Minnesota Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 5,383,661
| Minnesota | % | U.S. | |
| English | 1,875,419 | 88.66%, see rank | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 82,018 | 3.88%, see rank | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 62,782 | 2.97%, see rank | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 55,072 | 2.60%, see rank | 3.36% |
| Other | 40,046 | 1.89%, see rank | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 5,313,081
| Minnesota | % | U.S. | |
| English | 1,865,374 | 88.75%, see rank | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 83,688 | 3.98%, see rank | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 65,315 | 3.11%, see rank | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 50,971 | 2.43%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Other | 36,527 | 1.74%, see rank | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 5,241,914
| Minnesota | % | U.S. | |
| English | 1,856,024 | 88.98%, see rank | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 82,318 | 3.95%, see rank | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 64,692 | 3.10%, see rank | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 47,375 | 2.27%, see rank | 3.14% |
| Other | 35,508 | 1.70%, see rank | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 5,188,581
| Minnesota | % | U.S. | |
| English | 1,843,659 | 89.42%, see rank | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 78,642 | 3.81%, see rank | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 64,737 | 3.14%, see rank | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 43,746 | 2.12%, see rank | 2.95% |
| Other | 31,098 | 1.51%, see rank | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 4,919,479
| Minnesota | % | U.S. | |
| English | 1,698,627 | 89.58%, see rank | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 67,564 | 3.56%, see rank | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 73,511 | 3.88%, see rank | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 33,689 | 1.78%, see rank | 2.61% |
| Other | 22,818 | 1.20%, 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.