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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 149,882 population of Mesa County, Colorado comprised of 21,528 people who identified as Hispanic (14.36%), and 128,354 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (85.64%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mesa County, Colorado with a population of 141,192 (94.2%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,457 (2.31%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,256 (1.51%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mesa County, Colorado in 2016, with a population of 122,487 (81.72%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 18,705 (12.48%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,477 (1.65%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Mesa County, CO in 2016

Total Population:149,882

Non Hispanic (85.64%)

Hispanic (14.36%)

Race in Mesa County, CO in 2016

Total Population:149,882

White Alone (94.2%)

Two or more races (2.31%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.51%)

Asian Alone (0.96%)

Black or African American Alone (0.9%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.13%)

Ethnicity in Mesa County, CO in 2016

Total Population:149,882

Non-Hispanic White Alone (81.72%)

Hispanic White Alone (12.48%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.43%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.65%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.87%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.85%)

Population By Race in Mesa , CO in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	141,192	94.2%
Two Or More Races	3,457	2.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,256	1.51%
Asian Alone	1,441	0.96%
Black or African American Alone	1,343	0.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	193	0.13%

Population By Ethnicity in Mesa , CO in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	122,487	81.72%
White Alone - Hispanic	18,705	12.48%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	2,477	1.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,301	0.87%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	1,269	0.85%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,015	0.68%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	980	0.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	955	0.64%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	328	0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	172	0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	151	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	42	0.03%