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County · Colorado

Bent County

5,779Population
2.3 %Change since 2020
289Net migration
4.6 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
5,779 (2024)
Change since 2020
2.3 %
Net migration
289 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.6 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
5,651 (2020)
Births
42 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
7.3
Deaths
60 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.4
Natural change, 2023
-18
International migration
-1 (2023)
Domestic migration
290 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
50.0
Postal code
CO
FIPS code
08011

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.63.3
PeriodValue
20254.6 %
20244.8 %
20233.9 %
20224.4 %
20217.7 %
20204.6 %
20193.2 %
20183.5 %
20172.9 %
20163.2 %
20153.8 %
20145.2 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020245,7795,480
PeriodValue
20245,779
20235,712
20225,430
20215,346
20205,480