COColorado rankings

Towns losing population in Colorado

Ranked by population loss between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. 22 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 Burlington −25.4% 2010 census 4,254

2 Vail −8.9% 2010 census 5,305 3 Trinidad −8.4% 2010 census 9,096

#TownChange 2010–20202010 census2020 census

1 Burlington3,152 people −25.4% 4,254 3,172

Vail4,613 people −8.9% 5,305 4,835

3 Trinidad8,286 people −8.4% 9,096 8,329

4 Sterling13,172 people −7.1% 14,777 13,735

Avon5,972 people −5.8% 6,447 6,072

6 Stratmoor5,412 people −5.5% 6,900 6,518

Palisade2,584 people −4.7% 2,692 2,565

8 Las Animas2,540 people −4.6% 2,410 2,300

9 Monte Vista4,141 people −4.4% 4,444 4,247

10 Craig8,991 people −4.3% 9,464 9,060

11 Meeker2,580 people −4.1% 2,475 2,374

12 Edgewater4,932 people −3.2% 5,170 5,005

Acres Green2,639 people −2.8% 3,007 2,922

14 Manitou Springs4,735 people −2.7% 4,992 4,858

15 Brush5,306 people −2.3% 5,463 5,339

16 Orchard Mesa6,945 people −2.2% 6,836 6,688

17 Rocky Ford3,815 people −2.0% 3,957 3,876

18 Yuma3,459 people −1.9% 3,524 3,456

Lamar7,611 people −1.5% 7,804 7,687

20 Florence3,885 people −1.5% 3,881 3,822

Air Force Academy6,727 people −1.1% 6,680 6,608

22 Walsenburg3,072 people −0.6% 3,068 3,049

How this ranking works

We rank every town by population loss between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. Only towns that shrank are listed. The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Colorado as a whole is +14.8%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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