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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. The median across all 64 is 4.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Huerfano County, CO, up 51 places to #6.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01▲2Saguache County, COCO6,73210.3%+0.5 pts
02▲3Rio Grande County, COCO11,08710.1%+0.8 pts
03▲15San Juan County, COCO8139.4%+3.9 pts
04▼2Jackson County, COCO1,2119.2%−0.7 pts
05▲12Mineral County, COCO9109.1%+3.5 pts
06▲51Huerfano County, COCO7,0118.0%+5.7 pts
07▲7Otero County, COCO17,6836.7%+0.8 pts
08▲22Bent County, COCO5,7165.8%+1.4 pts
09▼2Las Animas County, COCO14,3915.6%−2.2 pts
10▲11Logan County, COCO20,6545.4%+0.2 pts
11▲2El Paso County, COCO757,0405.4%−0.5 pts
12▼2Mesa County, COCO162,8455.4%−1.5 pts
13▲21Morgan County, COCO30,3065.3%+1.1 pts
14▲40Summit County, COCO31,5175.0%+1.9 pts
15▲16Arapahoe County, COCO673,8205.0%+0.6 pts
16▲16Denver County, COCO740,6134.9%+0.5 pts
17▲11Boulder County, COCO328,5604.8%+0.3 pts
18▲22Clear Creek County, COCO8,9944.8%+0.7 pts
19▲39Chaffee County, COCO20,8314.8%+2.5 pts
20▼11Pueblo County, COCO169,2774.8%−2.1 pts
21▲3Weld County, COCO378,4264.8%−0.3 pts
22▼18Conejos County, COCO7,5294.8%−5.0 pts
23Larimer County, COCO377,2924.8%−0.3 pts
24▲22Eagle County, COCO54,2914.7%+0.8 pts
25▲10Gunnison County, COCO17,4394.7%+0.4 pts
26▲13Adams County, COCO554,6684.6%+0.6 pts
27▼2Moffat County, COCO13,1224.5%−0.5 pts
28▲9Yuma County, COCO9,8964.5%+0.3 pts
29▼9Montrose County, COCO44,5914.4%−0.9 pts
30▼11Fremont County, COCO50,0394.3%−1.3 pts
31▼4Prowers County, COCO11,8844.1%−0.8 pts
32▼6Grand County, COCO16,4964.1%−0.9 pts
33▲9Jefferson County, COCO580,4513.9%0.0 pts
34▼33Crowley County, COCO5,6773.9%−7.7 pts
35▼6Montezuma County, COCO26,6783.9%−0.6 pts
36▲7La Plata County, COCO56,8983.8%−0.1 pts
37▲13Broomfield County, COCO79,1743.8%+0.2 pts
38Custer County, COCO5,5903.7%−0.3 pts
39▲5Teller County, COCO24,7563.7%−0.2 pts
40▼29Alamosa County, COCO16,6883.7%−3.2 pts
41▲10Douglas County, COCO399,3963.6%+0.1 pts
42▼36Costilla County, COCO3,6793.5%−5.8 pts
43▼7Ouray County, COCO5,2653.5%−0.7 pts
44▲17Elbert County, COCO30,5343.4%+1.6 pts
45▼4Garfield County, COCO63,4743.4%−0.6 pts
46▼31Park County, COCO18,3143.3%−2.5 pts
47▼39Delta County, COCO32,1783.2%−3.8 pts
48▲12Gilpin County, COCO6,0733.1%+1.2 pts
49▲10Washington County, COCO4,7323.1%+1.0 pts
50▼38Sedgwick County, COCO2,2472.9%−3.4 pts
51▲13Phillips County, COCO4,4202.9%+2.2 pts
52▲3San Miguel County, COCO7,7532.7%−0.3 pts
53▼1Pitkin County, COCO16,6252.5%−0.9 pts
54▼7Dolores County, COCO2,4662.5%−1.4 pts
55▼39Rio Blanco County, COCO6,6832.4%−3.4 pts
56▼8Kit Carson County, COCO7,0692.4%−1.3 pts
57▼12Routt County, COCO25,3292.4%−1.5 pts
58▼9Lake County, COCO7,5522.2%−1.4 pts
59▼3Lincoln County, COCO5,6451.4%−1.5 pts
60▼27Archuleta County, COCO14,3061.3%−2.9 pts
61▲2Baca County, COCO3,3470.6%−1.0 pts
62Cheyenne County, COCO1,7130.4%−1.3 pts
63▼10Kiowa County, COCO1,4120.1%−3.1 pts
64▼42Hinsdale County, COCO7530.0%−5.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES