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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 16,896 population of Gunnison County, Colorado comprised of 1,599 people who identified as Hispanic (9.46%), and 15,297 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.54%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Gunnison County, Colorado with a population of 15,876 (93.96%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 458 (2.71%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 311 (1.84%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Gunnison County, Colorado in 2017, with a population of 14,716 (87.1%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,160 (6.87%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic with a population of 330 (1.95%).

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 2017

Total Population:16,896

Non Hispanic (90.54%)

Hispanic (9.46%)

Race in Gunnison County, CO in 2017

Total Population:16,896

White Alone (93.96%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.71%)

Two or more races (1.84%)

Asian Alone (0.81%)

Black or African American Alone (0.64%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Gunnison County, CO in 2017

Total Population:16,896

Non-Hispanic White Alone (87.1%)

Hispanic White Alone (6.87%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.97%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.95%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.36%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.76%)

Population By Race in Gunnison , CO in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	15,876	93.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	458	2.71%
Two Or More Races	311	1.84%
Asian Alone	136	0.81%
Black or African American Alone	108	0.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	7	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Gunnison , CO in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	14,716	87.1%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,160	6.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	330	1.95%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	230	1.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	128	0.76%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	118	0.7%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	98	0.58%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	81	0.48%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	18	0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	10	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	7	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%