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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%+1.6 pts

02Saguache County, COCO6,73224.4%+1.9 pts

03Bent County, COCO5,71624.0%+4.4 pts

04Alamosa County, COCO16,68824.0%+2.7 pts

05Prowers County, COCO11,88422.1%+2.7 pts

06Lake County, COCO7,55221.7%+8.7 pts

07Otero County, COCO17,68321.0%+2.2 pts

08Crowley County, COCO5,67721.0%+2.5 pts

09Huerfano County, COCO7,01120.7%+2.7 pts

10Denver County, COCO740,61319.2%+4.9 pts

11Conejos County, COCO7,52917.7%−5.2 pts

12Montezuma County, COCO26,67817.6%+1.2 pts

13Pueblo County, COCO169,27717.3%+2.4 pts

14Rio Grande County, COCO11,08717.1%+2.6 pts

15Las Animas County, COCO14,39116.8%−0.5 pts

16Fremont County, COCO50,03916.0%+4.3 pts

17Dolores County, COCO2,46616.0%+2.8 pts

18Custer County, COCO5,59015.1%+1.8 pts

19Morgan County, COCO30,30614.6%+2.3 pts

20Washington County, COCO4,73214.3%+2.9 pts

21Sedgwick County, COCO2,24714.1%+4.1 pts

22Baca County, COCO3,34714.0%−2.9 pts

23Jackson County, COCO1,21113.9%−0.1 pts

24Weld County, COCO378,42613.9%+1.4 pts

25Adams County, COCO554,66813.9%+5.0 pts

26Larimer County, COCO377,29213.3%+4.1 pts

27Delta County, COCO32,17813.1%+1.1 pts

28Moffat County, COCO13,12213.0%+4.7 pts

29Logan County, COCO20,65412.8%+0.7 pts

30Boulder County, COCO328,56012.8%+3.3 pts

31Lincoln County, COCO5,64512.6%+0.8 pts

32Kiowa County, COCO1,41212.5%+0.3 pts

33Mesa County, COCO162,84512.4%+2.2 pts

34San Juan County, COCO81312.2%−8.6 pts

35Cheyenne County, COCO1,71312.1%+1.1 pts

36Arapahoe County, COCO673,82011.6%+5.8 pts

37Chaffee County, COCO20,83111.6%−0.1 pts

38El Paso County, COCO757,04011.1%+3.0 pts

39Gilpin County, COCO6,07311.0%+7.0 pts

40Montrose County, COCO44,59110.9%−1.6 pts

41Gunnison County, COCO17,43910.8%−4.1 pts

42La Plata County, COCO56,89810.2%−1.5 pts

43San Miguel County, COCO7,7539.8%−0.6 pts

44Yuma County, COCO9,8969.8%−3.1 pts

45Eagle County, COCO54,2919.4%+1.6 pts

46Phillips County, COCO4,4209.3%−2.3 pts

47Garfield County, COCO63,4749.2%+1.7 pts

48Archuleta County, COCO14,3068.5%−3.2 pts

49Kit Carson County, COCO7,0698.5%−3.6 pts

50Pitkin County, COCO16,6258.4%+2.2 pts

51Ouray County, COCO5,2658.2%+1.0 pts

52Jefferson County, COCO580,4518.0%+2.9 pts

53Clear Creek County, COCO8,9948.0%+2.6 pts

54Mineral County, COCO9107.7%−2.5 pts

55Teller County, COCO24,7567.6%+2.3 pts

56Summit County, COCO31,5177.3%−1.8 pts

57Routt County, COCO25,3296.9%+0.8 pts

58Grand County, COCO16,4966.6%−0.7 pts

59Park County, COCO18,3146.2%+0.6 pts

60Broomfield County, COCO79,1745.5%–

61Rio Blanco County, COCO6,6835.3%−4.3 pts

62Hinsdale County, COCO7533.7%−3.5 pts

63Elbert County, COCO30,5343.5%−0.5 pts

64Douglas County, COCO399,3962.9%+0.7 pts

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