Shelby County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 201,168
| Shelby County | % | Alabama | U.S. | |
| English | 68,580 | 91.70%, see rank | 94.21% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 3,575 | 4.78%, see rank | 3.33% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,434 | 1.92%, see rank | 1.29% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 930 | 1.24%, see rank | 0.92% | 3.36% |
| Other | 271 | 0.36%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 195,237
| Shelby County | % | Alabama | U.S. | |
| English | 67,547 | 91.75%, see rank | 94.27% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 3,381 | 4.59%, see rank | 3.36% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,377 | 1.87%, see rank | 1.27% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 884 | 1.20%, see rank | 0.86% | 3.24% |
| Other | 435 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 187,880
| Shelby County | % | Alabama | U.S. | |
| English | 65,933 | 91.88%, see rank | 94.39% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 3,572 | 4.98%, see rank | 3.27% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,134 | 1.58%, see rank | 1.26% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 770 | 1.07%, see rank | 0.84% | 3.14% |
| Other | 350 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 182,996
| Shelby County | % | Alabama | U.S. | |
| English | 64,706 | 92.73%, see rank | 94.82% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 3,034 | 4.35%, see rank | 2.89% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,058 | 1.52%, see rank | 1.26% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 655 | 0.94%, see rank | 0.78% | 2.95% |
| Other | 326 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 143,293
| Shelby County | % | Alabama | U.S. | |
| English | 51,101 | 93.59%, see rank | 94.23% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 1,953 | 3.58%, see rank | 3.08% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,111 | 2.03%, see rank | 1.82% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 267 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.65% | 2.61% |
| Other | 169 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.22% | 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.