RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 63 SHOWN OF 63

Most residents in poverty, Colorado counties · 1990

Colorado counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 63 counties in Colorado that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 63 is 1,262.

ColoradoAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

RELATEDHighest median household income Lowest median household income Highest per-capita income Lowest poverty rate Highest poverty rate Most six-figure households

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Denver County, COCO740,61380,120–

02El Paso County, COCO757,04041,203–

03Adams County, COCO554,66827,657–

04Jefferson County, COCO580,45125,325–

05Pueblo County, COCO169,27724,887–

06Boulder County, COCO328,56024,681–

07Arapahoe County, COCO673,82023,211–

08Larimer County, COCO377,29222,281–

09Weld County, COCO378,42620,283–

10Mesa County, COCO162,84514,100–

11Fremont County, COCO50,0395,201–

12La Plata County, COCO56,8985,065–

13Otero County, COCO17,6834,822–

14Montezuma County, COCO26,6783,772–

15Delta County, COCO32,1783,738–

16Las Animas County, COCO14,3913,607–

17Morgan County, COCO30,3063,504–

18Montrose County, COCO44,5913,469–

19Alamosa County, COCO16,6883,378–

20Prowers County, COCO11,8842,803–

21Garfield County, COCO63,4742,794–

22Logan County, COCO20,6542,619–

23Rio Grande County, COCO11,0872,567–

24Conejos County, COCO7,5292,523–

25Douglas County, COCO399,3961,905–

26Chaffee County, COCO20,8311,814–

27Gunnison County, COCO17,4391,661–

28Eagle County, COCO54,2911,654–

29Huerfano County, COCO7,0111,545–

30Saguache County, COCO6,7321,415–

31Routt County, COCO25,3291,382–

32Teller County, COCO24,7561,262–

33Moffat County, COCO13,1221,255–

34Yuma County, COCO9,8961,190–

35Costilla County, COCO3,6791,103–

36Kit Carson County, COCO7,0691,086–

37Bent County, COCO5,7161,029–

38Summit County, COCO31,5171,009–

39Crowley County, COCO5,677940–

40Archuleta County, COCO14,306905–

41Baca County, COCO3,347868–

42Rio Blanco County, COCO6,683810–

43Lincoln County, COCO5,645809–

44Pitkin County, COCO16,625798–

45Washington County, COCO4,732755–

46Lake County, COCO7,552741–

47Grand County, COCO16,496740–

48Clear Creek County, COCO8,994724–

49Park County, COCO18,314671–

50Elbert County, COCO30,534661–

51Phillips County, COCO4,420589–

52San Miguel County, COCO7,753418–

53Custer County, COCO5,590354–

54Gilpin County, COCO6,073324–

55Sedgwick County, COCO2,247309–

56Cheyenne County, COCO1,713279–

57Kiowa County, COCO1,412232–

58Ouray County, COCO5,265220–

59Dolores County, COCO2,466217–

60Jackson County, COCO1,211161–

61San Juan County, COCO81396–

62Mineral County, COCO91073–

63Hinsdale County, COCO75365–

SHOWING 1–63 OF 63

Download CSV (full list, 63 rows)

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