Facts
- Population
- 5,957,493 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 3.2 %
- Natural change, 2023
- 17,034
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1 % (2024)
- Population base, April 2020
- 5,775,324 (2020)
- Births
- 62,309 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 10.5
- Deaths
- 45,275 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 7.6
- International migration
- 27,177 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- 6,341 (2023)
- Net migration
- 33,518 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 5.6
- Postal code
- CO
- FIPS code
- 08
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,957,493 |
| 2023 | 5,901,339 |
| 2022 | 5,850,935 |
| 2021 | 5,814,036 |
| 2020 | 5,787,129 |
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.1 % |
| 2023 | 3.3 % |
| 2022 | 3.1 % |
| 2021 | 5.5 % |
| 2020 | 6.8 % |
Counties · 64
| # | County | Population | Change since 2020 | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso County | 752,772 | 2.9 % | 4.1 % |
| 2 | Denver County | 729,019 | 1.9 % | 4.1 % |
| 3 | Arapahoe County | 666,918 | 1.8 % | 3.9 % |
| 4 | Jefferson County | 578,533 | -0.8 % | 3.8 % |
| 5 | Adams County | 542,973 | 4.5 % | 4.2 % |
| 6 | Douglas County | 393,995 | 10.1 % | 3.7 % |
| 7 | Larimer County | 374,574 | 4.3 % | 3.9 % |
| 8 | Weld County | 369,745 | 12.4 % | 4.3 % |
| 9 | Boulder County | 330,262 | -0.2 % | 4.0 % |
| 10 | Pueblo County | 169,866 | 1.0 % | 5.5 % |
| 11 | Mesa County | 161,260 | 3.6 % | 4.2 % |
| 12 | Broomfield County | 78,323 | 5.7 % | 3.8 % |
| 13 | Garfield County | 63,167 | 2.4 % | 3.2 % |
| 14 | La Plata County | 56,823 | 2.1 % | 3.8 % |
| 15 | Eagle County | 54,330 | -2.5 % | 3.3 % |
| 16 | Fremont County | 50,093 | 2.4 % | 5.3 % |
| 17 | Montrose County | 44,806 | 5.0 % | 4.2 % |
| 18 | Delta County | 32,215 | 3.3 % | 5.4 % |
| 19 | Summit County | 30,882 | -1.3 % | 3.0 % |
| 20 | Morgan County | 30,300 | 4.1 % | 4.1 % |
| 21 | Elbert County | 29,382 | 12.8 % | 3.4 % |
| 22 | Montezuma County | 26,841 | 3.8 % | 5.0 % |
| 23 | Routt County | 25,243 | 1.7 % | 3.3 % |
| 24 | Teller County | 24,862 | 0.6 % | 3.9 % |
| 25 | Chaffee County | 20,780 | 6.7 % | 3.6 % |
| 26 | Logan County | 20,755 | -3.6 % | 3.5 % |
| 27 | Park County | 18,316 | 5.3 % | 4.0 % |
| 28 | Otero County | 17,991 | -3.7 % | 5.4 % |
| 29 | Gunnison County | 17,310 | 2.3 % | 3.5 % |
| 30 | Alamosa County | 16,689 | 1.9 % | 4.6 % |
| 31 | Pitkin County | 16,643 | -4.2 % | 3.3 % |
| 32 | Grand County | 16,154 | 2.8 % | 3.3 % |
| 33 | Las Animas County | 14,518 | -0.3 % | 6.2 % |
| 34 | Archuleta County | 14,112 | 5.7 % | 3.7 % |
| 35 | Moffat County | 13,142 | -1.1 % | 4.1 % |
| 36 | Prowers County | 11,957 | -0.4 % | 3.8 % |
| 37 | Rio Grande County | 11,132 | -3.6 % | 4.5 % |
| 38 | Yuma County | 10,048 | 0.7 % | 2.5 % |
| 39 | Clear Creek County | 9,076 | -3.0 % | 3.6 % |
| 40 | San Miguel County | 7,819 | -3.1 % | 3.8 % |
| 41 | Conejos County | 7,549 | 1.2 % | 4.1 % |
| 42 | Lake County | 7,369 | -0.9 % | 3.5 % |
| 43 | Kit Carson County | 7,080 | -0.0 % | 2.9 % |
| 44 | Huerfano County | 6,988 | 2.6 % | 6.6 % |
| 45 | Saguache County | 6,670 | 4.7 % | 4.7 % |
| 46 | Rio Blanco County | 6,607 | 1.2 % | 3.7 % |
| 47 | Gilpin County | 5,963 | 2.8 % | 3.6 % |
| 48 | Bent County | 5,779 | 2.3 % | 4.6 % |
| 49 | Crowley County | 5,600 | -5.4 % | 3.9 % |
| 50 | Lincoln County | 5,598 | -1.3 % | 4.8 % |
| 51 | Custer County | 5,553 | 17.9 % | 3.7 % |
| 52 | Ouray County | 5,197 | 6.5 % | 4.3 % |
| 53 | Washington County | 4,771 | -1.0 % | 3.4 % |
| 54 | Phillips County | 4,488 | -1.1 % | 2.9 % |
| 55 | Costilla County | 3,686 | 5.4 % | 6.9 % |
| 56 | Baca County | 3,367 | -4.1 % | 3.2 % |
| 57 | Dolores County | 2,467 | 6.1 % | 4.2 % |
| 58 | Sedgwick County | 2,257 | -6.0 % | 3.5 % |
| 59 | Cheyenne County | 1,712 | -2.1 % | 2.6 % |
| 60 | Kiowa County | 1,392 | -3.7 % | 2.9 % |
| 61 | Jackson County | 1,273 | -7.8 % | 3.3 % |
| 62 | Mineral County | 933 | 7.9 % | 4.9 % |
| 63 | San Juan County | 821 | 17.1 % | 3.8 % |
| 64 | Hinsdale County | 747 | -4.6 % | 3.5 % |