DISAPPEARING COLORADO

State Sprawl

Lost Open Space in Colorado

1982-2017

0 sq. mi.
25 sq. mi.
50 sq. mi.
80 sq. mi.
110 sq. mi.
140 sq. mi.

Colorado lost 1,206 square miles

of open space

Loss related to population
Loss related to consumption

1. "Population" refers to increase in population.

2. "Consumption" refers to increase in developed land consumption per capita (per person).

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State Sprawl

Lost Open Space in Colorado

2002-2017

0 sq. mi.
25 sq. mi.
50 sq. mi.
80 sq. mi.
110 sq. mi.
140 sq. mi.

Colorado lost 1,206 square miles

of open space

Loss related to population
Loss related to consumption

1. "Population" refers to increase in population.

2. "Consumption" refers to increase in developed land consumption per capita (per person).

Watch video for further explanation

State Sprawl

Two Decades of NumbersUSA Studies on Population Growth and Urban Sprawl

STUDIES

  • 2023 Californicating Idaho
  • 2023 Illusion of Endless Texas Habitat
  • 2022 Disappearing Colorado
  • 2022 From Sea To Sprawling Sea (49 states)
  • 2021 A Thirsty Arizona
  • 2020 Californication of Oregon
  • 2017 Paving The Piedmont (GA, SC, NC)
  • 2017 Texas Urban Triangle
  • 2014 Vanishing Natural Florida
  • 2014 Vanishing Open Spaces (48 states)
  • 2003 Outsmarting Smart Growth (48 states)
  • 2001 Large U.S. Cities
  • 2000 Sprawl In Florida
  • 2000 Sprawl In California

    • REPORTS

  • 2024 NEVADA NO. 1
  • 2024 LOVE HURTS (NC)
  • 2023 SPRAWL IN MINNESOTA
  • 2003 CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED (VA, MD, PA, WV)
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