As
of 2005, Colorado
has an estimated population of 4,665,177,
which is an increase of 63,356, or
1.4%, from the prior year and an increase
of 363,162, or 8.4%, since the year
2000. This includes a natural increase
since the last census of 205,321 people
(that is 353,091 births minus 147,770
deaths) and an increase due to net
migration of 159,957 people into the
state. Immigration from outside the
United States resulted in a net increase
of 112,217 people, and migration within
the country produced a net increase
of 47,740 people.
According
to estimates made in 2004, Colorado's
population will increase to 7,150,000
by 2030 [1]. The largest increases
are expected along the Front Range,
especially in the Denver-Aurora metropolitan
area.
