Counties in Colorado by population speaking Spanish at home

Costilla County had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 64 counties in 2022, at 35.2%. Mineral County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.3% and the figure for Colorado was 11%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.2Costilla County
Median7.364 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 23.3 %Alamosa County: 18.5 %Arapahoe County: 12.1 %Archuleta County: 7 %Baca County: 2.9 %Bent County: 7.6 %Boulder County: 7.7 %Broomfield County: 5.8 %Chaffee County: 3.3 %Cheyenne County: 8 %Clear Creek County: 6.1 %Conejos County: 24.8 %Costilla County: 35.2 %Crowley County: 9.7 %Custer County: 1.2 %Delta County: 6.6 %Denver County: 17.5 %Dolores County: 11 %Douglas County: 3.7 %Eagle County: 21.7 %Elbert County: 2.9 %El Paso County: 7.2 %Fremont County: 4.4 %Garfield County: 23.9 %Gilpin County: 2.8 %Grand County: 5.5 %Gunnison County: 5.1 %Hinsdale County: 1 %Huerfano County: 5.5 %Jackson County: 0.7 %Jefferson County: 5.8 %Kiowa County: 4.5 %Kit Carson County: 13.3 %Lake County: 17 %La Plata County: 5.1 %Larimer County: 5.4 %Las Animas County: 10.3 %Lincoln County: 6.8 %Logan County: 5.4 %Mesa County: 5 %Mineral County: 0 %Moffat County: 9.8 %Montezuma County: 5.4 %Montrose County: 14.9 %Morgan County: 18.3 %Otero County: 13.8 %Ouray County: 3.2 %Park County: 1.3 %Phillips County: 26 %Pitkin County: 7.4 %Prowers County: 18.5 %Pueblo County: 10.4 %Rio Blanco County: 5.1 %Rio Grande County: 18.8 %Routt County: 4.4 %Saguache County: 19.6 %San Juan County: 18.3 %San Miguel County: 12.4 %Sedgwick County: 7.4 %Summit County: 8.3 %Teller County: 1.7 %Washington County: 5 %Weld County: 16.7 %Yuma County: 21.5 %
  • Under 3.5
  • 3.5 to 5.4
  • 5.4 to 7.3
  • 7.3 to 11
  • 11 to 18
  • 18 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Costilla County: 35.2 %Costilla County35.2Phillips County: 26 %Phillips County26Conejos County: 24.8 %Conejos County24.8Garfield County: 23.9 %Garfield County23.9Adams County: 23.3 %Adams County23.3Eagle County: 21.7 %Eagle County21.7Yuma County: 21.5 %Yuma County21.5Saguache County: 19.6 %Saguache County19.6Rio Grande County: 18.8 %Rio Grande County18.8Alamosa County: 18.5 %Alamosa County18.5Prowers County: 18.5 %Prowers County18.5Morgan County: 18.3 %Morgan County18.3San Juan County: 18.3 %San Juan County18.3Denver County: 17.5 %Denver County17.5Lake County: 17 %Lake County17Weld County: 16.7 %Weld County16.7Montrose County: 14.9 %Montrose County14.9Otero County: 13.8 %Otero County13.8Kit Carson County: 13.3 %Kit Carson County13.3San Miguel County: 12.4 %San Miguel County12.4Arapahoe County: 12.1 %Arapahoe County12.1Dolores County: 11 %Dolores County11Pueblo County: 10.4 %Pueblo County10.4Las Animas County: 10.3 %Las Animas County10.3Moffat County: 9.8 %Moffat County9.8Crowley County: 9.7 %Crowley County9.7Summit County: 8.3 %Summit County8.3Cheyenne County: 8 %Cheyenne County8Boulder County: 7.7 %Boulder County7.7Bent County: 7.6 %Bent County7.6Sedgwick County: 7.4 %Sedgwick County7.4Pitkin County: 7.4 %Pitkin County7.4El Paso County: 7.2 %El Paso County7.2Archuleta County: 7 %Archuleta County7Lincoln County: 6.8 %Lincoln County6.8Delta County: 6.6 %Delta County6.6Clear Creek County: 6.1 %Clear Creek County6.1Broomfield County: 5.8 %Broomfield County5.8Jefferson County: 5.8 %Jefferson County5.8Grand County: 5.5 %Grand County5.5Costilla County: 35.2 %Costilla County35.2Phillips County: 26 %Phillips County26Conejos County: 24.8 %Conejos County24.8Garfield County: 23.9 %Garfield County23.9Adams County: 23.3 %Adams County23.3Eagle County: 21.7 %Eagle County21.7Yuma County: 21.5 %Yuma County21.5Saguache County: 19.6 %Saguache County19.6Rio Grande County: 18.8 %Rio Grande County18.8Alamosa County: 18.5 %Alamosa County18.5Prowers County: 18.5 %Prowers County18.5Morgan County: 18.3 %Morgan County18.3San Juan County: 18.3 %San Juan County18.3Denver County: 17.5 %Denver