RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Most population gained, Colorado cities · 2000

Colorado cities that added the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 99 cities in Colorado that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –

01Denver, COCO740,613+87,026–

02Colorado Springs, COCO494,743+79,750–

03Highlands Ranch, COCO102,257+60,750–

04Aurora, COCO410,053+54,283–

05Fort Collins, COCO171,500+30,894–

06Thornton, COCO147,766+27,353–

07Westminster, COCO116,182+26,317–

08Longmont, COCO100,109+19,569–

09Parker, COCO65,985+18,108–

10Lakewood, COCO156,927+17,645–

11Greeley, COCO115,073+16,394–

12Broomfield, COCO79,174+13,636–

13Loveland, COCO81,387+13,236–

14Arvada, COCO122,901+13,063–

15Grand Junction, COCO71,827+12,952–

16Pueblo West, COCO35,681+12,513–

17Castle Rock, COCO83,815+11,516–

18Boulder, COCO105,689+11,361–

19Superior, COCO13,637+8,760–

20Lafayette, COCO30,116+8,645–

21Brighton, COCO45,395+6,705–

22Littleton, COCO46,246+6,679–

23Louisville, COCO20,581+6,576–

24Ken Caryl, COCO33,233+6,496–

25Fountain, COCO29,450+5,213–

26Black Forest, COCO15,738+5,104–

27Erie, COCO40,904+5,028–

28Windsor, COCO43,840+4,834–

29Clifton, COCO19,518+4,674–

30Commerce City, COCO72,345+4,525–

31Northglenn, COCO38,893+4,380–

32Cimarron Hills, COCO19,817+4,034–

33Golden, COCO20,390+4,021–

34Avon, COCO6,184+3,763–

35Evans, COCO22,500+3,637–

36Wheat Ridge, COCO32,081+3,494–

37Montrose, COCO21,583+3,490–

38Pueblo, COCO110,404+3,481–

39Greenwood, COCO15,323+3,446–

40Woodmoor, COCO8,934+3,319–

41Steamboat Springs, COCO13,557+3,120–

42Welby, COCO16,197+2,755–

43Federal Heights, COCO14,075+2,723–

44Cañon City, COCO17,030+2,629–

45Delta, COCO9,802+2,611–

46Gleneagle, COCO6,440+2,466–

47Fruita, COCO14,003+2,433–

48The Pinery, COCO11,871+2,368–

49Englewood, COCO35,305+2,340–

50Estes Park, COCO5,780+2,249–

51Johnstown, COCO22,433+2,248–

52Rifle, COCO10,844+2,148–

53Battlement Mesa, COCO5,755+2,044–

54Fort Morgan, COCO11,841+1,966–

55Woodland Park, COCO8,014+1,905–

56Gypsum, COCO9,212+1,904–

57Berthoud, COCO14,080+1,849–

58Fruitvale, COCO8,019+1,714–

59Evergreen, COCO8,602+1,634–

60Fort Lupton, COCO10,402+1,625–

61Mead, COCO7,042+1,529–

62Durango, COCO19,733+1,492–

63Frederick, COCO18,241+1,479–

64Eagle, COCO7,280+1,452–

65Silverthorne, COCO5,418+1,439–

66Milliken, COCO9,183+1,315–

67Wellington, COCO12,169+1,314–

68Glenwood Springs, COCO10,395+1,175–

69Breckenridge, COCO5,015+1,123–

70Craig, COCO8,874+1,098–

71Sherrelwood, COCO18,692+1,021–

72Sterling, COCO13,054+994–

73Brush, COCO5,337+956–

74Monument, COCO13,813+951–

75Lochbuie, COCO8,776+881–

76Aspen, COCO6,489+865–

77Stratmoor, COCO5,412+796–

78Dacono, COCO6,844+792–

79Gunnison, COCO6,836+773–

80Salida, COCO5,985+770–

81Eaton, COCO5,848+731–

82Cherry Hills, COCO6,389+713–

83Cortez, COCO9,126+693–

84Sheridan, COCO5,972+624–

85Firestone, COCO20,129+550–

86Lamar, COCO7,588+526–

87Trinidad, COCO8,091+498–

88Severance, COCO11,841+491–

89Orchard Mesa, COCO6,945+479–

90Alamosa, COCO9,849+401–

91Derby, COCO8,453+380–

92Columbine, COCO25,478+132–

93Timnath, COCO11,600+51–

94Gunbarrel, COCO10,051+43–

95La Junta, COCO6,864-72–

96Fort Carson, COCO18,019-743–

97Redlands, COCO8,868-1,312–

98Air Force Academy, COCO6,727-1,536–

99Applewood, COCO8,350-3,946–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS