160+ Languages · 130+ Countries · The World in a City

Languages of Aurora

Aurora is Colorado's most diverse city. Residents come from 130+ countries and speak 160+ languages — making it one of the most linguistically diverse cities in America.

160+

Languages Spoken

130+

Countries Represented

33.1%

Non-English at Home

22.4%

Foreign-Born Residents

Tier 1 — Official

City of Aurora designated

Tier 2 — Significant

Large speaker communities

186

Tier 3 — Community

Refugee & immigrant

Showing 222 of 222 languages

🇺🇸

English

67%· United States

🇪🇸

Spanish

Español

21%· Mexico, Cuba...

🇰🇷

Korean

한국어

3%· South Korea, North Korea

🇨🇳

Chinese (Mandarin)

中文

3%· China, Taiwan

🇻🇳

Vietnamese

Tiếng Việt

3%· Vietnam

🇪🇹

Amharic

አማርኛ

3%· Ethiopia

🇪🇷

Tigrinya

ትግርኛ

1%· Eritrea, Ethiopia

🇳🇵

Nepali

नेपाली

1%· Nepal, Bhutan...

🇲🇲

Burmese

ဗမာ

1%· Myanmar

🇷🇺

Russian

Русский

2%· Russia, Ukraine...

🇫🇷

French

Français

2%· France, Haiti...

🇸🇦

Arabic

العربية

2%· Iraq, Syria...

🇦🇫

Persian/Dari

دری

1%· Afghanistan, Iran...

🇦🇫

Pashto

پښتو

1%· Afghanistan, Pakistan

🇰🇪

Swahili

Kiswahili

1%· DRC, Kenya...

🇸🇴

Somali

Soomaali

1%· Somalia, Ethiopia...

🇺🇦

Ukrainian

Українська

1%· Ukraine

🇭🇹

Haitian Creole

Kreyòl

1%· Haiti

🇵🇭

Tagalog

1%· Philippines

🇩🇪

German

Deutsch

1%· Germany, Austria...

🇵🇹

Portuguese

Português

<1%· Brazil, Portugal...

🇮🇳

Hindi

हिन्दी

<1%· India

🇮🇳

Telugu

తెలుగు

<1%· India

🇮🇳

Tamil

தமிழ்

<1%· India, Sri Lanka...

🇵🇰

Urdu

اردو

<1%· Pakistan, India

🇮🇳

Punjabi

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

<1%· India, Pakistan

🇮🇳

Gujarati

ગુજરાતી

<1%· India

🇧🇩

Bengali

বাংলা

<1%· Bangladesh, India

🇯🇵

Japanese

日本語

<1%· Japan

🇹🇭

Thai

ไทย

<1%· Thailand

🇱🇦

Lao

ລາວ

<1%· Laos

🇰🇭

Khmer

ខ្មែរ

<1%· Cambodia

🇨🇳

Hmong

Hmoob

<1%· Laos, Vietnam...

🇪🇹

Oromo

Afaan Oromoo

<1%· Ethiopia, Kenya

🇪🇹

Oromo (West-Central)

Oromiffa

<1%· Ethiopia

🇫🇲

Chuukese

Chuuk

<1%· Micronesia

🇲🇲

Karen

<1%· Myanmar, Thailand

🇲🇲

Rohingya

Ruáingga

<1%· Myanmar, Bangladesh

🇸🇳

Fula/Pulaar

Pulaar

<1%· Senegal, Mauritania...

🇸🇳

Wolof

<1%· Senegal, Gambia

🇩🇿

Algerian Arabic

الدارجة

<1%· Algeria

🇲🇦

Moroccan Arabic

الدارجة

<1%· Morocco

🏳️

Kurdish

Kurdî

<1%· Iraq, Syria...

