Population By Race and Ethnicity in Arapahoe County, CO in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 586,433 population of Arapahoe County, Colorado comprised of 108,985 people who identified as Hispanic (18.58%), and 477,448 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (81.42%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Arapahoe County, Colorado with a population of 464,073 (79.14%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 62,386 (10.64%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 31,466 (5.37%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Arapahoe County, Colorado in 2011, with a population of 369,708 (63.04%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 94,365 (16.09%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 57,582 (9.82%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Arapahoe, Colorado.

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Population By Race in Arapahoe , CO in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 62,386 10.64%
White Alone 464,073 79.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6,394 1.09%
Asian Alone 31,466 5.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,407 0.24%
Two Or More Races 20,707 3.53%
Population By Ethnicity in Arapahoe , CO in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,804 0.82%
White Alone - Hispanic 94,365 16.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3,979 0.68%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,087 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 317 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,433 0.76%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 57,582 9.82%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 369,708 63.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,415 0.41%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 30,379 5.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,090 0.19%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 16,274 2.78%