Who Lives in Kansas?
The U.S. Bureau of the Census estimates that 4.1% of the population of Kansas is foreign-born (1997 statistics).
2000 Census Information
You can download a free 12-page report with data on the Foreign Born Population. (You'll need Adobe Reader to view this pdf format file.) The file is rather large, at 472k.
You can look up other USA Census 2000 information for your area at the US Census Bureau site, American Factfinder. We've downloaded Census 2000 data for your state including country of birth and foreign languages spoken. Here are statistics for your state and counties reporting population by Race and Hispanic/Latino origin. |
The Modern Language Association offers an excellent form to help you look up language info from the 2000 Census. To get started, type your 5-digit zip code in the box below:
1990 Census data by zip code is no longer available.
School District Information
Your local public school district is one of the best sources of information on what languages are being spoken in your area.
The Kansas State Department of Education has published a table tabulating the languages spoken in Kansas public schools.
They report over 13,000 limited English proficient (LEP) students enrolled in Kansas public schools, grades K-12, in the 1997-1998 school year. This number has doubled since the 1992-1993 school year.
Most common languages include: 10,145 Spanish, 1,052 Vietnamese, 442 Lao, 261 Hmong, 210 German, 136 Cambodian, 103 Korean, 101 Cantonese, and 101 Russian.
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