South Carolina Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 4,727,273
| South Carolina | % | U.S. | |
| English | 1,662,365 | 92.57%, see rank | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 76,944 | 4.28%, see rank | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 33,964 | 1.89%, see rank | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 18,027 | 1.00%, see rank | 3.36% |
| Other | 4,415 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 4,630,351
| South Carolina | % | U.S. | |
| English | 1,636,652 | 92.56%, see rank | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 75,850 | 4.29%, see rank | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 34,368 | 1.94%, see rank | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 17,344 | 0.98%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Other | 4,041 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 4,511,428
| South Carolina | % | U.S. | |
| English | 1,613,459 | 92.62%, see rank | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 74,859 | 4.30%, see rank | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 33,308 | 1.91%, see rank | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 16,063 | 0.92%, see rank | 3.14% |
| Other | 4,305 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 4,416,867
| South Carolina | % | U.S. | |
| English | 1,573,908 | 92.94%, see rank | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 67,751 | 4.00%, see rank | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 32,493 | 1.92%, see rank | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 15,050 | 0.89%, see rank | 2.95% |
| Other | 4,186 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 4,012,012
| South Carolina | % | U.S. | |
| English | 1,420,468 | 92.58%, see rank | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 60,628 | 3.95%, see rank | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 37,748 | 2.46%, see rank | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 12,489 | 0.81%, see rank | 2.61% |
| Other | 3,001 | 0.20%, 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.