Population By Race and Ethnicity in Denver County, CO in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 634,965 population of Denver County, Colorado comprised of 198,333 people who identified as Hispanic (31.24%), and 436,632 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (68.77%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Denver County, Colorado with a population of 512,022 (80.64%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 66,268 (10.44%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 23,706 (3.73%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Denver County, Colorado in 2012, with a population of 336,122 (52.94%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 175,900 (27.7%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 60,522 (9.53%).

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

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Population By Race in Denver , CO in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 66,268 10.44%
White Alone 512,022 80.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 12,672 2%
Asian Alone 23,706 3.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,088 0.17%
Two Or More Races 19,209 3.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Denver , CO in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,746 0.91%
White Alone - Hispanic 175,900 27.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 9,139 1.44%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,256 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 430 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5,862 0.92%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 60,522 9.53%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 336,122 52.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,533 0.56%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 22,450 3.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 658 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 13,347 2.1%