Counties in Colorado by median household income

Douglas County had the highest median household income of 64 counties in 2022, at $139,010. Costilla County had the lowest, at $34,578. The median was $65,977 and the figure for Colorado was $87,598. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest139,010Douglas County
Lowest34,578Costilla County
Median65,97764 counties
Colorado87,598History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Douglas CountyDouglas County: 139,010 USD139,010Elbert CountyElbert County: 124,360 USD124,360Broomfield CountyBroomfield County: 117,541 USD117,541Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 103,167 USD103,167Summit CountySummit County: 100,611 USD100,611Boulder CountyBoulder County: 99,770 USD99,770Eagle CountyEagle County: 98,887 USD98,887Pitkin CountyPitkin County: 96,123 USD96,123Gilpin CountyGilpin County: 95,902 USD95,902Routt CountyRoutt County: 95,144 USD95,144Arapahoe CountyArapahoe County: 92,292 USD92,292Weld CountyWeld County: 89,182 USD89,182Larimer CountyLarimer County: 87,199 USD87,199Clear Creek CountyClear Creek County: 87,169 USD87,169Adams CountyAdams County: 86,297 USD86,297Denver CountyDenver County: 85,853 USD85,853Park CountyPark County: 85,019 USD85,019Garfield CountyGarfield County: 82,772 USD82,772El Paso CountyEl Paso County: 82,748 USD82,748La Plata CountyLa Plata County: 81,936 USD81,936Grand CountyGrand County: 79,367 USD79,367Lake CountyLake County: 78,942 USD78,942Ouray CountyOuray County: 78,750 USD78,750Gunnison CountyGunnison County: 76,538 USD76,538San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 72,829 USD72,829Morgan CountyMorgan County: 70,471 USD70,471Rio Blanco CountyRio Blanco County: 69,882 USD69,882Teller CountyTeller County: 69,655 USD69,655Mesa CountyMesa County: 68,077 USD68,077San Juan CountySan Juan County: 67,344 USD67,344Archuleta CountyArchuleta County: 66,813 USD66,813Custer CountyCuster County: 66,250 USD66,250Chaffee CountyChaffee County: 65,703 USD65,703Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 65,577 USD65,577Dolores CountyDolores County: 64,708 USD64,708Moffat CountyMoffat County: 63,983 USD63,983Montrose CountyMontrose County: 62,817 USD62,817Montezuma CountyMontezuma County: 61,377 USD61,377Yuma CountyYuma County: 60,118 USD60,118Pueblo CountyPueblo County: 59,436 USD59,436
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1Douglas County139,010+9.1%
2Elbert County124,360+8.2%
3Broomfield County117,541+9.3%
4Jefferson County103,167+9.8%
5Summit County100,611+7.6%
6Boulder County99,770+7.9%
7Eagle County98,887+8.3%
8Pitkin County96,123+3.7%
9Gilpin County95,902-0.9%
10Routt County95,144+13.6%
11Arapahoe County92,292+8.6%
12Weld County89,182+10.3%
13Larimer County87,199+8.1%
14Clear Creek County87,169+14.2%
15Adams County86,297+10.2%
16Denver County85,853+9.8%
17Park County85,019+9.3%
18Garfield County82,772+7.2%
19El Paso County82,748+9%
20La Plata County81,936+9.1%
21Grand County79,367+14.4%
22Lake County78,942+8%
23Ouray County78,750+17.1%
24Gunnison County76,538+20.8%
25San Miguel County72,829+2.6%
26Morgan County70,471+12%
27Rio Blanco County69,882+20%
28Teller County69,655+1.4%
29Mesa County68,077+9.6%
30San Juan County67,344+6.3%
31Archuleta County66,813+6.2%
32Custer County66,250+10.6%
33Chaffee County65,703+7.3%
34Cheyenne County65,577-5%
35Dolores County64,708+3.5%
36Moffat County63,983+9.2%
37Montrose County62,817+9.8%
38Montezuma County61,377+5.2%
39Yuma County60,118+6.7%
40Pueblo County59,436+11.2%
41Lincoln County59,167+26.2%
42Washington County59,087+9.1%
43Kit Carson County58,992+11.5%
44Mineral County58,929+6.1%
45Hinsdale County58,712+28.4%
46Phillips County58,474+14.8%
47Rio Grande County57,591+14.5%
48Delta County56,349+8.8%
49Fremont County56,165+5.2%
50Logan County54,864+7.6%
51Alamosa County52,271+13.1%
52Saguache County51,946+7.3%
53Huerfano County49,631+8.5%
54Prowers County49,422+9.9%
55Las Animas County48,965+8.5%
56Otero County47,500+3.7%
57Sedgwick County45,855+3.3%
58Bent County45,776+11.7%
59Kiowa County45,250-0.5%
60Conejos County44,093+14.4%
61Baca County42,115+5.6%
62Crowley County40,685+7.4%
63Jackson County38,686-13.4%
64Costilla County34,578-1.2%

Other periods

About this ranking

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Douglas County, with $139,010 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Costilla County, with $34,578 in 2022.

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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