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Highest poverty rate, Colorado cities · 1990

Colorado cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 99 cities in Colorado that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Alamosa, COCO9,84930.5%+22%

02Delta, COCO9,80229.2%+102%

03Trinidad, COCO8,09126.8%+47%

04La Junta, COCO6,86424.6%+15%

05Gunnison, COCO6,83624.0%−3%

06Lamar, COCO7,58823.6%+20%

07Commerce City, COCO72,34523.2%+20%

08Pueblo, COCO110,40421.6%+21%

09Grand Junction, COCO71,82721.6%+82%

10Sheridan, COCO5,97220.1%+71%

11Milliken, COCO9,18319.9%+63%

12Greeley, COCO115,07319.5%+15%

13Cortez, COCO9,12619.3%+4%

14Boulder, COCO105,68919.0%+9%

15Cañon City, COCO17,03019.0%+65%

16Durango, COCO19,73318.8%+9%

17Fort Lupton, COCO10,40218.6%+39%

18Wellington, COCO12,16918.5%+155%

19Severance, COCO11,84117.9%+140%

20Fort Morgan, COCO11,84117.5%+36%

21Denver, COCO740,61317.1%+20%

22Clifton, COCO19,51817.0%+36%

23Fort Collins, COCO171,50017.0%+21%

24Sterling, COCO13,05416.9%+11%

25Salida, COCO5,98516.8%+14%

26Fruita, COCO14,00316.5%+28%

27Fountain, COCO29,45016.4%+97%

28Derby, COCO8,45316.1%+55%

29Superior, COCO13,63715.9%+316%

30Montrose, COCO21,58315.7%+7%

31Stratmoor, COCO5,41215.6%+30%

32Brush, COCO5,33715.0%+44%

33Federal Heights, COCO14,07513.4%+20%

34Brighton, COCO45,39513.1%+39%

35Evans, COCO22,50013.0%−13%

36Lochbuie, COCO8,77613.0%+53%

37Pueblo West, COCO35,68112.6%+141%

38Steamboat Springs, COCO13,55712.3%+71%

39Firestone, COCO20,12912.2%+71%

40Johnstown, COCO22,43311.8%+43%

41Frederick, COCO18,24111.7%+143%

42Golden, COCO20,39011.5%+2%

43Craig, COCO8,87410.9%+27%

44Englewood, COCO35,30510.9%+32%

45Colorado Springs, COCO494,74310.9%+25%

46Monument, COCO13,81310.8%+117%

47Rifle, COCO10,84410.4%+61%

48Cimarron Hills, COCO19,81710.1%+26%

49Mead, COCO7,04210.0%+402%

50Welby, COCO16,1979.7%+14%

51Windsor, COCO43,8409.2%+62%

52Silverthorne, COCO5,4189.1%+27%

53Glenwood Springs, COCO10,3959.0%+14%

54Berthoud, COCO14,0808.9%+189%

55Sherrelwood, COCO18,6928.8%+6%

56Woodland Park, COCO8,0148.5%+131%

57Wheat Ridge, COCO32,0818.4%−5%

58Lafayette, COCO30,1168.4%+20%

59Avon, COCO6,1848.4%−39%

60Erie, COCO40,9048.3%+291%

61Fort Carson, COCO18,0198.3%−12%

62Thornton, COCO147,7668.2%+58%

63Battlement Mesa, COCO5,7558.2%+36%

64Gypsum, COCO9,2128.2%+48%

65Breckenridge, COCO5,0158.1%−7%

66Dacono, COCO6,8448.1%+34%

67Loveland, COCO81,3877.9%+39%

68Longmont, COCO100,1097.8%−0%

69Aspen, COCO6,4897.7%−6%

70Lakewood, COCO156,9277.6%+7%

71Aurora, COCO410,0537.4%−16%

72Littleton, COCO46,2467.3%+22%

73Westminster, COCO116,1826.6%+41%

74Arvada, COCO122,9016.3%+20%

75Castle Rock, COCO83,8156.2%+73%

76Eaton, COCO5,8486.2%+17%

77Redlands, COCO8,8685.4%+32%

78Northglenn, COCO38,8935.3%−1%

79Broomfield, COCO79,1745.1%+21%

80Fruitvale, COCO8,0195.0%+88%

81Applewood, COCO8,3504.7%+14%

82Louisville, COCO20,5814.6%+57%

83Air Force Academy, COCO6,7274.4%+61%

84Estes Park, COCO5,7804.3%−5%

85Parker, COCO65,9854.3%+82%

86Orchard Mesa, COCO6,9454.2%−27%

87Gunbarrel, COCO10,0514.0%−40%

88Evergreen, COCO8,6023.9%+30%

89Eagle, COCO7,2803.9%−28%

90Black Forest, COCO15,7383.2%+11%

91Ken Caryl, COCO33,2332.7%−7%

92Greenwood, COCO15,3232.6%+38%

93Woodmoor, COCO8,9342.1%−16%

94Cherry Hills, COCO6,3892.0%−9%

95Timnath, COCO11,6001.7%−83%

96Columbine, COCO25,4781.7%−15%

97The Pinery, COCO11,8711.7%+125%

98Highlands Ranch, COCO102,2571.5%−16%

99Gleneagle, COCO6,4400.4%+175%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES