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Counties in Colorado by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)

Gilpin County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 64 counties in 2021, at 65.8%. Cheyenne County had the lowest, at 19.3%. The median was 47.7% and the figure for Colorado was 51.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest65.8Gilpin County
Lowest19.3Cheyenne County
Median47.764 counties
Colorado51.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 57.3 %Alamosa County: 44.6 %Arapahoe County: 54.5 %Archuleta County: 51.5 %Baca County: 19.6 %Bent County: 57.4 %Boulder County: 57.1 %Broomfield County: 46.6 %Chaffee County: 47.1 %Cheyenne County: 19.3 %Clear Creek County: 55.6 %Conejos County: 43.3 %Costilla County: 50.2 %Crowley County: 52.2 %Custer County: 40.6 %Delta County: 55.6 %Denver County: 46.3 %Dolores County: 26.1 %Douglas County: 48.8 %Eagle County: 58.1 %Elbert County: 39.5 %El Paso County: 53.7 %Fremont County: 49.8 %Garfield County: 44.6 %Gilpin County: 65.8 %Grand County: 47.5 %Gunnison County: 48.9 %Hinsdale County: 34.3 %Huerfano County: 57.6 %Jackson County: 56.8 %Jefferson County: 52 %Kiowa County: 50 %Kit Carson County: 41.2 %Lake County: 61.3 %La Plata County: 54.2 %Larimer County: 54.8 %Las Animas County: 58.1 %Lincoln County: 38.5 %Logan County: 40.9 %Mesa County: 47.8 %Mineral County: 46 %Moffat County: 47.7 %Montezuma County: 50.5 %Montrose County: 44.5 %Morgan County: 44.9 %Otero County: 44.8 %Ouray County: 44.8 %Park County: 59 %Phillips County: 36.9 %Pitkin County: 48.4 %Prowers County: 46.4 %Pueblo County: 51.6 %Rio Blanco County: 39.2 %Rio Grande County: 37.2 %Routt County: 49.1 %Saguache County: 46.5 %San Juan County: 33.3 %San Miguel County: 47.7 %Sedgwick County: 61.8 %Summit County: 41 %Teller County: 54.2 %Washington County: 43.1 %Weld County: 51.9 %Yuma County: 45.4 %
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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

Gilpin County: 65.8 %Gilpin County65.8Sedgwick County: 61.8 %Sedgwick County61.8Lake County: 61.3 %Lake County61.3Park County: 59 %Park County59Las Animas County: 58.1 %Las Animas County58.1Eagle County: 58.1 %Eagle County58.1Huerfano County: 57.6 %Huerfano County57.6Bent County: 57.4 %Bent County57.4Adams County: 57.3 %Adams County57.3Boulder County: 57.1 %Boulder County57.1Jackson County: 56.8 %Jackson County56.8Clear Creek County: 55.6 %Clear Creek County55.6Delta County: 55.6 %Delta County55.6Larimer County: 54.8 %Larimer County54.8Arapahoe County: 54.5 %Arapahoe County54.5Teller County: 54.2 %Teller County54.2La Plata County: 54.2 %La Plata County54.2El Paso County: 53.7 %El Paso County53.7Crowley County: 52.2 %Crowley County52.2Jefferson County: 52 %Jefferson County52Weld County: 51.9 %Weld County51.9Pueblo County: 51.6 %Pueblo County51.6Archuleta County: 51.5 %Archuleta County51.5Montezuma County: 50.5 %Montezuma County50.5Costilla County: 50.2 %Costilla County50.2Kiowa County: 50 %Kiowa County50Fremont County: 49.8 %Fremont County49.8Routt County: 49.1 %Routt County49.1Gunnison County: 48.9 %Gunnison County48.9Douglas County: 48.8 %Douglas County48.8Pitkin County: 48.4 %Pitkin County48.4Mesa County: 47.8 %Mesa County47.8San Miguel County: 47.7 %San Miguel County47.7Moffat County: 47.7 %Moffat County47.7Grand County: 47.5 %Grand County47.5Chaffee County: 47.1 %Chaffee County47.1Broomfield County: 46.6 %Broomfield County46.6Saguache County: 46.5 %Saguache County46.5Prowers County: 46.4 %Prowers County46.4Denver County: 46.3 %Denver County46.3Gilpin County: 65.8 %Gilpin County65.8Sedgwick County: 61.8 %Sedgwick County61.8Lake County: 61.3 %Lake County61.3Park County: 59 %Park County59Las Animas County: 58.1 %Las Animas County58.1Eagle County: 58.1 %Eagle County58.1Huerfano County: 57.6 %Huerfano County57.6Bent County: 57.4 %Bent County57.4Adams County: 57.3 %Adams County57.3Boulder County: 57.1 %Boulder County57.1Jackson County: 56.8 %Jackson County56.8Clear Creek County: 55.6 %Clear Creek County55.6Delta County: 55.6 %Delta County55.6Larimer County: 54.8 %Larimer County54.8Arapahoe County: 54.5 %Arapahoe County54.5Teller County: 54.2 %Teller County54.2La Plata County: 54.2 %La Plata County54.2El Paso County: 53.7 %El Paso County53.7Crowley County: 52.2 %Crowley County52.2Jefferson County: 52 %Jefferson County52Weld County: 51.9 %Weld County51.9Pueblo County: 51.6 %Pueblo County51.6Archuleta County: 51.5 %Archuleta County51.5Montezuma County: 50.5 %Montezuma County50.5Costilla County: 50.2 %Costilla County50.2Kiowa County: 50 %Kiowa County50Fremont County: 49.8 %Fremont County49.8Routt County: 49.1 %Routt County49.1Gunnison County: 48.9 %Gunnison County48.9Douglas County: 48.8 %Douglas County48.8Pitkin County: 48.4 %Pitkin County48.4Mesa County: 47.8 %Mesa County47.8San Miguel County: 47.7 %San Miguel County47.7Moffat County: 47.7 %Moffat County47.7Grand County: 47.5 %Grand County47.5Chaffee County: 47.1 %Chaffee County47.1Broomfield County: 46.6 %Broomfield County46.6Saguache County: 46.5 %Saguache County46.5Prowers County: 46.4 %Prowers County46.4Denver County: 46.3 %Denver County46.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Gilpin County65.8
2Sedgwick County61.8
3Lake County61.3
4Park County59
5Las Animas County58.1
6Eagle County58.1
7Huerfano County57.6
8Bent County57.4
9Adams County57.3
10Boulder County57.1
11Jackson County56.8
12Clear Creek County55.6
13Delta County55.6
14Larimer County54.8
15Arapahoe County54.5
16Teller County54.2
17La Plata County54.2
18El Paso County53.7
19Crowley County52.2
20Jefferson County52
21Weld County51.9
22Pueblo County51.6
23Archuleta County51.5
24Montezuma County50.5
25Costilla County50.2
26Kiowa County50
27Fremont County49.8
28Routt County49.1
29Gunnison County48.9
30Douglas County48.8
31Pitkin County48.4
32Mesa County47.8
33San Miguel County47.7
34Moffat County47.7
35Grand County47.5
36Chaffee County47.1
37Broomfield County46.6
38Saguache County46.5
39Prowers County46.4
40Denver County46.3
41Mineral County46
42Yuma County45.4
43Morgan County44.9
44Ouray County44.8
45Otero County44.8
46Garfield County44.6
47Alamosa County44.6
48Montrose County44.5
49Conejos County43.3
50Washington County43.1
51Kit Carson County41.2
52Summit County41
53Logan County40.9
54Custer County40.6
55Elbert County39.5
56Rio Blanco County39.2
57Lincoln County38.5
58Rio Grande County37.2
59Phillips County36.9
60Hinsdale County34.3
61San Juan County33.3
62Dolores County26.1
63Baca County19.6
64Cheyenne County19.3

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Colorado by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Colorado by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/colorado-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Colorado by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/colorado-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Colorado by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/colorado-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Gilpin County, with 65.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Cheyenne County, with 19.3% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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