Counties in Colorado by poverty rate

Crowley County had the highest poverty rate of 64 counties in 2015, at 44.3%. Douglas County had the lowest, at 3.4%. The median was 12.4% and the figure for Colorado was 11.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest44.3Crowley County
Median12.464 counties
Colorado11.5History

Top 40 counties, 2015

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Crowley CountyCrowley County: 44.3 %44.3Bent CountyBent County: 36.7 %36.7Saguache CountySaguache County: 29.6 %29.6Costilla CountyCostilla County: 28.2 %28.2Alamosa CountyAlamosa County: 24 %24Huerfano CountyHuerfano County: 23.2 %23.2Baca CountyBaca County: 20.8 %20.8Otero CountyOtero County: 20.6 %20.6Conejos CountyConejos County: 20.2 %20.2Pueblo CountyPueblo County: 19.8 %19.8Prowers CountyProwers County: 19.6 %19.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 19.4 %19.4Las Animas CountyLas Animas County: 19.3 %19.3Montezuma CountyMontezuma County: 19.3 %19.3Montrose CountyMontrose County: 17.7 %17.7Fremont CountyFremont County: 17.2 %17.2Rio Grande CountyRio Grande County: 17.2 %17.2Delta CountyDelta County: 15.8 %15.8Denver CountyDenver County: 15.7 %15.7Lake CountyLake County: 15.7 %15.7San Juan CountySan Juan County: 15.6 %15.6Logan CountyLogan County: 15.5 %15.5Custer CountyCuster County: 15.1 %15.1Dolores CountyDolores County: 14.9 %14.9Mesa CountyMesa County: 14.1 %14.1Yuma CountyYuma County: 14.1 %14.1Jackson CountyJackson County: 13.9 %13.9Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 13.9 %13.9Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 13.6 %13.6Archuleta CountyArchuleta County: 13.1 %13.1Adams CountyAdams County: 12.8 %12.8Gunnison CountyGunnison County: 12.5 %12.5Boulder CountyBoulder County: 12.3 %12.3Kit Carson CountyKit Carson County: 12.2 %12.2Larimer CountyLarimer County: 12.2 %12.2Morgan CountyMorgan County: 12.1 %12.1Chaffee CountyChaffee County: 11.7 %11.7Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 11.7 %11.7Moffat CountyMoffat County: 11.7 %11.7Washington CountyWashington County: 11.4 %11.4
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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About this ranking

People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

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. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Crowley County, with 44.3% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Douglas County, with 3.4% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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