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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages) and English; most people are bilingual
1991 Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages) and English; most people are bilingual
1992 Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages) and English; most people are bilingual
1993 Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English; most people are bilingual
1994 Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English; most people are bilingual
1995 Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English; most people are bilingual
1996 Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English note: most people are bilingual
1997 Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English note: most people are bilingual
1998 Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English note: most people are bilingual
1999 Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English note: most people are bilingual
2000 Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English note: most people are bilingual
2001 Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English note: most people are bilingual
2002 Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English note: most people are bilingual
2003 Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English note: most people are bilingual
2004 Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English note: most people are bilingual
2005 Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2% note: most people are bilingual (2000 census)
2006 Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2% note: most people are bilingual (2000 census)
2007 Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2% note: most people are bilingual (2000 census)
2008 Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2% note: most people are bilingual (2000 census)
2009 Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2% note: most people are bilingual (2000 census)
2010 Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2% note: most people are bilingual (2000 census)
2011 Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2% note: most people are bilingual (2000 census)
2012 Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2% note: most people are bilingual (2000 census)
2013 Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2% note: most people are bilingual (2000 census)
2014 Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2% note: most people are bilingual (2000 census)
2015 Samoan 88.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 3.9%, Tongan 2.7%, other Pacific islander 3%, other 1.8% | note: most people are bilingual (2010 est.)
2016 Samoan 88.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 3.9%, Tongan 2.7%, other Pacific islander 3%, other 1.8% | note: most people are bilingual (2010 est.)
2017 Samoan 88.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 3.9%, Tongan 2.7%, other Pacific islander 3%, other 1.8% | note: most people are bilingual (2010 est.)
2018 Samoan 88.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 3.9%, Tongan 2.7%, other Pacific islander 3%, other 1.8% (2010 est.) | note: most people are bilingual
2019 Samoan 88.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 3.9%, Tongan 2.7%, other Pacific islander 3%, other 1.8% (2010 est.) | note: most people are bilingual
2020 Samoan 88.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 3.9%, Tongan 2.7%, other Pacific islander 3%, other 1.8% (2010 est.) | note: most people are bilingual
2021 Samoan 88.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 3.9%, Tongan 2.7%, other Pacific islander 3%, other 1.8% (2010 est.) note: most people are bilingual
2022 Samoan 88.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 3.9%, Tongan 2.7%, other Pacific islander 3%, other 1.8% (2010 est.) note: most people are bilingual
2023 Samoan 87.9% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 3.3%, Tongan 2.1%, other Pacific Islander 4.1%, Asian languages 2.1%, other 0.5% (2020 est.) note: most people are bilingual
2024 Samoan 87.9% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 3.3%, Tongan 2.1%, other Pacific Islander 4.1%, Asian languages 2.1%, other 0.5% (2020 est.) note: most people are bilingual
2025 Samoan 87.9% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 3.3%, Tongan 2.1%, other Pacific Islander 4.1%, Asian languages 2.1%, other 0.5% (2020 est.) note: most people are bilingual