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

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 711,467 population of Denver County, Colorado comprised of 198,642 people who identified as Hispanic (27.92%), and 512,825 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (72.08%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Denver County, Colorado with a population of 571,646 (80.35%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 71,094 (9.99%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 29,797 (4.19%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Denver County, Colorado in 2021, with a population of 396,682 (55.76%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 174,964 (24.59%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 64,785 (9.11%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 71,094 9.99%
White Alone 571,646 80.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 12,243 1.72%
Asian Alone 29,797 4.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,718 0.24%
Two Or More Races 24,969 3.51%
Population By Ethnicity in Denver , CO in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,309 0.89%
White Alone - Hispanic 174,964 24.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 8,741 1.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,395 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 436 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6,797 0.96%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 64,785 9.11%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 396,682 55.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,502 0.49%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 28,402 3.99%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,282 0.18%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 18,172 2.55%