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Highest unemployment, Colorado counties · 2020

Colorado counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 64 counties in Colorado that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 64 is 4.3%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

01Crowley County, COCO5,67711.6%–

02Jackson County, COCO1,21110.0%–

03Saguache County, COCO6,7329.8%–

04Conejos County, COCO7,5299.8%–

05Rio Grande County, COCO11,0879.4%–

06Costilla County, COCO3,6799.3%–

07Las Animas County, COCO14,3917.9%–

08Delta County, COCO32,1786.9%–

09Pueblo County, COCO169,2776.9%–

10Mesa County, COCO162,8456.9%–

11Alamosa County, COCO16,6886.9%–

12Sedgwick County, COCO2,2476.3%–

13El Paso County, COCO757,0405.9%–

14Otero County, COCO17,6835.9%–

15Park County, COCO18,3145.9%–

16Rio Blanco County, COCO6,6835.8%–

17Mineral County, COCO9105.6%–

18San Juan County, COCO8135.6%–

19Fremont County, COCO50,0395.5%–

20Montrose County, COCO44,5915.3%–

21Logan County, COCO20,6545.2%–

22Hinsdale County, COCO7535.2%–

23Larimer County, COCO377,2925.1%–

24Weld County, COCO378,4265.1%–

25Moffat County, COCO13,1225.0%–

26Grand County, COCO16,4965.0%–

27Prowers County, COCO11,8845.0%–

28Boulder County, COCO328,5604.5%–

29Montezuma County, COCO26,6784.4%–

30Bent County, COCO5,7164.4%–

31Arapahoe County, COCO673,8204.4%–

32Denver County, COCO740,6134.3%–

33Archuleta County, COCO14,3064.3%–

34Morgan County, COCO30,3064.2%–

35Gunnison County, COCO17,4394.2%–

36Ouray County, COCO5,2654.2%–

37Yuma County, COCO9,8964.1%–

38Custer County, COCO5,5904.1%–

39Adams County, COCO554,6684.1%–

40Clear Creek County, COCO8,9944.1%–

41Garfield County, COCO63,4744.0%–

42Jefferson County, COCO580,4514.0%–

43La Plata County, COCO56,8983.9%–

44Teller County, COCO24,7563.9%–

45Routt County, COCO25,3293.9%–

46Eagle County, COCO54,2913.9%–

47Dolores County, COCO2,4663.9%–

48Kit Carson County, COCO7,0693.7%–

49Lake County, COCO7,5523.6%–

50Broomfield County, COCO79,1743.6%–

51Douglas County, COCO399,3963.5%–

52Pitkin County, COCO16,6253.4%–

53Kiowa County, COCO1,4123.2%–

54Summit County, COCO31,5173.1%–

55San Miguel County, COCO7,7533.0%–

56Lincoln County, COCO5,6452.9%–

57Huerfano County, COCO7,0112.3%–

58Chaffee County, COCO20,8312.3%–

59Washington County, COCO4,7322.1%–

60Gilpin County, COCO6,0731.9%–

61Elbert County, COCO30,5341.8%–

62Cheyenne County, COCO1,7131.7%–

63Baca County, COCO3,3471.5%–

64Phillips County, COCO4,4200.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS