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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 5,478 population of Bent County, Colorado comprised of 1,798 people who identified as Hispanic (32.82%), and 3,680 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (67.18%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Bent County, Colorado with a population of 4,719 (86.15%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 347 (6.33%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 197 (3.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bent County, Colorado in 2020, with a population of 3,148 (57.47%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,571 (28.68%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 331 (6.04%).

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

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Population By Race in Bent , CO in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 347 6.33%
White Alone 4,719 86.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 197 3.6%
Asian Alone 83 1.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 8 0.15%
Two Or More Races 124 2.26%
Population By Ethnicity in Bent , CO in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 16 0.29%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,571 28.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 123 2.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 74 1.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 331 6.04%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 3,148 57.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 74 1.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 72 1.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 50 0.91%