Dane County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 502,984
| Dane County | % | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| English | 182,367 | 87.36%, see rank | 90.83% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 10,568 | 5.06%, see rank | 4.56% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 7,363 | 3.53%, see rank | 2.77% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 7,323 | 3.51%, see rank | 1.45% | 3.36% |
| Other | 1,128 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 490,379
| Dane County | % | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| English | 177,968 | 87.24%, see rank | 90.63% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 10,920 | 5.35%, see rank | 4.63% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 7,378 | 3.62%, see rank | 2.99% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 6,627 | 3.25%, see rank | 1.35% | 3.24% |
| Other | 1,115 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.40% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 477,748
| Dane County | % | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| English | 171,561 | 87.36%, see rank | 90.64% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 10,520 | 5.36%, see rank | 4.65% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 6,905 | 3.52%, see rank | 3.09% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 6,320 | 3.22%, see rank | 1.26% | 3.14% |
| Other | 1,077 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 476,381
| Dane County | % | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| English | 169,333 | 87.72%, see rank | 90.70% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 10,392 | 5.38%, see rank | 4.58% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 6,694 | 3.47%, see rank | 3.15% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 5,779 | 2.99%, see rank | 1.20% | 2.95% |
| Other | 835 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 426,526
| Dane County | % | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| English | 153,134 | 88.15%, see rank | 90.52% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 7,960 | 4.58%, see rank | 4.14% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 7,190 | 4.14%, see rank | 3.94% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 4,674 | 2.69%, see rank | 1.03% | 2.61% |
| Other | 752 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.37% | 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.