Tennessee Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 6,451,365
| Tennessee | % | U.S. | |
| English | 2,312,342 | 92.96%, see rank | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 93,802 | 3.77%, see rank | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 40,396 | 1.62%, see rank | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 27,039 | 1.09%, see rank | 3.36% |
| Other | 13,770 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 6,353,226
| Tennessee | % | U.S. | |
| English | 2,298,672 | 93.11%, see rank | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 92,131 | 3.73%, see rank | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 39,932 | 1.62%, see rank | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 26,361 | 1.07%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Other | 11,745 | 0.48%, see rank | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 6,234,968
| Tennessee | % | U.S. | |
| English | 2,280,343 | 93.32%, see rank | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 89,572 | 3.67%, see rank | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 38,205 | 1.56%, see rank | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 24,539 | 1.00%, see rank | 3.14% |
| Other | 10,816 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 6,158,953
| Tennessee | % | U.S. | |
| English | 2,257,019 | 93.55%, see rank | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 83,381 | 3.46%, see rank | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 38,224 | 1.58%, see rank | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 23,138 | 0.96%, see rank | 2.95% |
| Other | 10,805 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 5,689,283
| Tennessee | % | U.S. | |
| English | 2,090,060 | 93.55%, see rank | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 73,736 | 3.30%, see rank | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 44,446 | 1.99%, see rank | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 18,740 | 0.84%, see rank | 2.61% |
| Other | 7,247 | 0.32%, 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.