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Lowest unemployment, Colorado counties

Colorado counties ranked by the lowest 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: Hinsdale County, CO, up 42 places to #1.

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