Counties in Colorado by real GDP growth

Baca County had the highest real GDP growth of 64 counties in 2017, at 70.5%. Yuma County had the lowest, at -38%. The median was 1.6% and the figure for Colorado was 3.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest70.5Baca County
Lowest-38Yuma County
Median1.664 counties
Colorado3.7History

Top 40 counties, 2017

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Baca CountyBaca County: 70.5 %70.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 11.3 %11.3Gilpin CountyGilpin County: 10.3 %10.3Lake CountyLake County: 10 %10Costilla CountyCostilla County: 9.5 %9.5Teller CountyTeller County: 8.4 %8.4Larimer CountyLarimer County: 7.7 %7.7Broomfield CountyBroomfield County: 7.3 %7.3Weld CountyWeld County: 6.8 %6.8Summit CountySummit County: 6.7 %6.7Mineral CountyMineral County: 6.6 %6.6Elbert CountyElbert County: 6.4 %6.4Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 6.3 %6.3Mesa CountyMesa County: 6.3 %6.3Pitkin CountyPitkin County: 6.3 %6.3Conejos CountyConejos County: 5.7 %5.7Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 5.5 %5.5Denver CountyDenver County: 5.5 %5.5Routt CountyRoutt County: 5 %5Boulder CountyBoulder County: 4.9 %4.9Eagle CountyEagle County: 4.6 %4.6Grand CountyGrand County: 4.5 %4.5El Paso CountyEl Paso County: 4.1 %4.1Gunnison CountyGunnison County: 4.1 %4.1Chaffee CountyChaffee County: 3.7 %3.7Adams CountyAdams County: 3.5 %3.5Huerfano CountyHuerfano County: 3.2 %3.2San Juan CountySan Juan County: 3.1 %3.1Douglas CountyDouglas County: 3 %3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 2.5 %2.5Arapahoe CountyArapahoe County: 2.1 %2.1Montrose CountyMontrose County: 1.8 %1.8Rio Grande CountyRio Grande County: 1.4 %1.4Clear Creek CountyClear Creek County: 1.1 %1.1Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 1 %1Alamosa CountyAlamosa County: 0.6 %0.6San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 0.3 %0.3Hinsdale CountyHinsdale County: -0.2 %-0.2Fremont CountyFremont County: -0.3 %-0.3Garfield CountyGarfield County: -0.9 %-0.9
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Baca County70.5+76.8 pts
2Jackson County11.3+5.9 pts
3Gilpin County10.3+9.2 pts
4Lake County10+11.9 pts
5Costilla County9.5+19 pts
6Teller County8.4+8.4 pts
7Larimer County7.7+3.7 pts
8Broomfield County7.3+6.4 pts
9Weld County6.8+3.1 pts
10Summit County6.7+5.2 pts
11Mineral County6.6+7.4 pts
12Elbert County6.4+1.7 pts
13Kiowa County6.3+6.7 pts
13Mesa County6.3+8.4 pts
13Pitkin County6.3+3.4 pts
16Conejos County5.7+8.3 pts
17Cheyenne County5.5+4 pts
17Denver County5.5+4.9 pts
19Routt County5+6.3 pts
20Boulder County4.9+1.4 pts
21Eagle County4.6+3.6 pts
22Grand County4.5+5.7 pts
23El Paso County4.1+2.1 pts
23Gunnison County4.1+0.1 pts
25Chaffee County3.7-4.3 pts
26Adams County3.5-1.2 pts
27Huerfano County3.2-7.8 pts
28San Juan County3.1+20.5 pts
29Douglas County3+1.2 pts
30Jefferson County2.5-2.5 pts
31Arapahoe County2.1+0.1 pts
32Montrose County1.8+3.2 pts
33Rio Grande County1.4+1.1 pts
34Clear Creek County1.1+20.9 pts
35Lincoln County1+0.2 pts
36Alamosa County0.6+2 pts
37San Miguel County0.3+3.8 pts
38Hinsdale County-0.2-3.5 pts
39Fremont County-0.3-4.2 pts
40Garfield County-0.9-1.1 pts
40Pueblo County-0.9-3.6 pts
42Montezuma County-1.1+0.8 pts
43Park County-1.6-11.8 pts
44Archuleta County-1.8-6.4 pts
45Otero County-1.9+2.4 pts
46Morgan County-2.3-1.2 pts
47Saguache County-2.9+4.3 pts
48Delta County-4.2+4.5 pts
49La Plata County-4.4-2.7 pts
50Moffat County-5.2-4 pts
51Ouray County-6.3+2.6 pts
52Custer County-6.60 pts
53Las Animas County-7.8-10.5 pts
54Dolores County-8.8+8.5 pts
55Prowers County-12.6-20.3 pts
56Bent County-13-10.4 pts
57Rio Blanco County-13.1-15.3 pts
58Phillips County-13.9-33.8 pts
59Kit Carson County-16-33 pts
60Crowley County-16.4-20 pts
61Logan County-16.5-19.7 pts
62Washington County-16.7-6.2 pts
63Sedgwick County-36.6-45.2 pts
64Yuma County-38-52.4 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

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

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Baca County, with 70.5% in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Yuma County, with -38% in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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