West Virginia Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 1,853,881
| West Virginia | % | U.S. | |
| English | 718,224 | 96.75%, see rank | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 10,624 | 1.43%, see rank | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 7,932 | 1.07%, see rank | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 4,013 | 0.54%, see rank | 3.36% |
| Other | 1,566 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 1,850,481
| West Virginia | % | U.S. | |
| English | 718,119 | 96.69%, see rank | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 10,775 | 1.45%, see rank | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 8,313 | 1.12%, see rank | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,744 | 0.50%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Other | 1,723 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 1,840,802
| West Virginia | % | U.S. | |
| English | 716,810 | 96.75%, see rank | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 11,019 | 1.49%, see rank | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 7,895 | 1.07%, see rank | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,444 | 0.46%, see rank | 3.14% |
| Other | 1,706 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 1,811,403
| West Virginia | % | U.S. | |
| English | 721,463 | 96.66%, see rank | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 10,977 | 1.47%, see rank | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 8,679 | 1.16%, see rank | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,781 | 0.51%, see rank | 2.95% |
| Other | 1,519 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 1,808,344
| West Virginia | % | U.S. | |
| English | 704,508 | 95.54%, see rank | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 13,103 | 1.78%, see rank | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 14,752 | 2.00%, see rank | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,379 | 0.46%, see rank | 2.61% |
| Other | 1,618 | 0.22%, 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.