Fastest Growing Counties in Colorado (2025)

County
Rank
Change (2020) ↓
2025 Pop.
2020 Pop.
San Juan County119.35%845708
Custer County217.57%5,5554,725
Weld County314.42%379,274331,467
Elbert County414.29%29,95226,207
Douglas County511.8%402,849360,327
Chaffee County67.51%20,95219,488
Mineral County77.23%934871
Costilla County87.06%3,7483,501
Broomfield County96.88%79,61774,494
Ouray County106.7%5,2094,882
Bent County116.68%5,8465,480
Park County126.26%18,51117,420
Morgan County135.89%30,79429,082
Montrose County145.78%45,29342,820
Adams County155.72%550,269520,517
Delta County165.2%32,67031,056
Larimer County174.91%377,618359,932
Archuleta County184.71%14,05713,425
Montezuma County194.61%27,08225,889
Mesa County204.37%162,830156,011
Saguache County214.03%6,6536,395
Grand County223.75%16,33715,747
El Paso County233.38%758,610733,804
Dolores County243.35%2,4092,331
Gilpin County253.2%6,0035,817
La Plata County262.82%57,24555,676
Denver County272.65%736,671717,620
Garfield County282.61%63,41361,803
Arapahoe County292.54%671,972655,312
Alamosa County302.05%16,71016,375
Gunnison County312.01%17,28616,946
Routt County321.98%25,33224,840
Fremont County331.93%49,83448,889
Conejos County341.83%7,5877,451
Rio Blanco County351.64%6,6286,521
Huerfano County361.63%6,9356,824
Yuma County371.45%10,1159,970
Teller County381.08%25,01324,745
Pueblo County390.98%170,009168,352
Las Animas County400.98%14,64214,500
Kit Carson County410.92%7,1287,063
Prowers County420.87%12,12512,020
Lincoln County430.65%5,6985,661
Boulder County440.35%332,105330,953
Lake County45-0.57%7,3717,413
Jefferson County46-0.65%579,373583,169
Summit County47-0.96%30,94031,239
Phillips County48-0.99%4,4864,531
Logan County49-1.69%20,85021,209
Crowley County50-1.78%5,5845,685
Moffat County51-2.05%12,99713,269
Washington County52-2.72%4,6834,814
Eagle County53-2.87%54,06855,663
Kiowa County54-3.03%1,4081,452
Baca County55-3.19%3,3713,482
Cheyenne County56-3.44%1,6861,746
Clear Creek County57-3.54%9,0299,360
San Miguel County58-3.6%7,7648,054
Rio Grande County59-4.1%11,07011,543
Pitkin County60-4.43%16,59617,365
Otero County61-4.45%17,83418,664
Hinsdale County62-6.86%733787
Sedgwick County63-7.53%2,2092,389
Jackson County64-10.74%1,2301,378

Colorado Counties Growth Overview

Colorado's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. San Juan County leads with 19.35% annualized growth, followed by Custer County (17.57%) and Weld County (14.42%). The largest counties are El Paso County (758,610), Denver County (736,671), and Arapahoe County (671,972). Of the 64 counties in Colorado, 44 are growing while 20 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged 2.29% annualized growth, with total population growing by 3.91% annually.

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