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

Boulder, CO had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 54 cities in 2022, at 22.1%. Superior, CO had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 8.1% and the figure for Colorado was 9.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.1Boulder, CO
Lowest2.2Superior, CO
Median8.154 cities
Colorado9.6History

All cities, 2022

Boulder, CO: 22.1 %Boulder, CO22.1Pueblo, CO: 20.6 %Pueblo, CO20.6Federal Heights, CO: 17.5 %Federal Heights, CO17.5Fort Collins, CO: 16.3 %Fort Collins, CO16.3Cañon City, CO: 15.8 %Cañon City, CO15.8Greeley, CO: 15.7 %Greeley, CO15.7Fort Morgan, CO: 15.7 %Fort Morgan, CO15.7Evans, CO: 15.1 %Evans, CO15.1Durango, CO: 14.2 %Durango, CO14.2Sterling, CO: 13.1 %Sterling, CO13.1Montrose, CO: 13 %Montrose, CO13Grand Junction, CO: 12.6 %Grand Junction, CO12.6Wheat Ridge, CO: 11.9 %Wheat Ridge, CO11.9Denver, CO: 11.7 %Denver, CO11.7Commerce City, CO: 11.6 %Commerce City, CO11.6Wellington, CO: 11.3 %Wellington, CO11.3Fort Lupton, CO: 10.9 %Fort Lupton, CO10.9Aurora, CO: 10.5 %Aurora, CO10.5Colorado Springs, CO: 10.4 %Colorado Springs, CO10.4Northglenn, CO: 10.3 %Northglenn, CO10.3Golden, CO: 10.3 %Golden, CO10.3Brighton, CO: 9.1 %Brighton, CO9.1Lakewood, CO: 8.8 %Lakewood, CO8.8Glenwood Springs, CO: 8.5 %Glenwood Springs, CO8.5Fountain, CO: 8.5 %Fountain, CO8.5Englewood, CO: 8.3 %Englewood, CO8.3Steamboat Springs, CO: 8.1 %Steamboat Springs, CO8.1Thornton, CO: 8 %Thornton, CO8Loveland, CO: 7.8 %Loveland, CO7.8Longmont, CO: 7.8 %Longmont, CO7.8Littleton, CO: 7.6 %Littleton, CO7.6Johnstown, CO: 7 %Johnstown, CO7Westminster, CO: 6.5 %Westminster, CO6.5Fruita, CO: 6.2 %Fruita, CO6.2Monument, CO: 6.2 %Monument, CO6.2Arvada, CO: 5.8 %Arvada, CO5.8Greenwood Village, CO: 5.5 %Greenwood Village, CO5.5Lafayette, CO: 5.5 %Lafayette, CO5.5Louisville, CO: 5.4 %Louisville, CO5.4Rifle, CO: 5.3 %Rifle, CO5.3Broomfield, CO: 5 %Broomfield, CO5Castle Pines, CO: 4.5 %Castle Pines, CO4.5Lone Tree, CO: 4.3 %Lone Tree, CO4.3Firestone, CO: 4 %Firestone, CO4Timnath, CO: 4 %Timnath, CO4Windsor, CO: 3.8 %Windsor, CO3.8Castle Rock, CO: 3.5 %Castle Rock, CO3.5Parker, CO: 3.4 %Parker, CO3.4Erie, CO: 3.2 %Erie, CO3.2Centennial, CO: 3.1 %Centennial, CO3.1Severance, CO: 2.8 %Severance, CO2.8Berthoud, CO: 2.7 %Berthoud, CO2.7Frederick, CO: 2.6 %Frederick, CO2.6Superior, CO: 2.2 %Superior, CO2.2Boulder, CO: 22.1 %Boulder, CO22.1Pueblo, CO: 20.6 %Pueblo, CO20.6Federal Heights, CO: 17.5 %Federal Heights, CO17.5Fort Collins, CO: 16.3 %Fort Collins, CO16.3Cañon City, CO: 15.8 %Cañon City, CO15.8Greeley, CO: 15.7 %Greeley, CO15.7Fort Morgan, CO: 15.7 %Fort Morgan, CO15.7Evans, CO: 15.1 %Evans, CO15.1Durango, CO: 14.2 %Durango, CO14.2Sterling, CO: 13.1 %Sterling, CO13.1Montrose, CO: 13 %Montrose, CO13Grand Junction, CO: 12.6 %Grand Junction, CO12.6Wheat Ridge, CO: 11.9 %Wheat Ridge, CO11.9Denver, CO: 11.7 %Denver, CO11.7Commerce City, CO: 11.6 %Commerce City, CO11.6Wellington, CO: 11.3 %Wellington, CO11.3Fort Lupton, CO: 10.9 %Fort Lupton, CO10.9Aurora, CO: 10.5 %Aurora, CO10.5Colorado Springs, CO: 10.4 %Colorado Springs, CO10.4Northglenn, CO: 10.3 %Northglenn, CO10.3Golden, CO: 10.3 %Golden, CO10.3Brighton, CO: 9.1 %Brighton, CO9.1Lakewood, CO: 8.8 %Lakewood, CO8.8Glenwood Springs, CO: 8.5 %Glenwood Springs, CO8.5Fountain, CO: 8.5 %Fountain, CO8.5Englewood, CO: 8.3 %Englewood, CO8.3Steamboat Springs, CO: 8.1 %Steamboat Springs, CO8.1Thornton, CO: 8 %Thornton, CO8Loveland, CO: 7.8 %Loveland, CO7.8Longmont, CO: 7.8 %Longmont, CO7.8Littleton, CO: 7.6 %Littleton, CO7.6Johnstown, CO: 7 %Johnstown, CO7Westminster, CO: 6.5 %Westminster, CO6.5Fruita, CO: 6.2 %Fruita, CO6.2Monument, CO: 6.2 %Monument, CO6.2Arvada, CO: 5.8 %Arvada, CO5.8Greenwood Village, CO: 5.5 %Greenwood Village, CO5.5Lafayette, CO: 5.5 %Lafayette, CO5.5Louisville, CO: 5.4 %Louisville, CO5.4Rifle, CO: 5.3 %Rifle, CO5.3Broomfield, CO: 5 %Broomfield, CO5Castle Pines, CO: 4.5 %Castle Pines, CO4.5Lone Tree, CO: 4.3 %Lone Tree, CO4.3Firestone, CO: 4 %Firestone, CO4Timnath, CO: 4 %Timnath, CO4Windsor, CO: 3.8 %Windsor, CO3.8Castle Rock, CO: 3.5 %Castle Rock, CO3.5Parker, CO: 3.4 %Parker, CO3.4Erie, CO: 3.2 %Erie, CO3.2Centennial, CO: 3.1 %Centennial, CO3.1Severance, CO: 2.8 %Severance, CO2.8Berthoud, CO: 2.7 %Berthoud, CO2.7Frederick, CO: 2.6 %Frederick, CO2.6Superior, CO: 2.2 %Superior, CO2.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Boulder, CO22.1+1.2 pts
2Pueblo, CO20.6-0.4 pts
3Federal Heights, CO17.5-2.6 pts
4Fort Collins, CO16.3+0.6 pts
5Cañon City, CO15.8+0.7 pts
6Greeley, CO15.7+0.3 pts
7Fort Morgan, CO15.7+2.1 pts
8Evans, CO15.1-2.6 pts
9Durango, CO14.2+3.6 pts
10Sterling, CO13.1+0.1 pts
11Montrose, CO13+0.1 pts
12Grand Junction, CO12.6-0.5 pts
13Wheat Ridge, CO11.9-0.2 pts
14Denver, CO11.7+0.1 pts
15Commerce City, CO11.6+1.8 pts
16Wellington, CO11.3-0.1 pts
17Fort Lupton, CO10.9+1.3 pts
18Aurora, CO10.5+0.3 pts
19Colorado Springs, CO10.4-0.5 pts
20Northglenn, CO10.3+1.9 pts
21Golden, CO10.3-1.1 pts
22Brighton, CO9.1+1.4 pts
23Lakewood, CO8.8-0.4 pts
24Glenwood Springs, CO8.5-0.5 pts
25Fountain, CO8.5+0.6 pts
26Englewood, CO8.3-0.7 pts
27Steamboat Springs, CO8.1-1.4 pts
28Thornton, CO8-0.3 pts
29Loveland, CO7.8-0.2 pts
30Longmont, CO7.8-0.5 pts
31Littleton, CO7.6+0.2 pts
32Johnstown, CO7-0.3 pts
33Westminster, CO6.5-0.2 pts
34Fruita, CO6.2-1.6 pts
35Monument, CO6.2+3 pts
36Arvada, CO5.8-0.2 pts
37Greenwood Village, CO5.5-0.3 pts
38Lafayette, CO5.5+1.1 pts
39Louisville, CO5.4+0.2 pts
40Rifle, CO5.3-1.7 pts
41Broomfield, CO5+0.6 pts
42Castle Pines, CO4.5-0.1 pts
43Lone Tree, CO4.3+0.2 pts
44Firestone, CO4+0.5 pts
45Timnath, CO4-0.3 pts
46Windsor, CO3.8+0.3 pts
47Castle Rock, CO3.5-0.1 pts
48Parker, CO3.4+0.4 pts
49Erie, CO3.2-0.8 pts
50Centennial, CO3.1-0.2 pts
51Severance, CO2.8+2.1 pts
52Berthoud, CO2.7-0.3 pts
53Frederick, CO2.6-0.3 pts
54Superior, CO2.2-1.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. 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 cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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) (Cities in Colorado by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat

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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), Cities in Colorado by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/colorado-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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). Cities in Colorado by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/colorado-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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), Cities in Colorado by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/colorado-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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): Cities in Colorado by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022}},
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Boulder, CO, with 22.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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