Wyoming
LANGUAGE
The Census asks questions about language use at home to locate groups of people who speak a language other than English. Their isolation or integration into a primarily English speaking community can be determined by their ability to speak English proficiently.
Language Spoken at Home, 1990-2000
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|
1990 |
|
2000 |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
394,904 |
94.31% |
433,324 |
93.63% |
Spanish |
13,790 |
3.29% |
18,606 |
4.02% |
Other Indo-European* |
6,671 |
1.59% |
6,391 |
1.38% |
Asian Language** |
1,210 |
0.29% |
2,117 |
0.46% |
Other |
2,138 |
0.51% |
2,371 |
0.51% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
418,713 |
100.00% |
462,809 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
6,223 |
33.45% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,381 |
21.61% |
Asian Language** |
862 |
40.72% |
Other Language |
453 |
19.11% |
Total |
8,919 |
1.93% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
4,403 |
31.93% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,674 |
25.09% |
Asian Language** |
583 |
48.18% |
Other Language |
606 |
28.34% |
Total |
7,266 |
1.74% |
* "Other Indo-European" excludes English and Spanish. "Indo-European" is not synonymous with "European." French, German, Hindi, and Persian are all classified as Indo-European. Hungarian, on the other hand, is lumped into "Other Language."
** "Asian Language" includes languages indigenous to Asia and Pacific islands areas that are not also Indo-European languages. Chinese, Japanese, Telugu, and Hawaiian are all classified here.
Also note that ability to speak English "very well" is based on the self-assessment of those responding to Census questions, not on a test of language ability.
Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).
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