Demographic Statistics

Preliminary Population Projections by Counties 2000-2030

County
Projection
July, 2000
Projection
July, 2005
Projection
July, 2010
Projection
July, 2015
Projection
July, 2020
Projection
July, 2025
Projection
July, 2030
Average Annual Percent Change
00-05
05-10
10-15
15-20
20-25
25-30
Adams
350,642
396,328
449,200
507,322
567,870
629,866
693,540
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.3
2.1
1.9
Alamosa
15,139
16,040
17,255
18,601
20,015
21,441
22,901
1.2
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.3
Arapahoe
491,143
526,537
560,698
592,442
621,884
645,827
666,262
1.4
1.3
1.1
1.0
0.8
0.6
Archuleta
10,028
12,100
14,449
16,934
19,813
23,140
27,048
3.8
3.6
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
Baca
4,516
4,234
4,085
3,954
3,849
3,775
3,709
-1.3
-0.7
-0.6
-0.5
-0.4
-0.4
Bent
5,971
6,158
6,308
6,492
6,617
6,727
6,750
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.1
Boulder
271,051
288,648
308,276
325,990
344,645
362,643
377,396
1.3
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.0
0.8
Broomfield
39,466
43,935
49,996
56,251
61,643
66,973
71,984
2.2
2.6
2.4
1.8
1.7
1.5
Chaffee
16,298
17,418
19,348
21,386
23,523
25,632
27,579
1.3
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.7
1.5
Cheyenne
2,230
2,144
2,064
2,010
1,969
1,925
1,881
-0.8
-0.8
-0.5
-0.4
-0.5
-0.5
Clear Creek
9,391
9,701
10,542
11,607
12,689
13,746
14,735
0.7
1.7
1.9
1.8
1.6
1.4
Conejos
8,400
8,498
8,804
9,185
9,485
9,766
9,990
0.2
0.7
0.9
0.6
0.6
0.5
Costilla
3,675
3,841
4,011
4,187
4,339
4,476
4,606
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.7
0.6
0.6
Crowley
5,513
5,755
5,711
5,699
5,693
5,716
5,687
0.9
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
-0.1
Custer
3,540
4,062
4,797
5,638
6,530
7,409
8,239
2.8
3.4
3.3
3.0
2.6
2.1
Delta
28,009
30,830
34,405
38,273
42,325
46,400
50,215
1.9
2.2
2.2
2.0
1.9
1.6
Denver
555,782
574,317
606,161
639,473
674,105
716,760
753,720
0.7
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.0
Dolores
1,844
1,966
2,127
2,272
2,431
2,597
2,760
1.3
1.6
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.2
Douglas
180,690
224,960
274,921
327,491
364,876
402,658
439,585
4.5
4.1
3.6
2.2
2.0
1.8
Eagle
43,354
49,601
56,816
64,436
72,157
79,673
86,842
2.7
2.8
2.5
2.3
2.0
1.7
Elbert
20,188
23,810
28,333
34,735
42,589
51,275
58,759
3.4
3.5
4.2
4.2
3.8
2.8
El Paso
520,572
561,849
606,147
652,992
701,193
750,806
801,721
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.3
Fremont
46,439
48,806
52,847
57,759
63,301
68,904
73,797
1.0
1.6
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.4
Garfield
44,267
50,900
58,558
67,043
76,705
86,922
96,969
2.8
2.8
2.7
2.7
2.5
2.2
Gilpin
4,775
4,940
5,369
5,874
6,406
6,941
7,458
0.7
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.4
Grand
12,884
14,264
16,740
19,566
22,532
25,678
28,834
2.1
3.3
3.2
2.9
2.6
2.3
Gunnison
13,967
14,100
14,968
16,166
17,457
18,655
19,682
0.2
1.2
1.6
1.5
1.3
1.1
Hinsdale
791
820
883
974
1,067
1,148
1,250
0.7
1.5
2.0
1.8
1.5
1.7
Huerfano
7,861
8,461
9,369
10,188
11,008
11,794
12,228
1.5
2.1
1.7
1.6
1.4
0.7
Jackson
1,586
1,632
1,720
1,778
1,866
1,933
1,986
0.6
1.1
0.7
1.0
0.7
0.5
Jefferson
526,269
543,597
576,784
612,129
647,332
680,573
709,958
0.7
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.0
0.8
Kiowa
1,617
1,529
1,476
1,438
