Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chaffee County, CO in 2021

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 19,741 population of Chaffee County, Colorado comprised of 1,856 people who identified as Hispanic (9.4%), and 17,885 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.6%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chaffee County, Colorado with a population of 18,484 (93.63%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 385 (1.95%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 331 (1.68%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chaffee County, Colorado in 2021, with a population of 16,924 (85.73%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,560 (7.9%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 293 (1.48%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 326 1.65%
White Alone 18,484 93.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 331 1.68%
Asian Alone 196 0.99%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 19 0.1%
Two Or More Races 385 1.95%
Population By Ethnicity in Chaffee , CO in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 33 0.17%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,560 7.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 137 0.69%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 17 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 105 0.53%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 293 1.48%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,924 85.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 194 0.98%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 179 0.91%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 280 1.42%