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Counties in Colorado by depression in adults, local model estimate

El Paso County had the highest depression in adults, local model estimate of 64 counties in 2021, at 24.8%. Douglas County had the lowest, at 18%. The median was 20.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest24.8El Paso County
Lowest18Douglas County
Median20.864 counties

Top 40 counties, 2021

El Paso County: 24.8 %El Paso County24.8Larimer County: 23.9 %Larimer County23.9Mesa County: 23.1 %Mesa County23.1Moffat County: 23 %Moffat County23Rio Blanco County: 22.9 %Rio Blanco County22.9Gunnison County: 22.8 %Gunnison County22.8Boulder County: 22.6 %Boulder County22.6Alamosa County: 22.5 %Alamosa County22.5Kit Carson County: 22.5 %Kit Carson County22.5Baca County: 22.4 %Baca County22.4Garfield County: 22.2 %Garfield County22.2Prowers County: 22.2 %Prowers County22.2Kiowa County: 22.1 %Kiowa County22.1Denver County: 21.9 %Denver County21.9Washington County: 21.9 %Washington County21.9Montezuma County: 21.8 %Montezuma County21.8Jackson County: 21.6 %Jackson County21.6La Plata County: 21.6 %La Plata County21.6Lincoln County: 21.6 %Lincoln County21.6Otero County: 21.6 %Otero County21.6Pueblo County: 21.6 %Pueblo County21.6Adams County: 21.5 %Adams County21.5Las Animas County: 21.3 %Las Animas County21.3Grand County: 21.2 %Grand County21.2Yuma County: 21.2 %Yuma County21.2Cheyenne County: 21.1 %Cheyenne County21.1Fremont County: 21.1 %Fremont County21.1Park County: 21.1 %Park County21.1Sedgwick County: 21.1 %Sedgwick County21.1Logan County: 21 %Logan County21Montrose County: 21 %Montrose County21Elbert County: 20.8 %Elbert County20.8Dolores County: 20.7 %Dolores County20.7Morgan County: 20.7 %Morgan County20.7Gilpin County: 20.6 %Gilpin County20.6Phillips County: 20.6 %Phillips County20.6Saguache County: 20.6 %Saguache County20.6San Miguel County: 20.6 %San Miguel County20.6Archuleta County: 20.5 %Archuleta County20.5Weld County: 20.5 %Weld County20.5
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1El Paso County24.8
2Larimer County23.9
3Mesa County23.1
4Moffat County23
5Rio Blanco County22.9
6Gunnison County22.8
7Boulder County22.6
8Alamosa County22.5
8Kit Carson County22.5
10Baca County22.4
11Garfield County22.2
11Prowers County22.2
13Kiowa County22.1
14Denver County21.9
14Washington County21.9
16Montezuma County21.8
17Jackson County21.6
17La Plata County21.6
17Lincoln County21.6
17Otero County21.6
17Pueblo County21.6
22Adams County21.5
23Las Animas County21.3
24Grand County21.2
24Yuma County21.2
26Cheyenne County21.1
26Fremont County21.1
26Park County21.1
26Sedgwick County21.1
30Logan County21
30Montrose County21
32Elbert County20.8
33Dolores County20.7
33Morgan County20.7
35Gilpin County20.6
35Phillips County20.6
35Saguache County20.6
35San Miguel County20.6
39Archuleta County20.5
39Weld County20.5
41Chaffee County20.4
41Delta County20.4
41Routt County20.4
44Clear Creek County20.2
44Eagle County20.2
44Huerfano County20.2
44Lake County20.2
44Rio Grande County20.2
44Summit County20.2
50Broomfield County20.1
50Conejos County20.1
50Teller County20.1
53Mineral County20
53Ouray County20
53San Juan County20
56Custer County19.9
57Hinsdale County19.8
58Bent County19.7
58Crowley County19.7
60Arapahoe County19.6
61Jefferson County19.5
62Costilla County19.4
63Pitkin County18.9
64Douglas County18

Other periods

About this ranking

Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had a depressive disorder. 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.

How to cite

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression 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), depression in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in Colorado by depression 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), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Colorado by depression 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-depression-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), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Counties in Colorado by depression 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-depression-rate-county-estimate/colorado-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Colorado by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/colorado-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

El Paso County, with 24.8% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Douglas County, with 18% 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), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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