Population By Race and Ethnicity in Arapahoe County, CO in 2020

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 655,272 population of Arapahoe County, Colorado comprised of 136,122 people who identified as Hispanic (20.77%), and 519,150 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (79.23%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Arapahoe County, Colorado with a population of 498,932 (76.14%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 75,544 (11.53%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 43,279 (6.61%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Arapahoe County, Colorado in 2020, with a population of 381,900 (58.28%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 117,032 (17.86%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 69,498 (10.61%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 75,544 11.53%
White Alone 498,932 76.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,880 1.2%
Asian Alone 43,279 6.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,172 0.33%
Two Or More Races 27,465 4.19%
Population By Ethnicity in Arapahoe , CO in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,046 0.92%
White Alone - Hispanic 117,032 17.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,154 0.79%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,577 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 446 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5,867 0.9%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 69,498 10.61%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 381,900 58.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,726 0.42%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 41,702 6.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,726 0.26%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 21,598 3.3%