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Most unemployed people, Colorado counties

Colorado counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 64 counties in Colorado that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Denver County, COCO740,61321,863+18%

02El Paso County, COCO757,04020,033−3%

03Arapahoe County, COCO673,82018,722+18%

04Adams County, COCO554,66813,784+22%

05Jefferson County, COCO580,45113,190+1%

06Larimer County, COCO377,2929,793−1%

07Weld County, COCO378,4269,024+9%

08Boulder County, COCO328,5609,009+8%

09Douglas County, COCO399,3967,721+16%

10Mesa County, COCO162,8454,301−18%

11Pueblo County, COCO169,2773,603−30%

12Broomfield County, COCO79,1741,681+16%

13Eagle County, COCO54,2911,566+18%

14Garfield County, COCO63,4741,193−10%

15La Plata County, COCO56,8981,163−1%

16Summit County, COCO31,5171,002+61%

17Montrose County, COCO44,591908−12%

18Fremont County, COCO50,039799−7%

19Morgan County, COCO30,306782+33%

20Rio Grande County, COCO11,087585+21%

21Otero County, COCO17,683547+22%

22Logan County, COCO20,654542−12%

23Gunnison County, COCO17,439510+15%

24Elbert County, COCO30,534504+102%

25Chaffee County, COCO20,831472+121%

26Teller County, COCO24,756460−6%

27Montezuma County, COCO26,678457−14%

28Delta County, COCO32,178410−51%

29Grand County, COCO16,496397−13%

30Routt County, COCO25,329360−38%

31Las Animas County, COCO14,391357−29%

32Saguache County, COCO6,732336+7%

33Park County, COCO18,314316−42%

34Moffat County, COCO13,122306−6%

35Alamosa County, COCO16,688305−44%

36Clear Creek County, COCO8,994265+13%

37Pitkin County, COCO16,625256−37%

38Prowers County, COCO11,884231−17%

39Yuma County, COCO9,896221+3%

40Huerfano County, COCO7,011202+248%

41Conejos County, COCO7,529170−51%

42San Miguel County, COCO7,753143−9%

43Gilpin County, COCO6,073108+42%

44Bent County, COCO5,716106+43%

45Lake County, COCO7,552103−40%

46Ouray County, COCO5,26587−15%

47Kit Carson County, COCO7,06985−38%

48Archuleta County, COCO14,30680−71%

49Custer County, COCO5,59079−4%

50Rio Blanco County, COCO6,68377−54%

51Washington County, COCO4,73271+48%

52Jackson County, COCO1,21167−3%

53Phillips County, COCO4,42066+408%

54Crowley County, COCO5,67761−73%

55Costilla County, COCO3,67947−65%

56San Juan County, COCO81346+130%

57Sedgwick County, COCO2,24735−49%

58Dolores County, COCO2,46634+3%

59Mineral County, COCO91034+26%

60Lincoln County, COCO5,64530−32%

61Baca County, COCO3,3479−64%

62Cheyenne County, COCO1,7134−76%

63Kiowa County, COCO1,4121−96%

64Hinsdale County, COCO7530−100%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES