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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 696,273 population of Denver County, Colorado comprised of 209,717 people who identified as Hispanic (30.12%), and 486,556 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (69.88%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Denver County, Colorado with a population of 562,022 (80.72%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 69,902 (10.04%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 27,610 (3.97%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Denver County, Colorado in 2016, with a population of 376,443 (54.07%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 185,579 (26.65%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 63,599 (9.13%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 69,902 10.04%
White Alone 562,022 80.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 13,198 1.9%
Asian Alone 27,610 3.97%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,239 0.18%
Two Or More Races 22,302 3.2%
Population By Ethnicity in Denver , CO in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,303 0.91%
White Alone - Hispanic 185,579 26.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 9,619 1.38%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,347 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 423 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6,446 0.93%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 63,599 9.13%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 376,443 54.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,579 0.51%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 26,263 3.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 816 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 15,856 2.28%