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

Bent County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 64 counties in 2021, at 25.4%. Douglas County had the lowest, at 3%. The median was 11.5% and the figure for Colorado was 9.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.4Bent County
Lowest3Douglas County
Median11.564 counties
Colorado9.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 9.6 %Alamosa County: 16 %Arapahoe County: 7.7 %Archuleta County: 9.8 %Baca County: 20.5 %Bent County: 25.4 %Boulder County: 11 %Broomfield County: 4.4 %Chaffee County: 11.5 %Cheyenne County: 11.6 %Clear Creek County: 5.7 %Conejos County: 16.3 %Costilla County: 22.4 %Crowley County: 24.9 %Custer County: 7.3 %Delta County: 16.9 %Denver County: 11.6 %Dolores County: 12.4 %Douglas County: 3 %Eagle County: 9.2 %Elbert County: 4.2 %El Paso County: 9.6 %Fremont County: 14.1 %Garfield County: 7.9 %Gilpin County: 7.9 %Grand County: 10.8 %Gunnison County: 13 %Hinsdale County: 9.3 %Huerfano County: 17.6 %Jackson County: 14.6 %Jefferson County: 6.8 %Kiowa County: 13.2 %Kit Carson County: 9.2 %Lake County: 7.8 %La Plata County: 9.7 %Larimer County: 11.2 %Las Animas County: 21.1 %Lincoln County: 12.5 %Logan County: 11.2 %Mesa County: 11.9 %Mineral County: 12 %Moffat County: 17.7 %Montezuma County: 12.2 %Montrose County: 11.6 %Morgan County: 12 %Otero County: 22 %Ouray County: 4.4 %Park County: 6.3 %Phillips County: 13.5 %Pitkin County: 5.2 %Prowers County: 17.3 %Pueblo County: 17.2 %Rio Blanco County: 11.5 %Rio Grande County: 13.9 %Routt County: 8.6 %Saguache County: 16.5 %San Juan County: 14.2 %San Miguel County: 9.4 %Sedgwick County: 16.8 %Summit County: 6.8 %Teller County: 7.6 %Washington County: 11.4 %Weld County: 9.7 %Yuma County: 14.5 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Bent County: 25.4 %Bent County25.4Crowley County: 24.9 %Crowley County24.9Costilla County: 22.4 %Costilla County22.4Otero County: 22 %Otero County22Las Animas County: 21.1 %Las Animas County21.1Baca County: 20.5 %Baca County20.5Moffat County: 17.7 %Moffat County17.7Huerfano County: 17.6 %Huerfano County17.6Prowers County: 17.3 %Prowers County17.3Pueblo County: 17.2 %Pueblo County17.2Delta County: 16.9 %Delta County16.9Sedgwick County: 16.8 %Sedgwick County16.8Saguache County: 16.5 %Saguache County16.5Conejos County: 16.3 %Conejos County16.3Alamosa County: 16 %Alamosa County16Jackson County: 14.6 %Jackson County14.6Yuma County: 14.5 %Yuma County14.5San Juan County: 14.2 %San Juan County14.2Fremont County: 14.1 %Fremont County14.1Rio Grande County: 13.9 %Rio Grande County13.9Phillips County: 13.5 %Phillips County13.5Kiowa County: 13.2 %Kiowa County13.2Gunnison County: 13 %Gunnison County13Lincoln County: 12.5 %Lincoln County12.5Dolores County: 12.4 %Dolores County12.4Montezuma County: 12.2 %Montezuma County12.2Mineral County: 12 %Mineral County12Morgan County: 12 %Morgan County12Mesa County: 11.9 %Mesa County11.9Denver County: 11.6 %Denver County11.6Montrose County: 11.6 %Montrose County11.6Cheyenne County: 11.6 %Cheyenne County11.6Chaffee County: 11.5 %Chaffee County11.5Rio Blanco County: 11.5 %Rio Blanco County11.5Washington County: 11.4 %Washington County11.4Logan County: 11.2 %Logan County11.2Larimer County: 11.2 %Larimer County11.2Boulder County: 11 %Boulder County11Grand County: 10.8 %Grand County10.8Archuleta County: 9.8 %Archuleta County9.8Bent County: 25.4 %Bent County25.4Crowley County: 24.9 %Crowley County24.9Costilla County: 22.4 %Costilla County22.4Otero County: 22 %Otero County22Las Animas County: 21.1 %Las Animas County21.1Baca County: 20.5 %Baca County20.5Moffat County: 17.7 %Moffat County17.7Huerfano County: 17.6 %Huerfano County17.6Prowers