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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 704,869 population of Denver County, Colorado comprised of 210,239 people who identified as Hispanic (29.83%), and 494,630 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (70.17%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Denver County, Colorado with a population of 569,446 (80.79%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 69,789 (9.9%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 28,353 (4.02%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Denver County, Colorado in 2017, with a population of 383,425 (54.4%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 186,021 (26.39%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 63,538 (9.01%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 69,789 9.9%
White Alone 569,446 80.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 13,086 1.86%
Asian Alone 28,353 4.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,329 0.19%
Two Or More Races 22,866 3.24%
Population By Ethnicity in Denver , CO in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,251 0.89%
White Alone - Hispanic 186,021 26.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 9,487 1.35%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,415 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 435 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6,630 0.94%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 63,538 9.01%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 383,425 54.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,599 0.51%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 26,938 3.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 894 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 16,236 2.3%