Ranking of Colorado Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 16.84K people in Colorado with African ancestry. Among all Colorado counties, Denver County had the highest population with African ancestry (4.50K), followed by Arapahoe County (4.37K), and El Paso County (2.71K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Colorado.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Colorado Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Denver County
Arapahoe County
El Paso County
Adams County
Jefferson County
Weld County
Larimer County
Douglas County
Boulder County
Morgan County
Ranking of Colorado Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Denver County 4502
2 Arapahoe County 4368
3 El Paso County 2714
4 Adams County 1261
5 Jefferson County 822
6 Weld County 550
7 Larimer County 459
8 Douglas County 365
9 Boulder County 263
10 Morgan County 244
11 Pueblo County 164
12 Broomfield County 147
13 Grand County 134
14 Mesa County 84
15 Custer County 81
16 Fremont County 80
17 Routt County 68
18 Montezuma County 57
19 Gunnison County 55
20 Elbert County 49
21 Garfield County 47
22 Clear Creek County 44
23 Logan County 41
24 Eagle County 38
25 Alamosa County 28
26 Delta County 25
27 Archuleta County 23
27 Montrose County 23
27 Teller County 23
28 La Plata County 15
29 Summit County 13
30 Gilpin County 12
31 Las Animas County 11
31 Washington County 11
32 Moffat County 10
33 Park County 5
34 Ouray County 4