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Counties in Colorado by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Baca County had the highest COPD in adults, local model estimate of 64 counties in 2023, at 10.7%. Douglas County had the lowest, at 4%. The median was 6.9%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest10.7Baca County
Lowest4Douglas County
Median6.964 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 5.1 %Alamosa County: 6.4 %Arapahoe County: 4.9 %Archuleta County: 7.7 %Baca County: 10.7 %Bent County: 10.1 %Boulder County: 4.7 %Broomfield County: 4.2 %Chaffee County: 7.1 %Cheyenne County: 8 %Clear Creek County: 5.7 %Conejos County: 6.9 %Costilla County: 8.4 %Crowley County: 7.1 %Custer County: 8.6 %Delta County: 9.2 %Denver County: 4.2 %Dolores County: 8.3 %Douglas County: 4 %Eagle County: 5 %Elbert County: 5.9 %El Paso County: 5.2 %Fremont County: 8.2 %Garfield County: 5.8 %Gilpin County: 6.1 %Grand County: 6.2 %Gunnison County: 4.6 %Hinsdale County: 6 %Huerfano County: 8.6 %Jackson County: 10.6 %Jefferson County: 5 %Kiowa County: 8.9 %Kit Carson County: 8.3 %Lake County: 4.7 %La Plata County: 6.2 %Larimer County: 5.2 %Las Animas County: 8.2 %Lincoln County: 7.9 %Logan County: 8.4 %Mesa County: 7 %Mineral County: 6.9 %Moffat County: 7.9 %Montezuma County: 8.3 %Montrose County: 8 %Morgan County: 6.9 %Otero County: 9 %Ouray County: 6.2 %Park County: 6.5 %Phillips County: 8.3 %Pitkin County: 4.9 %Prowers County: 8.1 %Pueblo County: 7.2 %Rio Blanco County: 6.8 %Rio Grande County: 7.1 %Routt County: 5.4 %Saguache County: 9.3 %San Juan County: 6.2 %San Miguel County: 5.3 %Sedgwick County: 9.1 %Summit County: 5 %Teller County: 6.8 %Washington County: 7.6 %Weld County: 5.5 %Yuma County: 7.8 %
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%, 2023. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Baca County: 10.7 %Baca County10.7Jackson County: 10.6 %Jackson County10.6Bent County: 10.1 %Bent County10.1Saguache County: 9.3 %Saguache County9.3Delta County: 9.2 %Delta County9.2Sedgwick County: 9.1 %Sedgwick County9.1Otero County: 9 %Otero County9Kiowa County: 8.9 %Kiowa County8.9Custer County: 8.6 %Custer County8.6Huerfano County: 8.6 %Huerfano County8.6Costilla County: 8.4 %Costilla County8.4Logan County: 8.4 %Logan County8.4Dolores County: 8.3 %Dolores County8.3Kit Carson County: 8.3 %Kit Carson County8.3Montezuma County: 8.3 %Montezuma County8.3Phillips County: 8.3 %Phillips County8.3Fremont County: 8.2 %Fremont County8.2Las Animas County: 8.2 %Las Animas County8.2Prowers County: 8.1 %Prowers County8.1Cheyenne County: 8 %Cheyenne County8Montrose County: 8 %Montrose County8Lincoln County: 7.9 %Lincoln County7.9Moffat County: 7.9 %Moffat County7.9Yuma County: 7.8 %Yuma County7.8Archuleta County: 7.7 %Archuleta County7.7Washington County: 7.6 %Washington County7.6Pueblo County: 7.2 %Pueblo County7.2Chaffee County: 7.1 %Chaffee County7.1Crowley County: 7.1 %Crowley County7.1Rio Grande County: 7.1 %Rio Grande County7.1Mesa County: 7 %Mesa County7Conejos County: 6.9 %Conejos County6.9Mineral County: 6.9 %Mineral County6.9Morgan County: 6.9 %Morgan County6.9Rio Blanco County: 6.8 %Rio Blanco County6.8Teller County: 6.8 %Teller County6.8Park County: 6.5 %Park County6.5Alamosa County: 6.4 %Alamosa County6.4Grand County: 6.2 %Grand County6.2La Plata County: 6.2 %La Plata County6.2Baca County: 10.7 %Baca County10.7Jackson County: 10.6 %Jackson County10.6Bent County: 10.1 %Bent County10.1Saguache County: 9.3 %Saguache County9.3Delta County: 9.2 %Delta County9.2Sedgwick County: 9.1 %Sedgwick County9.1Otero County: 9 %Otero County9Kiowa County: 8.9 %Kiowa County8.9Custer County: 8.6 %Custer County8.6Huerfano County: 8.6 %Huerfano County8.6Costilla County: 8.4 %Costilla County8.4Logan County: 