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Highest poverty rate, Colorado counties · 2010

Colorado counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 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

01Costilla County, COCO3,67928.4%+6%

02Saguache County, COCO6,73224.4%+8%

03Bent County, COCO5,71624.0%+23%

04Alamosa County, COCO16,68824.0%+13%

05Prowers County, COCO11,88422.1%+14%

06Lake County, COCO7,55221.7%+68%

07Otero County, COCO17,68321.0%+12%

08Crowley County, COCO5,67721.0%+13%

09Huerfano County, COCO7,01120.7%+15%

10Denver County, COCO740,61319.2%+34%

11Conejos County, COCO7,52917.7%−23%

12Montezuma County, COCO26,67817.6%+7%

13Pueblo County, COCO169,27717.3%+16%

14Rio Grande County, COCO11,08717.1%+18%

15Las Animas County, COCO14,39116.8%−3%

16Fremont County, COCO50,03916.0%+37%

17Dolores County, COCO2,46616.0%+22%

18Custer County, COCO5,59015.1%+14%

19Morgan County, COCO30,30614.6%+19%

20Washington County, COCO4,73214.3%+26%

21Sedgwick County, COCO2,24714.1%+41%

22Baca County, COCO3,34714.0%−17%

23Jackson County, COCO1,21113.9%−1%

24Weld County, COCO378,42613.9%+11%

25Adams County, COCO554,66813.9%+56%

26Larimer County, COCO377,29213.3%+44%

27Delta County, COCO32,17813.1%+9%

28Moffat County, COCO13,12213.0%+57%

29Logan County, COCO20,65412.8%+6%

30Boulder County, COCO328,56012.8%+34%

31Lincoln County, COCO5,64512.6%+7%

32Kiowa County, COCO1,41212.5%+3%

33Mesa County, COCO162,84512.4%+21%

34San Juan County, COCO81312.2%−41%

35Cheyenne County, COCO1,71312.1%+10%

36Arapahoe County, COCO673,82011.6%+100%

37Chaffee County, COCO20,83111.6%−1%

38El Paso County, COCO757,04011.1%+38%

39Gilpin County, COCO6,07311.0%+172%

40Montrose County, COCO44,59110.9%−13%

41Gunnison County, COCO17,43910.8%−28%

42La Plata County, COCO56,89810.2%−13%

43San Miguel County, COCO7,7539.8%−6%

44Yuma County, COCO9,8969.8%−24%

45Eagle County, COCO54,2919.4%+21%

46Phillips County, COCO4,4209.3%−20%

47Garfield County, COCO63,4749.2%+23%

48Archuleta County, COCO14,3068.5%−27%

49Kit Carson County, COCO7,0698.5%−30%

50Pitkin County, COCO16,6258.4%+35%

51Ouray County, COCO5,2658.2%+14%

52Jefferson County, COCO580,4518.0%+56%

53Clear Creek County, COCO8,9948.0%+47%

54Mineral County, COCO9107.7%−24%

55Teller County, COCO24,7567.6%+42%

56Summit County, COCO31,5177.3%−20%

57Routt County, COCO25,3296.9%+13%

58Grand County, COCO16,4966.6%−10%

59Park County, COCO18,3146.2%+11%

60Broomfield County, COCO79,1745.5%–

61Rio Blanco County, COCO6,6835.3%−45%

62Hinsdale County, COCO7533.7%−49%

63Elbert County, COCO30,5343.5%−13%

64Douglas County, COCO399,3962.9%+35%

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