Thornton city, Colorado Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on September 4, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 141.87K population of Thornton city, CO residents comprised of 51.39K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (36.23%), and 90.48K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (63.78%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Thornton city, CO, with a population of 85.28K (60.12%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in Thornton city, CO, with a population of 24.34K (17.16%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest racial group in Thornton city, CO, with a population of 18.53K (13.06%). The smallest racial group in Thornton city, CO was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 162 (0.11%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Thornton city, CO, with a population of 72.32K (50.98%). The Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the second largest ethnic group in Thornton city, CO, with a population of 18.62K (13.13%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Thornton city, CO, with a population of 17.87K (12.60%). The smallest ethnic group in Thornton city, CO was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 32 (0.02%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Thornton city, Colorado from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other cities and places in Colorado and also for the state of Colorado.

Thornton city, CO Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Thornton city, CO Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Thornton city, CO Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Thornton city, CO Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of City or Place Population
Black or African American Alone 2967 2.09
White Alone 85283 60.12
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2141 1.51
Asian Alone 8451 5.96
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 162 0.11
Some Other Race Alone 18526 13.06
Two Or More Races 24337 17.16
Thornton city, CO Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of City or Place Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 72316 50.98
Hispanic - Two or More Races 18624 13.13
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 17868 12.60
Hispanic - White Alone 12967 9.14
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 8250 5.82
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 5713 4.03
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 2660 1.88
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 1393 0.98
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 748 0.53
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 658 0.46
Hispanic - Black Alone 307 0.22
Hispanic - Asian Alone 201 0.14
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 130 0.09
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 32 0.02