Colorado Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on February 28, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the total population of Colorado was 5.72M. Among all Colorado counties, El Paso was the most populated county (722.74K), followed by Denver (706.80K), and then Arapahoe (651.62K).

On the other hand, the least populated counties were: San Juan (698), Mineral (794), and Hinsdale (858).

The chart and table below shows the population of each county and the percentage of Colorado population in each county.

You can see similar information for other states and by state for the United States.

Colorado Population By County in 2021
Colorado Population By County in 2021
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County Population % of State Population
Adams 514969 9.00
Alamosa 16377 0.29
Arapahoe 651621 11.39
Archuleta 13267 0.23
Baca 3519 0.06
Bent 5861 0.10
Boulder 328713 5.74
Broomfield 72697 1.27
Chaffee 19436 0.34
Cheyenne 1691 0.03
Clear Creek 9427 0.17
Conejos 7579 0.13
Costilla 3517 0.06
Crowley 6018 0.11
Custer 4720 0.08
Delta 31133 0.54
Denver 706799 12.35
Dolores 2288 0.04
Douglas 351929 6.15
Eagle 55693 0.97
Elbert 25897 0.45
El Paso 722736 12.63
Fremont 49007 0.86
Garfield 61221 1.07
Gilpin 5812 0.10
Grand 15629 0.27
Gunnison 16851 0.29
Hinsdale 858 0.02
Huerfano 6787 0.12
Jackson 1375 0.02
Jefferson 580130 10.14
Kiowa 1414 0.03
Kit Carson 7071 0.12
Lake 7417 0.13
La Plata 55673 0.97
Larimer 354670 6.20
Las Animas 14531 0.25
Lincoln 5630 0.10
Logan 21765 0.38
Mesa 154685 2.70
Mineral 794 0.01
Moffat 13240 0.23
Montezuma 25916 0.45
Montrose 42328 0.74
Morgan 28868 0.50
Otero 18665 0.33
Ouray 4850 0.09
Park 17384 0.30
Phillips 4497 0.08
Pitkin 17471 0.31
Prowers 11966 0.21
Pueblo 167453 2.93
Rio Blanco 6495 0.11
Rio Grande 11476 0.20
Routt 24899 0.44
Saguache 6369 0.11
San Juan 698 0.01
San Miguel 8084 0.14
Sedgwick 2459 0.04
Summit 31042 0.54
Teller 24607 0.43
Washington 4834 0.08
Weld 322424 5.63
Yuma 9944 0.17