RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 64 SHOWN OF 64

Most unemployed people, Colorado counties · 2020

Colorado counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2020 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 409.

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01El Paso County, COCO757,04020,725–

02Denver County, COCO740,61318,531–

03Arapahoe County, COCO673,82015,920–

04Jefferson County, COCO580,45113,068–

05Adams County, COCO554,66811,260–

06Larimer County, COCO377,2929,938–

07Boulder County, COCO328,5608,317–

08Weld County, COCO378,4268,310–

09Douglas County, COCO399,3966,680–

10Mesa County, COCO162,8455,269–

11Pueblo County, COCO169,2775,173–

12Broomfield County, COCO79,1741,455–

13Eagle County, COCO54,2911,326–

14Garfield County, COCO63,4741,324–

15La Plata County, COCO56,8981,172–

16Montrose County, COCO44,5911,034–

17Fremont County, COCO50,039859–

18Delta County, COCO32,178835–

19Summit County, COCO31,517622–

20Logan County, COCO20,654619–

21Morgan County, COCO30,306586–

22Routt County, COCO25,329583–

23Park County, COCO18,314547–

24Alamosa County, COCO16,688540–

25Montezuma County, COCO26,678534–

26Las Animas County, COCO14,391506–

27Teller County, COCO24,756491–

28Rio Grande County, COCO11,087484–

29Grand County, COCO16,496455–

30Otero County, COCO17,683447–

31Gunnison County, COCO17,439444–

32Pitkin County, COCO16,625409–

33Conejos County, COCO7,529348–

34Moffat County, COCO13,122326–

35Saguache County, COCO6,732315–

36Archuleta County, COCO14,306280–

37Prowers County, COCO11,884279–

38Elbert County, COCO30,534250–

39Clear Creek County, COCO8,994235–

40Crowley County, COCO5,677227–

41Chaffee County, COCO20,831214–

42Yuma County, COCO9,896214–

43Lake County, COCO7,552173–

44Rio Blanco County, COCO6,683169–

45San Miguel County, COCO7,753158–

46Costilla County, COCO3,679136–

47Kit Carson County, COCO7,069136–

48Ouray County, COCO5,265102–

49Custer County, COCO5,59082–

50Gilpin County, COCO6,07376–

51Bent County, COCO5,71674–

52Jackson County, COCO1,21169–

53Sedgwick County, COCO2,24769–

54Huerfano County, COCO7,01158–

55Washington County, COCO4,73248–

56Lincoln County, COCO5,64544–

57Dolores County, COCO2,46633–

58Mineral County, COCO91027–

59Baca County, COCO3,34725–

60Kiowa County, COCO1,41223–

61San Juan County, COCO81320–

62Hinsdale County, COCO75319–

63Cheyenne County, COCO1,71317–

64Phillips County, COCO4,42013–

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