Virginia Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 8,185,131
| Virginia | % | U.S. | |
| English | 2,569,177 | 84.46%, see rank | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 191,826 | 6.31%, see rank | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 127,238 | 4.18%, see rank | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 111,495 | 3.67%, see rank | 3.36% |
| Other | 41,974 | 1.38%, see rank | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 8,014,955
| Virginia | % | U.S. | |
| English | 2,547,461 | 84.74%, see rank | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 187,773 | 6.25%, see rank | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 123,595 | 4.11%, see rank | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 108,992 | 3.63%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Other | 38,398 | 1.28%, see rank | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 7,841,754
| Virginia | % | U.S. | |
| English | 2,533,337 | 85.17%, see rank | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 183,847 | 6.18%, see rank | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 118,467 | 3.98%, see rank | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 105,466 | 3.55%, see rank | 3.14% |
| Other | 33,364 | 1.12%, see rank | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 7,721,730
| Virginia | % | U.S. | |
| English | 2,521,476 | 85.86%, see rank | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 172,130 | 5.86%, see rank | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 114,582 | 3.90%, see rank | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 97,713 | 3.33%, see rank | 2.95% |
| Other | 30,733 | 1.05%, see rank | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 7,078,515
| Virginia | % | U.S. | |
| English | 2,356,089 | 87.25%, see rank | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 141,425 | 5.24%, see rank | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 108,696 | 4.03%, see rank | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 71,201 | 2.64%, see rank | 2.61% |
| Other | 22,924 | 0.85%, 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.