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

Lake County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 64 counties in 2022, at 67.8%. Dolores County had the lowest, at 25%. The median was 49.8% and the figure for Colorado was 51.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest67.8Lake County
Lowest25Dolores County
Median49.864 counties
Colorado51.9History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 57 %Alamosa County: 42.6 %Arapahoe County: 54.8 %Archuleta County: 53.7 %Baca County: 32.8 %Bent County: 52.2 %Boulder County: 59 %Broomfield County: 44.6 %Chaffee County: 52 %Cheyenne County: 29.1 %Clear Creek County: 63.9 %Conejos County: 45.4 %Costilla County: 55 %Crowley County: 61.1 %Custer County: 45 %Delta County: 53.1 %Denver County: 46.8 %Dolores County: 25 %Douglas County: 50.8 %Eagle County: 56.4 %Elbert County: 45.2 %El Paso County: 53.9 %Fremont County: 53.4 %Garfield County: 48.6 %Gilpin County: 67.4 %Grand County: 47.8 %Gunnison County: 47.2 %Hinsdale County: 28.6 %Huerfano County: 60.8 %Jackson County: 60.2 %Jefferson County: 52.1 %Kiowa County: 49.5 %Kit Carson County: 38.5 %Lake County: 67.8 %La Plata County: 52.6 %Larimer County: 53.3 %Las Animas County: 50.8 %Lincoln County: 41.9 %Logan County: 41.9 %Mesa County: 47.2 %Mineral County: 50 %Moffat County: 42.4 %Montezuma County: 56.7 %Montrose County: 52.8 %Morgan County: 45.6 %Otero County: 47.7 %Ouray County: 44.6 %Park County: 48.7 %Phillips County: 35 %Pitkin County: 53.2 %Prowers County: 54.3 %Pueblo County: 52.8 %Rio Blanco County: 42.3 %Rio Grande County: 29.7 %Routt County: 53.5 %Saguache County: 46.8 %San Juan County: 42.1 %San Miguel County: 44.8 %Sedgwick County: 62.8 %Summit County: 42.5 %Teller County: 54.6 %Washington County: 43.8 %Weld County: 52.3 %Yuma County: 48.2 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Lake County: 67.8 %Lake County67.8Gilpin County: 67.4 %Gilpin County67.4Clear Creek County: 63.9 %Clear Creek County63.9Sedgwick County: 62.8 %Sedgwick County62.8Crowley County: 61.1 %Crowley County61.1Huerfano County: 60.8 %Huerfano County60.8Jackson County: 60.2 %Jackson County60.2Boulder County: 59 %Boulder County59Adams County: 57 %Adams County57Montezuma County: 56.7 %Montezuma County56.7Eagle County: 56.4 %Eagle County56.4Costilla County: 55 %Costilla County55Arapahoe County: 54.8 %Arapahoe County54.8Teller County: 54.6 %Teller County54.6Prowers County: 54.3 %Prowers County54.3El Paso County: 53.9 %El Paso County53.9Archuleta County: 53.7 %Archuleta County53.7Routt County: 53.5 %Routt County53.5Fremont County: 53.4 %Fremont County53.4Larimer County: 53.3 %Larimer County53.3Pitkin County: 53.2 %Pitkin County53.2Delta County: 53.1 %Delta County53.1Montrose County: 52.8 %Montrose County52.8Pueblo County: 52.8 %Pueblo County52.8La Plata County: 52.6 %La Plata County52.6Weld County: 52.3 %Weld County52.3Bent County: 52.2 %Bent County52.2Jefferson County: 52.1 %Jefferson County52.1Chaffee County: 52 %Chaffee County52Douglas County: 50.8 %Douglas County50.8Las Animas County: 50.8 %Las Animas County50.8Mineral County: 50 %Mineral County50Kiowa County: 49.5 %Kiowa County49.5Park County: 48.7 %Park County48.7Garfield County: 48.6 %Garfield County48.6Yuma County: 48.2 %Yuma County48.2Grand County: 47.8 %Grand County47.8Otero County: 47.7 %Otero County47.7Gunnison County: 47.2 %Gunnison County47.2Mesa County: 47.2 %Mesa County47.2Lake County: 67.8 %Lake County67.8Gilpin County: 67.4 %Gilpin County67.4Clear Creek County: 63.9 %Clear Creek County63.9Sedgwick County: 62.8 %Sedgwick County62.8Crowley County: 61.1 %Crowley County61.1Huerfano County: 60.8 %Huerfano County60.8Jackson