Counties in Colorado by median household income

Douglas County had the highest median household income of 64 counties in 2023, at $145,737. Costilla County had the lowest, at $36,519. The median was $71,230 and the figure for Colorado was $92,470. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest145,737Douglas County
Lowest36,519Costilla County
Median71,23064 counties
Colorado92,470History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Douglas CountyDouglas County: 145,737 USD145,737Elbert CountyElbert County: 129,477 USD129,477Broomfield CountyBroomfield County: 121,025 USD121,025Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 107,800 USD107,800Summit CountySummit County: 106,255 USD106,255Routt CountyRoutt County: 104,803 USD104,803Eagle CountyEagle County: 103,174 USD103,174Boulder CountyBoulder County: 102,772 USD102,772Pitkin CountyPitkin County: 100,318 USD100,318Arapahoe CountyArapahoe County: 97,215 USD97,215Clear Creek CountyClear Creek County: 96,667 USD96,667Park CountyPark County: 95,450 USD95,450Lake CountyLake County: 93,655 USD93,655Weld CountyWeld County: 93,287 USD93,287Denver CountyDenver County: 91,681 USD91,681Adams CountyAdams County: 91,387 USD91,387Larimer CountyLarimer County: 91,364 USD91,364Gilpin CountyGilpin County: 88,654 USD88,654El Paso CountyEl Paso County: 87,470 USD87,470Garfield CountyGarfield County: 86,172 USD86,172La Plata CountyLa Plata County: 85,296 USD85,296Grand CountyGrand County: 84,558 USD84,558Ouray CountyOuray County: 84,556 USD84,556Teller CountyTeller County: 80,666 USD80,666San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 80,117 USD80,117Gunnison CountyGunnison County: 77,358 USD77,358Archuleta CountyArchuleta County: 76,524 USD76,524Morgan CountyMorgan County: 75,407 USD75,407San Juan CountySan Juan County: 73,889 USD73,889Custer CountyCuster County: 72,700 USD72,700Rio Blanco CountyRio Blanco County: 72,620 USD72,620Mesa CountyMesa County: 71,485 USD71,485Moffat CountyMoffat County: 70,975 USD70,975Chaffee CountyChaffee County: 70,909 USD70,909Dolores CountyDolores County: 70,490 USD70,490Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 67,768 USD67,768Montrose CountyMontrose County: 66,072 USD66,072Washington CountyWashington County: 65,164 USD65,164Hinsdale CountyHinsdale County: 64,327 USD64,327Montezuma CountyMontezuma County: 63,005 USD63,005
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Douglas County145,737+4.8%
2Elbert County129,477+4.1%
3Broomfield County121,025+3%
4Jefferson County107,800+4.5%
5Summit County106,255+5.6%
6Routt County104,803+10.2%
7Eagle County103,174+4.3%
8Boulder County102,772+3%
9Pitkin County100,318+4.4%
10Arapahoe County97,215+5.3%
11Clear Creek County96,667+10.9%
12Park County95,450+12.3%
13Lake County93,655+18.6%
14Weld County93,287+4.6%
15Denver County91,681+6.8%
16Adams County91,387+5.9%
17Larimer County91,364+4.8%
18Gilpin County88,654-7.6%
19El Paso County87,470+5.7%
20Garfield County86,172+4.1%
21La Plata County85,296+4.1%
22Grand County84,558+6.5%
23Ouray County84,556+7.4%
24Teller County80,666+15.8%
25San Miguel County80,117+10%
26Gunnison County77,358+1.1%
27Archuleta County76,524+14.5%
28Morgan County75,407+7%
29San Juan County73,889+9.7%
30Custer County72,700+9.7%
31Rio Blanco County72,620+3.9%
32Mesa County71,485+5%
33Moffat County70,975+10.9%
34Chaffee County70,909+7.9%
35Dolores County70,490+8.9%
36Cheyenne County67,768+3.3%
37Montrose County66,072+5.2%
38Washington County65,164+10.3%
39Hinsdale County64,327+9.6%
40Montezuma County63,005+2.7%
41Pueblo County62,250+4.7%
42Rio Grande County62,166+7.9%
43Fremont County61,027+8.7%
44Phillips County60,372+3.2%
45Yuma County60,051-0.1%
46Kit Carson County59,810+1.4%
47Delta County58,330+3.5%
48Prowers County57,601+16.5%
49Kiowa County56,389+24.6%
50Logan County55,074+0.4%
51Otero County54,897+15.6%
52Saguache County54,283+4.5%
53Lincoln County54,257-8.3%
54Sedgwick County52,833+15.2%
55Mineral County52,455-11%
56Huerfano County52,139+5.1%
57Alamosa County51,445-1.6%
58Las Animas County50,408+2.9%
59Bent County49,194+7.5%
60Crowley County47,563+16.9%
61Conejos County47,209+7.1%
62Jackson County41,809+8.1%
63Baca County40,380-4.1%
64Costilla County36,519+5.6%

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Douglas County, with $145,737 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Costilla County, with $36,519 in 2023.

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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