Letcher County
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
|
|
1990 |
|
2000 |
|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
24,974 |
98.64% |
23,454 |
98.27% |
Spanish |
73 |
0.29% |
159 |
0.67% |
Other Indo-European* |
241 |
0.95% |
201 |
0.84% |
Asian Language** |
30 |
0.12% |
49 |
0.21% |
Other |
0 |
0.00% |
5 |
0.02% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
25,318 |
100.00% |
23,868 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
79 |
49.69% |
Other Indo-European* |
73 |
36.32% |
Asian Language** |
14 |
28.57% |
Other Language |
2 |
40.00% |
Total |
168 |
0.70% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
13 |
17.81% |
Other Indo-European* |
105 |
43.57% |
Asian Language** |
11 |
36.67% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
129 |
0.51% |
* "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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