Population By Race and Ethnicity in Arapahoe County, CO in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 597,052 population of Arapahoe County, Colorado comprised of 110,450 people who identified as Hispanic (18.5%), and 486,602 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (81.5%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Arapahoe County, Colorado with a population of 470,688 (78.83%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 64,195 (10.75%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 32,773 (5.49%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Arapahoe County, Colorado in 2012, with a population of 375,125 (62.83%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 95,563 (16.01%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 59,334 (9.94%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Arapahoe County, CO in 2012

Total Population:597,052

Non Hispanic (81.5%)

Hispanic (18.5%)

Race in Arapahoe County, CO in 2012

Total Population:597,052

White Alone (78.83%)

Black or African American Alone (10.75%)

Asian Alone (5.49%)

Two or more races (3.61%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.08%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.24%)

Ethnicity in Arapahoe County, CO in 2012

Total Population:597,052

Non-Hispanic White Alone (62.83%)

Hispanic White Alone (16.01%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (9.94%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (5.3%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.09%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.83%)

Population By Race in Arapahoe , CO in 2012

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	470,688	78.83%
Black or African American Alone	64,195	10.75%
Asian Alone	32,773	5.49%
Two Or More Races	21,533	3.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	6,462	1.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1,401	0.24%

Population By Ethnicity in Arapahoe , CO in 2012

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	375,125	62.83%
White Alone - Hispanic	95,563	16.01%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	59,334	9.94%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	31,663	5.3%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	16,916	2.83%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	4,861	0.81%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	4,617	0.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	3,981	0.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	2,481	0.42%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	1,110	0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	1,083	0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	318	0.05%