8.4 %Logan County8.4Dolores County: 8.3 %Dolores County8.3Kit Carson County: 8.3 %Kit Carson County8.3Montezuma County: 8.3 %Montezuma County8.3Phillips County: 8.3 %Phillips County8.3Fremont County: 8.2 %Fremont County8.2Las Animas County: 8.2 %Las Animas County8.2Prowers County: 8.1 %Prowers County8.1Cheyenne County: 8 %Cheyenne County8Montrose County: 8 %Montrose County8Lincoln County: 7.9 %Lincoln County7.9Moffat County: 7.9 %Moffat County7.9Yuma County: 7.8 %Yuma County7.8Archuleta County: 7.7 %Archuleta County7.7Washington County: 7.6 %Washington County7.6Pueblo County: 7.2 %Pueblo County7.2Chaffee County: 7.1 %Chaffee County7.1Crowley County: 7.1 %Crowley County7.1Rio Grande County: 7.1 %Rio Grande County7.1Mesa County: 7 %Mesa County7Conejos County: 6.9 %Conejos County6.9Mineral County: 6.9 %Mineral County6.9Morgan County: 6.9 %Morgan County6.9Rio Blanco County: 6.8 %Rio Blanco County6.8Teller County: 6.8 %Teller County6.8Park County: 6.5 %Park County6.5Alamosa County: 6.4 %Alamosa County6.4Grand County: 6.2 %Grand County6.2La Plata County: 6.2 %La Plata County6.2
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Baca County10.7-0.2 pts
2Jackson County10.6-0.1 pts
3Bent County10.1+1.3 pts
4Saguache County9.3-0.9 pts
5Delta County9.2+0.5 pts
6Sedgwick County9.1-2.8 pts
7Otero County9-1.5 pts
8Kiowa County8.9-1.6 pts
9Custer County8.6-0.5 pts
9Huerfano County8.6-0.6 pts
11Costilla County8.4-1.2 pts
11Logan County8.4+0.2 pts
13Dolores County8.3+0.9 pts
13Kit Carson County8.3+0.4 pts
13Montezuma County8.3-0.4 pts
13Phillips County8.3-0.6 pts
17Fremont County8.2-0.5 pts
17Las Animas County8.2-0.4 pts
19Prowers County8.1+0.1 pts
20Cheyenne County8+0.7 pts
20Montrose County8+0.1 pts
22Lincoln County7.9-0.3 pts
22Moffat County7.9-0.7 pts
24Yuma County7.8-0.8 pts
25Archuleta County7.7+0.5 pts
26Washington County7.6-0.1 pts
27Pueblo County7.2+0.3 pts
28Chaffee County7.1-1.5 pts
28Crowley County7.1-0.7 pts
28Rio Grande County7.1+0.9 pts
31Mesa County70 pts
32Conejos County6.9-0.6 pts
32Mineral County6.9-1.7 pts
32Morgan County6.9+0.3 pts
35Rio Blanco County6.8-0.1 pts
35Teller County6.8-0.2 pts
37Park County6.5-0.1 pts
38Alamosa County6.4+0.2 pts
39Grand County6.2+0.4 pts
39La Plata County6.2+0.7 pts
39Ouray County6.2-0.7 pts
39San Juan County6.2-0.5 pts
43Gilpin County6.1-0.7 pts
44Hinsdale County6-1.5 pts
45Elbert County5.9-0.6 pts
46Garfield County5.80 pts
47Clear Creek County5.7+0.3 pts
48Weld County5.5-0.3 pts
49Routt County5.4-0.5 pts
50San Miguel County5.3-0.4 pts
51El Paso County5.2-0.4 pts
51Larimer County5.2+0.7 pts
53Adams County5.1-0.4 pts
54Eagle County50 pts
54Jefferson County5-0.4 pts
54Summit County5-0.4 pts
57Arapahoe County4.9-0.4 pts
57Pitkin County4.9+0.4 pts
59Boulder County4.7-0.2 pts
59Lake County4.7+0.4 pts
61Gunnison County4.6+0.3 pts
62Broomfield County4.2+0.4 pts
62Denver County4.2-1.1 pts
64Douglas County4-0.6 pts

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema or chronic bronchitis. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in Colorado by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Colorado by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/colorado-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Counties in Colorado by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/colorado-counties.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Colorado by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/colorado-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest COPD in adults, local model estimate?

Baca County, with 10.7% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest COPD in adults, local model estimate?

Douglas County, with 4% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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