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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. The median across all 64 is 336. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Chaffee County, CO, up 16 places to #25.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01▲1Denver County, COCO740,61321,863+18%

02▼1El Paso County, COCO757,04020,033−3%

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

04▲1Adams County, COCO554,66813,784+22%

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

06Larimer County, COCO377,2929,793−1%

07▲1Weld County, COCO378,4269,024+9%

08▼1Boulder 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%

16▲3Summit County, COCO31,5171,002+61%

17▼1Montrose County, COCO44,591908−12%

18▼1Fremont County, COCO50,039799−7%

19▲2Morgan County, COCO30,306782+33%

20▲8Rio Grande County, COCO11,087585+21%

21▲9Otero County, COCO17,683547+22%

22▼2Logan County, COCO20,654542−12%

23▲8Gunnison County, COCO17,439510+15%

24▲14Elbert County, COCO30,534504+102%

25▲16Chaffee County, COCO20,831472+121%

26▲1Teller County, COCO24,756460−6%

27▼2Montezuma County, COCO26,678457−14%

28▼10Delta County, COCO32,178410−51%

29Grand County, COCO16,496397−13%

30▼8Routt County, COCO25,329360−38%

31▼5Las Animas County, COCO14,391357−29%

32▲3Saguache County, COCO6,732336+7%

33▼10Park County, COCO18,314316−42%

34Moffat County, COCO13,122306−6%

35▼11Alamosa County, COCO16,688305−44%

36▲3Clear Creek County, COCO8,994265+13%

37▼5Pitkin County, COCO16,625256−37%

38▼1Prowers County, COCO11,884231−17%

39▲3Yuma County, COCO9,896221+3%

40▲14Huerfano County, COCO7,011202+248%

41▼8Conejos County, COCO7,529170−51%

42▲3San Miguel County, COCO7,753143−9%

43▲7Gilpin County, COCO6,073108+42%

44▲7Bent County, COCO5,716106+43%

45▼2Lake County, COCO7,552103−40%

46▲2Ouray County, COCO5,26587−15%

47Kit Carson County, COCO7,06985−38%

48▼12Archuleta County, COCO14,30680−71%

49Custer County, COCO5,59079−4%

50▼6Rio Blanco County, COCO6,68377−54%

51▲4Washington County, COCO4,73271+48%

52Jackson County, COCO1,21167−3%

53▲11Phillips County, COCO4,42066+408%

54▼14Crowley County, COCO5,67761−73%

55▼9Costilla County, COCO3,67947−65%

56▲5San Juan County, COCO81346+130%

57▼4Sedgwick County, COCO2,24735−49%

58▼1Dolores County, COCO2,46634+3%

59▼1Mineral County, COCO91034+26%

60▼4Lincoln County, COCO5,64530−32%

61▼2Baca County, COCO3,3479−64%

62▲1Cheyenne County, COCO1,7134−76%

63▼3Kiowa County, COCO1,4121−96%

64▼2Hinsdale County, COCO7530−100%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES