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Most residents in poverty, Colorado counties · 2020

Colorado counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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, COCO740,61384,858+7%

02El Paso County, COCO757,04071,860+73%

03Adams County, COCO554,66851,412+59%

04Arapahoe County, COCO673,82050,835+80%

05Larimer County, COCO377,29239,812+71%

06Jefferson County, COCO580,45139,249+44%

07Boulder County, COCO328,56036,900+33%

08Weld County, COCO378,42633,797+49%

09Pueblo County, COCO169,27729,660+41%

10Mesa County, COCO162,84520,244+70%

11Douglas County, COCO399,39611,398+206%

12Fremont County, COCO50,0396,475+20%

13La Plata County, COCO56,8985,751+12%

14Delta County, COCO32,1785,639+68%

15Montrose County, COCO44,5915,267+25%

16Eagle County, COCO54,2915,124+58%

17Garfield County, COCO63,4744,682+43%

18Otero County, COCO17,6834,149+9%

19Broomfield County, COCO79,1743,684–

20Montezuma County, COCO26,6783,214−18%

21Morgan County, COCO30,3063,137−7%

22Alamosa County, COCO16,6883,035−5%

23Las Animas County, COCO14,3912,652+1%

24Moffat County, COCO13,1222,367+116%

25Routt County, COCO25,3292,363+97%

26Summit County, COCO31,5172,328+9%

27Logan County, COCO20,6542,320−7%

28Teller County, COCO24,7562,272+106%

29Chaffee County, COCO20,8312,257+19%

30Gunnison County, COCO17,4392,098+0%

31Prowers County, COCO11,8841,931−32%

32Rio Grande County, COCO11,0871,794−0%

33Crowley County, COCO5,6771,585+55%

34Conejos County, COCO7,5291,551−20%

35Grand County, COCO16,4961,430+57%

36Elbert County, COCO30,5341,261+59%

37Park County, COCO18,3141,226+51%

38Bent County, COCO5,7161,202+2%

39Yuma County, COCO9,8961,139−10%

40Archuleta County, COCO14,3061,109−4%

41Huerfano County, COCO7,0111,105−22%

42Saguache County, COCO6,7321,032−23%

43Lake County, COCO7,5521,001−1%

44Pitkin County, COCO16,625984+7%

45Costilla County, COCO3,679929−5%

46San Miguel County, COCO7,753840+22%

47Lincoln County, COCO5,645774+8%

48Rio Blanco County, COCO6,683700+22%

49Baca County, COCO3,347635−17%

50Washington County, COCO4,732590+5%

51Clear Creek County, COCO8,994580+15%

52Kit Carson County, COCO7,069525−46%

53Sedgwick County, COCO2,247481+75%

54Phillips County, COCO4,420362−30%

55Custer County, COCO5,590359−23%

56Ouray County, COCO5,265325+20%

57Gilpin County, COCO6,073320+67%

58Cheyenne County, COCO1,713228−8%

59Kiowa County, COCO1,412196−1%

60Dolores County, COCO2,466159−34%

61Mineral County, COCO910129+52%

62Jackson County, COCO1,211125−44%

63San Juan County, COCO813115−1%

64Hinsdale County, COCO75381+42%

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