How many people live in Delta County, CO?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 32,200 people living in Delta County, CO. That makes Delta County the 18th-most populous county in Colorado. It is home to 0.54% of people living in the state.
32.2K
population of Delta County, CO (2024)
0.54%
County share of the Colorado population (2024)
About 32,200 people lived in Delta County, CO in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Delta County, CO’s age demographics?
About 9,300 Delta County, CO residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 28.8% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 16.5% of Colorado’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 6,000 Delta County residents, or 18.5% 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 higher share of Delta County, CO's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Delta County, CO’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 80.8% of the Delta County, CO population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Delta County, CO also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (0.74%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Delta County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 0.61%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 0.96% 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.
Delta County, CO has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Colorado as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Delta County, CO is Delta with about 9,700 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Delta County, CO ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Delta | 9,688 |
| 2. | Orchard City | 3,276 |
| 3. | Cedaredge | 2,432 |
| 4. | Paonia | 1,464 |
| 5. | Hotchkiss | 942 |
| 6. | Crawford | 407 |
| 7. | Balance of Delta County | 14,006 |
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