Counties in Colorado by personal income

Denver County had the highest personal income of 64 counties in 2016, at $43.03 billion. San Juan County had the lowest, at $33.39 million. The median was $562.48 million and the figure for Colorado was $283.51 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest43,032.2Denver County

Lowest33.4San Juan County

Median562.564 counties

Colorado283,512.1History

Map of counties, 2016

Under 100
100 to 300
300 to 600
600 to 1,200
1,200 to 4,900
4,900 and over

USD million, 2016. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2016 USD million	Change on 2015
1	Denver County	43,032.2	-5.4%
2	Arapahoe County	35,335.2	+3.8%
3	Jefferson County	32,621.1	+3.2%
4	El Paso County	30,742.3	+3%
5	Boulder County	20,790.6	+2.6%
6	Adams County	19,734.4	+5.4%
7	Douglas County	19,140.9	-3.3%
8	Larimer County	16,293.6	+5.3%
9	Weld County	12,938.2	+3.4%
10	Mesa County	5,978.9	0%
11	Pueblo County	5,791.9	+3.2%
12	Broomfield County	4,051.6	+5.7%
13	Eagle County	3,679.2	+3.7%
14	Garfield County	3,116.1	-1.8%
15	La Plata County	2,891.4	-1%
16	Pitkin County	2,371.3	+4.1%
17	Summit County	1,859.7	+3.6%
18	Routt County	1,697.7	+1.5%
19	Fremont County	1,513.5	+5%
20	Montrose County	1,490.6	+1.6%
21	Elbert County	1,333.5	+6.3%
22	Morgan County	1,170.1	+2.3%
23	Teller County	1,118.7	+4.4%
24	Logan County	1,071.9	+0.5%
25	Montezuma County	1,029.2	-0.3%
26	Delta County	1,001.5	-0.6%
27	Chaffee County	800.8	+6.8%
28	Park County	726.4	+9.6%
29	Gunnison County	715.2	+6.3%
30	Grand County	687.9	+1.2%
31	Otero County	608.7	-1.7%
32	San Miguel County	578.5	-2.5%
33	Alamosa County	546.4	-0.1%
34	Clear Creek County	530.1	+3.9%
35	Moffat County	520.4	+0.7%
36	Archuleta County	508.7	+4.8%
37	Yuma County	507.2	+1.1%
38	Las Animas County	482.6	-1.4%
39	Prowers County	468	-0.9%
40	Rio Grande County	465.7	-0.4%
41	Kit Carson County	296.1	+4.5%
42	Rio Blanco County	274.1	-6.9%
43	Gilpin County	273.3	+6.2%
44	Ouray County	260.2	+6.3%
45	Conejos County	258.4	+0.1%
46	Huerfano County	249.6	+6.6%
47	Lake County	246.9	+3.1%
48	Saguache County	198.1	-4.4%
49	Custer County	188.5	+3.1%
50	Phillips County	181.7	+10.9%
51	Washington County	180	-4.5%
52	Lincoln County	146.9	-4.4%
53	Bent County	144.7	-2.6%
54	Baca County	129.7	-2.4%
55	Costilla County	113.8	+3.8%
56	Crowley County	113.6	-5.3%
57	Sedgwick County	105.9	+1.3%
58	Cheyenne County	71.5	-10.3%
59	Dolores County	68.6	-4.4%
60	Jackson County	61.8	-4.8%
61	Kiowa County	58.7	-7.3%
62	Mineral County	45.5	+1.6%
63	Hinsdale County	35.3	+4.9%
64	San Juan County	33.4	-11.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

Total income received by the residents of a place from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC1 line 1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 line 1 for counties.

Counted where people live, not where they work. The national figure is the total of the states, which differs slightly from personal income in the national accounts. Divided by BEA population it gives per_capita_personal_income.

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. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in Colorado by personal income, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Colorado by 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/personal-income/colorado-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in Colorado by personal income, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/colorado-counties?period=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Colorado by personal income, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/colorado-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Denver County, with $43.03 billion in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

San Juan County, with $33.39 million in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.