Language Spoken at Home by
Persons Age 5 and Older, Hennepin County, U.S. Census 2000
| 
     Sorted Alphabetically  | 
    
     Sorted by Number of Persons  | 
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| Language Spoken at Home | 
     Persons Age 5 and Over  | 
    
     Percent  | 
    Language Spoken at Home | 
     Persons Age 5 and Over  | 
    
    
     Percent  | 
  |
| 
     African languages  | 
    
     14,642  | 
    
     1.4%  | 
    
     Speak only English  | 
    
     909,793  | 
    
     87.2%  | 
  |
| 
     Arabic  | 
    
     2,678  | 
    
     0.3%  | 
    
     Spanish or Spanish Creole  | 
    
     42,540  | 
    
     4.1%  | 
  |
| 
     Armenian  | 
    
     38  | 
    
     0.0%  | 
    
     African languages  | 
    
     14,642  | 
    
     1.4%  | 
  |
| 
     Chinese  | 
    
     5,000  | 
    
     0.5%  | 
    
     Miao, Hmong  | 
    
     12,662  | 
    
     1.2%  | 
  |
| 
     English only  | 
    
     909,793  | 
    
     87.2%  | 
    
     Vietnamese  | 
    
     7,145  | 
    
     0.7%  | 
  |
| 
     French (incl. Patois, Cajun)  | 
    
     5,917  | 
    
     0.6%  | 
    
     German  | 
    
     5,933  | 
    
     0.6%  | 
  |
| 
     French Creole  | 
    
     155  | 
    
     0.0%  | 
    
     French (incl. Patois, Cajun)  | 
    
     5,917  | 
    
     0.6%  | 
  |
| 
     German  | 
    
     5,933  | 
    
     0.6%  | 
    
     Russian  | 
    
     5,146  | 
    
     0.5%  | 
  |
| 
     Greek  | 
    
     661  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
    
     Chinese  | 
    
     5,000  | 
    
     0.5%  | 
  |
| 
     Gujarathi  | 
    
     508  | 
    
     0.0%  | 
    
     Laotian  | 
    
     4,039  | 
    
     0.4%  | 
  |
| 
     Hebrew  | 
    
     715  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
    
     Other Asian languages  | 
    
     2,778  | 
    
     0.3%  | 
  |
| 
     Hindi  | 
    
     1,264  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
    
     Scandinavian languages  | 
    
     2,738  | 
    
     0.3%  | 
  |
| 
     Hungarian  | 
    
     229  | 
    
     0.0%  | 
    
     Arabic  | 
    
     2,678  | 
    
     0.3%  | 
  |
| 
     Italian  | 
    
     939  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
    
     Mon-Khmer, Cambodian  | 
    
     1,773  | 
    
     0.2%  | 
  |
| 
     Japanese  | 
    
     1,417  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
    
     Korean  | 
    
     1,733  | 
    
     0.2%  | 
  |
| 
     Korean  | 
    
     1,733  | 
    
     0.2%  | 
    
     Other Slavic languages  | 
    
     1,640  | 
    
     0.2%  | 
  |
| 
     Laotian  | 
    
     4,039  | 
    
     0.4%  | 
    
     Japanese  | 
    
     1,417  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
  |
| 
     Miao, Hmong  | 
    
     12,662  | 
    
     1.2%  | 
    
     Hindi  | 
    
     1,264  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
  |
| 
     Mon-Khmer, Cambodian  | 
    
     1,773  | 
    
     0.2%  | 
    
     Other Indic languages  | 
    
     1,225  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
  |
| 
     Navajo  | 
    
     16  | 
    
     0.0%  | 
    
     Persian  | 
    
     1,155  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
  |
| 
     Other and unspecified languages  | 
    
     856  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
    
     Serbo-Croatian  | 
    
     1,123  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
  |
| 
     Other Asian languages  | 
    
     2,778  | 
    
     0.3%  | 
    
     Tagalog  | 
    
     1,092  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
  |
| 
     Other Indic languages  | 
    
     1,225  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
    
     Other Indo-European languages  | 
    
     1,080  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
  |
| 
     Other Indo-European languages  | 
    
     1,080  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
    
     Polish  | 
    
     1,062  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
  |
| 
     Other Native North American languages  | 
    
     965  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
    
     Urdu  | 
    
     1,052  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
  |
| 
     Other Pacific Island languages  | 
    
     331  | 
    
     0.0%  | 
    
     Other Native North American languages  | 
    
     965  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
  |
| 
     Other Slavic languages  | 
    
     1,640  | 
    
     0.2%  | 
    
     Italian  | 
    
     939  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
  |
| 
     Other West Germanic languages  | 
    
     376  | 
    
     0.0%  | 
    
     Other and unspecified languages  | 
    
     856  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
  |
| 
     Persian  | 
    
     1,155  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
    
     Hebrew  | 
    
     715  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
  |
| 
     Polish  | 
    
     1,062  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
    
     Greek  | 
    
     661  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
  |
| 
     Portuguese or Portuguese Creole  | 
    
     645  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
    
     Portuguese or Portuguese Creole  | 
    
     645  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
  |
| 
     Russian  | 
    
     5,146  | 
    
     0.5%  | 
    
     Gujarathi  | 
    
     508  | 
    
     0.0%  | 
  |
| 
     Scandinavian languages  | 
    
     2,738  | 
    
     0.3%  | 
    
     Thai  | 
    
     431  | 
    
     0.0%  | 
  |
| 
     Serbo-Croatian  | 
    
     1,123  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
    
     Other West Germanic languages  | 
    
     376  | 
    
     0.0%  | 
  |
| 
     Spanish or Spanish Creole  | 
    
     42,540  | 
    
     4.1%  | 
    
     Other Pacific Island languages  | 
    
     331  | 
    
     0.0%  | 
  |
| 
     Tagalog  | 
    
     1,092  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
    
     Yiddish  | 
    
     317  | 
    
     0.0%  | 
  |
| 
     Thai  | 
    
     431  | 
    
     0.0%  | 
    
     Hungarian  | 
    
     229  | 
    
     0.0%  | 
  |
| 
     Urdu  | 
    
     1,052  | 
    
     0.1%  | 
    
     French Creole  | 
    
     155  | 
    
     0.0%  | 
  |
| 
     Vietnamese  | 
    
     7,145  | 
    
     0.7%  | 
    
     Armenian  | 
    
     38  | 
    
     0.0%  | 
  |
| 
     Yiddish  | 
    
     317  | 
    
     0.0%  | 
    
     Navajo  | 
    
     16  | 
    
     0.0%  | 
  |
| 
     County Total  | 
    
     1,043,809  | 
    
     100.0%  | 
    
     County Total  | 
    
     1,043,809  | 
    
     100.0%  | 
  |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Summary File 
3, Table PCT10; Produced by Hennepin County Children, Family, and Adult Services, 
11/7/2003
Note: These figures are not exact counts because they are calculated for the 
whole population from the long-form census questionnaire sent to one-sixth of 
households.
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