Saguache County, Colorado
A county in Colorado, ranked 45 of 64 by population.
CountyFIPS 08109
- Population
- 6,732
- +336 (+5.3%) since 2020
- Land area
- 3,169
- square miles. A further 0.1% of the total area is water
- Population density
- 2.1
- people per square mile, computed rather than published
- County seat
- Saguache
- Seat of county government.
- Established
- 1866
- 159 years ago
- Largest city
- Center town
- Population 1,847 for the whole place, which extends beyond this county.
Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
Satellite view
Aerial imagery of Saguache County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.
Where Saguache County ranks
Position among the 64 counties of Colorado, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.
| Measure | Value | In Colorado | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,732 | 45th of 64 | 2,678th of 3,144 |
| Land area | 3,169 sq mi | 7th of 64 | 162nd of 3,144 |
| Population density | 2.1 per sq mi | 55th of 64 | 2,974th of 3,144 |
| Median household income | $50,082 | 60th of 64 | 2,767th of 3,143 |
Full data for Saguache County
| Measure | Value | Source and vintage |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,732 | Vintage 2025 Population Estimates |
| Population in 2020 | 6,396 | Vintage 2025 Population Estimates |
| 2020 estimates base? | 6,373 | Vintage 2025 Population Estimates |
| Land area | 3,169 sq mi | 2025 Gazetteer Files |
| Water area | 1.7 sq mi | 2025 Gazetteer Files |
| Total area | 3,170 sq mi | 2025 Gazetteer Files |
| Population density? | 2.1 per sq mi | Computed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area |
| Median household income | $50,082 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
| Median home value | $212,600 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
| Median age | 49.6 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
| Households | 3,397 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
| Housing units | 3,902 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
How the population changed
The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:
- Births minus deaths
- -7
- 67 births, 74 deaths
- Net migration
- +54
- More people moved in than moved out.
Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
The 9 areas bordering Saguache County
Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.
| Bordering area | State | Shared border | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnison County | Colorado | 60 mi | 17,439 |
| Rio Grande County | Colorado | 42 mi | 11,087 |
| Custer County | Colorado | 37 mi | 5,590 |
| Alamosa County | Colorado | 32 mi | 16,688 |
| Mineral County | Colorado | 26 mi | 910 |
| Fremont County | Colorado | 20 mi | 50,039 |
| Chaffee County | Colorado | 16 mi | 20,831 |
| Huerfano County | Colorado | 14 mi | 7,011 |
| Hinsdale County | Colorado | 13 mi | 753 |
Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
All 64 counties of Colorado
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- Chaffee County
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- Conejos County
- Costilla County
- Crowley County
- Custer County
- Delta County
- Denver County
- Dolores County
- Douglas County
- Eagle County
- El Paso County
- Elbert County
- Fremont County
- Garfield County
- Gilpin County
- Grand County
- Gunnison County
- Hinsdale County
- Huerfano County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Kiowa County
- Kit Carson County
- La Plata County
- Lake County
- Larimer County
- Las Animas County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Mesa County
- Mineral County
- Moffat County
- Montezuma County
- Montrose County
- Morgan County
- Otero County
- Ouray County
- Park County
- Phillips County
- Pitkin County
- Prowers County
- Pueblo County
- Rio Blanco County
- Rio Grande County
- Routt County
- Saguache County
- San Juan County
- San Miguel County
- Sedgwick County
- Summit County
- Teller County
- Washington County
- Weld County
- Yuma County
Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.