New Jersey Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 8,874,374
| New Jersey | % | U.S. | |
| English | 2,194,746 | 68.83%, see rank | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 474,606 | 14.88%, see rank | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 313,590 | 9.84%, see rank | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 156,511 | 4.91%, see rank | 3.36% |
| Other | 49,045 | 1.54%, see rank | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 8,793,888
| New Jersey | % | U.S. | |
| English | 2,219,407 | 69.64%, see rank | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 457,654 | 14.36%, see rank | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 313,474 | 9.84%, see rank | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 150,447 | 4.72%, see rank | 3.24% |
| Other | 45,896 | 1.44%, see rank | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 8,721,577
| New Jersey | % | U.S. | |
| English | 2,240,007 | 70.53%, see rank | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 439,664 | 13.84%, see rank | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 308,470 | 9.71%, see rank | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 143,123 | 4.51%, see rank | 3.14% |
| Other | 44,805 | 1.41%, see rank | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 8,650,548
| New Jersey | % | U.S. | |
| English | 2,242,400 | 71.12%, see rank | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 422,851 | 13.41%, see rank | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 306,507 | 9.72%, see rank | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 136,394 | 4.33%, see rank | 2.95% |
| Other | 44,725 | 1.42%, see rank | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 8,414,350
| New Jersey | % | U.S. | |
| English | 2,238,672 | 73.02%, see rank | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 359,762 | 11.73%, see rank | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 318,352 | 10.38%, see rank | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 105,815 | 3.45%, see rank | 2.61% |
| Other | 43,173 | 1.41%, 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.