Map of Colorado Couties via worldatlas.comColorado’s population growth surged early in the century and added 1.6 million new residents and two congressional seats, one in 2001 and another in 2021 after the latest census. But growth slowed dramatically after the 2020 pandemic, including in Denver and the metro area. Denver is the largest county in the metro area and represents about a quarter (22%) of the metro area population. The metro area represents more than half (56%) of the state’s population.
The metro area includes Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson counties. The flat population growth contributed to the state’s economic slowdown, the Denver and state budget crisis, and the notably reduced metro sales tax revenue in 2023 and 2024. (See articles linked below on Era of Austerity and metro sales tax collection.)
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