Counties in Colorado by population

El Paso County had the highest population of 64 counties in 2024, at 752,356. Hinsdale County had the lowest, at 753. The median was 15,397 and the figure for Colorado was 5.99 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest752,356El Paso County
Median15,39764 counties
Colorado5,988,502History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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El Paso CountyEl Paso County: 752,356 persons752,356Denver CountyDenver County: 741,591 persons741,591Arapahoe CountyArapahoe County: 675,760 persons675,760Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 580,359 persons580,359Adams CountyAdams County: 549,257 persons549,257Douglas CountyDouglas County: 393,051 persons393,051Larimer CountyLarimer County: 374,200 persons374,200Weld CountyWeld County: 371,280 persons371,280Boulder CountyBoulder County: 329,485 persons329,485Pueblo CountyPueblo County: 170,162 persons170,162Mesa CountyMesa County: 161,400 persons161,400Broomfield CountyBroomfield County: 78,403 persons78,403Garfield CountyGarfield County: 63,820 persons63,820La Plata CountyLa Plata County: 56,930 persons56,930Eagle CountyEagle County: 54,635 persons54,635Fremont CountyFremont County: 50,004 persons50,004Montrose CountyMontrose County: 44,687 persons44,687Delta CountyDelta County: 32,294 persons32,294Summit CountySummit County: 31,643 persons31,643Morgan CountyMorgan County: 30,316 persons30,316Elbert CountyElbert County: 29,344 persons29,344Montezuma CountyMontezuma County: 26,694 persons26,694Routt CountyRoutt County: 25,471 persons25,471Teller CountyTeller County: 24,743 persons24,743Chaffee CountyChaffee County: 20,796 persons20,796Logan CountyLogan County: 20,690 persons20,690Park CountyPark County: 18,349 persons18,349Otero CountyOtero County: 17,888 persons17,888Gunnison CountyGunnison County: 17,407 persons17,407Pitkin CountyPitkin County: 16,766 persons16,766Alamosa CountyAlamosa County: 16,691 persons16,691Grand CountyGrand County: 16,283 persons16,283Las Animas CountyLas Animas County: 14,511 persons14,511Archuleta CountyArchuleta County: 14,134 persons14,134Moffat CountyMoffat County: 13,304 persons13,304Prowers CountyProwers County: 11,904 persons11,904Rio Grande CountyRio Grande County: 11,143 persons11,143Yuma CountyYuma County: 9,873 persons9,873Clear Creek CountyClear Creek County: 9,023 persons9,023San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 7,818 persons7,818
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
persons
Change on 2023
1El Paso County752,356+0.9%
2Denver County741,591+2%
3Arapahoe County675,760+1.5%
4Jefferson County580,359+0.4%
5Adams County549,257+2.3%
6Douglas County393,051+2.2%
7Larimer County374,200+0.8%
8Weld County371,280+2.9%
9Boulder County329,485+0.5%
10Pueblo County170,162+0.2%
11Mesa County161,400+1%
12Broomfield County78,403+1.9%
13Garfield County63,820+1%
14La Plata County56,930+0.9%
15Eagle County54,635-0.3%
16Fremont County50,004-0.6%
17Montrose County44,687+1%
18Delta County32,294+1.6%
19Summit County31,643+1%
20Morgan County30,316+1.2%
21Elbert County29,344+1.8%
22Montezuma County26,694+0.5%
23Routt County25,471+0.7%
24Teller County24,743+0.3%
25Chaffee County20,796+1%
26Logan County20,690+0.5%
27Park County18,349+1.1%
28Otero County17,888-1.3%
29Gunnison County17,407+0.3%
30Pitkin County16,7660%
31Alamosa County16,691-0%
32Grand County16,283+1.4%
33Las Animas County14,511+0.8%
34Archuleta County14,134-0.2%
35Moffat County13,304-0.6%
36Prowers County11,904+1.2%
37Rio Grande County11,143-0.5%
38Yuma County9,873-0.3%
39Clear Creek County9,023-0.6%
40San Miguel County7,818-0.7%
41Conejos County7,524+0.3%
42Lake County7,471+0.6%
43Kit Carson County7,027+0.4%
44Huerfano County6,993-0.8%
45Rio Blanco County6,792+2.2%
46Saguache County6,686-0.3%
47Gilpin County5,955+0.9%
48Bent County5,745+0.6%
49Crowley County5,648+0.2%
50Lincoln County5,602+1.9%
51Custer County5,567+0.1%
52Ouray County5,173+0.1%
53Washington County4,748-2.1%
54Phillips County4,454-0.1%
55Costilla County3,673+1.5%
56Baca County3,386+0.3%
57Dolores County2,452-2.7%
58Sedgwick County2,271-1.8%
59Cheyenne County1,692-1.5%
60Kiowa County1,403+2%
61Jackson County1,277-2.6%
62Mineral County924-0.2%
63San Juan County821+2.4%
64Hinsdale County753-2%

Other periods

About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (PadrĂ³n). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

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. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest population?

El Paso County, with 752,356 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population?

Hinsdale County, with 753 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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