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Cities in Colorado by foreign-born share of the population

Federal Heights, CO had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 54 cities in 2023, at 27.6%. Fruita, CO had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 8% and the figure for Colorado was 9.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.6Federal Heights, CO
Lowest0.7Fruita, CO
Median854 cities
Colorado9.6History

All cities, 2023

Federal Heights, CO: 27.6 %Federal Heights, CO27.6Aurora, CO: 21.8 %Aurora, CO21.8Superior, CO: 19.2 %Superior, CO19.2Glenwood Springs, CO: 18.2 %Glenwood Springs, CO18.2Fort Morgan, CO: 18.2 %Fort Morgan, CO18.2Fort Lupton, CO: 16.7 %Fort Lupton, CO16.7Commerce City, CO: 16 %Commerce City, CO16Greenwood Village, CO: 15.7 %Greenwood Village, CO15.7Evans, CO: 15.1 %Evans, CO15.1Rifle, CO: 14.7 %Rifle, CO14.7Thornton, CO: 14.5 %Thornton, CO14.5Denver, CO: 13.9 %Denver, CO13.9Lone Tree, CO: 13.8 %Lone Tree, CO13.8Greeley, CO: 12.7 %Greeley, CO12.7Castle Pines, CO: 11.2 %Castle Pines, CO11.2Northglenn, CO: 11 %Northglenn, CO11Lafayette, CO: 10.6 %Lafayette, CO10.6Longmont, CO: 10.5 %Longmont, CO10.5Broomfield, CO: 10.5 %Broomfield, CO10.5Boulder, CO: 10.2 %Boulder, CO10.2Centennial, CO: 9.4 %Centennial, CO9.4Parker, CO: 8.6 %Parker, CO8.6Brighton, CO: 8.5 %Brighton, CO8.5Erie, CO: 8.5 %Erie, CO8.5Lakewood, CO: 8.5 %Lakewood, CO8.5Westminster, CO: 8.2 %Westminster, CO8.2Steamboat Springs, CO: 8.2 %Steamboat Springs, CO8.2Englewood, CO: 7.8 %Englewood, CO7.8Louisville, CO: 7.7 %Louisville, CO7.7Colorado Springs, CO: 7.4 %Colorado Springs, CO7.4Littleton, CO: 6.7 %Littleton, CO6.7Fort Collins, CO: 6.6 %Fort Collins, CO6.6Firestone, CO: 6.5 %Firestone, CO6.5Fountain, CO: 6.4 %Fountain, CO6.4Montrose, CO: 6.4 %Montrose, CO6.4Golden, CO: 5.8 %Golden, CO5.8Castle Rock, CO: 5.4 %Castle Rock, CO5.4Timnath, CO: 5.2 %Timnath, CO5.2Arvada, CO: 5.2 %Arvada, CO5.2Sterling, CO: 5.2 %Sterling, CO5.2Berthoud, CO: 4.9 %Berthoud, CO4.9Wheat Ridge, CO: 4.6 %Wheat Ridge, CO4.6Grand Junction, CO: 4.1 %Grand Junction, CO4.1Pueblo, CO: 4 %Pueblo, CO4Johnstown, CO: 4 %Johnstown, CO4Frederick, CO: 3.8 %Frederick, CO3.8Monument, CO: 3.8 %Monument, CO3.8Loveland, CO: 3.5 %Loveland, CO3.5Windsor, CO: 2.3 %Windsor, CO2.3Severance, CO: 2 %Severance, CO2Durango, CO: 1.7 %Durango, CO1.7Wellington, CO: 1.6 %Wellington, CO1.6Cañon City, CO: 1.2 %Cañon City, CO1.2Fruita, CO: 0.7 %Fruita, CO0.7Federal Heights, CO: 27.6 %Federal Heights, CO27.6Aurora, CO: 21.8 %Aurora, CO21.8Superior, CO: 19.2 %Superior, CO19.2Glenwood Springs, CO: 18.2 %Glenwood Springs, CO18.2Fort Morgan, CO: 18.2 %Fort Morgan, CO18.2Fort Lupton, CO: 16.7 %Fort Lupton, CO16.7Commerce City, CO: 16 %Commerce City, CO16Greenwood Village, CO: 15.7 %Greenwood Village, CO15.7Evans, CO: 15.1 %Evans, CO15.1Rifle, CO: 14.7 %Rifle, CO14.7Thornton, CO: 14.5 %Thornton, CO14.5Denver, CO: 13.9 %Denver, CO13.9Lone Tree, CO: 13.8 %Lone Tree, CO13.8Greeley, CO: 12.7 %Greeley, CO12.7Castle Pines, CO: 11.2 %Castle Pines, CO11.2Northglenn, CO: 11 %Northglenn, CO11Lafayette, CO: 10.6 %Lafayette, CO10.6Longmont, CO: 10.5 %Longmont, CO10.5Broomfield, CO: 10.5 %Broomfield, CO10.5Boulder, CO: 10.2 %Boulder, CO10.2Centennial, CO: 9.4 %Centennial, CO9.4Parker, CO: 8.6 %Parker, CO8.6Brighton, CO: 8.5 %Brighton, CO8.5Erie, CO: 8.5 %Erie, CO8.5Lakewood, CO: 8.5 %Lakewood, CO8.5Westminster, CO: 8.2 %Westminster, CO8.2Steamboat Springs, CO: 8.2 %Steamboat Springs, CO8.2Englewood, CO: 7.8 %Englewood, CO7.8Louisville, CO: 7.7 %Louisville, CO7.7Colorado Springs, CO: 7.4 %Colorado Springs, CO7.4Littleton, CO: 6.7 %Littleton, CO6.7Fort Collins, CO: 6.6 %Fort Collins, CO6.6Firestone, CO: 6.5 %Firestone, CO6.5Fountain, CO: 6.4 %Fountain, CO6.4Montrose, CO: 6.4 %Montrose, CO6.4Golden, CO: 5.8 %Golden, CO5.8Castle