Counties in Colorado by per capita personal income

Pitkin County had the highest per capita personal income of 64 counties in 2016, at $134,155. Crowley County had the lowest, at $21,166. The median was $43,450 and the figure for Colorado was $51,282. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest134,155Pitkin County
Lowest21,166Crowley County
Median43,45064 counties
Colorado51,282History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 39,639 USDAlamosa County: 33,848 USDArapahoe County: 55,375 USDArchuleta County: 41,306 USDBaca County: 37,170 USDBent County: 24,217 USDBoulder County: 64,154 USDBroomfield County: 59,591 USDChaffee County: 43,471 USDCheyenne County: 39,419 USDClear Creek County: 57,439 USDConejos County: 33,991 USDCostilla County: 33,320 USDCrowley County: 21,166 USDCuster County: 44,001 USDDelta County: 32,930 USDDenver County: 62,813 USDDolores County: 31,114 USDDouglas County: 58,314 USDEagle County: 66,881 USDElbert County: 54,588 USDEl Paso County: 44,505 USDFremont County: 31,741 USDGarfield County: 52,210 USDGilpin County: 48,399 USDGrand County: 45,431 USDGunnison County: 44,583 USDHinsdale County: 45,750 USDHuerfano County: 38,226 USDJackson County: 45,847 USDJefferson County: 57,079 USDKiowa County: 43,429 USDKit Carson County: 38,952 USDLake County: 34,132 USDLa Plata County: 52,678 USDLarimer County: 48,072 USDLas Animas County: 34,053 USDLincoln County: 26,563 USDLogan County: 48,566 USDMesa County: 39,840 USDMineral County: 56,068 USDMoffat County: 39,291 USDMontezuma County: 40,025 USDMontrose County: 36,481 USDMorgan County: 41,377 USDOtero County: 32,765 USDOuray County: 55,113 USDPark County: 44,230 USDPhillips County: 41,184 USDPitkin County: 134,155 USDProwers County: 39,385 USDPueblo County: 35,313 USDRio Blanco County: 41,780 USDRio Grande County: 40,447 USDRoutt County: 69,903 USDSaguache County: 32,573 USDSan Juan County: 50,203 USDSan Miguel County: 72,237 USDSedgwick County: 42,475 USDSummit County: 60,353 USDTeller County: 47,344 USDWashington County: 37,553 USDWeld County: 43,921 USDYuma County: 50,594 USD
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  • 57K and over
USD, 2016. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Pitkin County: 134,155 USDPitkin County134,155San Miguel County: 72,237 USDSan Miguel County72,237Routt County: 69,903 USDRoutt County69,903Eagle County: 66,881 USDEagle County66,881Boulder County: 64,154 USDBoulder County64,154Denver County: 62,813 USDDenver County62,813Summit County: 60,353 USDSummit County60,353Broomfield County: 59,591 USDBroomfield County59,591Douglas County: 58,314 USDDouglas County58,314Clear Creek County: 57,439 USDClear Creek County57,439Jefferson County: 57,079 USDJefferson County57,079Mineral County: 56,068 USDMineral County56,068Arapahoe County: 55,375 USDArapahoe County55,375Ouray County: 55,113 USDOuray County55,113Elbert County: 54,588 USDElbert County54,588La Plata County: 52,678 USDLa Plata County52,678Garfield County: 52,210 USDGarfield County52,210Yuma County: 50,594 USDYuma County50,594San Juan County: 50,203 USDSan Juan County50,203Logan County: 48,566 USDLogan County48,566Gilpin County: 48,399 USDGilpin County48,399Larimer County: 48,072 USDLarimer County48,072Teller County: 47,344 USDTeller County47,344Jackson County: 45,847 USDJackson County45,847Hinsdale County: 45,750 USDHinsdale County45,750Grand County: 45,431 USDGrand County45,431Gunnison County: 44,583 USDGunnison County44,583El Paso County: 44,505 USDEl Paso County44,505Park County: 44,230 USDPark County44,230Custer County: 44,001 USDCuster County44,001Weld County: 43,921 USDWeld County43,921Chaffee County: 43,471 USDChaffee County43,471Kiowa County: 43,429 USDKiowa County43,429Sedgwick County: 42,475 USDSedgwick County42,475Rio Blanco County: 41,780 USDRio Blanco County41,780Morgan County: 41,377 USDMorgan County41,377Archuleta County: 41,306 USDArchuleta County41,306Phillips County: 41,184 USDPhillips County41,184Rio Grande County: 40,447 USDRio Grande County40,447Montezuma County: 40,025 USDMontezuma County40,025Pitkin County: 134,155 USDPitkin County134,155San Miguel County: 72,237 USDSan Miguel County72,237Routt County: 69,903 USDRoutt County69,903Eagle County: 66,881 USDEagle County66,881Boulder County: 64,154 USDBoulder County64,154Denver County: 62,813 USDDenver County62,813Summit