Bent County, Colorado
County seat: Las Animas · Population 5,716 (2025) · 1,513 sq mi
Bent County is the 48th most populous of Colorado's 64 counties, with 5,716 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Las Animas. It is part of the Region 6: Southern Eastern Plains region, one of the 14 Planning and Management Regions of Colorado. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 5 neighboring counties.
Bent County facts
- County seat
- Las Animas
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 5,716 +1.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 1,513 sq mi 32nd largest of 64
- Water area
- 28 sq mi
- Population density
- 4 per sq mi
- Established
- 1870
- Named after
- William Bent American rancher (1809–1869)
- Largest city
- Las Animas 2,325
- Median household income
- $50,179
- Cities and towns
- 1 plus 2 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 6
- Time zone
- Mountain
- FIPS code
- 08011
Cities and towns in Bent County
Bent County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Bent County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Animas (county seat) | City | 2,325 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| McClave | 128 | |
| Hasty | 125 |
ZIP codes in Bent County
6 ZIP codes reach into Bent County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 81044
- 81050 also Otero County
- 81052 also Prowers County
- 81054 also Las Animas and Baca counties
- 81057
- 81092 also Prowers and Kiowa counties
Population of Bent County, 2020–2025
Bent County grew by 73 people (+1.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 189 more deaths than births and a net gain of 278 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5,472 |
| 2021 | 5,336 |
| 2022 | 5,428 |
| 2023 | 5,711 |
| 2024 | 5,745 |
| 2025 | 5,716 |
Neighboring counties
- Prowers County east · 11,884 people
- Otero County west · 17,683 people
- Kiowa County northeast · 1,412 people
- Baca County southeast · 3,347 people
- Las Animas County southwest · 14,391 people
Printable Bent County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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