How many people live in Bent County, CO?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 5,800 people living in Bent County, CO. That makes Bent County the 48th-most populous county in Colorado. It is home to 0.1% of people living in the state.
5.78K
population of Bent County, CO (2024)
0.1%
County share of the Colorado population (2024)
About 5,800 people lived in Bent County, CO in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Bent County, CO’s age demographics?
About 1,200 Bent County, CO residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 20.7% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 16.5% of Colorado’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 894 Bent County residents, or 15.5% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 20.5% of Colorado’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A lower share of Bent County, CO's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Bent County, CO’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Hispanic residents make up 32.9% of the Bent County, CO population, higher than the national share of 20%. Bent County, CO also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (1.4%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Bent County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 6.9%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 1.4% of the county, compared with 6.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Bent County, CO has a higher share of a Hispanic population than Colorado as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Bent County, CO is Las Animas with about 2,400 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Bent County, CO ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Las Animas | 2,361 |
| 2. | Balance of Bent County | 3,418 |
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