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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. The median across all 64 is 11.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Dolores County, CO, up 52 places to #4.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01▲3Bent County, COCO5,71628.4%+8.8 pts
02▲7Baca County, COCO3,34724.6%+7.7 pts
03Otero County, COCO17,68322.1%+3.3 pts
04▲52Dolores County, COCO2,46621.6%+8.5 pts
05▲8San Juan County, COCO81321.3%+0.4 pts
06▼4Costilla County, COCO3,67921.0%−5.8 pts
07▼6Crowley County, COCO5,67719.4%+0.9 pts
08Las Animas County, COCO14,39118.7%+1.4 pts
09▲7Prowers County, COCO11,88418.2%−1.3 pts
10▲7Rio Grande County, COCO11,08718.0%+3.5 pts
11▲20Yuma County, COCO9,89617.9%+5.1 pts
12▲2Saguache County, COCO6,73217.8%−4.8 pts
13▲2Huerfano County, COCO7,01117.3%−0.7 pts
14▼7Alamosa County, COCO16,68817.2%−4.1 pts
15▲34Phillips County, COCO4,42016.8%+5.2 pts
16▲19Logan County, COCO20,65415.8%+3.6 pts
17▲30Jackson County, COCO1,21114.6%+0.6 pts
18▼6Pueblo County, COCO169,27714.6%−0.3 pts
19▲15Morgan County, COCO30,30614.3%+2.0 pts
20▼10Delta County, COCO32,17814.0%+1.9 pts
21▲1Fremont County, COCO50,03913.3%+1.7 pts
22▲3Montezuma County, COCO26,67813.3%−3.1 pts
23▼17Sedgwick County, COCO2,24713.0%+3.0 pts
24▲27Custer County, COCO5,59012.7%−0.6 pts
25▼5Kiowa County, COCO1,41211.8%−0.4 pts
26▲12La Plata County, COCO56,89811.7%0.0 pts
27▼22Conejos County, COCO7,52911.7%−11.3 pts
28▼1Montrose County, COCO44,59111.5%−1.1 pts
29▼3Gunnison County, COCO17,43911.3%−3.7 pts
30▼1Denver County, COCO740,61311.2%−3.0 pts
31▲2Larimer County, COCO377,29211.2%+2.0 pts
32▲29Gilpin County, COCO6,07311.2%+7.1 pts
33▼1Boulder County, COCO328,56011.2%+1.7 pts
34▼10Mesa County, COCO162,84510.7%+0.5 pts
35▼17Mineral County, COCO91010.0%−0.2 pts
36▲18Kit Carson County, COCO7,0699.8%−2.3 pts
37▼18Lincoln County, COCO5,6459.8%−1.9 pts
38▲3Adams County, COCO554,6689.8%+0.9 pts
39Weld County, COCO378,4269.6%−2.9 pts
40▼3San Miguel County, COCO7,7539.3%−1.2 pts
41▲4Eagle County, COCO54,2918.7%+0.9 pts
42▲8Arapahoe County, COCO673,8208.6%+2.8 pts
43▼1El Paso County, COCO757,0408.5%+0.5 pts
44▼8Rio Blanco County, COCO6,6838.5%−1.1 pts
45▼34Moffat County, COCO13,1228.4%+0.1 pts
46▼16Chaffee County, COCO20,8318.3%−3.4 pts
47▼24Cheyenne County, COCO1,7138.2%−2.9 pts
48▲4Garfield County, COCO63,4748.2%+0.7 pts
49▼1Archuleta County, COCO14,3068.2%−3.5 pts
50▼22Washington County, COCO4,7328.1%−3.3 pts
51▼30Lake County, COCO7,5527.9%−5.0 pts
52▲8Pitkin County, COCO16,6257.8%+1.6 pts
53Summit County, COCO31,5177.7%−1.3 pts
54▼10Teller County, COCO24,7567.6%+2.2 pts
55▼9Grand County, COCO16,4967.6%+0.2 pts
56▲1Jefferson County, COCO580,4516.7%+1.5 pts
57▲2Clear Creek County, COCO8,9946.4%+1.0 pts
58▲4Broomfield County, COCO79,1746.2%–
59▲4Elbert County, COCO30,5345.3%+1.3 pts
60▼17Routt County, COCO25,3295.2%−0.9 pts
61▼6Park County, COCO18,3145.0%−0.6 pts
62▼4Ouray County, COCO5,2654.3%−3.0 pts
63▼23Hinsdale County, COCO7534.1%−3.1 pts
64Douglas County, COCO399,3963.8%+1.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES