Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chaffee County, CO in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 19,140 population of Chaffee County, Colorado comprised of 1,947 people who identified as Hispanic (10.17%), and 17,193 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.83%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chaffee County, Colorado with a population of 17,983 (93.96%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 351 (1.83%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 327 (1.71%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chaffee County, Colorado in 2016, with a population of 16,280 (85.06%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,703 (8.9%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 328 (1.71%).

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

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Population By Race in Chaffee , CO in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 351 1.83%
White Alone 17,983 93.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 299 1.56%
Asian Alone 160 0.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 20 0.1%
Two Or More Races 327 1.71%
Population By Ethnicity in Chaffee , CO in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 23 0.12%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,703 8.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 125 0.65%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 13 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 78 0.41%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 328 1.71%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,280 85.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 174 0.91%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 147 0.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 249 1.3%