Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mesa County, CO in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 148,159 population of Mesa County, Colorado comprised of 21,099 people who identified as Hispanic (14.24%), and 127,060 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (85.76%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mesa County, Colorado with a population of 139,794 (94.35%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,253 (2.2%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,250 (1.52%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mesa County, Colorado in 2015, with a population of 121,421 (81.95%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 18,373 (12.4%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,339 (1.58%).

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

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Population By Race in Mesa , CO in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,305 0.88%
White Alone 139,794 94.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,250 1.52%
Asian Alone 1,373 0.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 184 0.12%
Two Or More Races 3,253 2.2%
Population By Ethnicity in Mesa , CO in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 316 0.21%
White Alone - Hispanic 18,373 12.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,284 0.87%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 174 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 38 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 914 0.62%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 989 0.67%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 121,421 81.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 966 0.65%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,199 0.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 146 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,339 1.58%