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Counties in Colorado by COPD in adults, local model estimate

Baca County had the highest COPD in adults, local model estimate of 64 counties in 2021, at 9.9%. Douglas County had the lowest, at 4%. The median was 7.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest9.9Baca County
Lowest4Douglas County
Median7.164 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 5.4 %Alamosa County: 6.6 %Arapahoe County: 5.2 %Archuleta County: 7.7 %Baca County: 9.9 %Bent County: 8.6 %Boulder County: 4.6 %Broomfield County: 4.2 %Chaffee County: 7.3 %Cheyenne County: 7.6 %Clear Creek County: 5.6 %Conejos County: 7.2 %Costilla County: 8.5 %Crowley County: 7.8 %Custer County: 7.9 %Delta County: 9.6 %Denver County: 4.4 %Dolores County: 7.9 %Douglas County: 4 %Eagle County: 5.1 %Elbert County: 6.3 %El Paso County: 5.3 %Fremont County: 8.6 %Garfield County: 5.8 %Gilpin County: 5.9 %Grand County: 6.5 %Gunnison County: 4.9 %Hinsdale County: 6.6 %Huerfano County: 8.6 %Jackson County: 9.1 %Jefferson County: 5.3 %Kiowa County: 8.8 %Kit Carson County: 8.6 %Lake County: 5.1 %La Plata County: 6 %Larimer County: 5.1 %Las Animas County: 8.3 %Lincoln County: 8 %Logan County: 7.7 %Mesa County: 7.4 %Mineral County: 6.1 %Moffat County: 8 %Montezuma County: 8.2 %Montrose County: 8.1 %Morgan County: 7.2 %Otero County: 8.6 %Ouray County: 6.4 %Park County: 6.9 %Phillips County: 8.6 %Pitkin County: 4.7 %Prowers County: 8.2 %Pueblo County: 6.9 %Rio Blanco County: 7.7 %Rio Grande County: 6.9 %Routt County: 5.4 %Saguache County: 8.8 %San Juan County: 6.8 %San Miguel County: 5.4 %Sedgwick County: 9.4 %Summit County: 5.2 %Teller County: 7 %Washington County: 8.1 %Weld County: 5.7 %Yuma County: 7.8 %
  • Under 5.3
  • 5.3 to 6.1
  • 6.1 to 7.1
  • 7.1 to 7.9
  • 7.9 to 8.6
  • 8.6 and over
%, 2021. 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, 2021

Baca County: 9.9 %Baca County9.9Delta County: 9.6 %Delta County9.6Sedgwick County: 9.4 %Sedgwick County9.4Jackson County: 9.1 %Jackson County9.1Kiowa County: 8.8 %Kiowa County8.8Saguache County: 8.8 %Saguache County8.8Bent County: 8.6 %Bent County8.6Fremont County: 8.6 %Fremont County8.6Huerfano County: 8.6 %Huerfano County8.6Kit Carson County: 8.6 %Kit Carson County8.6Otero County: 8.6 %Otero County8.6Phillips County: 8.6 %Phillips County8.6Costilla County: 8.5 %Costilla County8.5Las Animas County: 8.3 %Las Animas County8.3Montezuma County: 8.2 %Montezuma County8.2Prowers County: 8.2 %Prowers County8.2Montrose County: 8.1 %Montrose County8.1Washington County: 8.1 %Washington County8.1Lincoln County: 8 %Lincoln County8Moffat County: 8 %Moffat County8Custer County: 7.9 %Custer County7.9Dolores County: 7.9 %Dolores County7.9Crowley County: 7.8 %Crowley County7.8Yuma County: 7.8 %Yuma County7.8Archuleta County: 7.7 %Archuleta County7.7Logan County: 7.7 %Logan County7.7Rio Blanco County: 7.7 %Rio Blanco County7.7Cheyenne County: 7.6 %Cheyenne County7.6Mesa County: 7.4 %Mesa County7.4Chaffee County: 7.3 %Chaffee County7.3Conejos County: 7.2 %Conejos County7.2Morgan County: 7.2 %Morgan County7.2Teller County: 7 %Teller County7Park County: 6.9 %Park County6.9Pueblo County: 6.9 %Pueblo County6.9Rio Grande County: 6.9 %Rio Grande County6.9San Juan County: 6.8 %San Juan County6.8Alamosa County: 6.6 %Alamosa County6.6Hinsdale County: 6.6 %Hinsdale County6.6Grand County: 6.5 %Grand County6.5Baca County: 9.9 %Baca County9.9Delta County: 9.6 %Delta County9.6Sedgwick County: 9.4 %Sedgwick County9.4Jackson County: 9.1 %Jackson County9.1Kiowa County: 8.8 %Kiowa County8.8Saguache County: 8.8 %Saguache County8.8Bent County: 8.6 %Bent County8.6Fremont County: 8.6 %Fremont County8.6Huerfano County: 8.6 %Huerfano County8.6Kit Carson County: 8.6 %Kit Carson County8.6Otero County: 8.6 %Otero County8.6Phillips County: 8.6 %Phillips County8.6Costilla County: 8.5 %Costilla County8.5Las Animas County: 8.3 %Las Animas County8.3Montezuma County: 8.2 %Montezuma County8.2Prowers County: 8.2 %Prowers County8.2Montrose County: 8.1 %Montrose County8.1Washington County: 8.1 %Washington County8.1Lincoln County: 8 %Lincoln County8Moffat County: 8 %Moffat County8Custer County: 7.9 %Custer County7.9Dolores County: 7.9 %Dolores County7.9Crowley County: 7.8 %Crowley County7.8Yuma County: 7.8 %Yuma County7.8Archuleta County: 7.7 %Archuleta County7.7Logan County: 7.7 %Logan County7.7Rio Blanco County: 7.7 %Rio Blanco County7.7Cheyenne County: 7.6 %Cheyenne County7.6Mesa County: 7.4 %Mesa County7.4Chaffee County: 7.3 %Chaffee County7.3Conejos County: 7.2 %Conejos County7.2Morgan County: 7.2 %Morgan County7.2Teller County: 7 %Teller County7Park County: 6.9 %Park County6.9Pueblo County: 6.9 %Pueblo County6.9Rio Grande County: 6.9 %Rio Grande County6.9San Juan County: 6.8 %San Juan County6.8Alamosa County: 6.6 %Alamosa County6.6Hinsdale County: 6.6 %Hinsdale County6.6Grand County: 6.5 %Grand County6.5
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Baca County9.9
2Delta County9.6
3Sedgwick County9.4
4Jackson County9.1
5Kiowa County8.8
5Saguache County8.8
7Bent County8.6
7Fremont County8.6
7Huerfano County8.6
7Kit Carson County8.6
7Otero County8.6
7Phillips County8.6
13Costilla County8.5
14Las Animas County8.3
15Montezuma County8.2
15Prowers County8.2
17Montrose County8.1
17Washington County8.1
19Lincoln County8
19Moffat County8
21Custer County7.9
21Dolores County7.9
23Crowley County7.8
23Yuma County7.8
25Archuleta County7.7
25Logan County7.7
25Rio Blanco County7.7
28Cheyenne County7.6
29Mesa County7.4
30Chaffee County7.3
31Conejos County7.2
31Morgan County7.2
33Teller County7
34Park County6.9
34Pueblo County6.9
34Rio Grande County6.9
37San Juan County6.8
38Alamosa County6.6
38Hinsdale County6.6
40Grand County6.5
41Ouray County6.4
42Elbert County6.3
43Mineral County6.1
44La Plata County6
45Gilpin County5.9
46Garfield County5.8
47Weld County5.7
48Clear Creek County5.6
49Adams County5.4
49Routt County5.4
49San Miguel County5.4
52El Paso County5.3
52Jefferson County5.3
54Arapahoe County5.2
54Summit County5.2
56Eagle County5.1
56Lake County5.1
56Larimer County5.1
59Gunnison County4.9
60Pitkin County4.7
61Boulder County4.6
62Denver County4.4
63Broomfield County4.2
64Douglas County4

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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?period=2021. 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, 2021. 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?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/colorado-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Baca County, with 9.9% in 2021, 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 2021.

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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