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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 19,700 population of Chaffee County, Colorado comprised of 1,974 people who identified as Hispanic (10.02%), and 17,726 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.98%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chaffee County, Colorado with a population of 18,505 (93.93%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 362 (1.84%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 323 (1.64%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chaffee County, Colorado in 2017, with a population of 16,788 (85.22%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,717 (8.72%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 338 (1.72%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Chaffee County, CO in 2017

Total Population:19,700

Non Hispanic (89.98%)

Hispanic (10.02%)

Race in Chaffee County, CO in 2017

Total Population:19,700

White Alone (93.93%)

Black or African American Alone (1.84%)

Two or more races (1.64%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.59%)

Asian Alone (0.9%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.1%)

Ethnicity in Chaffee County, CO in 2017

Total Population:19,700

Non-Hispanic White Alone (85.22%)

Hispanic White Alone (8.72%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.20%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.72%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.22%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.93%)

Population By Race in Chaffee , CO in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	18,505	93.93%
Black or African American Alone	362	1.84%
Two Or More Races	323	1.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	314	1.59%
Asian Alone	177	0.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	19	0.1%

Population By Ethnicity in Chaffee , CO in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	16,788	85.22%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,717	8.72%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	338	1.72%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	241	1.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	183	0.93%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	161	0.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	131	0.67%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	82	0.42%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	24	0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	16	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	15	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	4	0.02%