Counties in Colorado by black or African American population share

Arapahoe County had the highest black or African American population share of 64 counties in 2022, at 10.6%. San Juan County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0.8% and the figure for Colorado was 3.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest10.6Arapahoe County
Median0.864 counties
Colorado3.8History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Arapahoe CountyArapahoe County: 10.6 %10.6Denver CountyDenver County: 8.5 %8.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 6.6 %6.6El Paso CountyEl Paso County: 5.6 %5.6Bent CountyBent County: 4.2 %4.2Crowley CountyCrowley County: 4.1 %4.1Fremont CountyFremont County: 3.6 %3.6Adams CountyAdams County: 3.4 %3.4Morgan CountyMorgan County: 3.2 %3.2Clear Creek CountyClear Creek County: 1.8 %1.8Pueblo CountyPueblo County: 1.7 %1.7Custer CountyCuster County: 1.4 %1.4Douglas CountyDouglas County: 1.3 %1.3Prowers CountyProwers County: 1.3 %1.3Montezuma CountyMontezuma County: 1.3 %1.3Saguache CountySaguache County: 1.3 %1.3Weld CountyWeld County: 1.2 %1.2Otero CountyOtero County: 1.2 %1.2Broomfield CountyBroomfield County: 1.2 %1.2Logan CountyLogan County: 1.1 %1.1Costilla CountyCostilla County: 1.1 %1.1Chaffee CountyChaffee County: 1.1 %1.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 1.1 %1.1Alamosa CountyAlamosa County: 1 %1Las Animas CountyLas Animas County: 1 %1Hinsdale CountyHinsdale County: 1 %1Eagle CountyEagle County: 1 %1Washington CountyWashington County: 1 %1Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 0.9 %0.9Larimer CountyLarimer County: 0.9 %0.9Teller CountyTeller County: 0.9 %0.9Ouray CountyOuray County: 0.8 %0.8Boulder CountyBoulder County: 0.8 %0.8Grand CountyGrand County: 0.8 %0.8Mesa CountyMesa County: 0.7 %0.7Jackson CountyJackson County: 0.6 %0.6Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 0.6 %0.6Delta CountyDelta County: 0.6 %0.6San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 0.5 %0.5Gunnison CountyGunnison County: 0.5 %0.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Arapahoe County10.6-0.1 pts
2Denver County8.5-0.1 pts
3Lincoln County6.6-1.4 pts
4El Paso County5.6-0.2 pts
5Bent County4.2-0.3 pts
6Crowley County4.1-0.3 pts
7Fremont County3.6-0.7 pts
8Adams County3.4+0.1 pts
9Morgan County3.2+0.1 pts
10Clear Creek County1.8+0.9 pts
11Pueblo County1.7+0.1 pts
12Custer County1.4-0.3 pts
13Douglas County1.3-0 pts
13Prowers County1.3+0.5 pts
15Montezuma County1.3+0.3 pts
16Saguache County1.3+0.1 pts
17Weld County1.20 pts
18Otero County1.2-0.1 pts
19Broomfield County1.2-0 pts
20Logan County1.1+0.2 pts
21Costilla County1.1+1.1 pts
22Chaffee County1.1-0.4 pts
23Jefferson County1.1-0 pts
24Alamosa County1-0.6 pts
25Las Animas County1+0.1 pts
26Hinsdale County1-0.1 pts
27Eagle County1+0.1 pts
28Washington County1-0.4 pts
29Cheyenne County0.9+0.6 pts
30Larimer County0.9-0 pts
31Teller County0.9+0.1 pts
32Ouray County0.8-0.2 pts
33Boulder County0.8-0 pts
34Grand County0.8-0 pts
35Mesa County0.7-0 pts
36Jackson County0.6-0 pts
37Kiowa County0.6+0.1 pts
38Delta County0.6-0.2 pts
39San Miguel County0.5+0.3 pts
40Gunnison County0.50 pts
41Garfield County0.50 pts
42Park County0.5+0.2 pts
43Sedgwick County0.5-0.1 pts
44Rio Grande County0.4+0.3 pts
45Pitkin County0.4+0.3 pts
46Montrose County0.4+0.1 pts
47Archuleta County0.4+0.2 pts
48Baca County0.3-0.3 pts
49Summit County0.3+0.1 pts
50Elbert County0.30 pts
50Rio Blanco County0.3-0 pts
52Moffat County0.2-0.1 pts
53La Plata County0.2-0.3 pts
54Yuma County0.2-0.4 pts
55Conejos County0.2-0.3 pts
55Gilpin County0.2-0.7 pts
55Routt County0.2-0.1 pts
58Lake County0.1-0.1 pts
59Huerfano County0-0 pts
60Kit Carson County0-0.1 pts
61Dolores County00 pts
61Mineral County0-1.3 pts
61Phillips County00 pts
61San Juan County00 pts

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest black or African American population share?

Arapahoe County, with 10.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest black or African American population share?

San Juan County, with 0% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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