County: 60.2 %Jackson County60.2Boulder County: 59 %Boulder County59Adams County: 57 %Adams County57Montezuma County: 56.7 %Montezuma County56.7Eagle County: 56.4 %Eagle County56.4Costilla County: 55 %Costilla County55Arapahoe County: 54.8 %Arapahoe County54.8Teller County: 54.6 %Teller County54.6Prowers County: 54.3 %Prowers County54.3El Paso County: 53.9 %El Paso County53.9Archuleta County: 53.7 %Archuleta County53.7Routt County: 53.5 %Routt County53.5Fremont County: 53.4 %Fremont County53.4Larimer County: 53.3 %Larimer County53.3Pitkin County: 53.2 %Pitkin County53.2Delta County: 53.1 %Delta County53.1Montrose County: 52.8 %Montrose County52.8Pueblo County: 52.8 %Pueblo County52.8La Plata County: 52.6 %La Plata County52.6Weld County: 52.3 %Weld County52.3Bent County: 52.2 %Bent County52.2Jefferson County: 52.1 %Jefferson County52.1Chaffee County: 52 %Chaffee County52Douglas County: 50.8 %Douglas County50.8Las Animas County: 50.8 %Las Animas County50.8Mineral County: 50 %Mineral County50Kiowa County: 49.5 %Kiowa County49.5Park County: 48.7 %Park County48.7Garfield County: 48.6 %Garfield County48.6Yuma County: 48.2 %Yuma County48.2Grand County: 47.8 %Grand County47.8Otero County: 47.7 %Otero County47.7Gunnison County: 47.2 %Gunnison County47.2Mesa County: 47.2 %Mesa County47.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Lake County67.8+6.5 pts
2Gilpin County67.4+1.6 pts
3Clear Creek County63.9+8.2 pts
4Sedgwick County62.8+1 pts
5Crowley County61.1+8.9 pts
6Huerfano County60.8+3.2 pts
7Jackson County60.2+3.5 pts
8Boulder County59+1.9 pts
9Adams County57-0.3 pts
10Montezuma County56.7+6.2 pts
11Eagle County56.4-1.7 pts
12Costilla County55+4.8 pts
13Arapahoe County54.8+0.3 pts
14Teller County54.6+0.5 pts
15Prowers County54.3+7.9 pts
16El Paso County53.9+0.2 pts
17Archuleta County53.7+2.2 pts
18Routt County53.5+4.4 pts
19Fremont County53.4+3.5 pts
20Larimer County53.3-1.5 pts
21Pitkin County53.2+4.8 pts
22Delta County53.1-2.5 pts
23Montrose County52.8+8.4 pts
23Pueblo County52.8+1.2 pts
25La Plata County52.6-1.5 pts
26Weld County52.3+0.4 pts
27Bent County52.2-5.2 pts
28Jefferson County52.1+0.1 pts
29Chaffee County52+4.9 pts
30Douglas County50.8+2 pts
31Las Animas County50.8-7.4 pts
32Mineral County50+4 pts
33Kiowa County49.5-0.5 pts
34Park County48.7-10.3 pts
35Garfield County48.6+4 pts
36Yuma County48.2+2.8 pts
37Grand County47.8+0.3 pts
38Otero County47.7+2.9 pts
39Gunnison County47.2-1.7 pts
40Mesa County47.2-0.6 pts
41Denver County46.8+0.5 pts
42Saguache County46.8+0.2 pts
43Morgan County45.6+0.8 pts
44Conejos County45.4+2.1 pts
45Elbert County45.2+5.7 pts
46Custer County45+4.4 pts
47San Miguel County44.8-2.9 pts
48Ouray County44.6-0.2 pts
49Broomfield County44.6-2 pts
50Washington County43.8+0.6 pts
51Alamosa County42.6-2 pts
52Summit County42.5+1.5 pts
53Moffat County42.4-5.2 pts
54Rio Blanco County42.3+3.1 pts
55San Juan County42.1+8.7 pts
56Logan County41.9+1 pts
57Lincoln County41.9+3.3 pts
58Kit Carson County38.5-2.7 pts
59Phillips County35-1.9 pts
60Baca County32.8+13.2 pts
61Rio Grande County29.7-7.5 pts
62Cheyenne County29.1+9.8 pts
63Hinsdale County28.6-5.7 pts
64Dolores County25-1.1 pts

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/colorado-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/colorado-counties?period=2022.

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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/colorado-counties?period=2022 (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)?

Lake County, with 67.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Dolores County, with 25% in 2022.

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