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Highest poverty rate, Colorado counties · 2000

Colorado counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 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 1990

01Costilla County, COCO3,67926.8%−7.8 pts

02Conejos County, COCO7,52923.0%−10.9 pts

03Saguache County, COCO6,73222.6%−8.1 pts

04Alamosa County, COCO16,68821.3%−3.5 pts

05San Juan County, COCO81320.9%+8.0 pts

06Bent County, COCO5,71619.5%−0.8 pts

07Prowers County, COCO11,88419.5%−1.5 pts

08Otero County, COCO17,68318.8%−5.1 pts

09Crowley County, COCO5,67718.5%−5.3 pts

10Huerfano County, COCO7,01118.0%−7.7 pts

11Las Animas County, COCO14,39117.3%−8.9 pts

12Baca County, COCO3,34716.9%−2.1 pts

13Montezuma County, COCO26,67816.4%−3.8 pts

14Gunnison County, COCO17,43915.0%−1.2 pts

15Pueblo County, COCO169,27714.9%−5.4 pts

16Rio Grande County, COCO11,08714.5%−9.3 pts

17Denver County, COCO740,61314.3%−2.8 pts

18Jackson County, COCO1,21114.0%+4.0 pts

19Custer County, COCO5,59013.3%−5.1 pts

20Dolores County, COCO2,46613.1%−1.3 pts

21Lake County, COCO7,55212.9%+0.6 pts

22Yuma County, COCO9,89612.9%−0.4 pts

23Montrose County, COCO44,59112.6%−1.6 pts

24Weld County, COCO378,42612.5%−2.9 pts

25Morgan County, COCO30,30612.4%−3.6 pts

26Kiowa County, COCO1,41212.2%−1.6 pts

27Logan County, COCO20,65412.2%−2.8 pts

28Kit Carson County, COCO7,06912.1%−3.1 pts

29Delta County, COCO32,17812.1%−5.8 pts

30Lincoln County, COCO5,64511.7%−6.1 pts

31La Plata County, COCO56,89811.7%−4.0 pts

32Chaffee County, COCO20,83111.7%−2.6 pts

33Archuleta County, COCO14,30611.7%−5.2 pts

34Fremont County, COCO50,03911.7%−4.4 pts

35Phillips County, COCO4,42011.6%−2.5 pts

36Washington County, COCO4,73211.4%−4.3 pts

37Cheyenne County, COCO1,71311.1%−0.6 pts

38San Miguel County, COCO7,75310.4%−1.0 pts

39Mesa County, COCO162,84510.2%−4.9 pts

40Mineral County, COCO91010.2%−2.9 pts

41Sedgwick County, COCO2,24710.0%−1.5 pts

42Rio Blanco County, COCO6,6839.6%−3.9 pts

43Boulder County, COCO328,5609.5%−1.5 pts

44Larimer County, COCO377,2929.2%−2.7 pts

45Summit County, COCO31,5179.0%+1.2 pts

46Adams County, COCO554,6688.9%−1.5 pts

47Moffat County, COCO13,1228.3%−2.7 pts

48El Paso County, COCO757,0408.0%−2.3 pts

49Eagle County, COCO54,2917.8%+0.3 pts

50Garfield County, COCO63,4747.5%−1.9 pts

51Grand County, COCO16,4967.3%−2.0 pts

52Ouray County, COCO5,2657.2%−2.4 pts

53Hinsdale County, COCO7537.2%−6.7 pts

54Pitkin County, COCO16,6256.2%−0.1 pts

55Routt County, COCO25,3296.1%−3.7 pts

56Arapahoe County, COCO673,8205.8%−0.1 pts

57Park County, COCO18,3145.6%−3.8 pts

58Clear Creek County, COCO8,9945.4%−4.1 pts

59Teller County, COCO24,7565.4%−4.7 pts

60Jefferson County, COCO580,4515.2%−0.6 pts

61Gilpin County, COCO6,0734.0%−6.5 pts

62Elbert County, COCO30,5344.0%−2.9 pts

63Douglas County, COCO399,3962.1%−1.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS