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Language Use Publications
Language Use Publications
This page contains Language Use related publications released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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The Foreign-Born Population in the United States: 2022
This report provides an overview of the foreign-born population residing in the United States, highlighting select demographic and socioeconomic characteristics
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Language Use in the United States: 2019
This report presents data on languages spoken in the United States by people 5 years old and over based on the 1-year 2019 American Community Survey (ACS).
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Developing Public-Facing Language Products
This guide shares detailed information about the best practices implemented for the 2020 Census by the Census Bureau.
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English-Speaking Ability of the Foreign-Born Population: 2012
This report examines English use at home and English-speaking ability among the foreign born.
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School Enrollment in the United States: 2011
The publication School Enrollment in the United States: 2011 is CPS and ACS.
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Native North American Languages Spoken at Home: 2006-2010
Data on the frequency and percentage of the U.S. population aged 5 and over who spoke a Native North American language at home.
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People Who Spoke a Language Other Than English at Home: 2009
This report presents data on people aged 5 and over who spoke a language other than English at home, for selected Hispanic origin and race groups.
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Language Use in the United States: 2007
This report provides information on the number and characteristics of people in the United States in 2007 who spoke a language other than English at home.
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Language Use in the United States: 2011
This paper uses the American Community Survey and National Population Projections to examine the population speaking a language other than English in 2020.
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School Enrollment in the United States: 2006
This Report discusses school enrollment levels and trends in the population aged 3 and older in 2006.
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The American Community—American Indians and Alaska Natives: 2004
This report presents a portrait of the American Indian and Alaska Native population in the United States.
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The American Community—Pacific Islanders: 2004
This report presents a portrait of the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population in the United States.
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The American Community—Asians: 2004
This report presents a portrait of the Asian population in the United States.
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The American Community—Hispanics: 2004
This report presents a portrait of the Hispanic or Latino population the United States using data from the 2004 American Community Survey.
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We the People: American Indians and Alaska Natives
This report provides a portrait of the American Indian and Alaska Native population in the United States.
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65+ in the United States: 2005
This report analyzes data for the population 65 and older, disaggregated into narrower age groups where possible.
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Characteristics of American Indians and Alaska Natives: 2000
A two-volume report containing sample data for respondents who reported as American Indian or Alaska Native and specified only one tribe that met the threshold.
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Language Use and English-Speaking Ability: 2000
This report presents Census 2000 data on language spoken at home and the ability to speak English of people aged 5 and over.
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Characteristics of American Indians by Tribe and Language
A two-volume report containing social, economic, and housing data on American Indian tribes from 1990 Census.
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1990 Census: Persons of Hispanic Origin in the United States
This CP-3-3 publication is from the 1990 Decennial Census.
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We asked... You told us: Language Spoken at Home
Language Spoken at Home data from the 1990 Census.
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1990 Census of Population Ancestry of the Population in the U.S.
This CP-3-2 publication is from the 1990 Decennial Census.
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1990 Census of Population - The Foreign-Born Population in the US
This CP-3-1 publication is from the 1990 Decennial Census.
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Hispanic Americans Today
This report presents, graphically, data on a wide range of topics, including population distribution and composition, family, education, and more.
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1990 Census of Population: Social and Economic Characteristics
These reports focus on the population subjects collected on a sample basis in 1990.
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America's Centenarians: Data From the 1980 Census
This report presents characteristics for persons 85 years and older (in four age groups to 105 years and over) by sex, race, social, & economic characteristics.
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Ancestry and Language in the United States: November 1979
This report contains data on the ancestry, languages, and literacy of the U.S. population.
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Language Usage in the United States: July 1975 (Advance report)
This advance report is the first comprehensive attempt by the Bureau of the Census to measure language usage in the United States.
Language Minority, Illiteracy and Voting Data Used
1970 Census: Graphic Summary of the 1970 Population Census
This supplementary report presents 78 maps and charts excerpted from two 1970 Population Census final reports.
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1970 Census - Subject Reports: Persons of Spanish Surname
Social, economic, and housing characteristics for persons of Spanish surname in five Southwestern States: Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas.
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1970 Census - Subject Reports: Puerto Ricans in the United States
Detailed statistics on selected social, economic, and housing characteristics for persons of Puerto Rican birth and parentage.
1970 Census: Characteristics of the Population
These reports present a major portion of the information in varying amounts of detail for the United States, regions, divisions, States, and other areas.
Population
1970 Census: National Origin and Language
This report presents statistics on the social and economic characteristics of immigrants and their children for selected countries of origin.
Publication
1970 Census: School Enrollment
This report presents detailed statistics on school enrollment of the population 3 to 49 years old by various demographic, social, and economic characteristics.
Population
1970 Census - Population: Persons of Spanish Ancestry
This report shows counts of the Spanish ancestry population for the country as a whole, regions, divisions, and states.
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