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Highest Medicare coverage, Colorado counties

Colorado counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 64 counties in Colorado that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 64 is 21.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mineral County, CO, up 19 places to #6.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01▲2Huerfano County, COCO7,01137.8%+0.8 pts

02▲5Ouray County, COCO5,26536.3%+7.6 pts

03▲1Custer County, COCO5,59035.5%+1.0 pts

04▼2Jackson County, COCO1,21134.3%−3.5 pts

05Costilla County, COCO3,67932.6%−1.0 pts

06▲19Mineral County, COCO91032.6%+10.6 pts

07▼1Delta County, COCO32,17831.9%+2.6 pts

08▲3Hinsdale County, COCO75331.9%+4.6 pts

09▼8Dolores County, COCO2,46630.3%−8.7 pts

10▲6Saguache County, COCO6,73229.3%+3.7 pts

11▲2Archuleta County, COCO14,30629.2%+2.4 pts

12▼4Fremont County, COCO50,03928.7%+0.1 pts

13▼1Chaffee County, COCO20,83128.0%+0.9 pts

14▲1Montrose County, COCO44,59127.8%+2.1 pts

15▼5Las Animas County, COCO14,39127.8%0.0 pts

16▲3Montezuma County, COCO26,67827.4%+2.8 pts

17▼8Baca County, COCO3,34726.2%−2.1 pts

18▼1Park County, COCO18,31425.8%+0.3 pts

19▲1Teller County, COCO24,75625.7%+2.2 pts

20▲8Sedgwick County, COCO2,24725.0%+3.3 pts

21▼7Bent County, COCO5,71624.9%−1.7 pts

22▼4Lincoln County, COCO5,64524.4%−1.1 pts

23▲14Gilpin County, COCO6,07323.4%+4.2 pts

24▼1Washington County, COCO4,73223.4%+0.3 pts

25▼1Otero County, COCO17,68323.3%+1.0 pts

26▲3Rio Grande County, COCO11,08723.0%+1.4 pts

27▲4Mesa County, COCO162,84522.8%+2.0 pts

28▼2Pueblo County, COCO169,27722.7%+0.8 pts

29▼7Conejos County, COCO7,52922.6%−0.7 pts

30▲3Kiowa County, COCO1,41222.3%+2.0 pts

31▲3Clear Creek County, COCO8,99422.1%+2.0 pts

32▲8Grand County, COCO16,49621.8%+4.4 pts

33▲2La Plata County, COCO56,89821.8%+2.1 pts

34▼2Logan County, COCO20,65421.7%+1.2 pts

35▲15Pitkin County, COCO16,62521.7%+6.3 pts

36▼9Crowley County, COCO5,67720.8%−0.9 pts

37▼7Kit Carson County, COCO7,06920.5%−0.4 pts

38▼2Prowers County, COCO11,88420.3%+0.6 pts

39▲3Phillips County, COCO4,42019.8%+2.6 pts

40▲12Rio Blanco County, COCO6,68319.2%+4.1 pts

41▼3Cheyenne County, COCO1,71318.7%+0.7 pts

42▲4Elbert County, COCO30,53418.7%+2.3 pts

43▲4Routt County, COCO25,32918.6%+2.3 pts

44▼3Jefferson County, COCO580,45118.1%+0.9 pts

45▼1Larimer County, COCO377,29217.8%+1.3 pts

46▲3Moffat County, COCO13,12217.7%+2.1 pts

47▼8Yuma County, COCO9,89617.7%+0.2 pts

48▼27San Juan County, COCO81317.5%−5.9 pts

49▲2San Miguel County, COCO7,75317.3%+2.0 pts

50▼5Alamosa County, COCO16,68817.0%+0.6 pts

51▼8Morgan County, COCO30,30616.9%+0.1 pts

52▲2Boulder County, COCO328,56016.0%+1.5 pts

53El Paso County, COCO757,04015.7%+0.8 pts

54▲1Summit County, COCO31,51715.5%+1.7 pts

55▲1Broomfield County, COCO79,17415.3%+1.6 pts

56▲4Garfield County, COCO63,47415.3%+2.1 pts

57Gunnison County, COCO17,43914.9%+1.2 pts

58Arapahoe County, COCO673,82014.6%+1.0 pts

59▼11Lake County, COCO7,55214.4%−1.6 pts

60▲3Eagle County, COCO54,29114.1%+2.5 pts

61▼2Weld County, COCO378,42613.9%+0.4 pts

62Douglas County, COCO399,39613.7%+1.3 pts

63▼2Denver County, COCO740,61313.0%0.0 pts

64Adams County, COCO554,66811.7%+0.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES