Ranking of Colorado Cities and Places By Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on September 3, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the population of Colorado (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 1,686,169. Among all Colorado cities and places, Denver city had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (270,034), followed by Colorado Springs city (127,838), and Aurora city (79,611).
The chart below shows the top 10 Colorado cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all Colorado cities and places.
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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of Colorado Cities and Places By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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| Rank | City or Place | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver city | 270034 |
| 2 | Colorado Springs city | 127838 |
| 3 | Aurora city | 79611 |
| 4 | Fort Collins city | 57079 |
| 5 | Lakewood city | 50189 |
| 6 | Boulder city | 46335 |
| 7 | Centennial city | 45732 |
| 8 | Highlands Ranch CDP | 44466 |
| 9 | Arvada city | 40307 |
| 10 | Westminster city | 33236 |
| 11 | Longmont city | 31118 |
| 12 | Broomfield city | 29398 |
| 13 | Thornton city | 26423 |
| 14 | Castle Rock town | 23720 |
| 15 | Loveland city | 21015 |
| 16 | Parker town | 18906 |
| 17 | Littleton city | 18804 |
| 18 | Greeley city | 17183 |
| 19 | Pueblo city | 16099 |
| 20 | Grand Junction city | 15673 |
| 21 | Lafayette city | 13183 |
| 22 | Erie town | 12158 |
| 23 | Dakota Ridge CDP | 11994 |
| 24 | Englewood city | 11261 |
| 25 | Ken Caryl CDP | 11085 |
| 26 | Windsor town | 10775 |
| 27 | Wheat Ridge city | 10231 |
| 28 | Louisville city | 9995 |
| 29 | Columbine CDP | 9546 |
| 30 | Commerce City city | 9494 |
| 31 | Greenwood Village city | 8404 |
| 32 | Four Square Mile CDP | 7675 |
| 33 | Durango city | 7520 |
| 34 | Golden city | 7213 |
| 35 | Lone Tree city | 6858 |
| 36 | Superior town | 6716 |
| 37 | Pueblo West CDP | 6690 |
| 38 | Brighton city | 5824 |
| 39 | Northglenn city | 5587 |
| 40 | Fountain city | 5560 |
| 41 | Security-Widefield CDP | 5547 |
| 42 | Cherry Creek CDP | 5537 |
| 43 | Steamboat Springs city | 5501 |
| 44 | Black Forest CDP | 5425 |
| 45 | Castle Pines city | 5355 |
| 46 | Gunbarrel CDP | 5348 |
| 47 | Evergreen CDP | 4736 |
| 48 | Montrose city | 4333 |
| 49 | Stonegate CDP | 4248 |
| 50 | Woodmoor CDP | 4197 |
| 51 | The Pinery CDP | 4174 |
| 52 | Fairmount CDP | 4108 |
| 53 | Johnstown town | 4041 |
| 54 | Applewood CDP | 3996 |
| 55 | Edwards CDP | 3883 |
| 56 | Cherry Hills Village city | 3869 |
| 57 | Monument town | 3639 |
| 58 | Cimarron Hills CDP | 3636 |
| 59 | Aspen city | 3495 |
| 60 | Frederick town | 3418 |
| 61 | Redlands CDP | 3301 |
| 62 | Roxborough Park CDP | 3292 |
| 63 | Firestone town | 3032 |
| 64 | Cañon City city | 2920 |
| 65 | Glenwood Springs city | 2857 |
| 66 | Wellington town | 2821 |
| 67 | Timnath town | 2792 |
| 68 | Berthoud town | 2786 |
| 69 | Gleneagle CDP | 2762 |
| 70 | Vail town | 2736 |
| 71 | Castle Pines Village CDP | 2620 |
| 71 | Estes Park town | 2620 |
| 72 | Evans city | 2589 |
| 73 | Carbondale town | 2514 |
| 74 | Fruita city | 2456 |
| 75 | Woodland Park city | 2447 |
| 76 | Genesee CDP | 2346 |
| 77 | Eagle town | 2306 |
| 78 | Breckenridge town | 2269 |
| 79 | Gypsum town | 2261 |
| 80 | Meridian CDP | 2231 |
| 81 | Niwot CDP | 2133 |
| 82 | Manitou Springs city | 2034 |
| 83 | Cortez city | 1956 |
| 84 | Severance town | 1912 |
| 85 | Salida city | 1897 |
| 86 | Twin Lakes CDP (Adams County) | 1859 |
| 87 | Glendale city | 1849 |
| 88 | Sherrelwood CDP | 1827 |
| 89 | Berkley CDP | 1819 |
| 89 | Snowmass Village town | 1819 |
| 90 | Gunnison city | 1764 |
| 91 | Avon town | 1742 |
| 92 | Silverthorne town | 1722 |
| 93 | Basalt town | 1698 |
| 94 | Milliken town | 1684 |
| 95 | Todd Creek CDP | 1669 |
| 96 | Sterling city | 1665 |
| 97 | Dove Valley CDP | 1640 |
| 98 | Telluride town | 1549 |
| 99 | Meridian Village CDP | 1521 |
| 100 | Frisco town | 1516 |
| 101 | Clifton CDP | 1514 |
| 102 | El Jebel CDP | 1472 |
| 103 | Eaton town | 1463 |
| 104 | Fruitvale CDP | 1444 |
| 105 | Inverness CDP | 1401 |
| 106 | Edgewater city | 1393 |
| 107 | West Pleasant View CDP | 1375 |
| 108 | Welby CDP | 1310 |
| 109 | Holly Hills CDP | 1301 |
| 110 | Alamosa city | 1279 |
| 111 | Craig city | 1242 |
| 112 | New Castle town | 1207 |
| 113 | Federal Heights city | 1177 |
| 114 | Fort Morgan city | 1170 |
| 115 | Fort Carson CDP | 1157 |
| 116 | Coal Creek CDP | 1150 |
| 117 | Delta city | 1145 |
| 118 | Dacono city | 1117 |
| 119 | Lyons town | 1115 |
| 120 | Mead town | 1083 |
| 121 | Perry Park CDP | 1064 |
| 122 | Sierra Ridge CDP | 1025 |
| 123 | Stepping Stone CDP | 1019 |
| 124 | Columbine Valley town | 996 |
| 125 | Rifle city | 971 |
| 126 | Ponderosa Park CDP | 964 |
| 127 | Trinidad city | 959 |
| 128 | Battlement Mesa CDP | 954 |
| 129 | Leadville city | 944 |
| 130 | Orchard Mesa CDP | 920 |
| 131 | La Junta city | 904 |
| 132 | Lamar city | 821 |
| 133 | Palmer Lake town | 778 |
| 134 | Monte Vista city | 777 |
| 135 | Shaw Heights CDP | 774 |
| 136 | Sheridan city | 765 |
| 137 | Acres Green CDP | 764 |
| 138 | Crested Butte town | 747 |
| 138 | Fort Lupton city | 747 |
| 139 | Granby town | 727 |
| 140 | Indian Hills CDP | 726 |
| 141 | Penrose CDP | 709 |
| 142 | Buena Vista town | 693 |
| 143 | Laporte CDP | 669 |
| 144 | Nederland town | 652 |
| 145 | Lincoln Park CDP | 639 |
| 145 | Paragon Estates CDP | 639 |
| 146 | Idaho Springs city | 634 |
| 147 | Brush city | 632 |
| 148 | Mountain Village town | 623 |
| 149 | Stratmoor CDP | 615 |
| 150 | Sterling Ranch CDP | 606 |
| 151 | Lazy Acres CDP | 591 |
| 151 | Mount Crested Butte town | 591 |
| 152 | Lochbuie town | 582 |
| 152 | Pine Brook Hill CDP | 582 |
| 153 | Florence city | 576 |
| 154 | Palisade town | 561 |
| 155 | Air Force Academy CDP | 542 |
| 156 | Minturn town | 531 |
| 157 | Upper Witter Gulch CDP | 523 |
| 158 | Blue River town | 514 |
| 158 | Cedaredge town | 514 |
| 159 | Hayden town | 490 |
| 160 | Meeker town | 485 |
| 161 | Bow Mar town | 478 |
| 161 | Paonia town | 478 |
| 162 | Bayfield town | 474 |
| 163 | Leadville North CDP | 468 |
| 164 | Elizabeth town | 466 |
| 165 | Ridgway town | 460 |
| 166 | Kittredge CDP | 446 |
| 167 | Dillon town | 421 |
| 167 | Floyd Hill CDP | 421 |
| 168 | Upper Bear Creek CDP | 416 |
| 169 | Derby CDP | 415 |
| 170 | Yuma city | 407 |
| 171 | Park Center CDP | 406 |
| 172 | Silt town | 405 |
| 173 | Ouray city | 401 |
| 174 | Cascade-Chipita Park CDP | 399 |
| 175 | Rangely town | 397 |
| 176 | Orchard City town | 382 |
| 177 | Holyoke city | 381 |
| 178 | Loghill Village CDP | 380 |
| 179 | Burlington city | 375 |
| 180 | Georgetown town | 370 |
| 181 | Walsenburg city | 362 |
| 182 | Wray city | 352 |
| 183 | Strasburg CDP | 346 |
| 184 | Winter Park town | 342 |
| 185 | Bennett town | 336 |
| 185 | La Salle town | 336 |
| 186 | Mancos town | 333 |
| 187 | Alamosa East CDP | 332 |
| 187 | Mulford CDP | 332 |
| 188 | Rocky Ford city | 327 |
| 189 | Fraser town | 323 |
| 190 | Altona CDP | 318 |
| 191 | Foxfield town | 300 |
| 192 | Allenspark CDP | 294 |
| 193 | Aspen Park CDP | 281 |
| 194 | Platteville town | 276 |
| 195 | Poncha Springs town | 275 |
| 196 | Echo Hills CDP | 273 |
| 196 | St. Ann Highlands CDP | 273 |
| 197 | Pagosa Springs town | 267 |
| 198 | Akron town | 265 |
| 198 | Colorado City CDP | 265 |
| 198 | Keystone CDP | 265 |
| 199 | Loma CDP | 255 |
| 200 | Pine Valley CDP | 251 |
| 201 | Ault town | 248 |
| 202 | Las Animas city | 247 |
| 203 | Green Mountain Falls town | 246 |
| 204 | La Veta town | 238 |
| 205 | Mountain View town | 231 |
| 206 | Del Norte town | 228 |
| 206 | Limon town | 228 |
| 207 | Springfield town | 222 |
| 208 | Placerville CDP | 220 |
| 209 | Grand View Estates CDP | 218 |
| 210 | Brook Forest CDP | 216 |
| 210 | Sugarloaf CDP | 216 |
| 211 | Sanford town | 211 |
| 212 | Howard CDP | 209 |
| 212 | Watkins CDP | 209 |
| 213 | Gold Hill CDP | 206 |
| 214 | Oak Creek town | 202 |
| 215 | Silverton town | 201 |
| 216 | Beulah Valley CDP | 192 |
| 217 | Hotchkiss town | 188 |
| 218 | Lake City town | 185 |
| 219 | Fowler town | 181 |
| 220 | Copper Mountain CDP | 179 |
| 221 | Kremmling town | 178 |
| 222 | Tall Timber CDP | 176 |
| 223 | Center town | 175 |
| 223 | Haxtun town | 175 |
| 224 | Ordway town | 169 |
| 225 | Dolores town | 166 |
| 225 | Ignacio town | 166 |
| 225 | Tabernash CDP | 166 |
| 226 | Kersey town | 164 |
| 227 | Rollinsville CDP | 163 |
| 228 | Downieville-Lawson-Dumont CDP | 162 |
| 229 | Idledale CDP | 161 |
| 230 | Eldorado Springs CDP | 159 |
| 231 | Cattle Creek CDP | 157 |
| 231 | Pierce town | 157 |
| 232 | Rico town | 153 |
| 233 | Cheyenne Wells town | 152 |
| 233 | Julesburg town | 152 |
| 234 | Grand Lake town | 151 |
| 235 | Central City city | 145 |
| 236 | Eldora CDP | 144 |
| 237 | Red Feather Lakes CDP | 138 |
| 238 | Olathe town | 134 |
| 238 | South Fork town | 134 |
| 238 | Westcliffe town | 134 |
| 239 | Byers CDP | 133 |
| 240 | Wiggins town | 132 |
| 241 | Manassa town | 130 |
| 242 | Jamestown town | 128 |
| 243 | Morrison town | 126 |
| 244 | Comanche Creek CDP | 124 |
| 244 | Keenesburg town | 124 |
| 245 | Cripple Creek city | 122 |
| 245 | Fairplay town | 122 |
| 245 | Hudson town | 122 |
| 246 | Walden town | 119 |
| 247 | Mountain Meadows CDP | 118 |
| 248 | Ophir town | 117 |
| 249 | Bark Ranch CDP | 116 |
| 250 | Catherine CDP | 112 |
| 251 | Hugo town | 111 |
| 252 | Blende CDP | 110 |
| 253 | Dove Creek town | 108 |
| 253 | La Jara town | 108 |
| 253 | Norwood town | 108 |
| 254 | Hot Sulphur Springs town | 107 |
| 255 | Nunn town | 103 |
| 255 | Yampa town | 103 |
| 256 | City of Creede town | 102 |
| 257 | Aristocrat Ranchettes CDP | 100 |
| 258 | Phippsburg CDP | 99 |
| 259 | Crisman CDP | 96 |
| 259 | Seven Hills CDP | 96 |
| 260 | Silver Plume town | 91 |
| 261 | El Moro CDP | 90 |
| 262 | Kiowa town | 89 |
| 263 | Rock Creek Park CDP | 88 |
| 264 | Salt Creek CDP | 86 |
| 265 | Empire town | 84 |
| 266 | Vineland CDP | 81 |
| 267 | Dotsero CDP | 80 |
| 267 | Walsh town | 80 |
| 268 | Eads town | 78 |
| 269 | Alpine CDP | 77 |
| 269 | Fleming town | 77 |
| 269 | Victor city | 77 |
| 270 | Stratton town | 76 |
| 271 | Nucla town | 75 |
| 271 | Red Cliff town | 75 |
| 271 | Simla town | 75 |
| 272 | Coaldale CDP | 74 |
| 273 | Maysville CDP | 73 |
| 273 | Otis town | 73 |
| 273 | Woody Creek CDP | 73 |
| 274 | Wiley town | 72 |
| 275 | Alma town | 71 |
| 275 | Trail Side CDP | 71 |
| 276 | Bonanza Mountain Estates CDP | 70 |
| 276 | Brookside town | 70 |
| 276 | Calhan town | 70 |
| 276 | Swink town | 70 |
| 277 | Parachute town | 69 |
| 278 | Deer Trail town | 68 |
| 279 | Holly town | 67 |
| 280 | Rockvale town | 65 |
| 280 | Sugar City town | 65 |
| 281 | Chacra CDP | 64 |
| 282 | Sunshine CDP | 61 |
| 282 | Williamsburg town | 61 |
| 283 | Larkspur town | 60 |
| 283 | Marble town | 60 |
| 283 | St. Mary's CDP | 60 |
| 284 | Flagler town | 59 |
| 285 | Saguache town | 58 |
| 286 | Morgan Heights CDP | 57 |
| 287 | De Beque town | 55 |
| 287 | Franktown CDP | 55 |
| 287 | Glendale CDP | 55 |
| 288 | Gilcrest town | 53 |
| 289 | Arboles CDP | 52 |
| 290 | Antonito town | 50 |
| 290 | San Luis town | 50 |
| 291 | Aguilar town | 49 |
| 292 | Blue Valley CDP | 48 |
| 293 | Johnson Village CDP | 47 |
| 294 | Crawford town | 46 |
| 294 | Twin Lakes CDP (Lake County) | 46 |
| 295 | Blue Sky CDP | 45 |
| 295 | Eckley town | 45 |
| 295 | Pitkin town | 45 |
| 295 | Silver Cliff town | 45 |
| 296 | Avondale CDP | 43 |
| 296 | Hillrose town | 43 |
| 296 | Manzanola town | 43 |
| 296 | Rye town | 43 |
| 297 | Louviers CDP | 42 |
| 298 | McClave CDP | 41 |
| 298 | Redvale CDP | 41 |
| 299 | Black Hawk city | 40 |
| 299 | Idalia CDP | 40 |
| 300 | Ovid town | 39 |
| 301 | No Name CDP | 38 |
| 301 | Towaoc CDP | 38 |
| 302 | Collbran town | 37 |
| 302 | Granada town | 37 |
| 302 | Kit Carson town | 37 |
| 303 | Aetna Estates CDP | 36 |
| 304 | Cheraw town | 35 |
| 305 | East Pleasant View CDP | 34 |
| 305 | Peetz town | 34 |
| 306 | Jansen CDP | 33 |
| 306 | Redstone CDP | 33 |
| 306 | Valmont CDP | 33 |
| 307 | Dinosaur town | 32 |
| 307 | Somerset CDP | 32 |
| 308 | Ellicott CDP | 31 |
| 309 | Westcreek CDP | 30 |
| 310 | Montezuma town | 28 |
| 311 | Brick Center CDP | 27 |
| 311 | Briggsdale CDP | 27 |
| 311 | Goldfield CDP | 27 |
| 312 | Boone town | 26 |
| 312 | Florissant CDP | 26 |
| 312 | Saddle Ridge CDP | 26 |
| 313 | Gerrard CDP | 25 |
| 314 | Coal Creek town | 24 |
| 314 | Guffey CDP | 24 |
| 314 | North Washington CDP | 24 |
| 315 | Sedalia CDP | 23 |
| 315 | Vona town | 23 |
| 316 | Lewis CDP | 22 |
| 316 | Piedra CDP | 22 |
| 316 | Romeo town | 22 |
| 317 | Campo town | 20 |
| 317 | Hooper town | 20 |
| 317 | Merino town | 20 |
| 317 | Naturita town | 20 |
| 317 | North La Junta CDP | 20 |
| 317 | San Acacio CDP | 20 |
| 318 | Colona CDP | 19 |
| 318 | Iliff town | 19 |
| 318 | Ward town | 19 |
| 319 | Midland CDP | 18 |
| 319 | Moffat town | 18 |
| 319 | Seibert town | 18 |
| 320 | Arriba town | 17 |
| 320 | Hidden Lake CDP | 17 |
| 320 | Hoehne CDP | 17 |
| 321 | Bethune town | 16 |
| 321 | Cokedale town | 16 |
| 321 | Olney Springs town | 16 |
| 321 | Portland CDP | 16 |
| 321 | Sedgwick town | 16 |
| 321 | Southern Ute CDP | 16 |
| 322 | Branson town | 15 |
| 322 | Cotopaxi CDP | 15 |
| 322 | Crestone town | 15 |
| 322 | Log Lane Village town | 15 |
| 322 | Stonewall Gap CDP | 15 |
| 322 | Weldona CDP | 15 |
| 323 | Blanca town | 14 |
| 323 | Crook town | 14 |
| 323 | Crowley town | 14 |
| 323 | Elbert CDP | 14 |
| 323 | Raymer (New Raymer) town | 14 |
| 324 | Garden City town | 13 |
| 325 | Kirk CDP | 12 |
| 325 | Orchard CDP | 12 |
| 326 | Nathrop CDP | 11 |
| 326 | Ramah town | 11 |
| 327 | Genoa town | 10 |
| 327 | Grover town | 10 |
| 327 | La Junta Gardens CDP | 10 |
| 327 | Vilas town | 10 |
| 328 | Jackson Lake CDP | 9 |
| 328 | Weston CDP | 9 |
| 329 | Haswell town | 8 |
| 329 | Padroni CDP | 8 |
| 330 | Arapahoe CDP | 7 |
| 330 | Atwood CDP | 7 |
| 330 | Cope CDP | 7 |
| 330 | Hartman town | 7 |
| 330 | Joes CDP | 7 |
| 330 | Matheson CDP | 7 |
| 330 | Pritchett town | 7 |
| 330 | Sawpit town | 7 |
| 331 | Fort Garland CDP | 5 |
| 331 | Hasty CDP | 5 |
| 331 | Lynn CDP | 5 |
| 331 | Marvel CDP | 5 |
| 331 | Sheridan Lake town | 5 |
| 331 | Valdez CDP | 5 |
| 332 | Kim town | 4 |
| 332 | Peoria CDP | 4 |
| 332 | Starkville town | 4 |
| 333 | Smeltertown CDP | 3 |
| 333 | Towner CDP | 3 |
| 334 | Capulin CDP | 2 |
| 334 | Cathedral CDP | 2 |
| 334 | Heeney CDP | 2 |
| 334 | Lakeside town | 2 |
| 334 | Paoli town | 2 |
| 335 | Segundo CDP | 1 |
| 336 | Amherst CDP | 0 |
| 336 | Bonanza town | 0 |
| 336 | Brandon CDP | 0 |
| 336 | Carbonate town | 0 |
| 336 | Conejos CDP | 0 |
| 336 | Divide CDP | 0 |
| 336 | Fulford CDP | 0 |
| 336 | Gardner CDP | 0 |
| 336 | Garfield CDP | 0 |
| 336 | Hartsel CDP | 0 |
| 336 | Laird CDP | 0 |
| 336 | Lazear CDP | 0 |
| 336 | Leyner CDP | 0 |
| 336 | McCoy CDP | 0 |
| 336 | Maybell CDP | 0 |
| 336 | Norrie CDP | 0 |
| 336 | Parshall CDP | 0 |
| 336 | Peyton CDP | 0 |
| 336 | Snyder CDP | 0 |
| 336 | Two Buttes town | 0 |
| 336 | Vernon CDP | 0 |
| 336 | Wolcott CDP | 0 |