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Highest unemployment, Colorado counties

Colorado counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 64 counties in Colorado that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Saguache County, COCO6,73210.3%+0.5 pts

02Rio Grande County, COCO11,08710.1%+0.8 pts

03San Juan County, COCO8139.4%+3.9 pts

04Jackson County, COCO1,2119.2%−0.7 pts

05Mineral County, COCO9109.1%+3.5 pts

06Huerfano County, COCO7,0118.0%+5.7 pts

07Otero County, COCO17,6836.7%+0.8 pts

08Bent County, COCO5,7165.8%+1.4 pts

09Las Animas County, COCO14,3915.6%−2.2 pts

10Logan County, COCO20,6545.4%+0.2 pts

11El Paso County, COCO757,0405.4%−0.5 pts

12Mesa County, COCO162,8455.4%−1.5 pts

13Morgan County, COCO30,3065.3%+1.1 pts

14Summit County, COCO31,5175.0%+1.9 pts

15Arapahoe County, COCO673,8205.0%+0.6 pts

16Denver County, COCO740,6134.9%+0.5 pts

17Boulder County, COCO328,5604.8%+0.3 pts

18Clear Creek County, COCO8,9944.8%+0.7 pts

19Chaffee County, COCO20,8314.8%+2.5 pts

20Pueblo County, COCO169,2774.8%−2.1 pts

21Weld County, COCO378,4264.8%−0.3 pts

22Conejos County, COCO7,5294.8%−5.0 pts

23Larimer County, COCO377,2924.8%−0.3 pts

24Eagle County, COCO54,2914.7%+0.8 pts

25Gunnison County, COCO17,4394.7%+0.4 pts

26Adams County, COCO554,6684.6%+0.6 pts

27Moffat County, COCO13,1224.5%−0.5 pts

28Yuma County, COCO9,8964.5%+0.3 pts

29Montrose County, COCO44,5914.4%−0.9 pts

30Fremont County, COCO50,0394.3%−1.3 pts

31Prowers County, COCO11,8844.1%−0.8 pts

32Grand County, COCO16,4964.1%−0.9 pts

33Jefferson County, COCO580,4513.9%−0.0 pts

34Crowley County, COCO5,6773.9%−7.7 pts

35Montezuma County, COCO26,6783.9%−0.6 pts

36La Plata County, COCO56,8983.8%−0.1 pts

37Broomfield County, COCO79,1743.8%+0.2 pts

38Custer County, COCO5,5903.7%−0.3 pts

39Teller County, COCO24,7563.7%−0.2 pts

40Alamosa County, COCO16,6883.7%−3.2 pts

41Douglas County, COCO399,3963.6%+0.1 pts

42Costilla County, COCO3,6793.5%−5.8 pts

43Ouray County, COCO5,2653.5%−0.7 pts

44Elbert County, COCO30,5343.4%+1.6 pts

45Garfield County, COCO63,4743.4%−0.6 pts

46Park County, COCO18,3143.3%−2.5 pts

47Delta County, COCO32,1783.2%−3.8 pts

48Gilpin County, COCO6,0733.1%+1.2 pts

49Washington County, COCO4,7323.1%+1.0 pts

50Sedgwick County, COCO2,2472.9%−3.4 pts

51Phillips County, COCO4,4202.9%+2.2 pts

52San Miguel County, COCO7,7532.7%−0.3 pts

53Pitkin County, COCO16,6252.5%−0.9 pts

54Dolores County, COCO2,4662.5%−1.4 pts

55Rio Blanco County, COCO6,6832.4%−3.4 pts

56Kit Carson County, COCO7,0692.4%−1.3 pts

57Routt County, COCO25,3292.4%−1.5 pts

58Lake County, COCO7,5522.2%−1.4 pts

59Lincoln County, COCO5,6451.4%−1.5 pts

60Archuleta County, COCO14,3061.3%−2.9 pts

61Baca County, COCO3,3470.6%−1.0 pts

62Cheyenne County, COCO1,7130.4%−1.3 pts

63Kiowa County, COCO1,4120.1%−3.1 pts

64Hinsdale County, COCO7530.0%−5.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES