Population By Race and Ethnicity in Arapahoe County, CO in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 645,080 population of Arapahoe County, Colorado comprised of 123,857 people who identified as Hispanic (19.2%), and 521,223 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (80.8%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Arapahoe County, Colorado with a population of 496,108 (76.91%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 72,850 (11.29%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 40,947 (6.35%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Arapahoe County, Colorado in 2017, with a population of 389,637 (60.4%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 106,471 (16.51%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 67,296 (10.43%).

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 2017

Total Population:645,080

Non Hispanic (80.8%)

Hispanic (19.2%)

Race in Arapahoe County, CO in 2017

Total Population:645,080

White Alone (76.91%)

Black or African American Alone (11.29%)

Asian Alone (6.35%)

Two or more races (3.99%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.15%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.31%)

Ethnicity in Arapahoe County, CO in 2017

Total Population:645,080

Non-Hispanic White Alone (60.4%)

Hispanic White Alone (16.51%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (10.43%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (6.14%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.38%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (3.15%)

Population By Race in Arapahoe , CO in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	496,108	76.91%
Black or African American Alone	72,850	11.29%
Asian Alone	40,947	6.35%
Two Or More Races	25,758	3.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	7,427	1.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1,990	0.31%

Population By Ethnicity in Arapahoe , CO in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	389,637	60.4%
White Alone - Hispanic	106,471	16.51%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	67,296	10.43%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	39,576	6.14%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	20,314	3.15%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	5,554	0.86%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	5,444	0.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	4,628	0.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	2,799	0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	1,601	0.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	1,371	0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	389	0.06%