New York Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 19,594,330
| New York | % | U.S. | |
| English | 5,037,166 | 69.43%, see rank | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 1,044,906 | 14.40%, see rank | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 721,844 | 9.95%, see rank | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 339,121 | 4.67%, see rank | 3.36% |
| Other | 112,491 | 1.55%, see rank | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 19,398,125
| New York | % | U.S. | |
| English | 5,036,314 | 69.65%, see rank | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 1,028,712 | 14.23%, see rank | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 728,221 | 10.07%, see rank | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 328,722 | 4.55%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Other | 108,927 | 1.51%, see rank | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 19,229,752
| New York | % | U.S. | |
| English | 5,050,691 | 70.09%, see rank | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 1,008,464 | 14.00%, see rank | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 725,566 | 10.07%, see rank | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 316,530 | 4.39%, see rank | 3.14% |
| Other | 104,489 | 1.45%, see rank | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 19,423,896
| New York | % | U.S. | |
| English | 5,053,879 | 70.81%, see rank | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 961,400 | 13.47%, see rank | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 729,549 | 10.22%, see rank | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 290,057 | 4.06%, see rank | 2.95% |
| Other | 102,128 | 1.43%, see rank | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 18,976,457
| New York | % | U.S. | |
| English | 4,968,592 | 70.37%, see rank | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 938,016 | 13.29%, see rank | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 802,674 | 11.37%, see rank | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 250,677 | 3.55%, see rank | 2.61% |
| Other | 100,636 | 1.43%, 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.