Colorado Population 2024

March 2, 2024 by Babji

Colorado (U.S. state abbreviation is 'CO') is the state of western region of United States, bordered by Kansas to the east, Utah to the west, Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Oklahoma to the southeast, New Mexico to the south. Colorado population in 2024 is estimated to be 5.89 million and its 22nd populous state in US. Colorado is gaining population and increased by 92,391 people since from 2020 census. Its area is 104,094 sq miles (269,837 sq km) and area rank is 8th largest in the United States. Its state capital is Denver and other top cities are Colorado Springs, Aurora, Fort Collins, Lakewood, Thornton, Arvada, Westminster, Pueblo, Greeley, Centennial, Boulder. The popular tourist places are Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Garden of Gods and Denver zoo. The word 'Colorado' means 'Red colored' or 'Color red' in Spanish, named after Colorado River. The Spanish explorers are first discovered Colorado during 1540, and was inhabited by Native Americans Pueblo, Apache, Comanche and Ute people for more than 13000 years. Glendale, Alamosa and Cortez are the most dangerous cities in Colorado State.

Contents
Population by Race
Top Cities of Colorado
Population Pyramid
Languages
Education
Disablity
Counties of Colorado

Population of Colorado is projected in 2019 is 5.7 million with change of 1.44%, compared to 1.42% in 2018. According to U.S. 2020 Census Results, CO population in 2020 is 5,773,714. Colorado population in 2023 is estimated to be 5.86 million, population in 2022 is estimated to be 5.85 million, and in 2021 is estimated to be 5.81 million.

Year	Population	% Change
2010	5,048,281
2011	5,121,771	1.46
2012	5,193,721	1.40
2013	5,270,482	1.48
2014	5,351,218	1.53
2015	5,452,107	1.89
2016	5,540,921	1.63
2017	5,615,902	1.35
2018	5,695,564	1.42
2019	5,777,580	1.44
2020	5,773,714	census updated July 1, 2020
2021*	5,812,069	0.66
2022*	5,841,711	0.51
2023*	5,896,038	0.93

Source : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018, last census by July 1, 2020

Colorado Population by Race

According to 2017 demographics estimates population of Colorado by race are:

White Population

White population in Colorado are 4,576,201, percentage wise 84.18 percent are whites. Whites, also called White Americans or European American, having origins in the original peoples of Europe (numbers include hispanic whites).

Black Population

Black population in Colorado are 221,155, percentage wise 4.07 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Colorado, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Colorado are 164,771, percentage wise 3.03 percent are asians, out of these 27,931 are Asian Indians, 32,485 are Chinese, 15,463 are Filipinos, 11,113 are Japanese, 20,757 are Korean, 24,222 are Vietnamese and 32,800 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Colorado are 1,157,200. Percentage wise 21.29 percent are hispanics, out of these 848,985 are Mexican people, 30,533 are Puerto Ricans, 11,623 are Cubans, and 266,059 are other Hispanic or Latinos. Hispanics may be of any race, included in applicable race categories.

Native Hawaiians are 2,424 persons, Guamanian/Chamorro are 1,648 and Samoan are 1,810.

Total Population	5,436,519	Percent
White	4,576,201	84.18%
Black or African American	221,155	4.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native	51,406	0.946%
Cherokee tribal grouping	4,582	0.084%
Chippewa tribal grouping	841	0.015%
Navajo tribal grouping	7,506	0.138%
Sioux tribal grouping	3,650	0.067%
Asian Population	164,771	3.03%
Asian Indian	27,931	0.51%
Chinese	32,485	0.60%
Filipino	15,463	0.28%
Japanese	11,113	0.20%
Korean	20,757	0.38%
Vietnamese	24,222	0.45%
Other Asian Population	32,800
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	8,580	0.16%
Native Hawaiian	2,424	0.045%
Guamanian or Chamorro	1,648	0.030%
Samoan	1,810	0.033%
Other Pacific Islander	2,698
Some other race	225,497
Hispanic or Latino	1,157,200	21.29%
Mexican	848,985	15.62%
Puerto Rican	30,533	0.56%
Cuban	11,623	0.21%
Other Hispanic or Latino	266,059

Source: US Census 2017(Table B03002)