Rock, CO: 5.4 %Castle Rock, CO5.4Timnath, CO: 5.2 %Timnath, CO5.2Arvada, CO: 5.2 %Arvada, CO5.2Sterling, CO: 5.2 %Sterling, CO5.2Berthoud, CO: 4.9 %Berthoud, CO4.9Wheat Ridge, CO: 4.6 %Wheat Ridge, CO4.6Grand Junction, CO: 4.1 %Grand Junction, CO4.1Pueblo, CO: 4 %Pueblo, CO4Johnstown, CO: 4 %Johnstown, CO4Frederick, CO: 3.8 %Frederick, CO3.8Monument, CO: 3.8 %Monument, CO3.8Loveland, CO: 3.5 %Loveland, CO3.5Windsor, CO: 2.3 %Windsor, CO2.3Severance, CO: 2 %Severance, CO2Durango, CO: 1.7 %Durango, CO1.7Wellington, CO: 1.6 %Wellington, CO1.6Cañon City, CO: 1.2 %Cañon City, CO1.2Fruita, CO: 0.7 %Fruita, CO0.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Federal Heights, CO27.6+5.4 pts
2Aurora, CO21.8+0.7 pts
3Superior, CO19.2-0 pts
4Glenwood Springs, CO18.2+0.9 pts
5Fort Morgan, CO18.2-1.4 pts
6Fort Lupton, CO16.7+1.2 pts
7Commerce City, CO16-0.6 pts
8Greenwood Village, CO15.7-0.9 pts
9Evans, CO15.1-1.4 pts
10Rifle, CO14.7+0.8 pts
11Thornton, CO14.5+0.5 pts
12Denver, CO13.9-0.1 pts
13Lone Tree, CO13.8+2.1 pts
14Greeley, CO12.7+0.5 pts
15Castle Pines, CO11.2-0.3 pts
16Northglenn, CO11+0.6 pts
17Lafayette, CO10.6+1.1 pts
18Longmont, CO10.5+0.8 pts
19Broomfield, CO10.5-0.2 pts
20Boulder, CO10.2-0.1 pts
21Centennial, CO9.4+0.3 pts
22Parker, CO8.6+0.4 pts
23Brighton, CO8.5+0.3 pts
24Erie, CO8.5-0.3 pts
25Lakewood, CO8.5-0 pts
26Westminster, CO8.2-0.6 pts
27Steamboat Springs, CO8.2+0.6 pts
28Englewood, CO7.8+0.7 pts
29Louisville, CO7.7+0.2 pts
30Colorado Springs, CO7.4-0.2 pts
31Littleton, CO6.7+0.1 pts
32Fort Collins, CO6.6-0.5 pts
33Firestone, CO6.5-0.9 pts
34Fountain, CO6.4-0.6 pts
35Montrose, CO6.4-1.2 pts
36Golden, CO5.8-0.3 pts
37Castle Rock, CO5.4+0.1 pts
38Timnath, CO5.2+1.9 pts
39Arvada, CO5.20 pts
39Sterling, CO5.2+1.4 pts
41Berthoud, CO4.9-0.5 pts
42Wheat Ridge, CO4.6+1.2 pts
43Grand Junction, CO4.1-0.1 pts
44Pueblo, CO4+0.1 pts
45Johnstown, CO4-0.6 pts
46Frederick, CO3.8+0.1 pts
47Monument, CO3.8-0.4 pts
48Loveland, CO3.5-0.2 pts
49Windsor, CO2.3-0 pts
50Severance, CO2+0.2 pts
51Durango, CO1.7-0.2 pts
52Wellington, CO1.6-0.6 pts
53Cañon City, CO1.2+0.4 pts
54Fruita, CO0.7+0.3 pts

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About this ranking

People born outside the country where they live, as a percentage of the total population.

More on how it is measured
  • United States: people who were not US citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants; American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
  • EU countries: residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country (Eurostat).
  • England and Wales: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, Census 2021.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born. In the United States people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native; in the EU everyone born outside the reporting country counts as foreign born, including people born in another EU country or abroad to national parents. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Colorado by foreign-born share of the population, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Colorado by foreign-born share of the population, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/colorado-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Colorado by foreign-born share of the population, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/colorado-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Colorado by foreign-born share of the population, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/colorado-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Federal Heights, CO, with 27.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Fruita, CO, with 0.7% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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