Colorado Population 1900-2023
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Colorado from 1900 to 2023.
- The population of Colorado in 2023 was 5,877,610, a 0.63% increase from 2022.
- The population of Colorado in 2022 was 5,841,039, a 0.51% increase from 2021.
- The population of Colorado in 2021 was 5,811,596, a 0.46% increase from 2020.
- The population of Colorado in 2020 was 5,785,219, a 0.46% increase from 2019.
| State Population Ranking |
| State Name |
Population |
| California |
38,965,193 |
| Texas |
30,503,301 |
| Florida |
22,610,726 |
| New York |
19,571,216 |
| Pennsylvania |
12,961,683 |
| Illinois |
12,549,689 |
| Ohio |
11,785,935 |
| Georgia |
11,029,227 |
| North Carolina |
10,835,491 |
| Michigan |
10,037,261 |
| New Jersey |
9,290,841 |
| Virginia |
8,715,698 |
| Washington |
7,812,880 |
| Arizona |
7,431,344 |
| Tennessee |
7,126,489 |
| Massachusetts |
7,001,399 |
| Indiana |
6,862,199 |
| Missouri |
6,196,156 |
| Maryland |
6,180,253 |
| Wisconsin |
5,910,955 |
| Colorado |
5,877,610 |
| Minnesota |
5,737,915 |
| South Carolina |
5,373,555 |
| Alabama |
5,108,468 |
| Louisiana |
4,573,749 |
| Kentucky |
4,526,154 |
| Oregon |
4,233,358 |
| Oklahoma |
4,053,824 |
| Connecticut |
3,617,176 |
| Utah |
3,417,734 |
| Iowa |
3,207,004 |
| Nevada |
3,194,176 |
| Arkansas |
3,067,732 |
| Kansas |
2,940,546 |
| Mississippi |
2,939,690 |
| New Mexico |
2,114,371 |
| Nebraska |
1,978,379 |
| Idaho |
1,964,726 |
| West Virginia |
1,770,071 |
| Hawaii |
1,435,138 |
| New Hampshire |
1,402,054 |
| Maine |
1,395,722 |
| Montana |
1,132,812 |
| Rhode Island |
1,095,962 |
| Delaware |
1,031,890 |
| North Dakota |
783,926 |
| Alaska |
733,406 |
| Wyoming |
584,057 |
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Colorado - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
5,877,610 |
0.63% |
| 2022 |
5,841,039 |
0.51% |
| 2021 |
5,811,596 |
0.46% |
| 2020 |
5,785,219 |
0.46% |
| 2019 |
5,758,486 |
1.08% |
| 2018 |
5,697,155 |
1.42% |
| 2017 |
5,617,421 |
1.33% |
| 2016 |
5,543,844 |
1.64% |
| 2015 |
5,454,328 |
1.90% |
| 2014 |
5,352,637 |
1.55% |
| 2013 |
5,270,774 |
1.48% |
| 2012 |
5,193,660 |
1.40% |
| 2011 |
5,121,900 |
1.47% |
| 2010 |
5,047,539 |
1.52% |
| 2009 |
4,972,195 |
1.69% |
| 2008 |
4,889,730 |
1.79% |
| 2007 |
4,803,868 |
1.77% |
| 2006 |
4,720,423 |
1.91% |
| 2005 |
4,631,888 |
1.24% |
| 2004 |
4,575,013 |
1.02% |
| 2003 |
4,528,732 |
0.85% |
| 2002 |
4,490,406 |
1.46% |
| 2001 |
4,425,687 |
2.28% |
| 2000 |
4,326,921 |
6.68% |
| 1999 |
4,056,133 |
2.20% |
| 1998 |
3,968,967 |
2.00% |
| 1997 |
3,891,293 |
2.06% |
| 1996 |
3,812,716 |
2.00% |
| 1995 |
3,738,061 |
2.30% |
| 1994 |
3,653,910 |
2.61% |
| 1993 |
3,560,884 |
2.92% |
| 1992 |
3,459,995 |
2.74% |
| 1991 |
3,367,567 |
1.93% |
| 1990 |
3,303,862 |
0.86% |
| 1989 |
3,275,818 |
0.41% |
| 1988 |
3,262,281 |
0.06% |
| 1987 |
3,260,480 |
0.71% |
| 1986 |
3,237,450 |
0.90% |
| 1985 |
3,208,723 |
1.22% |
| 1984 |
3,169,992 |
1.16% |
| 1983 |
3,133,630 |
2.35% |
| 1982 |
3,061,564 |
2.81% |
| 1981 |
2,977,898 |
2.38% |
| 1980 |
2,908,803 |
2.09% |
| 1979 |
2,849,234 |
2.98% |
| 1978 |
2,766,748 |
2.62% |
| 1977 |
2,696,140 |
2.43% |
| 1976 |
2,632,306 |
1.78% |
| 1975 |
2,586,192 |
1.76% |
| 1974 |
2,541,406 |
1.82% |
| 1973 |
2,495,868 |
3.79% |
| 1972 |
2,404,619 |
4.39% |
| 1971 |
2,303,524 |
4.25% |
| 1970 |
2,209,596 |
2.01% |
| 1969 |
2,166,000 |
2.17% |
| 1968 |
2,120,000 |
3.26% |
| 1967 |
2,053,000 |
2.29% |
| 1966 |
2,007,000 |
1.11% |
| 1965 |
1,985,000 |
0.76% |
| 1964 |
1,970,000 |
1.76% |
| 1963 |
1,936,000 |
1.95% |
| 1962 |
1,899,000 |
2.98% |
| 1961 |
1,844,000 |
4.24% |
| 1960 |
1,769,000 |
3.45% |
| 1959 |
1,710,000 |
2.58% |
| 1958 |
1,667,000 |
0.18% |
| 1957 |
1,664,000 |
2.40% |
| 1956 |
1,625,000 |
5.11% |
| 1955 |
1,546,000 |
3.55% |
| 1954 |
1,493,000 |
4.33% |
| 1953 |
1,431,000 |
4.84% |
| 1952 |
1,365,000 |
2.94% |
| 1951 |
1,326,000 |
0.08% |
| 1950 |
1,325,000 |
2.32% |
| 1949 |
1,295,000 |
2.53% |
| 1948 |
1,263,000 |
2.10% |
| 1947 |
1,237,000 |
2.83% |
| 1946 |
1,203,000 |
7.80% |
| 1945 |
1,116,000 |
-1.85% |
| 1944 |
1,137,000 |
-1.39% |
| 1943 |
1,153,000 |
3.59% |
| 1942 |
1,113,000 |
-0.98% |
| 1941 |
1,124,000 |
-0.53% |
| 1940 |
1,130,000 |
0.89% |
| 1939 |
1,120,000 |
0.72% |
| 1938 |
1,112,000 |
0.72% |
| 1937 |
1,104,000 |
1.28% |
| 1936 |
1,090,000 |
1.11% |
| 1935 |
1,078,000 |
0.28% |
| 1934 |
1,075,000 |
0.37% |
| 1933 |
1,071,000 |
0.47% |
| 1932 |
1,066,000 |
0.95% |
| 1931 |
1,056,000 |
1.54% |
| 1930 |
1,040,000 |
3.17% |
| 1929 |
1,008,000 |
-0.59% |
| 1928 |
1,014,000 |
-1.36% |
| 1927 |
1,028,000 |
1.18% |
| 1926 |
1,016,000 |
-0.29% |
| 1925 |
1,019,000 |
0.49% |
| 1924 |
1,014,000 |
3.05% |
| 1923 |
984,000 |
1.97% |
| 1922 |
965,000 |
0.42% |
| 1921 |
961,000 |
2.56% |
| 1920 |
937,000 |
-0.11% |
| 1919 |
938,000 |
3.53% |
| 1918 |
906,000 |
-0.44% |
| 1917 |
910,000 |
2.02% |
| 1916 |
892,000 |
2.76% |
| 1915 |
868,000 |
2.60% |
| 1914 |
846,000 |
1.32% |
| 1913 |
835,000 |
0.36% |
| 1912 |
832,000 |
1.34% |
| 1911 |
821,000 |
2.11% |
| 1910 |
804,000 |
3.74% |
| 1909 |
775,000 |
2.38% |
| 1908 |
757,000 |
3.27% |
| 1907 |
733,000 |
3.68% |
| 1906 |
707,000 |
3.97% |
| 1905 |
680,000 |
3.19% |
| 1904 |
659,000 |
1.07% |
| 1903 |
652,000 |
4.99% |
| 1902 |
621,000 |
6.88% |
| 1901 |
581,000 |
7.00% |
| 1900 |
543,000 |
0.00% |
