Population By Race and Ethnicity in El Paso County, CO in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 712,746 population of El Paso County, Colorado comprised of 125,185 people who identified as Hispanic (17.56%), and 587,561 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (82.44%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in El Paso County, Colorado with a population of 592,901 (83.19%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 49,230 (6.91%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 35,482 (4.98%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in El Paso County, Colorado in 2018, with a population of 489,933 (68.74%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 102,968 (14.45%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 42,856 (6.01%).

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

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Population By Race in El Paso , CO in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 49,230 6.91%
White Alone 592,901 83.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 9,920 1.39%
Asian Alone 22,382 3.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,831 0.4%
Two Or More Races 35,482 4.98%
Population By Ethnicity in El Paso , CO in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,374 0.89%
White Alone - Hispanic 102,968 14.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,555 0.78%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,570 0.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 776 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7,942 1.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 42,856 6.01%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 489,933 68.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 4,365 0.61%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 20,812 2.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2,055 0.29%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 27,540 3.86%