3 KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Colorado ranks #9 out of all 50 states with 4.77 anti-Asian hate crimes per 100,000 Asian residents annually, placing it among the states with the highest per-capita rates nationwide.
• Colorado’s Asian population averages 192,697 residents, yet the state recorded 9.2 anti-Asian hate crimes per year between 2021 and 2025, resulting in one of the nation’s highest per-capita rates.
• Colorado’s annual rate of 4.77 is more than 4.5 times higher than 36th-ranked Illinois (1.02) and 4.77 points higher than the five states that reported no anti-Asian hate crimes during the study period.

Colorado ranks among the nation’s highest despite having an Asian population of nearly 193,000 residents. Between 2021 and 2025, the state averaged 9.2 anti-Asian hate crimes per year, or about 46 incidents over five years. With an average Asian population of 192,697 residents, Colorado records 4.77 anti-Asian hate crimes per 100,000 Asian residents, the ninth-highest rate in the country.

This report was produced by The Mendoza Law Firm, analyzing anti-Asian hate crime data alongside Asian population estimates across all 50 U.S. states for the period 2021-2025. States were ranked by average annual anti-Asian hate crimes per 100,000 Asian residents. Full methodology and sources appear at the end of this report.

Colorado At A Glance

Metric	Value
U.S. State	Colorado
Avg. Annual Asian Population (2020–2024)	192,697
Avg. Annual Anti-Asian Hate Crimes (2021–2025)	9.2
Rate per 100,000 Asian Residents	4.77
National Rank	9 of 50

Where Colorado Stands Among the Most Exposed States

Table 1: Top 10 States by Average Annual Anti-Asian Hate Crime Rate per 100,000 Asian Residents (2021–2025)

Rank	State	Avg. Annual Asian Population	Avg. Annual Anti-Asian Hate Crimes	Hate Crimes per 100,000 Asian Residents
1	Vermont	11,743	2.4	20.44
2	Maine	16,006	1.8	11.25
3	Montana	9,119	1.0	10.97
4	West Virginia	13,491	1.2	8.89
5	Oregon	192,107	11.0	5.73
6	Washington	767,011	41.4	5.40
7	New Jersey	946,907	48.4	5.11
8	Massachusetts	514,481	25.8	5.01
9	Colorado	192,697	9.2	4.77
10	Wyoming	4,776	0.2	4.19

Colorado ranks ninth nationwide with 4.77 anti-Asian hate crimes per 100,000 Asian residents, just behind Massachusetts (5.01) and ahead of Wyoming (4.19). Although its annual average is lower than several higher-ranked states, Colorado’s rate remains among the nation’s highest relative to the size of its Asian population.

How Colorado Compares to the States with the Lowest Anti-Asian Hate Crime Rates by Rank

Table 2: Colorado vs. Bottom 5 States by Anti-Asian Hate Crime Rate per 100,000 Asian Residents (2021-2025 Average)

Rank	State	Rate per 100,000	Difference vs. Colorado
9	Colorado	4.77	—
46	Mississippi	0.00	-4.77
47	Nebraska	0.00	-4.77
48	New Mexico	0.00	-4.77
49	North Dakota	0.00	-4.77
50	South Dakota	0.00	-4.77

Colorado’s annual rate of 4.77 anti-Asian hate crimes per 100,000 Asian residents is 4.77 points higher than the five lowest-ranked states, which reported no anti-Asian hate crimes during the study period. Despite averaging fewer than 10 incidents per year, Colorado ranks among the nation’s ten highest states for per-capita anti-Asian hate crime.

Methodology

The study analyzed anti-Asian hate crime data and Asian population estimates across all 50 U.S. states for the period 2021–2025. States were ranked by average annual anti-Asian hate crimes per 100,000 Asian residents.

Data Sources

• Anti-Asian Hate Crime Data: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/hate-crime 
• Asian Population:
  https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/applinks/index.php?l=040 
• Research Dataset: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xzbM958yFqM7vNdVUhOlhy71d6UBRJXbnLvuEFdmseg/edit?gid=0#gid=0 
• Study by:
  https://mendozafirm.com/ 

About The Mendoza Law Firm

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