Population By Race and Ethnicity in Arapahoe County, CO in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 652,395 population of Arapahoe County, Colorado comprised of 126,701 people who identified as Hispanic (19.42%), and 525,694 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (80.58%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Arapahoe County, Colorado with a population of 499,441 (76.56%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 74,460 (11.41%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 42,465 (6.51%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Arapahoe County, Colorado in 2018, with a population of 390,634 (59.88%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 108,807 (16.68%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 68,682 (10.53%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 74,460 11.41%
White Alone 499,441 76.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,603 1.17%
Asian Alone 42,465 6.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,033 0.31%
Two Or More Races 26,393 4.05%
Population By Ethnicity in Arapahoe , CO in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,778 0.89%
White Alone - Hispanic 108,807 16.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,762 0.73%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,413 0.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 383 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5,558 0.85%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 68,682 10.53%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 390,634 59.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,841 0.44%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 41,052 6.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,650 0.25%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 20,835 3.19%