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Kent County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 165,253
| Kent County | % | Rhode Island | U.S. | |
| English | 60,784 | 88.83%, see rank | 77.84% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 2,144 | 3.13%, see rank | 10.13% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,273 | 6.24%, see rank | 9.19% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 849 | 1.24%, see rank | 1.98% | 3.36% |
| Other | 378 | 0.55%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 166,066
| Kent County | % | Rhode Island | U.S. | |
| English | 61,303 | 89.20%, see rank | 77.85% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 2,098 | 3.05%, see rank | 9.61% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 4,029 | 5.86%, see rank | 9.80% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,017 | 1.48%, see rank | 1.96% | 3.24% |
| Other | 275 | 0.40%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 167,235
| Kent County | % | Rhode Island | U.S. | |
| English | 62,536 | 90.49%, see rank | 77.93% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 1,919 | 2.78%, see rank | 9.50% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,741 | 5.41%, see rank | 9.88% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 724 | 1.05%, see rank | 1.85% | 3.14% |
| Other | 189 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 169,202
| Kent County | % | Rhode Island | U.S. | |
| English | 62,135 | 90.36%, see rank | 78.07% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 1,792 | 2.61%, see rank | 9.34% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 3,885 | 5.65%, see rank | 10.04% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 778 | 1.13%, see rank | 1.75% | 2.95% |
| Other | 172 | 0.25%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 167,090
| Kent County | % | Rhode Island | U.S. | |
| English | 58,904 | 87.47%, see rank | 77.25% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 1,769 | 2.63%, see rank | 7.49% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 5,762 | 8.56%, see rank | 12.77% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 621 | 0.92%, see rank | 1.74% | 2.61% |
| Other | 285 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.75% | 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.