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  • FIPS 08029
  • Largest town: Delta

Delta County, Colorado

Delta County had 32,215 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,142.1 square miles of land. It ranks 18th of 64 in Colorado by population and 40th by land area.

Population
32,215
#18 of 64 in Colorado · #1,390 in US
Area
1,142.1 sq mi
#40 of 64 in Colorado · #543 in US
Density
28 / sq mi
#19 of 64 in Colorado · #1,981 in US
Median household income
$57,075
#46 of 64 in Colorado · #2,124 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Delta County within Colorado. Pin: Denver.

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Delta County population, land area and income

Delta County had 32,215 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,142.1 square miles of land. It ranks 18th of 64 in Colorado by population and 40th by land area. That works out to 28.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Colorado has 15,336 residents, so Delta County is 2.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,075 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

32,215

3144th1st

1390th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,142 sq mi

3144th1st

543rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

28.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1981st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,075

3143rd1st

2124th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Colorado (64)

Population

32,215

64th1st

18th of 64 (CO)

Land area

1,142 sq mi

64th1st

40th of 64 (CO)

Density

28.2 / sq mi

64th1st

19th of 64 (CO)

Median household income

$57,075

64th1st

46th of 64 (CO)

How Delta County's population changed since 2020

Delta County gained 1,159 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.7%. That ranks 20th of 64 in Colorado for growth. The median Colorado county changed by +1.7%, and the state as a whole by +2.9%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Delta County recorded 1,165 births and 2,015 deaths, a natural change of -850. Net international migration added +62 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,832. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,832 people.

31.1k202031.4k202131.6k202231.8k202332.2k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,165
Deaths
2,015
Net international migration
+62
Net domestic migration
+1,832
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+455

Where Delta County is

The Census internal point of Delta County is at 38.861400, -107.865000. It sits in UTM zone 13N. The map shades Colorado's 64 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Delta County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Otero County: -3.6%Lake County: -0.6%Adams County: +4.3%Kit Carson County: +0.2%Phillips County: -0.9%Bent County: +5.5%Lincoln County: -1.1%Washington County: -0.9%Hinsdale County: -5.1%Alamosa County: +1.9%Kiowa County: -4.1%Arapahoe County: +1.8%Archuleta County: +5.1%Montrose County: +4.6%Jefferson County: -0.8%Gilpin County: +2.5%Larimer County: +4.1%Custer County: +17.5%Saguache County: +4.3%Mineral County: +7.1%Broomfield County: +5.1%Logan County: -2.1%Mesa County: +3.4%Eagle County: -2.4%Denver County: +1.6%Pitkin County: -4.2%Boulder County: -0.2%El Paso County: +2.6%Las Animas County: +0.1%San Miguel County: -2.9%Douglas County: +9.3%Cheyenne County: -1.9%Garfield County: +2.2%Ouray County: +6.5%San Juan County: +16.0%Yuma County: +0.8%Elbert County: +12.1%Prowers County: -0.5%Morgan County: +4.2%Delta County: +3.7%Chaffee County: +6.6%Huerfano County: +2.4%Teller County: +0.5%Costilla County: +5.3%Baca County: -3.3%Routt County: +1.6%Conejos County: +1.3%Summit County: -1.1%Clear Creek County: -3.0%Fremont County: +2.5%Rio Blanco County: +1.3%Dolores County: +5.8%Grand County: +2.6%Gunnison County: +2.1%Park County: +5.1%Sedgwick County: -5.5%Montezuma County: +3.7%La Plata County: +2.1%Moffat County: -1.0%Rio Grande County: -3.6%Weld County: +11.5%Pueblo County: +0.9%Jackson County: -7.6%Crowley County: -1.5%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.9%
  2. < +0.5%
  3. < +2.4%
  4. < +5.1%
  5. ≥ +5.1%
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Orange pin: Delta County internal point. Dark pin: Denver.

Internal point

Decimal
38.861400, -107.865000
DMS
38°51'41.04"N 107°51'54.00"W
UTM
13N 251409.1E 4305297.7N
Geohash
9wgm16x05
Plus code
85CJV46M+HX

Towns in Delta County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Delta County, 16,860 people together, or 52% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Delta County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Delta with 9,688.

  1. 01Delta9,688
  2. 02Orchard City3,276
  3. 03Cedaredge2,432
  4. 04Paonia1,464
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Delta County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 3 neighbors for Delta County. The most populous is Mesa County, CO, with 161,260 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Denver and the nearest big city

Denver is 165.5 miles ENE of Delta County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lakewood, CO (population 156,868), 157.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Montrose, CO (population 21,646), 27.1 miles away.

Delta County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Delta County is 08029: state code 08 for Colorado plus county code 029. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,075.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Delta County, Colorado?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 32,215. That is up 1,159 people (3.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 31,056.

What is the FIPS code of Delta County?

08029. The first two digits (08) are Colorado; the last three (029) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Delta County?

Delta, with 9,688 residents inside Delta County in 2024.

Which counties border Delta County?

3 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Mesa County, CO; Montrose County, CO; Gunnison County, CO.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.