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Highest poverty rate, Colorado counties

Colorado counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 64 counties in Colorado that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Bent County, COCO5,71628.4%+45%

02Baca County, COCO3,34724.6%+46%

03Otero County, COCO17,68322.1%+18%

04Dolores County, COCO2,46621.6%+65%

05San Juan County, COCO81321.3%+2%

06Costilla County, COCO3,67921.0%−22%

07Crowley County, COCO5,67719.4%+5%

08Las Animas County, COCO14,39118.7%+8%

09Prowers County, COCO11,88418.2%−7%

10Rio Grande County, COCO11,08718.0%+24%

11Yuma County, COCO9,89617.9%+40%

12Saguache County, COCO6,73217.8%−21%

13Huerfano County, COCO7,01117.3%−4%

14Alamosa County, COCO16,68817.2%−19%

15Phillips County, COCO4,42016.8%+45%

16Logan County, COCO20,65415.8%+30%

17Jackson County, COCO1,21114.6%+4%

18Pueblo County, COCO169,27714.6%−2%

19Morgan County, COCO30,30614.3%+16%

20Delta County, COCO32,17814.0%+16%

21Fremont County, COCO50,03913.3%+14%

22Montezuma County, COCO26,67813.3%−19%

23Sedgwick County, COCO2,24713.0%+30%

24Custer County, COCO5,59012.7%−4%

25Kiowa County, COCO1,41211.8%−3%

26La Plata County, COCO56,89811.7%−0%

27Conejos County, COCO7,52911.7%−49%

28Montrose County, COCO44,59111.5%−8%

29Gunnison County, COCO17,43911.3%−25%

30Denver County, COCO740,61311.2%−21%

31Larimer County, COCO377,29211.2%+21%

32Gilpin County, COCO6,07311.2%+176%

33Boulder County, COCO328,56011.2%+18%

34Mesa County, COCO162,84510.7%+5%

35Mineral County, COCO91010.0%−2%

36Kit Carson County, COCO7,0699.8%−19%

37Lincoln County, COCO5,6459.8%−16%

38Adams County, COCO554,6689.8%+10%

39Weld County, COCO378,4269.6%−23%

40San Miguel County, COCO7,7539.3%−11%

41Eagle County, COCO54,2918.7%+11%

42Arapahoe County, COCO673,8208.6%+49%

43El Paso County, COCO757,0408.5%+6%

44Rio Blanco County, COCO6,6838.5%−12%

45Moffat County, COCO13,1228.4%+1%

46Chaffee County, COCO20,8318.3%−29%

47Cheyenne County, COCO1,7138.2%−26%

48Garfield County, COCO63,4748.2%+10%

49Archuleta County, COCO14,3068.2%−30%

50Washington County, COCO4,7328.1%−29%

51Lake County, COCO7,5527.9%−39%

52Pitkin County, COCO16,6257.8%+26%

53Summit County, COCO31,5177.7%−15%

54Teller County, COCO24,7567.6%+42%

55Grand County, COCO16,4967.6%+3%

56Jefferson County, COCO580,4516.7%+30%

57Clear Creek County, COCO8,9946.4%+18%

58Broomfield County, COCO79,1746.2%–

59Elbert County, COCO30,5345.3%+32%

60Routt County, COCO25,3295.2%−15%

61Park County, COCO18,3145.0%−11%

62Ouray County, COCO5,2654.3%−41%

63Hinsdale County, COCO7534.1%−43%

64Douglas County, COCO399,3963.8%+78%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES