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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%+8.8 pts

02Baca County, COCO3,34724.6%+7.7 pts

03Otero County, COCO17,68322.1%+3.3 pts

04Dolores County, COCO2,46621.6%+8.5 pts

05San Juan County, COCO81321.3%+0.4 pts

06Costilla County, COCO3,67921.0%−5.8 pts

07Crowley County, COCO5,67719.4%+0.9 pts

08Las Animas County, COCO14,39118.7%+1.4 pts

09Prowers County, COCO11,88418.2%−1.3 pts

10Rio Grande County, COCO11,08718.0%+3.5 pts

11Yuma County, COCO9,89617.9%+5.1 pts

12Saguache County, COCO6,73217.8%−4.8 pts

13Huerfano County, COCO7,01117.3%−0.7 pts

14Alamosa County, COCO16,68817.2%−4.1 pts

15Phillips County, COCO4,42016.8%+5.2 pts

16Logan County, COCO20,65415.8%+3.6 pts

17Jackson County, COCO1,21114.6%+0.6 pts

18Pueblo County, COCO169,27714.6%−0.3 pts

19Morgan County, COCO30,30614.3%+2.0 pts

20Delta County, COCO32,17814.0%+1.9 pts

21Fremont County, COCO50,03913.3%+1.7 pts

22Montezuma County, COCO26,67813.3%−3.1 pts

23Sedgwick County, COCO2,24713.0%+3.0 pts

24Custer County, COCO5,59012.7%−0.6 pts

25Kiowa County, COCO1,41211.8%−0.4 pts

26La Plata County, COCO56,89811.7%−0.0 pts

27Conejos County, COCO7,52911.7%−11.3 pts

28Montrose County, COCO44,59111.5%−1.1 pts

29Gunnison County, COCO17,43911.3%−3.7 pts

30Denver County, COCO740,61311.2%−3.0 pts

31Larimer County, COCO377,29211.2%+2.0 pts

32Gilpin County, COCO6,07311.2%+7.1 pts

33Boulder County, COCO328,56011.2%+1.7 pts

34Mesa County, COCO162,84510.7%+0.5 pts

35Mineral County, COCO91010.0%−0.2 pts

36Kit Carson County, COCO7,0699.8%−2.3 pts

37Lincoln County, COCO5,6459.8%−1.9 pts

38Adams County, COCO554,6689.8%+0.9 pts

39Weld County, COCO378,4269.6%−2.9 pts

40San Miguel County, COCO7,7539.3%−1.2 pts

41Eagle County, COCO54,2918.7%+0.9 pts

42Arapahoe County, COCO673,8208.6%+2.8 pts

43El Paso County, COCO757,0408.5%+0.5 pts

44Rio Blanco County, COCO6,6838.5%−1.1 pts

45Moffat County, COCO13,1228.4%+0.1 pts

46Chaffee County, COCO20,8318.3%−3.4 pts

47Cheyenne County, COCO1,7138.2%−2.9 pts

48Garfield County, COCO63,4748.2%+0.7 pts

49Archuleta County, COCO14,3068.2%−3.5 pts

50Washington County, COCO4,7328.1%−3.3 pts

51Lake County, COCO7,5527.9%−5.0 pts

52Pitkin County, COCO16,6257.8%+1.6 pts

53Summit County, COCO31,5177.7%−1.3 pts

54Teller County, COCO24,7567.6%+2.2 pts

55Grand County, COCO16,4967.6%+0.2 pts

56Jefferson County, COCO580,4516.7%+1.5 pts

57Clear Creek County, COCO8,9946.4%+1.0 pts

58Broomfield County, COCO79,1746.2%–

59Elbert County, COCO30,5345.3%+1.3 pts

60Routt County, COCO25,3295.2%−0.9 pts

61Park County, COCO18,3145.0%−0.6 pts

62Ouray County, COCO5,2654.3%−3.0 pts

63Hinsdale County, COCO7534.1%−3.1 pts

64Douglas County, COCO399,3963.8%+1.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES