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Most residents in poverty, Colorado counties · 2010

Colorado counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 64 counties in Colorado that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Denver County, COCO740,613115,065+45%

02El Paso County, COCO757,04068,890+66%

03Arapahoe County, COCO673,82066,522+135%

04Adams County, COCO554,66861,447+90%

05Jefferson County, COCO580,45142,911+58%

06Larimer County, COCO377,29239,917+72%

07Boulder County, COCO328,56037,581+36%

08Weld County, COCO378,42635,225+56%

09Pueblo County, COCO169,27727,442+31%

10Mesa County, COCO162,84518,196+53%

11Douglas County, COCO399,3968,152+119%

12Fremont County, COCO50,0397,509+39%

13La Plata County, COCO56,8985,227+2%

14Garfield County, COCO63,4745,175+58%

15Eagle County, COCO54,2914,927+52%

16Montrose County, COCO44,5914,517+7%

17Montezuma County, COCO26,6784,482+15%

18Morgan County, COCO30,3064,124+23%

19Delta County, COCO32,1784,062+21%

20Otero County, COCO17,6833,955+4%

21Alamosa County, COCO16,6883,704+16%

22Broomfield County, COCO79,1743,056–

23Logan County, COCO20,6542,914+17%

24Prowers County, COCO11,8842,778−1%

25Las Animas County, COCO14,3912,609−1%

26Chaffee County, COCO20,8312,064+9%

27Rio Grande County, COCO11,0872,052+14%

28Summit County, COCO31,5172,033−4%

29Moffat County, COCO13,1221,796+64%

30Teller County, COCO24,7561,781+61%

31Gunnison County, COCO17,4391,660−21%

32Routt County, COCO25,3291,612+34%

33Lake County, COCO7,5521,584+57%

34Bent County, COCO5,7161,559+33%

35Saguache County, COCO6,7321,492+12%

36Conejos County, COCO7,5291,465−24%

37Pitkin County, COCO16,6251,432+56%

38Huerfano County, COCO7,0111,392−2%

39Crowley County, COCO5,6771,223+20%

40Archuleta County, COCO14,3061,031−11%

41Park County, COCO18,3141,003+24%

42Costilla County, COCO3,6791,002+2%

43Grand County, COCO16,496985+8%

44Yuma County, COCO9,896979−23%

45Elbert County, COCO30,534807+2%

46Clear Creek County, COCO8,994726+44%

47San Miguel County, COCO7,753722+5%

48Kit Carson County, COCO7,069701−28%

49Lincoln County, COCO5,645689−4%

50Washington County, COCO4,732689+23%

51Custer County, COCO5,590643+38%

52Gilpin County, COCO6,073599+212%

53Baca County, COCO3,347529−31%

54Phillips County, COCO4,420411−21%

55Ouray County, COCO5,265365+35%

56Rio Blanco County, COCO6,683356−38%

57Sedgwick County, COCO2,247335+22%

58Dolores County, COCO2,466330+36%

59Cheyenne County, COCO1,713223−10%

60Jackson County, COCO1,211194−13%

61Kiowa County, COCO1,412175−12%

62San Juan County, COCO81386−26%

63Mineral County, COCO91055−35%

64Hinsdale County, COCO75331−46%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS