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Counties in Colorado by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate

Alamosa County had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 64 counties in 2021, at 17.3%. Pitkin County had the lowest, at 11.8%. The median was 14.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest17.3Alamosa County
Lowest11.8Pitkin County
Median14.764 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 15.2 %Alamosa County: 17.3 %Arapahoe County: 14 %Archuleta County: 13 %Baca County: 15.9 %Bent County: 16 %Boulder County: 14.7 %Broomfield County: 12.6 %Chaffee County: 13.7 %Cheyenne County: 14.3 %Clear Creek County: 12.4 %Conejos County: 15 %Costilla County: 14.3 %Crowley County: 16.6 %Custer County: 12.5 %Delta County: 14.7 %Denver County: 15.2 %Dolores County: 13.8 %Douglas County: 11.8 %Eagle County: 13.8 %Elbert County: 13.6 %El Paso County: 15.7 %Fremont County: 15.2 %Garfield County: 15 %Gilpin County: 12.9 %Grand County: 13.9 %Gunnison County: 15 %Hinsdale County: 12.4 %Huerfano County: 13.4 %Jackson County: 14.7 %Jefferson County: 12.9 %Kiowa County: 15.2 %Kit Carson County: 15.9 %Lake County: 14 %La Plata County: 14.1 %Larimer County: 15.3 %Las Animas County: 15 %Lincoln County: 16 %Logan County: 15.8 %Mesa County: 16.1 %Mineral County: 12 %Moffat County: 16.4 %Montezuma County: 15 %Montrose County: 14 %Morgan County: 15.6 %Otero County: 16.4 %Ouray County: 11.8 %Park County: 13.2 %Phillips County: 14.9 %Pitkin County: 11.8 %Prowers County: 16.5 %Pueblo County: 15.6 %Rio Blanco County: 16 %Rio Grande County: 14.1 %Routt County: 13.5 %Saguache County: 14.8 %San Juan County: 13.3 %San Miguel County: 13.3 %Sedgwick County: 14.4 %Summit County: 13.6 %Teller County: 13.4 %Washington County: 15.3 %Weld County: 15.5 %Yuma County: 15.4 %
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%, 2021. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Alamosa County: 17.3 %Alamosa County17.3Crowley County: 16.6 %Crowley County16.6Prowers County: 16.5 %Prowers County16.5Moffat County: 16.4 %Moffat County16.4Otero County: 16.4 %Otero County16.4Mesa County: 16.1 %Mesa County16.1Bent County: 16 %Bent County16Lincoln County: 16 %Lincoln County16Rio Blanco County: 16 %Rio Blanco County16Baca County: 15.9 %Baca County15.9Kit Carson County: 15.9 %Kit Carson County15.9Logan County: 15.8 %Logan County15.8El Paso County: 15.7 %El Paso County15.7Morgan County: 15.6 %Morgan County15.6Pueblo County: 15.6 %Pueblo County15.6Weld County: 15.5 %Weld County15.5Yuma County: 15.4 %Yuma County15.4Larimer County: 15.3 %Larimer County15.3Washington County: 15.3 %Washington County15.3Adams County: 15.2 %Adams County15.2Denver County: 15.2 %Denver County15.2Fremont County: 15.2 %Fremont County15.2Kiowa County: 15.2 %Kiowa County15.2Conejos County: 15 %Conejos County15Garfield County: 15 %Garfield County15Gunnison County: 15 %Gunnison County15Las Animas County: 15 %Las Animas County15Montezuma County: 15 %Montezuma County15Phillips County: 14.9 %Phillips County14.9Saguache County: 14.8 %Saguache County14.8Boulder County: 14.7 %Boulder County14.7Delta County: 14.7 %Delta County14.7Jackson County: 14.7 %Jackson County14.7Sedgwick County: 14.4 %Sedgwick County14.4Cheyenne County: 14.3 %Cheyenne County14.3Costilla County: 14.3 %Costilla County14.3La Plata County: 14.1 %La Plata County14.1Rio Grande County: 14.1 %Rio Grande County14.1Arapahoe County: 14 %Arapahoe County14Lake County: 14 %Lake County14Alamosa County: 17.3 %Alamosa County17.3Crowley County: 16.6 %Crowley County16.6Prowers County: 16.5 %Prowers County16.5Moffat County: 16.4 %Moffat County16.4Otero County: 16.4 %Otero County16.4Mesa County: 16.1 %Mesa