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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%+8.2 pts

02Costilla County, COCO3,67926.6%−0.2 pts

03Otero County, COCO17,68322.2%+3.4 pts

04Bent County, COCO5,71621.3%+1.7 pts

05Conejos County, COCO7,52920.8%−2.2 pts

06Sedgwick County, COCO2,24720.0%+10.0 pts

07Alamosa County, COCO16,68818.5%−2.8 pts

08Las Animas County, COCO14,39118.2%+0.9 pts

09Baca County, COCO3,34718.1%+1.2 pts

10Delta County, COCO32,17818.1%+6.0 pts

11Moffat County, COCO13,12217.8%+9.5 pts

12Pueblo County, COCO169,27717.6%+2.8 pts

13San Juan County, COCO81316.3%−4.6 pts

14Saguache County, COCO6,73216.2%−6.4 pts

15Huerfano County, COCO7,01116.2%−1.8 pts

16Prowers County, COCO11,88416.1%−3.4 pts

17Rio Grande County, COCO11,08715.5%+1.0 pts

18Mineral County, COCO91014.9%+4.7 pts

19Lincoln County, COCO5,64513.6%+1.9 pts

20Kiowa County, COCO1,41213.6%+1.4 pts

21Lake County, COCO7,55213.5%+0.5 pts

22Fremont County, COCO50,03913.2%+1.5 pts

23Cheyenne County, COCO1,71313.1%+2.0 pts

24Mesa County, COCO162,84513.0%+2.8 pts

25Montezuma County, COCO26,67812.4%−3.9 pts

26Gunnison County, COCO17,43912.4%−2.6 pts

27Montrose County, COCO44,59112.3%−0.2 pts

28Washington County, COCO4,73212.3%+0.9 pts

29Denver County, COCO740,61311.9%−2.4 pts

30Chaffee County, COCO20,83111.6%−0.1 pts

31Yuma County, COCO9,89611.4%−1.5 pts

32Boulder County, COCO328,56011.2%+1.7 pts

33Larimer County, COCO377,29211.1%+1.9 pts

34Morgan County, COCO30,30610.8%−1.6 pts

35Logan County, COCO20,65410.8%−1.4 pts

36Rio Blanco County, COCO6,68310.7%+1.1 pts

37San Miguel County, COCO7,75310.4%−0.0 pts

38La Plata County, COCO56,89810.3%−1.4 pts

39Weld County, COCO378,42610.3%−2.2 pts

40Hinsdale County, COCO75310.2%+3.0 pts

41Adams County, COCO554,6689.9%+1.0 pts

42El Paso County, COCO757,0409.8%+1.8 pts

43Routt County, COCO25,3299.5%+3.4 pts

44Teller County, COCO24,7569.2%+3.8 pts

45Eagle County, COCO54,2919.2%+1.4 pts

46Grand County, COCO16,4969.1%+1.8 pts

47Jackson County, COCO1,2119.1%−5.0 pts

48Archuleta County, COCO14,3068.3%−3.4 pts

49Phillips County, COCO4,4208.0%−3.6 pts

50Arapahoe County, COCO673,8207.8%+2.0 pts

51Custer County, COCO5,5907.6%−5.6 pts

52Garfield County, COCO63,4747.6%+0.1 pts

53Summit County, COCO31,5177.5%−1.5 pts

54Kit Carson County, COCO7,0697.4%−4.7 pts

55Park County, COCO18,3147.0%+1.5 pts

56Dolores County, COCO2,4666.9%−6.3 pts

57Jefferson County, COCO580,4516.7%+1.6 pts

58Ouray County, COCO5,2656.7%−0.6 pts

59Clear Creek County, COCO8,9946.2%+0.8 pts

60Pitkin County, COCO16,6255.7%−0.5 pts

61Gilpin County, COCO6,0735.5%+1.5 pts

62Broomfield County, COCO79,1745.0%–

63Elbert County, COCO30,5344.8%+0.8 pts

64Douglas County, COCO399,3963.2%+1.1 pts

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