Pennsylvania Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 12,758,729
| Pennsylvania | % | U.S. | |
| English | 4,387,738 | 88.50%, see rank | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 232,362 | 4.69%, see rank | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 218,165 | 4.40%, see rank | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 89,610 | 1.81%, see rank | 3.36% |
| Other | 29,861 | 0.60%, see rank | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 12,699,589
| Pennsylvania | % | U.S. | |
| English | 4,395,328 | 88.62%, see rank | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 227,276 | 4.58%, see rank | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 225,162 | 4.54%, see rank | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 83,761 | 1.69%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Other | 28,106 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 12,612,705
| Pennsylvania | % | U.S. | |
| English | 4,385,281 | 88.76%, see rank | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 220,138 | 4.46%, see rank | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 226,162 | 4.58%, see rank | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 81,398 | 1.65%, see rank | 3.14% |
| Other | 27,602 | 0.56%, see rank | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 12,516,596
| Pennsylvania | % | U.S. | |
| English | 4,363,710 | 89.18%, see rank | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 203,733 | 4.16%, see rank | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 226,181 | 4.62%, see rank | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 73,258 | 1.50%, see rank | 2.95% |
| Other | 26,245 | 0.54%, see rank | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 12,281,054
| Pennsylvania | % | U.S. | |
| English | 4,264,701 | 89.23%, see rank | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 177,099 | 3.71%, see rank | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 255,723 | 5.35%, see rank | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 58,918 | 1.23%, see rank | 2.61% |
| Other | 22,745 | 0.48%, 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.