Colorado county geography overview
Colorado has 64 counties, which places it 24th among the 50 state and District of Columbia maps in this atlas when ordered by number of county-level units. Their combined 103,636.8 square miles of land place the state 8th by mapped land area.
The average county-level area is 1,619 square miles, while the median is 1,431 square miles. The median is often the better description of a typical unit because one or two very large areas can pull the average upward. The five largest units together account for about 19% of the state’s mapped land area.
Largest and smallest Colorado counties
Las Animas County is the largest county-level unit by land area at 4,772.9 square miles. It represents about 5% of all mapped land in Colorado. At the other end of the range, Broomfield County has 33 square miles of land.
Largest by land area
- Las Animas County4,772.9 sq mi
- Moffat County4,743.2 sq mi
- Weld County3,985 sq mi
- Mesa County3,328.7 sq mi
- Gunnison County3,239.1 sq mi
Smallest by land area
- Broomfield County33 sq mi
- Gilpin County150 sq mi
- Denver County153.1 sq mi
- Lake County376.9 sq mi
- San Juan County387.5 sq mi
Rankings use land area rather than total area. This avoids making coastal or lake counties appear larger solely because their boundaries include extensive water.
Alphabetical list of Colorado counties
The table is alphabetical, so it works as a name and FIPS-code reference rather than an area ranking. Every identifier begins with the Colorado state FIPS prefix 08. Land and water figures are rounded to one decimal place.
64 county-level areas
Download county data / numbered map key (CSV)| No. | Name | FIPS code | Land area | Water area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adams County | 08001 | 1,166.8 sq mi | 16.8 sq mi |
| 2 | Alamosa County | 08003 | 722.6 sq mi | 0.6 sq mi |
| 3 | Arapahoe County | 08005 | 797.9 sq mi | 7.6 sq mi |
| 4 | Archuleta County | 08007 | 1,350.1 sq mi | 5.3 sq mi |
| 5 | Baca County | 08009 | 2,555 sq mi | 2.4 sq mi |
| 6 | Bent County | 08011 | 1,512.8 sq mi | 28.2 sq mi |
| 7 | Boulder County | 08013 | 726.4 sq mi | 14.1 sq mi |
| 8 | Broomfield County | 08014 | 33 sq mi | 0.6 sq mi |
| 9 | Chaffee County | 08015 | 1,013.4 sq mi | 1.5 sq mi |
| 10 | Cheyenne County | 08017 | 1,778.3 sq mi | 3.2 sq mi |
| 11 | Clear Creek County | 08019 | 395.1 sq mi | 1.3 sq mi |
| 12 | Conejos County | 08021 | 1,287.4 sq mi | 3.6 sq mi |
| 13 | Costilla County | 08023 | 1,227.6 sq mi | 3.4 sq mi |
| 14 | Crowley County | 08025 | 787.4 sq mi | 12.9 sq mi |
| 15 | Custer County | 08027 | 738.6 sq mi | 1.3 sq mi |
| 16 | Delta County | 08029 | 1,142.1 sq mi | 6.5 sq mi |
| 17 | Denver County | 08031 | 153.1 sq mi | 1.7 sq mi |
| 18 | Dolores County | 08033 | 1,067.2 sq mi | 1 sq mi |
| 19 | Douglas County | 08035 | 840.9 sq mi | 2.6 sq mi |
| 20 | Eagle County | 08037 | 1,684.5 sq mi | 7.3 sq mi |
| 21 | El Paso County | 08041 | 2,126.4 sq mi | 2.7 sq mi |
| 22 | Elbert County | 08039 | 1,850.1 sq mi | 0.2 sq mi |
| 23 | Fremont County | 08043 | 1,533.8 sq mi | 0.9 sq mi |
| 24 | Garfield County | 08045 | 2,947.4 sq mi | 8.4 sq mi |
| 25 | Gilpin County | 08047 | 150 sq mi | 0.4 sq mi |
| 26 | Grand County | 08049 | 1,846.6 sq mi | 23 sq mi |
| 27 | Gunnison County | 08051 | 3,239.1 sq mi | 20.5 sq mi |
| 28 | Hinsdale County | 08053 | 1,117.2 sq mi | 5.9 sq mi |
| 29 | Huerfano County | 08055 | 1,591 sq mi | 2.2 sq mi |
| 30 | Jackson County | 08057 | 1,613.7 sq mi | 7.2 sq mi |
| 31 | Jefferson County | 08059 | 764.4 sq mi | 9.6 sq mi |
| 32 | Kiowa County | 08061 | 1,767.8 sq mi | 18.2 sq mi |
