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Poverty Rate in Colorado, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in Colorado, ranked. The highest is Bent County at 28.4% and the lowest is Douglas County at 3.8%.

Colorado: 9.4% · United States: 12.5% · median county in Colorado: 11.2%

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#County Poverty Rate
1Bent County28.4%
2Baca County24.6%
3Otero County22.1%
4Dolores County21.6%
5San Juan County21.3%
6Costilla County21.0%
7Crowley County19.4%
8Las Animas County18.7%
9Prowers County18.2%
10Rio Grande County18.0%
11Yuma County17.9%
12Saguache County17.8%
13Huerfano County17.3%
14Alamosa County17.2%
15Phillips County16.8%
16Logan County15.8%
17Jackson County14.6%
18Pueblo County14.6%
19Morgan County14.3%
20Delta County14.0%
21Fremont County13.3%
22Montezuma County13.3%
23Sedgwick County13.0%
24Custer County12.7%
25Kiowa County11.8%
26Conejos County11.7%
27La Plata County11.7%
28Montrose County11.5%
29Gunnison County11.3%
30Boulder County11.2%
31Denver County11.2%
32Gilpin County11.2%
33Larimer County11.2%
34Mesa County10.7%
35Mineral County10.0%
36Adams County9.8%
37Kit Carson County9.8%
38Lincoln County9.8%
39Weld County9.6%
40San Miguel County9.3%
41Eagle County8.7%
42Arapahoe County8.6%
43El Paso County8.5%
44Rio Blanco County8.5%
45Moffat County8.4%
46Chaffee County8.3%
47Archuleta County8.2%
48Cheyenne County8.2%
49Garfield County8.2%
50Washington County8.1%
51Lake County7.9%
52Pitkin County7.8%
53Summit County7.7%
54Grand County7.6%
55Teller County7.6%
56Jefferson County6.7%
57Clear Creek County6.4%
58Broomfield County6.2%
59Elbert County5.3%
60Routt County5.2%
61Park County5.0%
62Ouray County4.3%
63Hinsdale County4.1%
64Douglas County3.8%

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Colorado ranks 48th of 52 states for poverty rate.

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