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Colorado: county data, all 64 of them.

5,862,189 residents across 64 county-equivalents, 181,454 business establishments, and 13,532 SBA approvals worth $8.82 bn. Every figure on this page is those counties summed, and every county has its own page.

32 state-level values · 64 county pages · underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency

How many people live in Colorado?

  • Population5,862,189
  • Households2,374,218
  • Average household size2.47
  • County-equivalents64
  • People per square mile57

Colorado has 5,862,189 residents in 2,374,218 households across 64 county-equivalents, every one of which has its own data page below.

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

What is the Colorado economy?

  • Combined county product, 2024$557.63 bn
  • County product per resident$95,124
  • Covered employment2,868,007
  • Average annual pay$79,821

The average annual pay of $79,821 is weighted by each county's covered employment, not averaged across counties, so a large labour market counts for more than a small one.

US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.

How many businesses are in Colorado?

  • Business establishments181,454
  • Establishments per 1,000 residents31.0
  • Employment at those establishments2,463,363
  • Annual payroll$172.83 bn

US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.

Building permits in Colorado

  • Housing units permitted32,185
  • Permitted construction value$11.15 bn
  • Units permitted per 1,000 households13.6

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.

SBA loans in Colorado (7(a) and 504)

  • 7(a) approvals recorded10,239
  • 7(a) approval dollars$6.25 bn
  • Average 7(a) approval$609,991
  • 504 approvals recorded3,293
  • 504 approval dollars$2.58 bn
  • Average 504 approval$782,276
  • Counties with a 7(a) record62 of 64

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

SBA loan default and charge-off rates in Colorado

  • 7(a) charge-off rate over resolved loans9.10 percent
  • Resolved 7(a) loans behind that rate1,920
  • 7(a) loans charged off175
  • 504 charge-off rate over resolved loans2.00 percent
  • Resolved 504 loans behind that rate1,280
  • 504 loans charged off25

Of the 1,920 Colorado 7(a) loans that have reached a final outcome, 9.10 percent were charged off. The rate is taken over resolved loans only, because a loan still running has not yet succeeded or failed.

Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

How large is Colorado?

  • Land area103,643 sq mi
  • County-equivalents64
  • People per square mile57

US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

The largest counties in Colorado.

Colorado county-equivalents by population, with the figures a site search compares them on
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvals
El Paso County742,999$90,36318,852$55.12 bn1,646
Denver County718,877$94,71827,422$128.54 bn1,973
Arapahoe County659,844$101,08720,137$66.68 bn1,631
Jefferson County579,377$110,65617,999$46.22 bn1,447
Adams County530,225$94,57111,319$43.10 bn1,023
Douglas County377,150$149,59410,563$31.18 bn862
Larimer County367,368$93,76511,764$28.48 bn969
Weld County350,396$97,0977,454$29.47 bn677
Boulder County328,961$103,99412,990$39.31 bn913
Pueblo County169,356$64,0103,250$8.76 bn212

Counties

All 64 Colorado county-equivalents.

Colorado counties: population, income, establishments and SBA activity
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvalsLand area, sq mi
Adams County530,225$94,57111,319$43.10 bn1,0231,168
Alamosa County16,581$55,397486$911.6 m25723
Arapahoe County659,844$101,08720,137$66.68 bn1,631798
Archuleta County13,900$83,065576$773.2 m461,350
Baca County3,428$46,21587$143.1 m12,555
Bent County5,549$50,17956$175.3 m31,513
Boulder County328,961$103,99412,990$39.31 bn913726
Broomfield County76,304$123,8742,337$11.04 bn15733
Chaffee County20,178$84,1321,076$1.30 bn591,013
Cheyenne County1,741$70,86559$356.1 m51,778
Clear Creek County9,262$94,577340$656.4 m31395
Conejos County7,530$50,978123$258.7 m51,287
Costilla County3,607$36,86150$125.8 m11,227
Crowley County5,647$48,82641$176.2 m1787
Custer County5,247$72,674170$227.5 m7739
Delta County31,598$57,774878$1.20 bn411,142
Denver County718,877$94,71827,422$128.54 bn1,973153
Dolores County2,432$64,90767$105.7 m11,067
Douglas County377,150$149,59410,563$31.18 bn862840
Eagle County55,135$104,0963,664$6.94 bn1691,685
El Paso County742,999$90,36318,852$55.12 bn1,6462,127
Elbert County27,874$132,685722$1.04 bn701,851
Fremont County49,634$62,664938$2.07 bn421,533
Garfield County62,479$91,1312,705$5.01 bn1742,948
Gilpin County5,901$95,361144$1.02 bn7150
Grand County15,895$88,612917$1.62 bn641,846
Gunnison County17,241$84,5271,191$1.56 bn473,239
Hinsdale County1,005$75,97266$56.4 m61,117
Huerfano County6,972$52,526164$323.0 m51,591
Jackson County1,372$47,66764$159.4 m41,614
Jefferson County579,377$110,65617,999$46.22 bn1,447764
Kiowa County1,376$58,61838$118.5 mNone recorded1,768
Kit Carson County7,023$70,259275$650.7 m142,161
La Plata County56,331$86,0562,447$4.26 bn1601,692
Lake County7,380$96,575253$564.0 m27377
Larimer County367,368$93,76511,764$28.48 bn9692,596
Las Animas County14,413$52,074377$652.6 m54,773
Lincoln County5,550$62,861153$501.0 m162,578
Logan County20,892$51,829559$1.42 bn151,839
Mesa County158,601$73,6584,827$9.48 bn2963,329
Mineral County729$56,25075$100.1 mNone recorded876
Moffat County13,207$73,849389$1.25 bn284,743
Montezuma County26,412$65,244759$1.45 bn582,030
Montrose County43,807$72,1201,501$2.41 bn872,241
Morgan County29,520$73,278711$2.04 bn361,280
Otero County18,321$54,037403$738.8 m151,262
Ouray County5,087$91,020321$309.4 m4542
Park County17,907$103,670539$696.4 m272,194
Phillips County4,496$64,674138$254.5 m1688
Pitkin County16,985$102,6451,708$3.85 bn40971
Prowers County11,910$53,508312$625.3 m151,638
Pueblo County169,356$64,0103,250$8.76 bn2122,386
Rio Blanco County6,544$65,473194$689.6 m123,221
Rio Grande County11,321$64,411374$579.8 m15912
Routt County25,084$106,4891,860$2.96 bn872,362
Saguache County6,580$50,082130$219.7 m93,169
San Juan County724$77,82479$59.1 m1387
San Miguel County7,968$79,024690$1.08 bn121,287
Sedgwick County2,304$52,38674$98.7 m2548
Summit County31,017$109,7732,306$4.34 bn157608
Teller County24,825$85,361824$1.31 bn63557
Washington County4,831$67,167115$188.5 m12,518
Weld County350,396$97,0977,454$29.47 bn6773,987
Yuma County9,979$60,545352$611.9 m52,364

The register

Every source behind these 64 pages.

SourcePeriod coveredLicence
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates2020-2024 5-yearUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2CAGDP2, through 2024US Bureau of Economic Analysis, public domain
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001US EPA, public domain
FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status BookCommunity Status Book, as retrievedFEMA OpenFEMA, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA releaseFY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA releaseFY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary verticesTIGER county boundariesUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns2023US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages2024 annual averagesUS BLS, public domain
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey2024 annualUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows2021 to 2022 filing yearsIRS SOI, public domain

A Colorado statutory guide is in preparation.

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