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La Plata County, Colorado

La Plata County had 56,823 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,689.7 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 64 in Colorado by population and 26th by land area.

Population
56,823
#14 of 64 in Colorado · #924 in US
Area
1,689.7 sq mi
#26 of 64 in Colorado · #357 in US
Density
34 / sq mi
#16 of 64 in Colorado · #1,827 in US
Median household income
$83,542
#27 of 64 in Colorado · #358 in US

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

La Plata County within Colorado. Pin: Denver.

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La Plata County population, land area and income

La Plata County had 56,823 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,689.7 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 64 in Colorado by population and 26th by land area. That works out to 33.6 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 La Plata County is 3.7 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $83,542 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

56,823

3144th1st

924th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,690 sq mi

3144th1st

357th of 3,144 (US)

Density

33.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1827th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$83,542

3143rd1st

358th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Colorado (64)

Population

56,823

64th1st

14th of 64 (CO)

Land area

1,690 sq mi

64th1st

26th of 64 (CO)

Density

33.6 / sq mi

64th1st

16th of 64 (CO)

Median household income

$83,542

64th1st

27th of 64 (CO)

How La Plata County's population changed since 2020

La Plata County gained 1,147 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.1%. That ranks 30th 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, La Plata County recorded 1,822 births and 1,897 deaths, a natural change of -75. Net international migration added +119 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,086. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,086 people.

55.7k202056.2k202156.6k202256.4k202356.8k2024
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
1,822
Deaths
1,897
Net international migration
+119
Net domestic migration
+1,086
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+422

Where La Plata County is

The Census internal point of La Plata County is at 37.287400, -107.839700. 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 La Plata 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: La Plata County internal point. Dark pin: Denver.

Internal point

Decimal
37.287400, -107.839700
DMS
37°17'14.64"N 107°50'22.92"W
UTM
13N 248261.1E 4130536.4N
Geohash
9wek45cwb
Plus code
859J75P6+X4

Towns in La Plata County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in La Plata County, 22,734 people together, or 40% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside La Plata County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Durango with 19,811.

  1. 01Durango19,811
  2. 02Bayfield2,923
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering La Plata County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for La Plata County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is San Juan County, NM, with 120,817 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Denver and the nearest big city

Denver is 229.1 miles NE of La Plata County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Rio Rancho, NM (population 112,524), 152.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Durango, CO (population 19,811), 2.5 miles away.

La Plata County FIPS code

The FIPS code of La Plata County is 08067: state code 08 for Colorado plus county code 067. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $83,542.

Questions people ask

What is the population of La Plata County, Colorado?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 56,823. That is up 1,147 people (2.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 55,676.

What is the FIPS code of La Plata County?

08067. The first two digits (08) are Colorado; the last three (067) identify the county.

What is the largest town in La Plata County?

Durango, with 19,811 residents inside La Plata County in 2024.

Which counties border La Plata County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: San Juan County, NM; Montezuma County, CO; Archuleta County, CO; Dolores County, CO; San Juan County, CO; Hinsdale 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)

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