1,407
1,385
1,355
-1.1
-0.7
-0.5
-0.4
-0.3
-0.4
Kit Carson
8,012
8,127
8,387
8,701
8,980
9,208
9,417
0.3
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
Lake
7,908
8,034
9,554
11,650
13,820
16,207
18,458
0.3
3.5
4.0
3.5
3.2
2.6
La Plata
44,566
48,259
54,881
61,696
68,385
74,726
80,598
1.6
2.6
2.4
2.1
1.8
1.5
Larimer
253,137
270,437
295,084
329,869
366,115
404,241
441,904
1.3
1.8
2.3
2.1
2.0
1.8
Las Animas
15,276
16,633
18,216
19,897
21,593
23,107
24,396
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.1
Lincoln
6,170
6,116
6,352
6,596
6,829
7,098
7,324
-0.2
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.6
Logan
20,862
22,393
24,246
26,634
28,979
31,227
32,895
1.4
1.6
1.9
1.7
1.5
1.0
Mesa
117,656
129,390
143,591
161,310
181,367
202,654
224,820
1.9
2.1
2.4
2.4
2.2
2.1
Mineral
833
911
989
1,039
1,111
1,151
1,144
1.8
1.7
1.0
1.3
0.7
-0.1
Moffat
13,185
13,750
14,526
15,378
16,324
17,268
18,186
0.8
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.0
Montezuma
23,864
25,546
28,182
31,178
34,273
37,319
40,157
1.4
2.0
2.0
1.9
1.7
1.5
Montrose
33,666
38,117
43,371
49,482
56,255
62,896
68,304
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.6
2.3
1.7
Morgan
27,261
29,027
32,384
36,037
39,892
43,901
47,988
1.3
2.2
2.2
2.1
1.9
1.8
Otero
20,244
19,622
20,151
21,030
21,891
22,422
22,724
-0.6
0.5
0.9
0.8
0.5
0.3
Ouray
3,771
4,180
4,648
5,101
5,601
6,026
6,392
2.1
2.1
1.9
1.9
1.5
1.2
Park
14,703
17,404
25,289
37,129
50,932
67,588
85,557
3.4
7.8
8.0
6.5
5.8
4.8
Phillips
4,486
4,602
4,720
4,858
4,994
5,125
5,167
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.2
Pitkin
15,913
16,822
18,906
20,923
23,083
25,204
27,152
1.1
2.4
2.0
2.0
1.8
1.5
Prowers
14,434
14,292
14,830
15,389
15,900
16,419
16,890
-0.2
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
Pueblo
142,054
153,986
166,522
180,978
196,110
211,369
226,311
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
Rio Blanco
5,986
6,078
6,548
7,117
7,607
8,025
8,382
0.3
1.5
1.7
1.3
1.1
0.9
Rio Grande
12,434
12,767
13,359
14,071
14,691
15,189
15,532
0.5
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.7
0.4
Routt
20,102
21,521
24,390
27,151
30,039
32,560
34,842
1.4
2.5
2.2
2.0
1.6
1.4
Saguache
5,954
6,562
7,070
7,542
7,955
8,292
8,575
2.0
1.5
1.3
1.1
0.8
0.7
San Juan
558
576
600
623
645
646
662
0.6
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.0
0.5
San Miguel
6,666
7,775
8,919
10,106
11,291
12,479
13,586
3.1
2.8
2.5
2.2
2.0
1.7
Sedgwick
2,742
2,777
2,873
2,977
3,084
3,182
3,247
0.3
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.4
Summit
25,725
28,247
32,427
36,722
41,372
46,040
50,421
1.9
2.8
2.5
2.4
2.2
1.8
Teller
21,145
22,884
25,387
28,252
31,038
33,557
35,840
1.6
2.1
2.2
1.9
1.6
1.3
Washington
4,920
4,898
4,929
4,989
5,056
5,127
5,176
-0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.2
Weld
183,557
217,728
253,049
297,178
347,839
407,242
473,275
3.5
3.1
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.1
Yuma
9,853
10,016
10,380
10,757
11,120
11,423
11,674
0.3
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.4
Colorado
4,335,540
4,691,258
5,137,928
5,632,645
6,133,491
6,652,082
7,156,422
1.6
1.8
1.9
1.7
1.6
1.5

Source: Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Demography Section
Note: Colorado Department of Local Affairs projections will not match U.S. Census Bureau projections.