These Are The 10 Colorado Cities With The Largest Black Population For 2018

The Black community is one of the fastest growing communities in America this decade.

There are now 42 million people who identify as Black or African American living in America, making up 12% of the total population. According to the most recent American Community Survey, the Black population in Colorado is 207,585 – at 3.9% of the total population of Colorado.

The percentage growth of Blacks in America is the third largest percentage change for any race according to the Census’s race and ethnicity definition. As most scholars and historians agree, an increase in the diversity in America is a good thing.

We agree.

But how has the increase impacted Colorado? Which cities and towns in Colorado have seen the greatest increase in its Black population?

We broke down the most recent census data to determine the cities in Colorado with the largest African American population in 2018:

1. Aurora (Photos)
2. Fountain (Photos)
3. Denver (Photos)
4. Fort Morgan (Photos)
5. Colorado Springs (Photos)
6. Commerce City (Photos)
7. Sterling (Photos)
8. Avon (Photos)
9. Alamosa (Photos)
10. Aspen (Photos)

Aurora took the number one over all spot for the largest Black population in Colorado for 2018.

Read on below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked.

To see where Colorado ranked as a state on diversity, we have a ranking of the most diverse states in America.

And if you already knew these places were Black, check out the best places to live in Colorado or the most diverse places in Colorado.

How We Determined The Cities In Colorado With The Largest Black Population For 2018

We still believe in the accuracy of data — especially from the census. So that’s where we went to get the breakdown of race across Colorado.

That lead us to the Census’s most recently available data, the 2012-2016 American Community Survey data from the US Census.

Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:

• Hispanic or Latino
• White alone*
• Black or African American alone*
• American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
• Asian alone*
• Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
• Some other race alone*
• Two or more races*

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as Black or African American.

We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 72 cities.

We then calculated the percent of residents that are Black or African American. The percentages ranked from 15.4% to 0.0%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent of Black population with a higher score being more Black than a lower score. Aurora took the distinction of being the most Black, while Milliken was the least African American city.

Read on for more information on how the cities in Colorado ranked by population of African American residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.

1. Aurora

Population: 351,131
% African American: 15.4%
# Of African American Residents: 54,067
Percent Change Since 2010: 16.01%

2. Fountain

Population: 27,817
% African American: 10.81%
# Of African American Residents: 3,006
Percent Change Since 2010: 47.28%

3. Denver

Population: 663,303
% African American: 9.4%
# Of African American Residents: 62,320
Percent Change Since 2010: 7.05%

4. Fort Morgan

Population: 11,346
% African American: 6.03%
# Of African American Residents: 684
Percent Change Since 2010: 13.43%

5. Colorado Springs

Population: 448,759
% African American: 5.96%
# Of African American Residents: 26,755
Percent Change Since 2010: 14.72%

6. Commerce City

Population: 51,731
% African American: 3.09%
# Of African American Residents: 1,600
Percent Change Since 2010: 72.79%

7. Sterling

Population: 13,976
% African American: 3.03%
# Of African American Residents: 424
Percent Change Since 2010: 14.29%

8. Avon

Population: 6,444
% African American: 2.78%
# Of African American Residents: 179
Percent Change Since 2010: inf%

9. Alamosa

Population: 9,671
% African American: 2.49%
# Of African American Residents: 241
Percent Change Since 2010: 259.7%

10. Aspen

Population: 6,788
% African American: 2.45%
# Of African American Residents: 166
Percent Change Since 2010: inf%

There You Have It – Black Populations Across Colorado

If you’re looking for a breakdown of African American populations across Colorado according to the most recent data, this is an accurate list.

If you’re curious enough, here are the least African American places in Colorado:

1. Milliken
2. Gypsum
3. Estes Park

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• These Are The 10 Most Dangerous Cities In Colorado

Detailed List Of The Most African American Cities In Colorado

City	Rank	Population	% African American
Aurora	1	351,131	15.4%
Fountain	2	27,817	10.81%
Denver	3	663,303	9.4%
Fort Morgan	4	11,346	6.03%
Colorado Springs	5	448,759	5.96%
Commerce City	6	51,731	3.09%
Sterling	7	13,976	3.03%
Avon	8	6,444	2.78%
Alamosa	9	9,671	2.49%
Aspen	10	6,788	2.45%
Centennial	11	107,862	2.38%
Greeley	12	98,975	2.2%
Pueblo	13	108,385	2.18%
Englewood	14	32,523	2.14%
Brighton	15	36,307	2.12%
Lone Tree	16	12,808	1.99%
Cañon City	17	16,445	1.89%
Sheridan	18	5,965	1.78%
Littleton	19	45,072	1.71%
Federal Heights	20	12,173	1.7%
Westminster	21	111,770	1.63%
Northglenn	22	38,128	1.61%
Golden	23	20,268	1.53%
Cherry Hills Village	24	6,414	1.5%
Thornton	25	130,511	1.42%
Parker	26	48,442	1.39%
Fort Collins	27	157,251	1.33%
Vail	28	5,363	1.32%
Lakewood	29	149,793	1.26%
Castle Rock	30	53,789	1.25%
Longmont	31	90,719	1.17%
Steamboat Springs	32	12,336	1.14%
Boulder	33	105,420	1.08%
Edgewater	34	5,278	1.06%
Superior	35	12,928	1.05%
Greenwood Village	36	15,208	0.95%
Broomfield	37	62,449	0.93%
Arvada	38	113,532	0.88%
Grand Junction	39	60,630	0.87%
Woodland Park	40	7,180	0.74%
Firestone	41	11,709	0.73%
Gunnison	42	6,086	0.72%
Lamar	43	7,662	0.69%
Craig	44	8,913	0.64%
Durango	45	17,817	0.6%
Carbondale	46	6,571	0.56%
Wheat Ridge	47	31,044	0.53%
Delta	48	8,813	0.51%
Glenwood Springs	49	9,806	0.5%
Trinidad	50	8,280	0.46%
Windsor	51	21,154	0.45%
Rifle	52	9,488	0.44%
Erie	53	20,801	0.44%
Fort Lupton	54	7,814	0.44%
Loveland	55	73,360	0.41%
Frederick	56	10,791	0.37%
Brush	57	5,458	0.33%
Montrose	58	19,016	0.33%
La Junta	59	6,978	0.32%
Lafayette	60	27,053	0.3%
Salida	61	5,430	0.29%
Evans	62	20,767	0.23%
John	63	14,379	0.15%
Fruita	64	12,790	0.14%
Berthoud	65	5,766	0.12%
Eagle	66	6,603	0.11%
Cortez	67	8,683	0.01%
Louisville	68	19,972	0.01%
Wellington	69	7,409	0.0%
Estes Park	70	6,230	0.0%
Gypsum	71	6,729	0.0%
Milliken	72	6,157	0.0%