Colorado Counties by Population (2025)

by Kristen Carney Kristen Carney

Updated: August 7, 2025

The most populous counties in Colorado are El Paso County with 752,772, Denver County at 729,019, Arapahoe County with 666,918, Jefferson County at 578,533, and Adams County with 542,973. You can get the most current Census population data for all 64 Colorado counties, sorted from the most populous counties in Colorado to the least, according to the 2024 Population Estimates Program.

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Rank County Population
1 El Paso County 752,772
2 Denver County 729,019
3 Arapahoe County 666,918
4 Jefferson County 578,533
5 Adams County 542,973
6 Douglas County 393,995
7 Larimer County 374,574
8 Weld County 369,745
9 Boulder County 330,262
10 Pueblo County 169,866
11 Mesa County 161,260
12 Broomfield County 78,323
13 Garfield County 63,167
14 La Plata County 56,823
15 Eagle County 54,330
16 Fremont County 50,093
17 Montrose County 44,806
18 Delta County 32,215
19 Summit County 30,882
20 Morgan County 30,300
21 Elbert County 29,382
22 Montezuma County 26,841
23 Routt County 25,243
24 Teller County 24,862
25 Chaffee County 20,780
26 Logan County 20,755
27 Park County 18,316
28 Otero County 17,991
29 Gunnison County 17,310
30 Alamosa County 16,689
31 Pitkin County 16,643
32 Grand County 16,154
33 Las Animas County 14,518
34 Archuleta County 14,112
35 Moffat County 13,142
36 Prowers County 11,957
37 Rio Grande County 11,132
38 Yuma County 10,048
39 Clear Creek County 9,076
40 San Miguel County 7,819
41 Conejos County 7,549
42 Lake County 7,369
43 Kit Carson County 7,080
44 Huerfano County 6,988
45 Saguache County 6,670
46 Rio Blanco County 6,607
47 Gilpin County 5,963
48 Bent County 5,779
49 Crowley County 5,600
50 Lincoln County 5,598
51 Custer County 5,553
52 Ouray County 5,197
53 Washington County 4,771
54 Phillips County 4,488
55 Costilla County 3,686
56 Baca County 3,367
57 Dolores County 2,467
58 Sedgwick County 2,257
59 Cheyenne County 1,712
60 Kiowa County 1,392
61 Jackson County 1,273
62 Mineral County 933
63 San Juan County 821
64 Hinsdale County 747

United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024. Population Division. May 2025.

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