Top Cities of Colorado

Rank	Cities	Population(2018)
1	Denver	716,492
2	Colorado Springs	472,688
3	Aurora	374,114
4	Fort Collins	167,830
5	Lakewood	156,798
6	Thornton	139,436
7	Arvada	120,492
8	Westminster	113,479
9	Pueblo	111,750
10	Centennial	110,831
11	Boulder	107,353
12	Greeley	107,348
13	Longmont	96,577
14	Loveland	77,446
15	Broomfield	69,267
16	Castle Rock town	64,827
17	Grand Junction	63,374
18	Commerce	58,449
19	Parker town	55,636

Population Pyramid

Source: 2021 US Census Estimates: Population In Five Year Age-Group

Colorado Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, population of Colorado by age is 5,436,519, out of these 2,731,315 are male, 2,705,204 are female, The sex ratio of Colorado is 1,010. The Colorado population by age are, under 15 years is 1,044,984, 15 years and over is 4,391,535, 30 years and over is 3,255,953, 65 years and over is 707,396 and 85 years and over is 80,126. 50.24 percent are male, 49.76 percent are female, 19.22 percent are under 15 years old, 80.78 percent are 15 years and over, 59.89 percent are 30 years and over, 13.01 percent are 65 years and over, 1.47 percent are 85 years and over.

Languages spoken in CO

English is the official language in Coloarado state, As per the data available till 2017, People who speak natively at home are 83% are English, 11.8% are Spanish, 2.2% are European languages, 2% are Asian languages.
Out of Asian speakers of 103,392, 6,792 speak Hindi, 1,511 gujarati, 1,347 Punjabi, 1,685 Urdu, 1,000 Bengali, 6,472 Nepali/Marathi, 3,909 Telugu, 3,183 Tamil, 1,768 Malayalam/Kannada, 23,941 speak Chinese Mandarin/Cantonese, 6,342 Japanese, 14,780 Korean, 3,317 Hmong, 20,197 Vietnamese, 2,142 Khmer, 4,808 Thai/Lao/Tai-Kadai, 8,025 Tagalog.
4,745 speak Ilocano/Samoan/Hawaiian, 10,762 Arabic, 2,112 Hebrew, People who speak African languages are 13,030 Amharic/Somali, 6,000 Yoruba/Twi/Igbo, 3,458 Swahili.

Languages	Population	Percentage
Speak only English	4,237,632	83.05
Spanish Language	603,303	11.82
European Language	114,473	2.24
Asian Languages	103,392	2.03
Other Languages	43,469	0.85

Source: US Census 2017(Table S1601)

Colorado Education

Below table is the different levels of Education in CO state.

Population 18 to 24 years		516,709	270,221	246,488
		Total	Male	Female
	Less than high school graduate	67,542	39,583	27,959
	High school graduate (includes equivalency)	152,328	86,533	65,795
	Some college or associates degree	237,187	119,208	117,979
	Bachelors degree or higher	59,652	24,897	34,755
Population 25 years and over		3,668,477	1,820,690	1,847,787
	Less than 9th grade	133,062	69,264	63,798
	9th to 12th grade, no diploma	191,957	101,620	90,337
	High school graduate (includes equivalency)	791,683	404,338	387,345
	Some college, no degree	798,224	393,795	404,429
	Associates degree	307,078	141,207	165,871
	Bachelors degree	909,794	445,317	464,477
	Graduate or professional degree	536,679	265,149	271,530

White		2,705,586	1,337,474	1,368,112
	High school graduate or higher	2,602,045	1,281,978	1,320,067
	Bachelors degree or higher	1,234,589	609,316	625,273
Black or African		139,113	74,936	64,177
	High school graduate or higher	124,678	67,585	57,093
	Bachelors degree or higher	33,629	17,099	16,530
American Indian or Alaska Native alone		32,894	16,083	16,811
	High school graduate or higher	27,274	12,890	14,384
	Bachelors degree or higher	5,826	2,664	3,162
Asian		111,520	49,279	62,241
	High school graduate or higher	95,654	43,211	52,443
	Bachelors degree or higher	56,766	26,776	29,990
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander		4,864	2,397	2,467
	High school graduate or higher	4,428	2,144	2,284
	Bachelors degree or higher	1,249	563	686
Hispanic or Latino Origin		631,852	319,540	312,312
	High school graduate or higher	446,145	220,413	225,732
	Bachelors degree or higher	92,017	43,080	48,937

Source: US Census 2017(Table S1501)

Disability

Below the listed table of Disablity people stats in Colorodo state as on 2017.

Total civilian non-institutionalized population	565,570
Male	285,641
Female	279,929
	-
White	481,913
Black or African American	23,613
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	8,604
Asian	11,041
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	990
Some other race	21,140
DISABILITY TYPE
With a hearing difficulty	188,367
With a vision difficulty	105,275
With a cognitive difficulty	203,511
With an ambulatory difficulty	266,234
With a self-care difficulty	92,458
With an independent living difficulty	177,186

Counties of Colorado

Colorado state is popular for its mountains, plateaus, rivers, canyons and forests and the state is divided into 64 counties, Denver and El Paso are the largest counties with 716,492 and 713.856 people, followed by Arapahoe County with 615,215, Jefferson County with 580,233 and Adams County with 511,868.

County	Population 2017	Population 2018	% Change	Rank 2017	Rank 2018
Adams County	504,428	511,868	1.5	5	5
Alamosa County	16,543	16,683	0.8	31	31
Arapahoe County	644,132	651,215	1.1	3	3
Archuleta County	13,317	13,765	3.4	34	34
Baca County	3,563	3,585	0.6	56	56
Bent County	5,857	5,882	0.4	48	48
Boulder County	324,073	326,078	0.6	8	8
Broomfield County	68,232	69,267	1.5	12	12
Chaffee County	19,651	20,027	1.9	26	26
Cheyenne County	1,860	1,876	0.9	59	59
Clear Creek County	9,582	9,605	0.2	39	39
Conejos County	8,153	8,200	0.6	40	40
Costilla County	3,772	3,828	1.5	55	55
Crowley County	5,798	5,858	1	49	49
Custer County	4,873	4,954	1.7	52	51
Delta County	30,537	30,953	1.4	19	19
Denver County	705,439	716,492	1.6	1	1
Dolores County	2,053	2,074	1	58	58
Douglas County	335,668	342,776	2.1	7	7
Eagle County	54,992	54,993	0	15	15
Elbert County	25,735	26,282	2.1	22	21
El Paso County	700,800	713,856	1.9	2	2
Fremont County	47,607	48,021	0.9	16	16
Garfield County	59,113	59,770	1.1	13	13
Gilpin County	6,026	6,121	1.6	47	47
Grand County	15,356	15,525	1.1	32	32
Gunnison County	16,931	17,246	1.9	30	30
Hinsdale County	791	811	2.5	62	62
Huerfano County	6,645	6,889	3.7	44	44
Jackson County	1,379	1,399	1.5	60	60
Jefferson County	575,817	580,233	0.8	4	4
Kiowa County	1,367	1,383	1.2	61	61
Kit Carson County	7,152	7,163	0.2	43	43
Lake County	7,753	7,824	0.9	42	42
La Plata County	55,541	56,310	1.4	14	14
Larimer County	343,993	350,518	1.9	6	6
Las Animas County	14,231	14,503	1.9	33	33
Lincoln County	5,530	5,610	1.4	50	50
Logan County	21,665	21,528	-0.6	25	25
Mesa County	151,406	153,207	1.2	11	11
Mineral County	759	776	2.2	63	63
Moffat County	13,095	13,188	0.7	35	35
Montezuma County	26,148	26,158	0	21	22
Montrose County	41,785	42,214	1	17	17
Morgan County	28,228	28,558	1.2	20	20
Otero County	18,403	18,432	0.2	27	28
Ouray County	4,809	4,833	0.5	53	53
Park County	17,920	18,556	3.5	29	27
Phillips County	4,297	4,286	-0.3	54	54
Pitkin County	17,952	17,950	0	28	29
Prowers County	12,071	12,164	0.8	36	36
Pueblo County	166,426	167,529	0.7	10	10
Rio Blanco County	6,394	6,336	-0.9	46	46
Rio Grande County	11,306	11,250	-0.5	37	37
Routt County	25,346	25,733	1.5	23	23
Saguache County	6,643	6,843	3	45	45
San Juan County	711	762	7.2	64	64
San Miguel County	8,047	8,191	1.8	41	41
Sedgwick County	2,334	2,303	-1.3	57	57
Summit County	31,004	31,007	0	18	18
Teller County	24,638	25,083	1.8	24	24
Washington County	4,936	4,909	-0.5	51	52
Weld County	305,274	314,305	3	9	9
Yuma County	10,015	10,020	0	38	38