Counties in Colorado by poverty rate

Crowley County had the highest poverty rate of 64 counties in 2022, at 35.6%. Douglas County had the lowest, at 3.1%. The median was 11.3% and the figure for Colorado was 9.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest35.6Crowley County
Median11.364 counties
Colorado9.5History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Crowley CountyCrowley County: 35.6 %35.6Bent CountyBent County: 27 %27Costilla CountyCostilla County: 23.2 %23.2Otero CountyOtero County: 23.2 %23.2Saguache CountySaguache County: 22.5 %22.5Huerfano CountyHuerfano County: 19.4 %19.4Baca CountyBaca County: 19 %19Prowers CountyProwers County: 18.6 %18.6Conejos CountyConejos County: 18.1 %18.1Las Animas CountyLas Animas County: 17.8 %17.8Alamosa CountyAlamosa County: 17.4 %17.4Fremont CountyFremont County: 16.8 %16.8Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 16.1 %16.1Logan CountyLogan County: 15.2 %15.2Montezuma CountyMontezuma County: 15.2 %15.2Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 15 %15Pueblo CountyPueblo County: 14.9 %14.9Delta CountyDelta County: 14.6 %14.6Rio Grande CountyRio Grande County: 14.1 %14.1Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 14.1 %14.1Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 14 %14Jackson CountyJackson County: 13.5 %13.5Dolores CountyDolores County: 13.2 %13.2Yuma CountyYuma County: 13.2 %13.2San Juan CountySan Juan County: 12.4 %12.4Washington CountyWashington County: 12.3 %12.3Denver CountyDenver County: 11.9 %11.9Boulder CountyBoulder County: 11.8 %11.8La Plata CountyLa Plata County: 11.7 %11.7Montrose CountyMontrose County: 11.7 %11.7Morgan CountyMorgan County: 11.5 %11.5Kit Carson CountyKit Carson County: 11.4 %11.4Phillips CountyPhillips County: 11.2 %11.2Lake CountyLake County: 11 %11Larimer CountyLarimer County: 11 %11Custer CountyCuster County: 10.9 %10.9Mesa CountyMesa County: 10.7 %10.7Adams CountyAdams County: 10.2 %10.2Chaffee CountyChaffee County: 10 %10Moffat CountyMoffat County: 10 %10
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Crowley County35.6-2.2 pts
2Bent County27-3 pts
3Costilla County23.2+0.1 pts
3Otero County23.2+3.5 pts
5Saguache County22.5+0.9 pts
6Huerfano County19.4+0.8 pts
7Baca County19-1.3 pts
8Prowers County18.6-0.6 pts
9Conejos County18.1+1.4 pts
10Las Animas County17.8-3.2 pts
11Alamosa County17.4-0.9 pts
12Fremont County16.8+0.9 pts
13Lincoln County16.1+1.2 pts
14Logan County15.2-1.2 pts
14Montezuma County15.20 pts
16Kiowa County15+2.5 pts
17Pueblo County14.9-1.3 pts
18Delta County14.6+0.7 pts
19Rio Grande County14.1-0.3 pts
19Sedgwick County14.1-0.1 pts
21Cheyenne County14+1.1 pts
22Jackson County13.5-1.3 pts
23Dolores County13.2-0.7 pts
23Yuma County13.2-0.3 pts
25San Juan County12.4-1.4 pts
26Washington County12.3+0.7 pts
27Denver County11.9+0.2 pts
28Boulder County11.8+1.1 pts
29La Plata County11.7+1.6 pts
29Montrose County11.7-0.8 pts
31Morgan County11.5-0.9 pts
32Kit Carson County11.4-0.7 pts
33Phillips County11.2-0.7 pts
34Lake County11-0.3 pts
34Larimer County11-0.2 pts
36Custer County10.9+0.4 pts
37Mesa County10.7+0.1 pts
38Adams County10.2+0.2 pts
39Chaffee County10-0.4 pts
39Moffat County10-0.8 pts
41Rio Blanco County9.9-0.3 pts
42Archuleta County9.8-1.6 pts
43Gunnison County9.7-2.6 pts
44Weld County9.1-0.7 pts
45Mineral County8.7-0.9 pts
45Summit County8.7+2 pts
47El Paso County8.5-1.1 pts
48Park County8.2+0.9 pts
49Arapahoe County8-0.7 pts
49Garfield County8-1.2 pts
49Hinsdale County8+0.4 pts
52Teller County7.8-0.1 pts
53Clear Creek County7.4-0.2 pts
54Eagle County7.2+0.1 pts
55Grand County7-0.2 pts
55San Miguel County7-2 pts
57Jefferson County6.6-0.7 pts
57Ouray County6.6+0.2 pts
59Gilpin County6.4-0.5 pts
59Pitkin County6.4-0.3 pts
61Routt County60 pts
62Elbert County5.5+0.1 pts
63Broomfield County5.3+0.4 pts
64Douglas County3.1+0.2 pts

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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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Crowley County, with 35.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Douglas County, with 3.1% 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, 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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