County16.1Bent County: 16 %Bent County16Lincoln County: 16 %Lincoln County16Rio Blanco County: 16 %Rio Blanco County16Baca County: 15.9 %Baca County15.9Kit Carson County: 15.9 %Kit Carson County15.9Logan County: 15.8 %Logan County15.8El Paso County: 15.7 %El Paso County15.7Morgan County: 15.6 %Morgan County15.6Pueblo County: 15.6 %Pueblo County15.6Weld County: 15.5 %Weld County15.5Yuma County: 15.4 %Yuma County15.4Larimer County: 15.3 %Larimer County15.3Washington County: 15.3 %Washington County15.3Adams County: 15.2 %Adams County15.2Denver County: 15.2 %Denver County15.2Fremont County: 15.2 %Fremont County15.2Kiowa County: 15.2 %Kiowa County15.2Conejos County: 15 %Conejos County15Garfield County: 15 %Garfield County15Gunnison County: 15 %Gunnison County15Las Animas County: 15 %Las Animas County15Montezuma County: 15 %Montezuma County15Phillips County: 14.9 %Phillips County14.9Saguache County: 14.8 %Saguache County14.8Boulder County: 14.7 %Boulder County14.7Delta County: 14.7 %Delta County14.7Jackson County: 14.7 %Jackson County14.7Sedgwick County: 14.4 %Sedgwick County14.4Cheyenne County: 14.3 %Cheyenne County14.3Costilla County: 14.3 %Costilla County14.3La Plata County: 14.1 %La Plata County14.1Rio Grande County: 14.1 %Rio Grande County14.1Arapahoe County: 14 %Arapahoe County14Lake County: 14 %Lake County14
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Alamosa County17.3
2Crowley County16.6
3Prowers County16.5
4Moffat County16.4
4Otero County16.4
6Mesa County16.1
7Bent County16
7Lincoln County16
7Rio Blanco County16
10Baca County15.9
10Kit Carson County15.9
12Logan County15.8
13El Paso County15.7
14Morgan County15.6
14Pueblo County15.6
16Weld County15.5
17Yuma County15.4
18Larimer County15.3
18Washington County15.3
20Adams County15.2
20Denver County15.2
20Fremont County15.2
20Kiowa County15.2
24Conejos County15
24Garfield County15
24Gunnison County15
24Las Animas County15
24Montezuma County15
29Phillips County14.9
30Saguache County14.8
31Boulder County14.7
31Delta County14.7
31Jackson County14.7
34Sedgwick County14.4
35Cheyenne County14.3
35Costilla County14.3
37La Plata County14.1
37Rio Grande County14.1
39Arapahoe County14
39Lake County14
39Montrose County14
42Grand County13.9
43Dolores County13.8
43Eagle County13.8
45Chaffee County13.7
46Elbert County13.6
46Summit County13.6
48Routt County13.5
49Huerfano County13.4
49Teller County13.4
51San Juan County13.3
51San Miguel County13.3
53Park County13.2
54Archuleta County13
55Gilpin County12.9
55Jefferson County12.9
57Broomfield County12.6
58Custer County12.5
59Clear Creek County12.4
59Hinsdale County12.4
61Mineral County12
62Douglas County11.8
62Ouray County11.8
62Pitkin County11.8

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Percentage of adults who say their mental health was not good on 14 or more of the past 30 days. 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), frequent mental distress 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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in Colorado by frequent mental distress 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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Colorado by frequent mental distress 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-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/colorado-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Alamosa County, with 17.3% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Pitkin County, with 11.8% in 2021.

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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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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