Colorado Black Population By County, 2018
Updated on January 29, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, 260,756 (4.58%) of the 5,697,155 Colorado population in 2018 identified as Black or African American alone.

In the map below, we show the specific number of Blacks or African Americans per county in Colorado. We also show the percentage of the population of each county that are African American and the gender percentages of the African American population when you interact with the map.

Arapahoe County had the highest number of African Americans (74,460), and African Americans constituted 11.41% of the county's population. Other counties with high number of African Americans include: Denver County (70,815) - 9.89% of the county's population, and El Paso County (49,230) - 6.91% of the county's population.

The data can also be found in the table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Colorado Black Population By County, 2018
Colorado Black Population By County, 2018
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County Black Population % of County Population
Adams 20225 3.95
Alamosa 318 1.96
Arapahoe 74460 11.41
Archuleta 111 0.81
Baca 38 1.06
Bent 458 7.91
Boulder 3704 1.14
Broomfield 1064 1.53
Chaffee 373 1.86
Cheyenne 17 0.91
Clear Creek 106 1.11
Conejos 79 0.97
Costilla 80 2.1
Crowley 627 10.65
Custer 72 1.45
Delta 244 0.79
Denver 70815 9.89
Dolores 8 0.39
Douglas 5338 1.55
Eagle 835 1.52
Elbert 321 1.22
El Paso 49230 6.91
Fremont 1924 4
Garfield 757 1.27
Gilpin 76 1.24
Grand 160 1.03
Gunnison 121 0.7
Hinsdale 5 0.64
Huerfano 90 1.31
Jackson 2 0.14
Jefferson 8334 1.44
Kiowa 9 0.65
Kit Carson 54 0.75
Lake 80 1.02
La Plata 357 0.63
Larimer 4009 1.14
Las Animas 323 2.23
Lincoln 313 5.59
Logan 996 4.47
Mesa 1396 0.91
Mineral 2 0.26
Moffat 99 0.75
Montezuma 125 0.48
Montrose 299 0.71
Morgan 1162 4.04
Otero 294 1.6
Ouray 5 0.1
Park 157 0.85
Phillips 47 1.08
Pitkin 197 1.09
Prowers 105 0.87
Pueblo 4292 2.56
Rio Blanco 74 1.17
Rio Grande 111 0.99
Routt 247 0.97
Saguache 78 1.14
San Juan 1 0.13
San Miguel 72 0.88
Sedgwick 22 0.96
Summit 395 1.28
Teller 232 0.92
Washington 62 1.27
Weld 5087 1.61
Yuma 62 0.62