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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 16,447 population of Gunnison County, Colorado comprised of 1,516 people who identified as Hispanic (9.22%), and 14,931 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.78%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Gunnison County, Colorado with a population of 15,498 (94.23%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 420 (2.55%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 296 (1.8%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Gunnison County, Colorado in 2016, with a population of 14,387 (87.48%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,111 (6.76%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic with a population of 309 (1.88%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Gunnison County, CO in 2016

Total Population:16,447

Non Hispanic (90.78%)

Hispanic (9.22%)

Race in Gunnison County, CO in 2016

Total Population:16,447

White Alone (94.23%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.55%)

Two or more races (1.8%)

Asian Alone (0.73%)

Black or African American Alone (0.64%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Gunnison County, CO in 2016

Total Population:16,447

Non-Hispanic White Alone (87.48%)

Hispanic White Alone (6.76%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.88%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.87%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.35%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.68%)

Population By Race in Gunnison , CO in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	15,498	94.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	420	2.55%
Two Or More Races	296	1.8%
Asian Alone	120	0.73%
Black or African American Alone	105	0.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	8	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Gunnison , CO in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	14,387	87.48%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,111	6.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	309	1.88%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	222	1.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	111	0.68%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	107	0.65%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	96	0.58%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	74	0.45%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	13	0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	9	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	8	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%