More than 6 million people now call Colorado home, and today Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang looks at how we got here despite more people leaving Colorado than coming in the past year and the state’s lower-than-usual growth rate.

Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2026/01/29/colorado-now-has-6-million-people/ 

AP Photo/David Zalubowski

More than 6 million people now call Colorado home, and today Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang looks at how we got here despite more people leaving Colorado than coming in the past year and the state&rsquo;s lower-than-usual growth rate.
Read more: <a href="https://coloradosun.com/2026/01/29/colorado-now-has-6-million-people/">https://coloradosun.com/2026/01/29/colorado-now-has-6-million-people/</a>&nbsp;
AP Photo/David Zalubowski

Welcome to The Colorado Sun's daily podcast, The Daily Sun-Up. Every day we’re sharing an in-depth look at one of our top stories, followed by a quick summary of important things happening in our state. For more visit us at https://coloradosun.com/.

The Daily Sun-Up

Welcome to The Colorado Sun's daily podcast, The Daily Sun-Up. Every day we’re sharing an in-depth look at one of our top stories, followed by a quick summary of important things happening in our state. For more visit us at https://coloradosun.com/.

Our intro music is by Matt Skellenger Group: https://mattskellenger.bandcamp.com/album/subspace-transmission 

Welcome to The Colorado Sun's daily podcast, The Daily Sun-Up. Every day we&rsquo;re sharing an in-depth look at one of our top stories, followed by a quick summary of important things happening in our state. For more visit us at <a href="https://coloradosun.com/">https://coloradosun.com/</a>.
Our intro music is by Matt Skellenger Group: <a href="https://mattskellenger.bandcamp.com/album/subspace-transmission">https://mattskellenger.bandcamp.com/album/subspace-transmission</a>&nbsp;