County: 17.3 %Prowers County17.3Pueblo County: 17.2 %Pueblo County17.2Delta County: 16.9 %Delta County16.9Sedgwick County: 16.8 %Sedgwick County16.8Saguache County: 16.5 %Saguache County16.5Conejos County: 16.3 %Conejos County16.3Alamosa County: 16 %Alamosa County16Jackson County: 14.6 %Jackson County14.6Yuma County: 14.5 %Yuma County14.5San Juan County: 14.2 %San Juan County14.2Fremont County: 14.1 %Fremont County14.1Rio Grande County: 13.9 %Rio Grande County13.9Phillips County: 13.5 %Phillips County13.5Kiowa County: 13.2 %Kiowa County13.2Gunnison County: 13 %Gunnison County13Lincoln County: 12.5 %Lincoln County12.5Dolores County: 12.4 %Dolores County12.4Montezuma County: 12.2 %Montezuma County12.2Mineral County: 12 %Mineral County12Morgan County: 12 %Morgan County12Mesa County: 11.9 %Mesa County11.9Denver County: 11.6 %Denver County11.6Montrose County: 11.6 %Montrose County11.6Cheyenne County: 11.6 %Cheyenne County11.6Chaffee County: 11.5 %Chaffee County11.5Rio Blanco County: 11.5 %Rio Blanco County11.5Washington County: 11.4 %Washington County11.4Logan County: 11.2 %Logan County11.2Larimer County: 11.2 %Larimer County11.2Boulder County: 11 %Boulder County11Grand County: 10.8 %Grand County10.8Archuleta County: 9.8 %Archuleta County9.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Bent County25.4
2Crowley County24.9
3Costilla County22.4
4Otero County22
5Las Animas County21.1
6Baca County20.5
7Moffat County17.7
8Huerfano County17.6
9Prowers County17.3
10Pueblo County17.2
11Delta County16.9
12Sedgwick County16.8
13Saguache County16.5
14Conejos County16.3
15Alamosa County16
16Jackson County14.6
17Yuma County14.5
18San Juan County14.2
19Fremont County14.1
20Rio Grande County13.9
21Phillips County13.5
22Kiowa County13.2
23Gunnison County13
24Lincoln County12.5
25Dolores County12.4
26Montezuma County12.2
27Mineral County12
27Morgan County12
29Mesa County11.9
30Denver County11.6
31Montrose County11.6
32Cheyenne County11.6
33Chaffee County11.5
34Rio Blanco County11.5
35Washington County11.4
36Logan County11.2
37Larimer County11.2
38Boulder County11
39Grand County10.8
40Archuleta County9.8
41La Plata County9.7
42Weld County9.7
43Adams County9.6
44El Paso County9.6
45San Miguel County9.4
46Hinsdale County9.3
47Eagle County9.2
48Kit Carson County9.2
49Routt County8.6
50Gilpin County7.9
51Garfield County7.9
52Lake County7.8
53Arapahoe County7.7
54Teller County7.6
55Custer County7.3
56Jefferson County6.8
57Summit County6.8
58Park County6.3
59Clear Creek County5.7
60Pitkin County5.2
61Broomfield County4.4
61Ouray County4.4
63Elbert County4.2
64Douglas County3

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 counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 (Counties in Colorado by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, Counties in Colorado by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/colorado-counties?period=2021. 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. Counties in Colorado by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/colorado-counties?period=2021.

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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, Counties in Colorado by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/colorado-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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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: Counties in Colorado by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021}},
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Bent County, with 25.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Douglas County, with 3% in 2021.

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