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Highest poverty rate, Colorado counties · 1990

Colorado counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (1990 ACS). This list covers the 63 counties in Colorado that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS –

01Costilla County, COCO3,67934.6%–

02Conejos County, COCO7,52933.9%–

03Saguache County, COCO6,73230.6%–

04Las Animas County, COCO14,39126.2%–

05Huerfano County, COCO7,01125.7%–

06Alamosa County, COCO16,68824.8%–

07Otero County, COCO17,68323.9%–

08Rio Grande County, COCO11,08723.8%–

09Crowley County, COCO5,67723.8%–

10Prowers County, COCO11,88421.0%–

11Bent County, COCO5,71620.4%–

12Pueblo County, COCO169,27720.2%–

13Montezuma County, COCO26,67820.2%–

14Baca County, COCO3,34719.0%–

15Custer County, COCO5,59018.4%–

16Lincoln County, COCO5,64517.9%–

17Delta County, COCO32,17817.8%–

18Denver County, COCO740,61317.1%–

19Archuleta County, COCO14,30616.9%–

20Gunnison County, COCO17,43916.2%–

21Fremont County, COCO50,03916.1%–

22Morgan County, COCO30,30616.0%–

23Washington County, COCO4,73215.7%–

24La Plata County, COCO56,89815.7%–

25Weld County, COCO378,42615.4%–

26Kit Carson County, COCO7,06915.2%–

27Mesa County, COCO162,84515.1%–

28Logan County, COCO20,65414.9%–

29Dolores County, COCO2,46614.5%–

30Chaffee County, COCO20,83114.3%–

31Montrose County, COCO44,59114.2%–

32Phillips County, COCO4,42014.1%–

33Hinsdale County, COCO75313.9%–

34Kiowa County, COCO1,41213.8%–

35Rio Blanco County, COCO6,68313.6%–

36Yuma County, COCO9,89613.3%–

37Mineral County, COCO91013.1%–

38San Juan County, COCO81312.9%–

39Lake County, COCO7,55212.3%–

40Larimer County, COCO377,29212.0%–

41Cheyenne County, COCO1,71311.6%–

42Sedgwick County, COCO2,24711.5%–

43San Miguel County, COCO7,75311.4%–

44Moffat County, COCO13,12211.1%–

45Boulder County, COCO328,56011.0%–

46Gilpin County, COCO6,07310.6%–

47Adams County, COCO554,66810.4%–

48El Paso County, COCO757,04010.4%–

49Teller County, COCO24,75610.1%–

50Jackson County, COCO1,21110.0%–

51Routt County, COCO25,3299.8%–

52Ouray County, COCO5,2659.6%–

53Clear Creek County, COCO8,9949.5%–

54Park County, COCO18,3149.4%–

55Garfield County, COCO63,4749.3%–

56Grand County, COCO16,4969.3%–

57Summit County, COCO31,5177.8%–

58Eagle County, COCO54,2917.5%–

59Elbert County, COCO30,5346.9%–

60Pitkin County, COCO16,6256.3%–

61Arapahoe County, COCO673,8205.9%–

62Jefferson County, COCO580,4515.8%–

63Douglas County, COCO399,3963.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS