Colorado Population By County in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the population of Colorado was 5,543,844. Among all Colorado counties, Denver[object Promise] had the highest population (696,273), followed by El Paso[object Promise] (688,671), and Arapahoe[object Promise] (639,605). San Juan[object Promise] was the least populated county (691).

Hover over or click on the counties in the map below to see the populations. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Colorado Population By County in 2016
Colorado Population By County in 2016
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County Population % of State Population
Adams 497735 8.98
Alamosa 16047 0.29
Arapahoe 639605 11.54
Archuleta 12834 0.23
Baca 3534 0.06
Bent 5832 0.11
Boulder 321761 5.80
Broomfield 66596 1.20
Chaffee 19140 0.35
Cheyenne 1848 0.03
Clear Creek 9355 0.17
Conejos 8044 0.14
Costilla 3692 0.07
Crowley 5276 0.10
Custer 4581 0.08
Delta 30352 0.55
Denver 696273 12.56
Dolores 2055 0.04
Douglas 328680 5.93
Eagle 54578 0.98
Elbert 25130 0.45
El Paso 688671 12.42
Fremont 47047 0.85
Garfield 58839 1.06
Gilpin 5920 0.11
Grand 15198 0.27
Gunnison 16447 0.30
Hinsdale 783 0.01
Huerfano 6583 0.12
Jackson 1356 0.02
Jefferson 571823 10.32
Kiowa 1346 0.02
Kit Carson 7632 0.14
Lake 7591 0.14
La Plata 55459 1.00
Larimer 339394 6.12
Las Animas 14085 0.25
Lincoln 5546 0.10
Logan 22427 0.41
Mesa 149882 2.70
Mineral 756 0.01
Moffat 13155 0.24
Montezuma 26063 0.47
Montrose 41183 0.74
Morgan 28178 0.51
Otero 18279 0.33
Ouray 4794 0.09
Park 17372 0.31
Phillips 4307 0.08
Pitkin 18009 0.33
Prowers 11937 0.22
Pueblo 164883 2.97
Rio Blanco 6443 0.12
Rio Grande 11354 0.21
Routt 24737 0.45
Saguache 6413 0.12
San Juan 691 0.01
San Miguel 8032 0.14
Sedgwick 2399 0.04
Summit 30573 0.55
Teller 24098 0.44
Washington 4824 0.09
Weld 296330 5.35
Yuma 10057 0.18