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 2023, at 10.5%. 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.

Highest10.5Arapahoe County
Median0.864 counties
Colorado3.8History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Arapahoe CountyArapahoe County: 10.5 %10.5Denver CountyDenver County: 8.5 %8.5Crowley CountyCrowley County: 6 %6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 5.7 %5.7El Paso CountyEl Paso County: 5.5 %5.5Fremont CountyFremont County: 3.6 %3.6Bent CountyBent County: 3.5 %3.5Adams CountyAdams County: 3.3 %3.3Morgan CountyMorgan County: 3.1 %3.1Costilla CountyCostilla County: 2.2 %2.2Hinsdale CountyHinsdale County: 2 %2Pueblo CountyPueblo County: 1.8 %1.8Alamosa CountyAlamosa County: 1.7 %1.7Las Animas CountyLas Animas County: 1.6 %1.6Logan CountyLogan County: 1.6 %1.6Douglas CountyDouglas County: 1.3 %1.3Montezuma CountyMontezuma County: 1.2 %1.2Weld CountyWeld County: 1.2 %1.2Washington CountyWashington County: 1.1 %1.1Broomfield CountyBroomfield County: 1.1 %1.1Clear Creek CountyClear Creek County: 1.1 %1.1Gilpin CountyGilpin County: 1.1 %1.1Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 1.1 %1.1Jackson CountyJackson County: 1.1 %1.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 1.1 %1.1Otero CountyOtero County: 1 %1Chaffee CountyChaffee County: 1 %1Eagle CountyEagle County: 1 %1Teller CountyTeller County: 1 %1Larimer CountyLarimer County: 0.9 %0.9Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 0.9 %0.9Ouray CountyOuray County: 0.8 %0.8Park CountyPark County: 0.8 %0.8Delta CountyDelta County: 0.8 %0.8Boulder CountyBoulder County: 0.8 %0.8Saguache CountySaguache County: 0.7 %0.7Prowers CountyProwers County: 0.7 %0.7San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 0.7 %0.7Mesa CountyMesa County: 0.6 %0.6Elbert CountyElbert County: 0.5 %0.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Arapahoe County10.5-0.1 pts
2Denver County8.5-0 pts
3Crowley County6+1.8 pts
4Lincoln County5.7-0.9 pts
5El Paso County5.5-0 pts
6Fremont County3.6-0.1 pts
7Bent County3.5-0.7 pts
8Adams County3.3-0.1 pts
9Morgan County3.1-0.2 pts
10Costilla County2.2+1.1 pts
11Hinsdale County2+1 pts
12Pueblo County1.8+0.1 pts
13Alamosa County1.7+0.7 pts
14Las Animas County1.6+0.6 pts
15Logan County1.6+0.5 pts
16Douglas County1.3-0 pts
17Montezuma County1.2-0.1 pts
17Weld County1.2-0 pts
19Washington County1.1+0.2 pts
20Broomfield County1.1-0.1 pts
20Clear Creek County1.1-0.7 pts
20Gilpin County1.1+1 pts
23Cheyenne County1.1+0.2 pts
24Jackson County1.1+0.4 pts
24Jefferson County1.10 pts
26Otero County1-0.3 pts
27Chaffee County1-0.1 pts
28Eagle County1-0 pts
28Teller County1+0.1 pts
30Larimer County0.90 pts
31Sedgwick County0.9+0.4 pts
32Ouray County0.8-0 pts
32Park County0.8+0.3 pts
34Delta County0.8+0.2 pts
35Boulder County0.8-0 pts
36Saguache County0.7-0.5 pts
37Prowers County0.7-0.6 pts
37San Miguel County0.7+0.2 pts
39Mesa County0.6-0.1 pts
40Elbert County0.5+0.2 pts
41Gunnison County0.5-0.1 pts
42Garfield County0.4-0.1 pts
43Rio Grande County0.4-0 pts
44Pitkin County0.4-0 pts
44Summit County0.4+0.1 pts
46Baca County0.30 pts
46Grand County0.3-0.4 pts
48Montrose County0.3-0.1 pts
49Conejos County0.20 pts
49La Plata County0.2-0 pts
51Routt County0.1-0 pts
52Moffat County0.1-0.1 pts
53Yuma County0.1-0.1 pts
54Lake County0.1-0 pts
54Rio Blanco County0.1-0.2 pts
56Kit Carson County0.10 pts
57Archuleta County0-0.3 pts
58Custer County0-1.4 pts
58Dolores County00 pts
58Huerfano County0-0 pts
58Kiowa County0-0.6 pts
58Mineral County00 pts
58Phillips County00 pts
58San 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 10.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

San Juan County, with 0% in 2023.

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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