County: 60,353 USDSummit County60,353Broomfield County: 59,591 USDBroomfield County59,591Douglas County: 58,314 USDDouglas County58,314Clear Creek County: 57,439 USDClear Creek County57,439Jefferson County: 57,079 USDJefferson County57,079Mineral County: 56,068 USDMineral County56,068Arapahoe County: 55,375 USDArapahoe County55,375Ouray County: 55,113 USDOuray County55,113Elbert County: 54,588 USDElbert County54,588La Plata County: 52,678 USDLa Plata County52,678Garfield County: 52,210 USDGarfield County52,210Yuma County: 50,594 USDYuma County50,594San Juan County: 50,203 USDSan Juan County50,203Logan County: 48,566 USDLogan County48,566Gilpin County: 48,399 USDGilpin County48,399Larimer County: 48,072 USDLarimer County48,072Teller County: 47,344 USDTeller County47,344Jackson County: 45,847 USDJackson County45,847Hinsdale County: 45,750 USDHinsdale County45,750Grand County: 45,431 USDGrand County45,431Gunnison County: 44,583 USDGunnison County44,583El Paso County: 44,505 USDEl Paso County44,505Park County: 44,230 USDPark County44,230Custer County: 44,001 USDCuster County44,001Weld County: 43,921 USDWeld County43,921Chaffee County: 43,471 USDChaffee County43,471Kiowa County: 43,429 USDKiowa County43,429Sedgwick County: 42,475 USDSedgwick County42,475Rio Blanco County: 41,780 USDRio Blanco County41,780Morgan County: 41,377 USDMorgan County41,377Archuleta County: 41,306 USDArchuleta County41,306Phillips County: 41,184 USDPhillips County41,184Rio Grande County: 40,447 USDRio Grande County40,447Montezuma County: 40,025 USDMontezuma County40,025
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD
Change on 2015
1Pitkin County134,155+4.1%
2San Miguel County72,237-4.7%
3Routt County69,903+0.3%
4Eagle County66,881+2.2%
5Boulder County64,154+1.5%
6Denver County62,813-6.9%
7Summit County60,353+1.7%
8Broomfield County59,591+2.8%
9Douglas County58,314-5.1%
10Clear Creek County57,439+2.9%
11Jefferson County57,079+2%
12Mineral County56,068-1.3%
13Arapahoe County55,375+2.5%
14Ouray County55,113+2.5%
15Elbert County54,588+4.7%
16La Plata County52,678-2%
17Garfield County52,210-3.8%
18Yuma County50,594+1%
19San Juan County50,203-11.1%
20Logan County48,566+1%
21Gilpin County48,399+5%
22Larimer County48,072+3.5%
23Teller County47,344+1.7%
24Jackson County45,847-4.9%
25Hinsdale County45,750+2.3%
26Grand County45,431-1.8%
27Gunnison County44,583+4.6%
28El Paso County44,505+0.8%
29Park County44,230+6.4%
30Custer County44,001+0.7%
31Weld County43,9210%
32Chaffee County43,471+4.6%
33Kiowa County43,429-4.7%
34Sedgwick County42,475-0.4%
35Rio Blanco County41,780-6.6%
36Morgan County41,377+2.5%
37Archuleta County41,306+1.8%
38Phillips County41,184+11%
39Rio Grande County40,447-0.6%
40Montezuma County40,025-1.2%
41Mesa County39,840-1.1%
42Adams County39,639+3.9%
43Cheyenne County39,419-11%
44Prowers County39,385-0.9%
45Moffat County39,291-1%
46Kit Carson County38,952+12.6%
47Huerfano County38,226+3.8%
48Washington County37,553-5.4%
49Baca County37,170-1.7%
50Montrose County36,481+0.3%
51Pueblo County35,313+2.1%
52Lake County34,132+1.9%
53Las Animas County34,053-1.7%
54Conejos County33,991+1.3%
55Alamosa County33,848-1.1%
56Costilla County33,320+1.6%
57Delta County32,930-2%
58Otero County32,765-2.4%
59Saguache County32,573-6.2%
60Fremont County31,741+3.2%
61Dolores County31,114-8.7%
62Lincoln County26,563-4.4%
63Bent County24,217-2%
64Crowley County21,166+0.8%

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About this ranking

Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars.

More on how it is measured
  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.
  • United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in Colorado by per capita personal income, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Colorado by per capita personal income, 2016. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/colorado-counties?period=2016. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in Colorado by per capita personal income, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/colorado-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Colorado by per capita personal income, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/colorado-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Crowley County, with $21,166 in 2016.

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