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What are the fastest-growing metro areas in Colorado?

Greeley, CO (+14.2%), Fort Collins-Loveland, CO (+4.8%) and Grand Junction, CO (+4.4%) grew fastest among Colorado metro areas between 2020 and 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 7 ranked Colorado metro areas

Colorado metro areas ranked by population growth
RankMetro areaChange 2020–25People addedResidents 2025
1Greeley, CO+14.2%+46,992378,426
2Fort Collins-Loveland, CO+4.8%+17,350377,292
3Grand Junction, CO+4.4%+6,838162,845
4Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO+4.1%+121,9383,092,037
5Colorado Springs, CO+3.1%+23,329781,796
6Pueblo, CO+0.6%+943169,277
7Boulder, CO−0.7%−2,422328,560

How this is ranked

The percentage change in the Census Bureau's July 1 resident population estimates between 2020 and 2025, with the number of people added. Every metropolitan statistical area (OMB Bulletin 23-01) with a figure is ranked, one-county areas included: such an area's figures are its county's, so its row may link to the county page. Micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built.

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Questions

Which metro area in Colorado is growing fastest?

Greeley, CO: +14.2%, ahead of Fort Collins-Loveland, CO (+4.8%) and Grand Junction, CO (+4.4%), of 7 Colorado metro areas ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The percentage change in the Census Bureau's July 1 resident population estimates between 2020 and 2025, with the number of people added. Every metropolitan statistical area (OMB Bulletin 23-01) with a figure is ranked, one-county areas included: such an area's figures are its county's, so its row may link to the county page. Micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.

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