🇦🇲

Armenian

Հայերեն

<1%· Armenia

🇧🇦

Bosnian

Bosanski

<1%· Bosnia

🇷🇸

Serbian

Српски

<1%· Serbia

🇭🇷

Croatian

Hrvatski

<1%· Croatia

🇵🇱

Polish

Polski

<1%· Poland

🇨🇿

Czech

Čeština

<1%· Czech Republic

🇧🇬

Bulgarian

Български

<1%· Bulgaria

🇷🇴

Romanian

Română

<1%· Romania, Moldova

🇭🇺

Hungarian

Magyar

<1%· Hungary

🇮🇹

Italian

Italiano

<1%· Italy

🇳🇱

Dutch

Nederlands

<1%· Netherlands, Belgium

🇸🇪

Swedish

Svenska

<1%· Sweden

🇳🇴

Norwegian

Norsk

<1%· Norway

🇩🇰

Danish

Dansk

<1%· Denmark

🇫🇮

Finnish

Suomi

<1%· Finland

🇬🇷

Greek

Ελληνικά

<1%· Greece, Cyprus

🇲🇰

Macedonian

Македонски

<1%· North Macedonia

🇸🇮

Slovenian

Slovenščina

<1%· Slovenia

🇸🇰

Slovak

Slovenčina

<1%· Slovakia

🇱🇹

Lithuanian

Lietuvių

<1%· Lithuania

🇱🇻

Latvian

Latviešu

<1%· Latvia

🇪🇪

Estonian

Eesti

<1%· Estonia

🇬🇪

Georgian

ქართული

<1%· Georgia

🇦🇿

Azerbaijani

Azərbaycan

<1%· Azerbaijan

🇺🇿

Uzbek

Oʻzbek

<1%· Uzbekistan

🇰🇬

Kyrgyz

Кыргызча

<1%· Kyrgyzstan

🇰🇿

Kazakh

Қазақ

<1%· Kazakhstan

🇹🇯

Tajik

Тоҷикӣ

<1%· Tajikistan

🇹🇲

Turkmen

Türkmen

<1%· Turkmenistan

🇹🇷

Turkish

Türkçe

<1%· Turkey

🏳️

Kurdish Sorani

سۆرانی

<1%· Iraq, Iran

🇮🇷

Gilaki

گیلکی

<1%· Iran

🇮🇷

Mazandarani

مازِرونی

<1%· Iran

🇵🇰

Balochi

بلوچی

<1%· Pakistan, Iran...

🇵🇰

Sindhi

سنڌي

<1%· Pakistan

🇱🇰

Sinhala

සිංහල

<1%· Sri Lanka

🇮🇳

Malayalam

മലയാളം

<1%· India

🇮🇳

Kannada

ಕನ್ನಡ

<1%· India

🇮🇳

Marathi

मराठी

<1%· India

🇮🇳

Odia

ଓଡ଼ିଆ

<1%· India

🇮🇳

Assamese

অসমীয়া

<1%· India

🇮🇳

Sanskrit

संस्कृत

<1%· India

🇧🇹

Dzongkha

རྫོང་ཁ

<1%· Bhutan

🇧🇹

Dzongkha (Bhutanese)

འབྲུག་སྐད

<1%· Bhutan

🇳🇵

Sherpa

ཤར་པ

<1%· Nepal

🇳🇵

Newari

नेवारी

<1%· Nepal

🇳🇵

Magar

मगर

<1%· Nepal

🇳🇵

Gurung

गुरुङ

<1%· Nepal

🇳🇵

Tamang

तामाङ

<1%· Nepal

🇮🇳

Awadhi

अवधी

<1%· India, Nepal

🇮🇳

Bhojpuri

भोजपुरी

<1%· India, Nepal

🇮🇳

Maithili

मैथिली

<1%· India, Nepal

🇲🇲

Rohingya

Ruáingga

<1%· Myanmar

🇲🇲

Kachin

Jinghpaw

<1%· Myanmar

🇲🇲

Shan

ၵႂၢမ်း

<1%· Myanmar, Thailand

🇲🇲

Rakhine/Arakanese

ရခိုင်

<1%· Myanmar

🇲🇲

Chin

Lai

<1%· Myanmar

🇲🇲

Karreni

ကရင်နီ

<1%· Myanmar

🇲🇳

Mongolian

Монгол

<1%· Mongolia

🇭🇰

Cantonese

粵語

<1%· China, Hong Kong

🇨🇳

Hakka

客家話

<1%· China

🇨🇳

Min Nan

閩南語

<1%· China, Taiwan

🇨🇳

Wu Chinese

吳語

<1%· China

🏳️

Tibetan

བོད་སྐད

<1%· Tibet, China

🏳️

Uyghur

ئۇيغۇر

<1%· China

🇲🇾

Malay

Bahasa Melayu

<1%· Malaysia, Indonesia...

🇮🇩

Indonesian

Bahasa Indonesia

<1%· Indonesia

🇵🇭

Cebuano

<1%· Philippines

🇵🇭

Ilocano

Ilokano

<1%· Philippines

🇵🇭

Hiligaynon

<1%· Philippines

🇵🇭

Waray

Winaray

<1%· Philippines

🇰🇵

Korean (Yanbian)

조선어

<1%· North Korea, China

🇬🇭

Akan/Twi

Twi

<1%· Ghana

🇳🇬

Yoruba

Yorùbá

<1%· Nigeria

🇳🇬

Igbo

<1%· Nigeria

🇳🇬

Hausa

<1%· Nigeria, Niger

🇪🇹

Afar

Afaraf

<1%· Ethiopia, Eritrea...

