Colorado Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 8, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, Colorado's population of 5.77M residents comprised of 1.26M residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (21.88%), and 4.51M residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (78.12%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Colorado, with a population of 4.08M (70.72%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in Colorado, with a population of 707.67K (12.26%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest racial group in Colorado, with a population of 464.05K (8.04%). The smallest racial group in Colorado was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 10.29K (0.18%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Colorado, with a population of 3.76M (65.13%). The Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the second largest ethnic group in Colorado, with a population of 446.87K (7.74%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Colorado, with a population of 434.49K (7.53%). The smallest ethnic group in Colorado was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 1.28K (0.02%).

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

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States.

You can also see links at the bottom of this page for similar information for each Colorado county.

Colorado Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Colorado Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Colorado Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Colorado Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of State Population
Black or African American Alone 234828 4.07
White Alone 4082927 70.72
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 74129 1.28
Asian Alone 199827 3.46
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10287 0.18
Some Other Race Alone 464046 8.04
Two Or More Races 707670 12.26
Colorado Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of State Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 3760663 65.13
Hispanic - Two or More Races 446872 7.74
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 434486 7.53
Hispanic - White Alone 322264 5.58
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 260798 4.52
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 221310 3.83
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 195220 3.38
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 40361 0.70
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 33768 0.59
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 29560 0.51
Hispanic - Black Alone 13518 0.23
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 9005 0.16
Hispanic - Asian Alone 4607 0.08
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 1282 0.02