Garfield County Demographics

A map of Garfield County's Population by Race

Garfield County, Colorado had a population of 61,685 in 2020. It was 62.6% White, 0.4% Black, 0.6% Asian, 31.7% Hispanic, 1.0% Native American/Other, and 3.5% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Garfield County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Garfield County is the 13th most populous county of the 64 counties in Colorado.

Garfield County's White Population

38,636 residents of Garfield County identify as White, or 62.6%. This makes the White share of the population of Garfield County roughly similar to the White share of the population of Colorado (65.1% White). Of the 64 counties in Colorado, Garfield County is ranked #46 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Garfield County is less White than neighboring Rio Blanco County (84.4% White), Delta County (79.8% White), Mesa County (77.6% White), Pitkin County (83.1% White), and Moffat County (77.6% White).

Garfield County's Black Population

277 residents of Garfield County identify as Black, or 0.4%. This makes the Black share of the population of Garfield County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Colorado (3.8% Black). Of the 64 counties in Colorado, Garfield County is ranked #41 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Garfield County is less Black than neighboring Mesa County (0.7% Black), Pitkin County (0.5% Black), and Moffat County (0.6% Black).

Garfield County's Asian Population

397 residents of Garfield County identify as Asian, or 0.6%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Garfield County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Colorado (3.4% Asian). Of the 64 counties in Colorado, Garfield County is ranked #37 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Garfield County is more Asian than neighboring Rio Blanco County (0.3% Asian), and Moffat County (0.4% Asian). Garfield County is less Asian than neighboring Delta County (0.8% Asian), Mesa County (1% Asian), and Pitkin County (1.6% Asian).

Garfield County's Hispanic Population

19,564 residents of Garfield County identify as Hispanic, or 31.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Garfield County slightly larger than the Hispanic share of the population of Colorado (21.9% Hispanic). Of the 64 counties in Colorado, Garfield County is ranked #13 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Garfield County is more Hispanic than neighboring Rio Blanco County (9.5% Hispanic), Delta County (13.9% Hispanic), Mesa County (15% Hispanic), Pitkin County (10.9% Hispanic), and Moffat County (16% Hispanic).

Garfield County's Native American/Other Population

643 residents of Garfield County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.0%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Garfield County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Colorado (1.3% Native American/Other). Of the 64 counties in Colorado, Garfield County is ranked #39 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Garfield County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Pitkin County (0.7% Native American/Other). Garfield County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Rio Blanco County (1.3% Native American/Other), Mesa County (1.3% Native American/Other), and Moffat County (1.2% Native American/Other).

Garfield County's Multiracial Population

2,168 residents of Garfield County identify as Multiracial, or 3.5%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Garfield County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Colorado (4.5% Multiracial). Of the 64 counties in Colorado, Garfield County is ranked #40 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Garfield County is more Multiracial than neighboring Pitkin County (3.1% Multiracial). Garfield County is less Multiracial than neighboring Rio Blanco County (4.1% Multiracial), Delta County (4.1% Multiracial), Mesa County (4.5% Multiracial), and Moffat County (4.3% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.