Counties in Colorado by real GDP growth

Kiowa County had the highest real GDP growth of 64 counties in 2019, at 47.6%. Baca County had the lowest, at -19.3%. The median was 4% and the figure for Colorado was 5.1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest47.6Kiowa County
Lowest-19.3Baca County
Median464 counties
Colorado5.1History

Top 40 counties, 2019

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Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 47.6 %47.6Kit Carson CountyKit Carson County: 27.6 %27.6Clear Creek CountyClear Creek County: 19.4 %19.4Jackson CountyJackson County: 12.6 %12.6Broomfield CountyBroomfield County: 12.4 %12.4Saguache CountySaguache County: 12.4 %12.4Elbert CountyElbert County: 12.2 %12.2Washington CountyWashington County: 12.1 %12.1Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 11.7 %11.7Lake CountyLake County: 10.9 %10.9Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 10.4 %10.4Custer CountyCuster County: 9.9 %9.9Boulder CountyBoulder County: 9 %9Yuma CountyYuma County: 8.7 %8.7Rio Blanco CountyRio Blanco County: 8.6 %8.6Denver CountyDenver County: 7 %7Ouray CountyOuray County: 7 %7Park CountyPark County: 6.6 %6.6Routt CountyRoutt County: 5.9 %5.9Adams CountyAdams County: 5.7 %5.7Montezuma CountyMontezuma County: 5.6 %5.6Weld CountyWeld County: 5.6 %5.6Teller CountyTeller County: 5.4 %5.4Delta CountyDelta County: 5 %5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.6 %4.6Otero CountyOtero County: 4.5 %4.5Larimer CountyLarimer County: 4.4 %4.4Alamosa CountyAlamosa County: 4.1 %4.1El Paso CountyEl Paso County: 4.1 %4.1Pueblo CountyPueblo County: 4.1 %4.1San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 4.1 %4.1Rio Grande CountyRio Grande County: 4 %4Moffat CountyMoffat County: 3.9 %3.9San Juan CountySan Juan County: 3.8 %3.8Chaffee CountyChaffee County: 3.7 %3.7Costilla CountyCostilla County: 3.5 %3.5Montrose CountyMontrose County: 3.5 %3.5Douglas CountyDouglas County: 3.1 %3.1Summit CountySummit County: 3.1 %3.1Archuleta CountyArchuleta County: 3 %3
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Kiowa County47.6+47.9 pts
2Kit Carson County27.6+39 pts
3Clear Creek County19.4+32.9 pts
4Jackson County12.6-7.2 pts
5Broomfield County12.4+15.8 pts
5Saguache County12.4-1.7 pts
7Elbert County12.2+1.8 pts
8Washington County12.1+10.4 pts
9Sedgwick County11.7+1.3 pts
10Lake County10.9+9.3 pts
11Cheyenne County10.4+13.7 pts
12Custer County9.9+6.8 pts
13Boulder County9+5.3 pts
14Yuma County8.7+8.7 pts
15Rio Blanco County8.6+13.7 pts
16Denver County7+2.1 pts
16Ouray County7+3.3 pts
18Park County6.6+5.4 pts
19Routt County5.9+4.8 pts
20Adams County5.7+1.3 pts
21Montezuma County5.6+20.3 pts
21Weld County5.6-5.5 pts
23Teller County5.4+10.4 pts
24Delta County5-4.3 pts
25Jefferson County4.6+0.8 pts
26Otero County4.5-2.2 pts
27Larimer County4.4-0.4 pts
28Alamosa County4.1-0.6 pts
28El Paso County4.1+0.6 pts
28Pueblo County4.1+0.7 pts
28San Miguel County4.1+4 pts
32Rio Grande County4-5.8 pts
33Moffat County3.9+11.1 pts
34San Juan County3.8+8 pts
35Chaffee County3.7-1.5 pts
36Costilla County3.5+1.9 pts
36Montrose County3.5-2.3 pts
38Douglas County3.1-4.1 pts
38Summit County3.1-1.1 pts
40Archuleta County3+0.8 pts
41Mineral County2.9-0.1 pts
42Arapahoe County2.7-1.9 pts
43Garfield County2.6+4.9 pts
43Phillips County2.6-5.3 pts
45Eagle County2-2.6 pts
46Mesa County1.9-2.5 pts
47Grand County1.6-4.2 pts
48Lincoln County1.2+3.4 pts
49Fremont County0.5-2 pts
49Pitkin County0.5-3.6 pts
51Hinsdale County0.2-1.8 pts
52Dolores County-0.2+20.5 pts
53Gilpin County-0.3+7 pts
54Huerfano County-0.5+3 pts
55Las Animas County-0.7+0.2 pts
56Prowers County-1.3-6.9 pts
57Gunnison County-1.4-3 pts
58La Plata County-1.5+0.4 pts
59Logan County-2.3+0.4 pts
60Conejos County-2.5-8.7 pts
61Morgan County-3.1-11.5 pts
62Bent County-4.6-24.9 pts
63Crowley County-8.1-18.2 pts
64Baca County-19.3-0.5 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?

Kiowa County, with 47.6% in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Baca County, with -19.3% in 2019.

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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