🇪🇹

Sidamo

Sidaamu Afo

<1%· Ethiopia

🇪🇹

Wolaytta

<1%· Ethiopia

🇪🇷

Tigre

ትግሬ

<1%· Eritrea

🇪🇷

Saho

<1%· Eritrea, Ethiopia

🇸🇩

Beja

Bidhaawyeet

<1%· Sudan, Eritrea

🇸🇸

Nuer

Thok Nath

<1%· South Sudan, Sudan...

🇸🇸

Dinka

Thuɔŋjäŋ

<1%· South Sudan

🇸🇸

Juba Arabic

Juba

<1%· South Sudan

🇺🇬

Luo/Acholi

Lwo

<1%· Uganda, South Sudan...

🇺🇬

Luganda

<1%· Uganda

🇧🇮

Kirundi

Ikirundi

<1%· Burundi

🇷🇼

Kinyarwanda

<1%· Rwanda

🇨🇩

Lingala

Lingála

<1%· DRC, Congo

🇨🇩

Kikongo

<1%· DRC, Congo...

🇨🇩

Luba-Kasai

Tshiluba

<1%· DRC

🇨🇩

Congo Swahili

Kingwana

<1%· DRC

🇿🇼

Shona

ChiShona

<1%· Zimbabwe

🇿🇼

Northern Ndebele

isiNdebele

<1%· Zimbabwe

🇿🇿

Zulu

isiZulu

<1%· South Africa

🇿🇿

Xhosa

isiXhosa

<1%· South Africa

🇱🇸

Sesotho

<1%· Lesotho, South Africa

🇿🇦

Tsonga

Xitsonga

<1%· South Africa, Mozambique

🇲🇬

Malagasy

<1%· Madagascar

🇲🇺

Mauritian Creole

Morisyen

<1%· Mauritius

🇸🇾

Syrian Arabic

السورية

<1%· Syria

🇮🇶

Iraqi Arabic

اللهجة العراقية

<1%· Iraq

🇾🇪

Yemeni Arabic

اللهجة اليمنية

<1%· Yemen

🇸🇩

Sudanese Arabic

اللهجة السودانية

<1%· Sudan

🇱🇾

Libyan Arabic

اللهجة الليبية

<1%· Libya

🇹🇳

Tunisian Arabic

اللهجة التونسية

<1%· Tunisia

🇪🇬

Egyptian Arabic

المصرية

<1%· Egypt

🇯🇴

Jordanian Arabic

اللهجة الأردنية

<1%· Jordan

🇱🇧

Lebanese Arabic

اللهجة اللبنانية

<1%· Lebanon

🇵🇸

Palestinian Arabic

اللهجة الفلسطينية

<1%· Palestine

🇦🇪

Gulf Arabic

اللهجة الخليجية

<1%· UAE, Qatar...

🇮🇱

Hebrew

עברית

<1%· Israel

🏳️

Yiddish

ייִדיש

<1%· Israel, USA

🇦🇫

Dari (Afghan Persian)

دری

<1%· Afghanistan

🇦🇫

Hazaragi

هزارگی

<1%· Afghanistan

🇦🇫

Uzbeki (Afghan)

أوزبكي

<1%· Afghanistan

🇦🇫

Turkmeni (Afghan)

تركمني

<1%· Afghanistan

🇦🇫

Pashai

پشه‌ای

<1%· Afghanistan

🇦🇫

Balkh Arabic

بلخی

<1%· Afghanistan

🇦🇫

Nuristani

نورستانی

<1%· Afghanistan

🇨🇺

Cuban Spanish

Español Cubano

<1%· Cuba

🇻🇪

Venezuelan Spanish

Español Venezolano

<1%· Venezuela

🇨🇴

Colombian Spanish

Español Colombiano

<1%· Colombia

🇸🇻

Salvadoran Spanish

Español Salvadoreño

<1%· El Salvador

🇬🇹

Guatemalan Spanish

Español Guatemalteco

<1%· Guatemala

🇭🇳

Honduran Spanish

Español Hondureño

<1%· Honduras

🇳🇮

Nicaraguan Spanish

Español Nicaragüense

<1%· Nicaragua

🇵🇪

Peruvian Spanish

Español Peruano

<1%· Peru

🇧🇴

Bolivian Spanish

Español Boliviano

<1%· Bolivia

🇩🇴

Dominican Spanish

Español Dominicano

<1%· Dominican Republic

🇵🇷

Puerto Rican Spanish

Español Puertorriqueño

<1%· Puerto Rico

🇲🇽

Mexican Spanish

Español Mexicano

<1%· Mexico

🇵🇪

Quechua

Runa Simi

<1%· Peru, Bolivia...

🇧🇴

Aymara

Aymar

<1%· Bolivia, Peru

🇵🇾

Guarani

Avañeẽ

<1%· Paraguay, Bolivia

🇳🇿

Maori

Te Reo Māori

<1%· New Zealand

🇼🇸

Samoan

Gagana Samoa

<1%· Samoa, American Samoa

🇹🇴

Tongan

Lea Faka-Tonga

<1%· Tonga

🇫🇯

Fijian

Vosa Vakaviti

<1%· Fiji

🇲🇭

Marshallese

Kajin M̧ajeļ

<1%· Marshall Islands

🇵🇼

Palauan

Tekoi er a Belau

<1%· Palau

🇫🇲

Yapese

Waab

<1%· Micronesia

🇫🇲

Pohnpeian

Pohnpei

<1%· Micronesia

🇫🇲

Kosraean

Kosrae

<1%· Micronesia

🇺🇸

Hawaiian

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

<1%· USA

🇺🇸

Navajo

Diné

<1%· USA

🇺🇸

Dakota

Dakhótiyapi

<1%· USA

🇺🇸

Lakota

Lakȟótiyapi

<1%· USA

🇺🇸

Cherokee

ᏣᎳᎩ

<1%· USA

🤟

American Sign Language

ASL

<1%· USA

🤟

ASL (Aurora)

ASL

<1%· USA

🌎

Latin American Spanish

Español Latino

<1%· Latin America

🇲🇦

Berber/Tamazight

ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ

<1%· Morocco, Algeria...

🇹🇷

Zaza

Zazaki

<1%· Turkey

🇹🇷

Laz

Lazuri

<1%· Turkey, Georgia

🇷🇺

Adyghe/Circassian

Адыгэбзэ

<1%· Russia, Turkey

🇷🇺

Chechen

Нохчийн

<1%· Russia

🇷🇺

Ingush

ГӀалгӀай

<1%· Russia

🇷🇺

Dargwa

Дарган

<1%· Russia

🇷🇺

Avar

МагӀарул

<1%· Russia

🇷🇺

Lezgian

Лезги

<1%· Russia, Azerbaijan

🇷🇺

Tuvan

Тыва дыл

<1%· Russia

🇷🇺

Buryat

Буряад

<1%· Russia

🇷🇺

Yakut

Саха

<1%· Russia

🇷🇺

Mari

Марий

<1%· Russia

🇷🇺

Udmurt

Удмурт

<1%· Russia

🇷🇺

Komi

Коми

<1%· Russia

🇷🇺

Erzya

Эрзянь

<1%· Russia

🇷🇺

Moksha

Мокшень

<1%· Russia

🇷🇺

Karelian

Karjala

<1%· Russia, Finland

🇷🇺

Veps

Vepsän

<1%· Russia

🇷🇺

Tatar

Татар

<1%· Russia

🇷🇺

Bashkir

Башҡорт

<1%· Russia

🇷🇺

Chuvash

Чӑвашла

<1%· Russia

🇷🇺

Kumyk

Къумукъ

<1%· Russia

🇷🇺

Nogai

Ногай

<1%· Russia

🇷🇺

Karachay-Balkar

Къарачай-Малкъар

<1%· Russia

🇷🇺

Kalmyk

Хальмг

<1%· Russia

Aurora: The World in a City

Aurora is the most diverse city in Colorado. With 410,000+ residents from 130+ countries speaking 160+ languages, it's one of the most linguistically diverse cities in the United States. The City of Aurora officially provides language services in 10 languages, while Aurora Public Schools serve students speaking 160+ languages.

33.1%

33.1% speak a language other than English at home

22.4%

Foreign-Born

21%

Spanish — #1 (21% of residents)

41%

Staff Daily LEP Contact

Sources: City of Aurora Language Access Plan (2018), Cherry Creek School District ELS Plan (2024), Colorado Dept of Education (2021), US Census ACS (2020-2024), Colorado Office of New Americans