Counties in Colorado by population speaking a language other than English at home

Costilla County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 64 counties in 2023, at 31.6%. Mineral County had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 10.2% and the figure for Colorado was 16.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.6Costilla County
Median10.264 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 29.3 %Alamosa County: 20.9 %Arapahoe County: 23.3 %Archuleta County: 5.7 %Baca County: 4 %Bent County: 9.3 %Boulder County: 14.8 %Broomfield County: 13.7 %Chaffee County: 5.5 %Cheyenne County: 12.6 %Clear Creek County: 7.1 %Conejos County: 29.9 %Costilla County: 31.6 %Crowley County: 9.3 %Custer County: 1.6 %Delta County: 9.1 %Denver County: 23.6 %Dolores County: 12.8 %Douglas County: 10 %Eagle County: 26.7 %Elbert County: 4.6 %El Paso County: 11.2 %Fremont County: 5.1 %Garfield County: 26.4 %Gilpin County: 9.4 %Grand County: 6.3 %Gunnison County: 7 %Hinsdale County: 3.7 %Huerfano County: 6.2 %Jackson County: 1.7 %Jefferson County: 9.9 %Kiowa County: 5.1 %Kit Carson County: 14.4 %Lake County: 18 %La Plata County: 8.6 %Larimer County: 8.3 %Las Animas County: 11.4 %Lincoln County: 7.6 %Logan County: 10.4 %Mesa County: 6.7 %Mineral County: 0.9 %Moffat County: 10.3 %Montezuma County: 10.7 %Montrose County: 15.8 %Morgan County: 23.6 %Otero County: 14.1 %Ouray County: 5.2 %Park County: 3.1 %Phillips County: 23.8 %Pitkin County: 14.6 %Prowers County: 18.5 %Pueblo County: 11.2 %Rio Blanco County: 8.1 %Rio Grande County: 18.9 %Routt County: 7.8 %Saguache County: 22.5 %San Juan County: 17.1 %San Miguel County: 14.9 %Sedgwick County: 10.1 %Summit County: 10 %Teller County: 3.6 %Washington County: 6.8 %Weld County: 18.9 %Yuma County: 23.3 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Costilla County: 31.6 %Costilla County31.6Conejos County: 29.9 %Conejos County29.9Adams County: 29.3 %Adams County29.3Eagle County: 26.7 %Eagle County26.7Garfield County: 26.4 %Garfield County26.4Phillips County: 23.8 %Phillips County23.8Denver County: 23.6 %Denver County23.6Morgan County: 23.6 %Morgan County23.6Yuma County: 23.3 %Yuma County23.3Arapahoe County: 23.3 %Arapahoe County23.3Saguache County: 22.5 %Saguache County22.5Alamosa County: 20.9 %Alamosa County20.9Rio Grande County: 18.9 %Rio Grande County18.9Weld County: 18.9 %Weld County18.9Prowers County: 18.5 %Prowers County18.5Lake County: 18 %Lake County18San Juan County: 17.1 %San Juan County17.1Montrose County: 15.8 %Montrose County15.8San Miguel County: 14.9 %San Miguel County14.9Boulder County: 14.8 %Boulder County14.8Pitkin County: 14.6 %Pitkin County14.6Kit Carson County: 14.4 %Kit Carson County14.4Otero County: 14.1 %Otero County14.1Broomfield County: 13.7 %Broomfield County13.7Dolores County: 12.8 %Dolores County12.8Cheyenne County: 12.6 %Cheyenne County12.6Las Animas County: 11.4 %Las Animas County11.4Pueblo County: 11.2 %Pueblo County11.2El Paso County: 11.2 %El Paso County11.2Montezuma County: 10.7 %Montezuma County10.7Logan County: 10.4 %Logan County10.4Moffat County: 10.3 %Moffat County10.3Sedgwick County: 10.1 %Sedgwick County10.1Douglas County: 10 %Douglas County10Summit County: 10 %Summit County10Jefferson County: 9.9 %Jefferson County9.9Gilpin County: 9.4 %Gilpin County9.4Crowley County: 9.3 %Crowley County9.3Bent County: 9.3 %Bent County9.3Delta County: 9.1 %Delta County9.1Costilla County: 31.6 %Costilla County31.6Conejos County: 29.9 %Conejos County29.9Adams County: 29.3 %Adams County29.3Eagle County: 26.7 %Eagle County26.7Garfield County: 26.4 %Garfield County26.4Phillips County: 23.8 %Phillips County23.8Denver County: 23.6 %Denver County23.6Morgan County: 23.6 %Morgan County23.6Yuma County: 23.3 %Yuma County23.3Arapahoe County: 23.3 %Arapahoe County23.3Saguache County: 22.5 %Saguache County22.5Alamosa County: 20.9 %Alamosa County20.9Rio Grande County: 18.9 %Rio Grande County18.9Weld County: 18.9 %Weld County18.9Prowers County: 18.5 %Prowers County18.5Lake County: 18 %Lake County18San Juan County: 17.1 %San Juan County17.1Montrose County: 15.8 %Montrose County15.8San Miguel County: 14.9 %San Miguel County14.9Boulder County: 14.8 %Boulder County14.8Pitkin County: 14.6 %Pitkin County14.6Kit Carson County: 14.4 %Kit Carson County14.4Otero County: 14.1 %Otero County14.1Broomfield County: 13.7 %Broomfield County13.7Dolores County: 12.8 %Dolores County12.8Cheyenne County: 12.6 %Cheyenne County12.6Las Animas County: 11.4 %Las Animas County11.4Pueblo County: 11.2 %Pueblo County11.2El Paso County: 11.2 %El Paso County11.2Montezuma County: 10.7 %Montezuma County10.7Logan County: 10.4 %Logan County10.4Moffat County: 10.3 %Moffat County10.3Sedgwick County: 10.1 %Sedgwick County10.1Douglas County: 10 %Douglas County10Summit County: 10 %Summit County10Jefferson County: 9.9 %Jefferson County9.9Gilpin County: 9.4 %Gilpin County9.4Crowley County: 9.3 %Crowley County9.3Bent County: 9.3 %Bent County9.3Delta County: 9.1 %Delta County9.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Costilla County31.6-4.1 pts
2Conejos County29.9+1.9 pts
3Adams County29.3+0.6 pts
4Eagle County26.7+0.2 pts
5Garfield County26.4+0.4 pts
6Phillips County23.8-2.7 pts
7Denver County23.6-0.9 pts
7Morgan County23.6+0.1 pts
9Yuma County23.3+1.7 pts
10Arapahoe County23.3+0.3 pts
11Saguache County22.5+1.5 pts
12Alamosa County20.9-1.7 pts
13Rio Grande County18.9-1.1 pts
14Weld County18.9-0.3 pts
15Prowers County18.5-0.3 pts
16Lake County18+0.2 pts
17San Juan County17.1-2.4 pts
18Montrose County15.8-0.9 pts
19San Miguel County14.9-2.3 pts
20Boulder County14.8+0.5 pts
21Pitkin County14.6-0.3 pts
22Kit Carson County14.4+0.7 pts
23Otero County14.1-0.2 pts
24Broomfield County13.7-0.2 pts
25Dolores County12.8-1.2 pts
26Cheyenne County12.6+0.6 pts
27Las Animas County11.4-0.4 pts
28Pueblo County11.2-0.3 pts
29El Paso County11.20 pts
30Montezuma County10.7-0.1 pts
31Logan County10.4+2.6 pts
32Moffat County10.3-1.5 pts
33Sedgwick County10.1+0.3 pts
34Douglas County10+0.4 pts
35Summit County10+1 pts
36Jefferson County9.9-0 pts
37Gilpin County9.4-0.5 pts
38Crowley County9.3-1.1 pts
39Bent County9.30 pts
40Delta County9.1+0.5 pts
41La Plata County8.6+0.3 pts
42Larimer County8.3-0.5 pts
43Rio Blanco County8.1+0.8 pts
44Routt County7.8+2 pts
45Lincoln County7.6+0.4 pts
46Clear Creek County7.1-0.4 pts
47Gunnison County7-0.6 pts
48Washington County6.8+0.9 pts
49Mesa County6.7+0.1 pts
50Grand County6.3-0.4 pts
51Huerfano County6.2+0.3 pts
52Archuleta County5.7-2 pts
53Chaffee County5.5+0.5 pts
54Ouray County5.2-0.6 pts
55Kiowa County5.1-0.1 pts
56Fremont County5.1-0.4 pts
57Elbert County4.6+0.4 pts
58Baca County4-0.6 pts
59Hinsdale County3.7+2 pts
60Teller County3.6-0.7 pts
61Park County3.1+0.1 pts
62Jackson County1.7+1 pts
63Custer County1.6+0.2 pts
64Mineral County0.9+0.9 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Colorado by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Colorado by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/colorado-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Colorado by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/colorado-counties?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Colorado by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/colorado-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in Colorado by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/colorado-counties?period=2023. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Costilla County, with 31.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Mineral County, with 0.9% in 2023.

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