North Carolina Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 9,750,405
| North Carolina | % | U.S. | |
| English | 3,339,033 | 89.22%, see rank | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 245,561 | 6.56%, see rank | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 79,635 | 2.13%, see rank | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 58,077 | 1.55%, see rank | 3.36% |
| Other | 20,208 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 9,544,249
| North Carolina | % | U.S. | |
| English | 3,302,567 | 89.42%, see rank | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 238,116 | 6.45%, see rank | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 79,696 | 2.16%, see rank | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 54,017 | 1.46%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Other | 18,825 | 0.51%, see rank | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 9,271,178
| North Carolina | % | U.S. | |
| English | 3,253,431 | 89.72%, see rank | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 227,906 | 6.29%, see rank | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 77,432 | 2.14%, see rank | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 50,329 | 1.39%, see rank | 3.14% |
| Other | 17,081 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 9,045,705
| North Carolina | % | U.S. | |
| English | 3,194,328 | 90.19%, see rank | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 209,572 | 5.92%, see rank | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 75,534 | 2.13%, see rank | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 45,985 | 1.30%, see rank | 2.95% |
| Other | 16,388 | 0.46%, see rank | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 8,049,313
| North Carolina | % | U.S. | |
| English | 2,841,028 | 90.67%, see rank | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 169,597 | 5.41%, see rank | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 76,050 | 2.43%, see rank | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 33,873 | 1.08%, see rank | 2.61% |
| Other | 12,734 | 0.41%, 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.