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

All 64 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 (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. 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-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Bent County | 28.4 |
| 2 | Baca County | 24.6 |
| 3 | Otero County | 22.1 |
| 4 | Dolores County | 21.6 |
| 5 | San Juan County | 21.3 |
| 6 | Costilla County | 21 |
| 7 | Crowley County | 19.4 |
| 8 | Las Animas County | 18.7 |
| 9 | Prowers County | 18.2 |
| 10 | Rio Grande County | 18 |
| 11 | Yuma County | 17.9 |
| 12 | Saguache County | 17.8 |
| 13 | Huerfano County | 17.3 |
| 14 | Alamosa County | 17.2 |
| 15 | Phillips County | 16.8 |
| 16 | Logan County | 15.8 |
| 17 | Jackson County | 14.6 |
| 18 | Pueblo County | 14.6 |
| 19 | Morgan County | 14.3 |
| 20 | Delta County | 14 |
| 21 | Fremont County | 13.4 |
| 22 | Montezuma County | 13.3 |
| 23 | Sedgwick County | 13.1 |
| 24 | Custer County | 12.7 |
| 25 | Kiowa County | 11.8 |
| 26 | La Plata County | 11.7 |
| 27 | Conejos County | 11.7 |
| 28 | Montrose County | 11.5 |
| 29 | Gunnison County | 11.3 |
| 30 | Denver County | 11.2 |
| 31 | Larimer County | 11.2 |
| 32 | Gilpin County | 11.2 |
| 33 | Boulder County | 11.2 |
| 34 | Mesa County | 10.7 |
| 35 | Mineral County | 10 |
| 36 | Kit Carson County | 9.8 |
| 37 | Lincoln County | 9.8 |
| 38 | Adams County | 9.8 |
| 39 | Weld County | 9.6 |
| 40 | San Miguel County | 9.3 |
| 41 | Eagle County | 8.7 |
| 42 | Arapahoe County | 8.6 |
| 43 | El Paso County | 8.5 |
| 44 | Rio Blanco County | 8.5 |
| 45 | Moffat County | 8.4 |
| 46 | Chaffee County | 8.3 |
| 47 | Cheyenne County | 8.2 |
| 48 | Garfield County | 8.2 |
| 49 | Archuleta County | 8.2 |
| 50 | Washington County | 8.1 |
| 51 | Lake County | 7.9 |
| 52 | Pitkin County | 7.8 |
| 53 | Summit County | 7.7 |
| 54 | Teller County | 7.6 |
| 55 | Grand County | 7.6 |
| 56 | Jefferson County | 6.7 |
| 57 | Clear Creek County | 6.4 |
| 58 | Broomfield County | 6.2 |
| 59 | Elbert County | 5.3 |
| 60 | Routt County | 5.2 |
| 61 | Park County | 5 |
| 62 | Ouray County | 4.3 |
| 63 | Hinsdale County | 4.1 |
| 64 | Douglas County | 3.8 |