Counties in Colorado by median household income

Douglas County had the highest median household income of 64 counties in 2021, at $127,443. Costilla County had the lowest, at $35,000. The median was $61,672 and the figure for Colorado was $80,184. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest127,443Douglas County
Lowest35,000Costilla County
Median61,67264 counties
Colorado80,184History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Douglas CountyDouglas County: 127,443 USD127,443Elbert CountyElbert County: 114,904 USD114,904Broomfield CountyBroomfield County: 107,570 USD107,570Gilpin CountyGilpin County: 96,784 USD96,784Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 93,933 USD93,933Summit CountySummit County: 93,505 USD93,505Pitkin CountyPitkin County: 92,708 USD92,708Boulder CountyBoulder County: 92,466 USD92,466Eagle CountyEagle County: 91,338 USD91,338Arapahoe CountyArapahoe County: 84,947 USD84,947Routt CountyRoutt County: 83,725 USD83,725Weld CountyWeld County: 80,843 USD80,843Larimer CountyLarimer County: 80,664 USD80,664Adams CountyAdams County: 78,304 USD78,304Denver CountyDenver County: 78,177 USD78,177Park CountyPark County: 77,775 USD77,775Garfield CountyGarfield County: 77,212 USD77,212Clear Creek CountyClear Creek County: 76,313 USD76,313El Paso CountyEl Paso County: 75,909 USD75,909La Plata CountyLa Plata County: 75,089 USD75,089Lake CountyLake County: 73,099 USD73,099San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 70,965 USD70,965Grand CountyGrand County: 69,353 USD69,353Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 69,063 USD69,063Teller CountyTeller County: 68,677 USD68,677Ouray CountyOuray County: 67,228 USD67,228Gunnison CountyGunnison County: 63,341 USD63,341San Juan CountySan Juan County: 63,333 USD63,333Morgan CountyMorgan County: 62,914 USD62,914Archuleta CountyArchuleta County: 62,907 USD62,907Dolores CountyDolores County: 62,500 USD62,500Mesa CountyMesa County: 62,127 USD62,127Chaffee CountyChaffee County: 61,216 USD61,216Custer CountyCuster County: 59,877 USD59,877Moffat CountyMoffat County: 58,583 USD58,583Montezuma CountyMontezuma County: 58,335 USD58,335Rio Blanco CountyRio Blanco County: 58,239 USD58,239Montrose CountyMontrose County: 57,225 USD57,225Yuma CountyYuma County: 56,327 USD56,327Mineral CountyMineral County: 55,556 USD55,556
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest median household income?

Douglas County, with $127,443 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Costilla County, with $35,000 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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