La Plata, Colorado Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 55.64K population of La Plata, CO residents comprised of 7.01K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (12.60%), and 48.63K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.40%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in La Plata, CO, with a population of 44.37K (79.74%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in La Plata, CO, with a population of 5.01K (9.01%). The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the third largest racial group in La Plata, CO, with a population of 3.34K (6.01%). The smallest racial group in La Plata, CO was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 36 (0.07%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in La Plata, CO, with a population of 42.39K (76.19%). The Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native population was the second largest ethnic group in La Plata, CO, with a population of 2.81K (5.05%). The Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in La Plata, CO, with a population of 2.56K (4.59%). The smallest ethnic group in La Plata, CO was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 3 (0.01%).

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

You can see similar information for other Colorado counties and also for the state of Colorado.

La Plata, CO Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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La Plata, CO Racial Groups in Census 2020
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La Plata, CO Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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La Plata, CO Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 205 0.37
White Alone 44366 79.74
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3342 6.01
Asian Alone 397 0.71
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 36 0.07
Some Other Race Alone 2280 4.10
Two Or More Races 5012 9.01
La Plata, CO Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 42392 76.19
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 2809 5.05
Hispanic - Two or More Races 2556 4.59
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 2456 4.41
Hispanic - White Alone 1974 3.55
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 1903 3.42
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 533 0.96
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 381 0.69
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 377 0.68
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 182 0.33
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 33 0.06
Hispanic - Black Alone 23 0.04
Hispanic - Asian Alone 16 0.03
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 3 0.01