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Memphis, TN Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 656,715
| Memphis, TN | % | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| English | 225,588 | 90.85%, see rank | 92.96% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 13,273 | 5.35%, see rank | 3.77% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,007 | 1.61%, see rank | 1.62% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,414 | 1.37%, see rank | 1.09% | 3.36% |
| Other | 2,038 | 0.82%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 651,050
| Memphis, TN | % | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| English | 222,564 | 91.01%, see rank | 93.11% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 13,119 | 5.36%, see rank | 3.73% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,835 | 1.57%, see rank | 1.62% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,092 | 1.26%, see rank | 1.07% | 3.24% |
| Other | 1,928 | 0.79%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 654,876
| Memphis, TN | % | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| English | 224,741 | 91.17%, see rank | 93.32% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 13,146 | 5.33%, see rank | 3.67% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,691 | 1.50%, see rank | 1.56% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,130 | 1.27%, see rank | 1.00% | 3.14% |
| Other | 1,787 | 0.72%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 679,052
| Memphis, TN | % | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| English | 237,896 | 91.46%, see rank | 93.55% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 12,964 | 4.98%, see rank | 3.46% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,216 | 1.62%, see rank | 1.58% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 3,221 | 1.24%, see rank | 0.96% | 2.95% |
| Other | 1,800 | 0.69%, see rank | 0.45% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 650,100
| Memphis, TN | % | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| English | 228,555 | 91.09%, see rank | 93.55% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 11,968 | 4.77%, see rank | 3.30% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 6,063 | 2.42%, see rank | 1.99% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,947 | 1.17%, see rank | 0.84% | 2.61% |
| Other | 1,374 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.32% | 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.