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Number of children who speak another language than English at home in the U.S. from 1979 to 2017, by language spoken (in 1,000)
by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Oct 17, 2019
This graph represents the total number of U.S. children who speak another language than English at home from 1979 to 2017, distinguished by language spoken at home. In 2017, there were 8.68 million children in the U.S. who were speaking Spanish at home.
Number of children who speak another language than English at home in the U.S. from 1979 to 2017, by language spoken (in 1,000)
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| Spanish | Other Indo-European | Asian or Pacific Island Languages | Other languages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8,675 | 1,546 | 1,294 | 617 |
| 2016 | 8,688 | 1,499 | 1,307 | 599 |
| 2015 | 8,568 | 1,528 | 1,307 | 528 |
| 2014 | 8,521 | 1,467 | 1,270 | 530 |
| 2013 | 8,458 | 1,485 | 1,285 | 514 |
| 2012 | 8,587 | 1,594 | 1,306 | 506 |
| 2011 | 8,470 | 1,557 | 1,325 | 485 |
| 2010 | 8,456 | 1,568 | 1,313 | 444 |
| 2009 | 8,067 | 1,487 | 1,242 | 431 |
| 2008 | 7,781 | 1,513 | 1,153 | 424 |
| 2007 | 7,872 | 1,479 | 1,173 | 394 |
| 2006 | 7,805 | 1,458 | 1,177 | 422 |
| 2005 | 7,530 | 1,462 | 1,140 | 375 |
| 2004 | 7,103 | 1,440 | 1,116 | 318 |
| 2003 | 7,021 | 1,398 | 1,110 | 324 |
| 2002 | 6,859 | 1,480 | 1,127 | 327 |
| 2001 | 6,794 | 1,489 | 1,152 | 329 |
| 2000 | 6,533 | 1,535 | 1,147 | 311 |
| 1999 | 6,339 | 433 | 1,177 | 865 |
| 1995 | 5,037 | 514 | 504 | 602 |
| 1992 | 4,314 | 505 | 978 | 467 |
| 1989 | 3,550 | 727 | 551 | 349 |
| 1979 | 2,529 | 622 | 160 | 515 |
| Spanish | Other Indo-European | Asian or Pacific Island Languages | Other languages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8,675 | 1,546 | 1,294 | 617 |
| 2016 | 8,688 | 1,499 | 1,307 | 599 |
| 2015 | 8,568 | 1,528 | 1,307 | 528 |
| 2014 | 8,521 | 1,467 | 1,270 | 530 |
| 2013 | 8,458 | 1,485 | 1,285 | 514 |
| 2012 | 8,587 | 1,594 | 1,306 | 506 |
| 2011 | 8,470 | 1,557 | 1,325 | 485 |
| 2010 | 8,456 | 1,568 | 1,313 | 444 |
| 2009 | 8,067 | 1,487 | 1,242 | 431 |
| 2008 | 7,781 | 1,513 | 1,153 | 424 |
| 2007 | 7,872 | 1,479 | 1,173 | 394 |
| 2006 | 7,805 | 1,458 | 1,177 | 422 |
| 2005 | 7,530 | 1,462 | 1,140 | 375 |
| 2004 | 7,103 | 1,440 | 1,116 | 318 |
| 2003 | 7,021 | 1,398 | 1,110 | 324 |
| 2002 | 6,859 | 1,480 | 1,127 | 327 |
| 2001 | 6,794 | 1,489 | 1,152 | 329 |
| 2000 | 6,533 | 1,535 | 1,147 | 311 |
| 1999 | 6,339 | 433 | 1,177 | 865 |
| 1995 | 5,037 | 514 | 504 | 602 |
| 1992 | 4,314 | 505 | 978 | 467 |
| 1989 | 3,550 | 727 | 551 | 349 |
| 1979 | 2,529 | 622 | 160 | 515 |
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Oct 17, 2019
This graph represents the total number of U.S. children who speak another language than English at home from 1979 to 2017, distinguished by language spoken at home. In 2017, there were 8.68 million children in the U.S. who were speaking Spanish at home.
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- ChildStats.gov; US Census Bureau
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- September 2019
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1979 to 2017
- Age group
- 5 to 17 years
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- ChildStats.gov; US Census Bureau
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- September 2019
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1979 to 2017
- Age group
- 5 to 17 years
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