Washington Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 6,899,123
| Washington | % | U.S. | |
| English | 2,142,252 | 80.98%, see rank | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 196,576 | 7.43%, see rank | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 120,056 | 4.54%, see rank | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 157,695 | 5.96%, see rank | 3.36% |
| Other | 28,817 | 1.09%, see rank | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 6,738,714
| Washington | % | U.S. | |
| English | 2,133,373 | 81.43%, see rank | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 192,045 | 7.33%, see rank | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 117,105 | 4.47%, see rank | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 151,218 | 5.77%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Other | 26,254 | 1.00%, see rank | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 6,561,297
| Washington | % | U.S. | |
| English | 2,112,786 | 81.97%, see rank | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 186,083 | 7.22%, see rank | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 112,509 | 4.37%, see rank | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 142,704 | 5.54%, see rank | 3.14% |
| Other | 23,293 | 0.90%, see rank | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 6,465,755
| Washington | % | U.S. | |
| English | 2,075,850 | 82.63%, see rank | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 172,130 | 6.85%, see rank | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 110,159 | 4.38%, see rank | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 132,235 | 5.26%, see rank | 2.95% |
| Other | 21,953 | 0.87%, see rank | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 5,894,121
| Washington | % | U.S. | |
| English | 1,913,283 | 84.20%, see rank | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 137,527 | 6.05%, see rank | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 101,512 | 4.47%, see rank | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 104,483 | 4.60%, see rank | 2.61% |
| Other | 15,456 | 0.68%, see rank | 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.