County17.5Lake County: 17 %Lake County17Weld County: 16.7 %Weld County16.7Montrose County: 14.9 %Montrose County14.9Otero County: 13.8 %Otero County13.8Kit Carson County: 13.3 %Kit Carson County13.3San Miguel County: 12.4 %San Miguel County12.4Arapahoe County: 12.1 %Arapahoe County12.1Dolores County: 11 %Dolores County11Pueblo County: 10.4 %Pueblo County10.4Las Animas County: 10.3 %Las Animas County10.3Moffat County: 9.8 %Moffat County9.8Crowley County: 9.7 %Crowley County9.7Summit County: 8.3 %Summit County8.3Cheyenne County: 8 %Cheyenne County8Boulder County: 7.7 %Boulder County7.7Bent County: 7.6 %Bent County7.6Sedgwick County: 7.4 %Sedgwick County7.4Pitkin County: 7.4 %Pitkin County7.4El Paso County: 7.2 %El Paso County7.2Archuleta County: 7 %Archuleta County7Lincoln County: 6.8 %Lincoln County6.8Delta County: 6.6 %Delta County6.6Clear Creek County: 6.1 %Clear Creek County6.1Broomfield County: 5.8 %Broomfield County5.8Jefferson County: 5.8 %Jefferson County5.8Grand County: 5.5 %Grand County5.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Costilla County35.2+1.2 pts
2Phillips County26-0.8 pts
3Conejos County24.8-0.2 pts
4Garfield County23.9+0.2 pts
5Adams County23.3+0.4 pts
6Eagle County21.7+0.1 pts
7Yuma County21.5+0.8 pts
8Saguache County19.6-2.1 pts
9Rio Grande County18.8+0.6 pts
10Alamosa County18.5-4 pts
11Prowers County18.5-3.8 pts
12Morgan County18.3-0.5 pts
13San Juan County18.3+1.2 pts
14Denver County17.5-0.4 pts
15Lake County17+0.4 pts
16Weld County16.7-0.3 pts
17Montrose County14.9-0.7 pts
18Otero County13.8+0.6 pts
19Kit Carson County13.3+1.2 pts
20San Miguel County12.4+1.1 pts
21Arapahoe County12.1-0.1 pts
22Dolores County11+1.2 pts
23Pueblo County10.4+0.2 pts
24Las Animas County10.3-1 pts
25Moffat County9.8-0.8 pts
26Crowley County9.7-0.9 pts
27Summit County8.3+0.9 pts
28Cheyenne County8+1.1 pts
29Boulder County7.7-0.3 pts
30Bent County7.6-2.6 pts
31Sedgwick County7.4-0.3 pts
32Pitkin County7.4+1.4 pts
33El Paso County7.20 pts
34Archuleta County7-0.1 pts
35Lincoln County6.8-4.8 pts
36Delta County6.6-1.2 pts
37Clear Creek County6.1+0.6 pts
38Broomfield County5.8+0.2 pts
38Jefferson County5.80 pts
40Grand County5.5-0.3 pts
41Huerfano County5.5+0.1 pts
42Larimer County5.4-0.1 pts
43Montezuma County5.4-0.5 pts
44Logan County5.4-1.6 pts
45Gunnison County5.1-0.9 pts
46La Plata County5.10 pts
47Rio Blanco County5.1-0.1 pts
48Washington County5+0.8 pts
49Mesa County5+0.1 pts
50Kiowa County4.5+2.7 pts
51Fremont County4.4-0.2 pts
52Routt County4.4+0.3 pts
53Douglas County3.7+0.3 pts
54Chaffee County3.3-0.2 pts
55Ouray County3.2-1 pts
56Elbert County2.9-0.3 pts
57Baca County2.9-1.2 pts
58Gilpin County2.8+0.9 pts
59Teller County1.7+0.5 pts
60Park County1.3-0.3 pts
61Custer County1.2-0.4 pts
62Hinsdale County1-0.3 pts
63Jackson County0.7-3.3 pts
64Mineral County00 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak Spanish 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 or Hispanic origin. Hispanic origin is hispanic_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 Spanish 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Colorado by population speaking Spanish at home, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Colorado by population speaking Spanish at home, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/colorado-counties?period=2022. 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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Colorado by population speaking Spanish at home, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/colorado-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Colorado by population speaking Spanish at home, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/spanish-spoken-at-home/colorado-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Costilla County, with 35.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking Spanish at home?

Mineral County, with 0% in 2022.

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