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Highest poverty rate, Colorado counties · 2020

Colorado counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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

01Crowley County, COCO5,67726.8%+44%

02Costilla County, COCO3,67926.6%−1%

03Otero County, COCO17,68322.2%+18%

04Bent County, COCO5,71621.3%+9%

05Conejos County, COCO7,52920.8%−10%

06Sedgwick County, COCO2,24720.0%+100%

07Alamosa County, COCO16,68818.5%−13%

08Las Animas County, COCO14,39118.2%+5%

09Baca County, COCO3,34718.1%+7%

10Delta County, COCO32,17818.1%+50%

11Moffat County, COCO13,12217.8%+114%

12Pueblo County, COCO169,27717.6%+19%

13San Juan County, COCO81316.3%−22%

14Saguache County, COCO6,73216.2%−28%

15Huerfano County, COCO7,01116.2%−10%

16Prowers County, COCO11,88416.1%−17%

17Rio Grande County, COCO11,08715.5%+7%

18Mineral County, COCO91014.9%+46%

19Lincoln County, COCO5,64513.6%+16%

20Kiowa County, COCO1,41213.6%+11%

21Lake County, COCO7,55213.5%+4%

22Fremont County, COCO50,03913.2%+13%

23Cheyenne County, COCO1,71313.1%+18%

24Mesa County, COCO162,84513.0%+27%

25Montezuma County, COCO26,67812.4%−24%

26Gunnison County, COCO17,43912.4%−17%

27Montrose County, COCO44,59112.3%−2%

28Washington County, COCO4,73212.3%+8%

29Denver County, COCO740,61311.9%−17%

30Chaffee County, COCO20,83111.6%−1%

31Yuma County, COCO9,89611.4%−11%

32Boulder County, COCO328,56011.2%+18%

33Larimer County, COCO377,29211.1%+20%

34Morgan County, COCO30,30610.8%−13%

35Logan County, COCO20,65410.8%−11%

36Rio Blanco County, COCO6,68310.7%+11%

37San Miguel County, COCO7,75310.4%−0%

38La Plata County, COCO56,89810.3%−12%

39Weld County, COCO378,42610.3%−18%

40Hinsdale County, COCO75310.2%+42%

41Adams County, COCO554,6689.9%+11%

42El Paso County, COCO757,0409.8%+22%

43Routt County, COCO25,3299.5%+56%

44Teller County, COCO24,7569.2%+71%

45Eagle County, COCO54,2919.2%+18%

46Grand County, COCO16,4969.1%+24%

47Jackson County, COCO1,2119.1%−35%

48Archuleta County, COCO14,3068.3%−29%

49Phillips County, COCO4,4208.0%−31%

50Arapahoe County, COCO673,8207.8%+34%

51Custer County, COCO5,5907.6%−42%

52Garfield County, COCO63,4747.6%+2%

53Summit County, COCO31,5177.5%−17%

54Kit Carson County, COCO7,0697.4%−39%

55Park County, COCO18,3147.0%+26%

56Dolores County, COCO2,4666.9%−48%

57Jefferson County, COCO580,4516.7%+31%

58Ouray County, COCO5,2656.7%−8%

59Clear Creek County, COCO8,9946.2%+14%

60Pitkin County, COCO16,6255.7%−8%

61Gilpin County, COCO6,0735.5%+36%

62Broomfield County, COCO79,1745.0%–

63Elbert County, COCO30,5344.8%+21%

64Douglas County, COCO399,3963.2%+50%

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