Colorado population growth rate slowing down

DENVER — As we all know by now, Colorado is quite a popular state for transplants.

However, you may be surprised to find out that the overall population growth in Colorado has actually slowed in recent years. 

According to the state demographer’s office, Colorado added more than 26,000 people in 2021 and more than 27,000 in 2022. It’s the lowest growth rate Colorado has seen since 1990, when there were just 13,000 new residents.

Colorado saw an average of 70,000 new residents each year from 2010 to 2020.