| State Abbreviation | CO |
| Statehood | August 1, 1876 |
| State Capital | Denver |
| State Size | Total (Land + Water): 104,094 sq miles; Land Only: 103,718 sq miles |
| Number of Counties | 63 |
| State Population (2010) | 5029196 |
| Electoral Votes | 9 |
| State Quarter Issue Date | 38882 |
| State Motto | Nil sine numine (Nothing without the Deity) |
| State Flower | Rocky Mountain columbine |
| State Bird | Lark Bunting |
| Nickname | Centennial State |
| Area Codes | 303, 719, 720, 970 |
| Top 5 Cities (2010 population) | Denver (600,158) |
| Colorado Springs (416,427) |
| Aurora (325,078) |
| Fort Collins (143,986) |
| Lakewood (142,980) |
| Major Sports Teams | MLB: Colorado Rockies |
| NFL: Denver Broncos |
| NBA: Denver Nuggets |
| NHL: Colorado Avalanche |
| Federal Prisons | United States Penitentiary, Florence ADX |
| United States Penitentiary, Florence High |
| Federal Correctional Institutions | Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood |
| Federal Correctional Institution, Florence |
| State Prisons | Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility (Crowley, Colorado) |
| Arrowhead Correctional Center (494 inmate capacity) (Canon City, Colorado) |
| Bent County Correctional Facility (Private Prison) (Las Animas, Colorado) |
| Buena Vista Correctional Facility (Buena Vista, Colorado) |
| Centennial Correctional Facility (Canon City, Colorado) |
| Colorado Correctional Center (Camp George West) (150 inmate capacity) (Golden, Colorado) |
| Colorado State Penitentiary (Canon City, Colorado) |
| Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility (Canon City, Colorado) |
| Crowley County Correctional Facility (Private Prison) (Olney Springs, Colorado) |
| Delta Correctional Center (480 inmate capacity) (Delta, Colorado) |
| Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center (542 inmate capacity) (Denver, Colorado) |
| Denver Women’s Correctional Facility (900 inmate capacity) (Denver, Colorado) |
| Fort Lyon Correctional Facility (Bent County, Colorado) |
| Four Mile Correctional Center (499 inmate capacity) (Canon City, Colorado) |
| Fremont Correctional Facility (Canon City, Colorado) |
| Huerfano County Correctional Center (Private Prison; closed in 2010) (Walsenburg, Colorado) |
| Kit Carson Correctional Center (Private Prison) (Burlington, Colorado) |
| LaVista Correctional Facility (Pueblo, Colorado) |
| Limon Correctional Facility (Limon, Colorado) |
| Rifle Correctional Center (192 inmate capacity) (Rifle, Colorado) |
| San Carlos Correctional Facility (Pueblo, Colorado) |
| Skyline Correctional Center (249 inmate capacity) (Canon City, Colorado) |
| Sterling Correctional Facility (Sterling, Colorado) |
| Trinidad Correctional Facility (500 inmate capacity) (Model, Colorado) |
| Youthful Offender System (Pueblo, Colorado) |