| 33 | Kit Carson County | 08063 | 2,160.8 sq mi | 0.9 sq mi |
| 34 | La Plata County | 08067 | 1,689.7 sq mi | 9.9 sq mi |
| 35 | Lake County | 08065 | 376.9 sq mi | 7 sq mi |
| 36 | Larimer County | 08069 | 2,595.7 sq mi | 38.2 sq mi |
| 37 | Las Animas County | 08071 | 4,772.9 sq mi | 2.7 sq mi |
| 38 | Lincoln County | 08073 | 2,577.7 sq mi | 8.8 sq mi |
| 39 | Logan County | 08075 | 1,838.6 sq mi | 6.3 sq mi |
| 40 | Mesa County | 08077 | 3,328.7 sq mi | 12.4 sq mi |
| 41 | Mineral County | 08079 | 875.8 sq mi | 2 sq mi |
| 42 | Moffat County | 08081 | 4,743.2 sq mi | 7.6 sq mi |
| 43 | Montezuma County | 08083 | 2,029.3 sq mi | 10.5 sq mi |
| 44 | Montrose County | 08085 | 2,240.9 sq mi | 1.9 sq mi |
| 45 | Morgan County | 08087 | 1,280.5 sq mi | 13.4 sq mi |
| 46 | Otero County | 08089 | 1,261.9 sq mi | 7.8 sq mi |
| 47 | Ouray County | 08091 | 540.7 sq mi | 1.5 sq mi |
| 48 | Park County | 08093 | 2,193.5 sq mi | 16.8 sq mi |
| 49 | Phillips County | 08095 | 687.9 sq mi | 0.1 sq mi |
| 50 | Pitkin County | 08097 | 970.7 sq mi | 2.5 sq mi |
| 51 | Prowers County | 08099 | 1,638.4 sq mi | 5.9 sq mi |
| 52 | Pueblo County | 08101 | 2,386.6 sq mi | 11.2 sq mi |
| 53 | Rio Blanco County | 08103 | 3,221 sq mi | 1.9 sq mi |
| 54 | Rio Grande County | 08105 | 912 sq mi | 0.4 sq mi |
| 55 | Routt County | 08107 | 2,362 sq mi | 6.1 sq mi |
| 56 | Saguache County | 08109 | 3,168.6 sq mi | 1.7 sq mi |
| 57 | San Juan County | 08111 | 387.5 sq mi | 0.8 sq mi |
| 58 | San Miguel County | 08113 | 1,286.7 sq mi | 2 sq mi |
| 59 | Sedgwick County | 08115 | 548 sq mi | 1.4 sq mi |
| 60 | Summit County | 08117 | 608.3 sq mi | 10.9 sq mi |
| 61 | Teller County | 08119 | 557.1 sq mi | 1.9 sq mi |
| 62 | Washington County | 08121 | 2,518.1 sq mi | 5.9 sq mi |
| 63 | Weld County | 08123 | 3,985 sq mi | 31.8 sq mi |
| 64 | Yuma County | 08125 | 2,364.4 sq mi | 4.3 sq mi |
How to read and use this map
County lines are administrative boundaries, not postal routes. A mailing address can use a city name associated with a neighboring area, and ZIP codes can cross county lines. When you need to identify a county for an address, confirm it with an official geocoder or local government source.
For classroom or planning use, download a PDF from the controls above. Labelled exports use numbered callouts for crowded areas; numbered quiz maps match the alphabetical county list. SVG files keep the boundary lines sharp at larger paper sizes.
Frequently asked questions
How many counties are in Colorado?
Colorado has 64 counties in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2025 cartographic boundary file.
Can I print this Colorado county map?
Yes. Choose Download / print and select PDF for a landscape Letter page, PNG for an image, or SVG for editable vector artwork. Because the map is SVG, its boundary lines stay sharp when scaled.
What is the largest county in Colorado?
Las Animas County is the largest by land area in this dataset at 4,772.9 square miles. This is an area ranking, not a population ranking.
What is the smallest county in Colorado?
Broomfield County is the smallest by land area in this dataset at 33 square miles.
Are these legal survey boundaries?
No. This is a generalized reference map. Property, parcel, election, and legal boundary questions should be checked with the relevant state or local agency.
Map source
U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary File, Counties, 1:5,000,000. Land and water area fields are supplied in the same file and converted from square meters to square miles. Accessed September 27, 2026.