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Colorado County Map and Population List in Excel

GENERAL INFO

The US state Colorado (CO) is the 21st largest state by population and 8th biggest state by area. Colorado has 64 counties ranking it the 24th state with the most counties in USA. See below some basic information about the state:

Country:United States
State:Colorado
Abbreviation:CO
Capital:Denver
Largest City:Denver
Population:5,758,736
Population rank in US:21st
Total Area [mi²]:104,094
Total Area [km²]:269,837
Area rank in US:8th
Number of Counties:64

COLORADO COUNTY POPULATION DENSITY MAP

If you want to show data distributon per geographical area, density maps (or heat maps) are a great way to achieve this. For example, here is a Colorado Population Density Map per County:

Colorado County Population Density Map

We have prepared this easily with Colorado County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.

We have prepared this easily with Colorado County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.

COLORADO COUNTIES LIST

Below are 64 Colorado counties ranked by population information. The data is from the US Census Bureau. Note that, these are ZCTA (Zip Code Tabulation Area) codes which means they have geographical area and population. PO Boxes and military codes are excluded.You can copy and paste this list directly into your spreadsheet.
(Top 10 counties shown. To expand the list, simply click on the “show more” button)

RankCountyPopulation
1Denver County727,211
2El Paso County720,403
3Arapahoe County656,590
4Jefferson County582,881
5Adams County517,421
6Larimer County356,899
7Douglas County351,154
8Boulder County326,196
9Weld County324,492
10Pueblo County168,424
11Mesa County154,210
12Broomfield County70,465
13Garfield County60,061
14La Plata County56,221
15Eagle County55,127
16Fremont County47,839
17Montrose County42,758
18Delta County31,162
19Summit County31,011
20Morgan County29,068
21Elbert County26,729
22Montezuma County26,183
23Routt County25,638
24Teller County25,388
25Logan County22,409
26Chaffee County20,356
27Park County18,845
28Otero County18,278
29Pitkin County17,767
30Gunnison County17,462
31Alamosa County16,233
32Grand County15,734
33Las Animas County14,506
34Archuleta County14,029
35Moffat County13,283
36Prowers County12,172
37Rio Grande County11,267
38Yuma County10,019
39Clear Creek County9,700
40Conejos County8,205
41San Miguel County8,179
42Lake County8,127
43Kit Carson County7,097
44Huerfano County6,897
45Saguache County6,824
46Rio Blanco County6,324
47Gilpin County6,243
48Crowley County6,061
49Lincoln County5,701
50Bent County5,577
51Custer County5,068
52Ouray County4,952
53Washington County4,908
54Phillips County4,265
55Costilla County3,887
56Baca County3,581
57Sedgwick County2,248
58Dolores County2,055
59Cheyenne County1,831
60Kiowa County1,406
61Jackson County1,392
62Hinsdale County820
63Mineral County769
64San Juan County728

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT COLORADO COUNTIES

What is the largest county in Colorado?

Out of the 64 counties in Colorado, Denver County is the largest by population. Las Animas County is the largest by land area.

What is the smallest county in Colorado?

San Juan County is the smallest Colorado county by population. Broomfield County is the smallest by size.

What is the richest county in the state of Colorado?

In terms of economics and average income level, Douglas County is the richest Colorado county.

What is the poorest county in Colorado?

Otero County is the poorest Colorado county.

COLORADO COUNTIES MAP PDF

We have prepared Colorado county density map by population as a downloadable PDF.

Colorado County Population Density MapYou can download the PDF for free from the link below:

Colorado County Density Map PDF

VIDEO: HOW TO PAINT COLORADO COUNTY MAP WITH YOUR DATA

Check the video below to see how we use our Colorado County Map Excel Template to visualize any data over Colorado counties.

CREATE YOUR COLORADO DENSITY MAP IN 3 STEPS!

We have built the easiest Colorado Heat Map Maker in the universe! It works fully in Excel:

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 1 Tin 1. DATA INPUT

Copy-Paste or input your values into our Excel template

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 2 Tin 2. SET OPTIONS

Customize the settings according to your preferences

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 3 Tin 3. CREATE YOUR MAP

Click the PAINT button to reflect your data onto the map

LINKS AND RESOURCES

Here is a list of useful links which we think can be helpful whether you work on data visualization or make research about Colorado state and Colorado counties.

Data Source for Population and many other US related data:
https://www.census.gov

Wikipedia Page for List of Colorado Counties:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Colorado

Official Website of the State of Colorado:
https://www.colorado.gov

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