# Cities in Colorado by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 54 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/colorado-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Federal Heights, CO | 24.2 |
| 2 | Boulder, CO | 21.5 |
| 3 | Sterling, CO | 19 |
| 4 | Fort Lupton, CO | 17.6 |
| 5 | Pueblo, CO | 17.5 |
| 6 | Fort Morgan, CO | 16 |
| 7 | Fort Collins, CO | 15.8 |
| 8 | Greeley, CO | 15.1 |
| 9 | Evans, CO | 13.5 |
| 10 | Cañon City, CO | 13.4 |
| 11 | Durango, CO | 13 |
| 12 | Golden, CO | 12.6 |
| 13 | Aurora, CO | 11.9 |
| 14 | Grand Junction, CO | 11.8 |
| 15 | Montrose, CO | 11.6 |
| 16 | Denver, CO | 11.2 |
| 17 | Wheat Ridge, CO | 11.2 |
| 18 | Fountain, CO | 10.3 |
| 19 | Northglenn, CO | 10.2 |
| 20 | Brighton, CO | 9.4 |
| 21 | Lakewood, CO | 9.2 |
| 22 | Colorado Springs, CO | 9.1 |
| 23 | Wellington, CO | 8.8 |
| 24 | Commerce City, CO | 8.7 |
| 25 | Longmont, CO | 8.6 |
| 26 | Loveland, CO | 8.5 |
| 27 | Glenwood Springs, CO | 7.9 |
| 28 | Englewood, CO | 7.7 |
| 29 | Westminster, CO | 7.3 |
| 30 | Thornton, CO | 7 |
| 31 | Castle Pines, CO | 6.9 |
| 32 | Broomfield, CO | 6.2 |
| 33 | Littleton, CO | 6.1 |
| 34 | Rifle, CO | 6 |
| 35 | Windsor, CO | 6 |
| 36 | Arvada, CO | 5.8 |
| 37 | Lafayette, CO | 5.6 |
| 38 | Severance, CO | 5.2 |
| 39 | Lone Tree, CO | 4.9 |
| 40 | Steamboat Springs, CO | 4.7 |
| 41 | Monument, CO | 4.7 |
| 42 | Berthoud, CO | 4.6 |
| 43 | Firestone, CO | 4.6 |
| 44 | Louisville, CO | 4.5 |
| 45 | Parker, CO | 4.4 |
| 46 | Timnath, CO | 4.4 |
| 47 | Fruita, CO | 4.1 |
| 48 | Castle Rock, CO | 3.8 |
| 49 | Johnstown, CO | 3.7 |
| 50 | Centennial, CO | 3.3 |
| 51 | Frederick, CO | 3.3 |
| 52 | Superior, CO | 3.2 |
| 53 | Greenwood Village, CO | 3.1 |
| 54 | Erie, CO | 2.3 |