | 0.51%, see rank | 1.46% | 3.24% |
| Other | 30 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 13,861
| Swain County | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 5,452 | 94.46%, see rank | 89.72% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 188 | 3.26%, see rank | 6.29% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 13 | 0.23%, see rank | 2.14% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 36 | 0.62%, see rank | 1.39% | 3.14% |
| Other | 83 | 1.44%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 13,367
| Swain County | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 5,344 | 95.29%, see rank | 90.19% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 144 | 2.57%, see rank | 5.92% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 25 | 0.45%, see rank | 2.13% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3 | 0.05%, see rank | 1.30% | 2.95% |
| Other | 92 | 1.64%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 12,968
| Swain County | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| English | 4,696 | 91.52%, see rank | 90.67% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 72 | 1.40%, see rank | 5.41% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 65 | 1.27%, see rank | 2.43% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 8 | 0.16%, see rank | 1.08% | 2.61% |
| Other | 290 | 5.65%, see rank | 0.41% | 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.