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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 2023, at 69.2%. Hinsdale County had the lowest, at 18.8%. The median was 49.3% and the figure for Colorado was 52.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest69.2Gilpin County
Lowest18.8Hinsdale County
Median49.364 counties
Colorado52.2History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 56.6 %Alamosa County: 45.5 %Arapahoe County: 55.4 %Archuleta County: 47.8 %Baca County: 34 %Bent County: 55.8 %Boulder County: 59.8 %Broomfield County: 44.5 %Chaffee County: 50.5 %Cheyenne County: 34.1 %Clear Creek County: 63.4 %Conejos County: 44.9 %Costilla County: 54.2 %Crowley County: 56.9 %Custer County: 40.9 %Delta County: 55.9 %Denver County: 47.1 %Dolores County: 32.1 %Douglas County: 50.3 %Eagle County: 60.1 %Elbert County: 46.9 %El Paso County: 53.5 %Fremont County: 43.1 %Garfield County: 50.6 %Gilpin County: 69.2 %Grand County: 52.1 %Gunnison County: 51.5 %Hinsdale County: 18.8 %Huerfano County: 49.3 %Jackson County: 49.4 %Jefferson County: 52.8 %Kiowa County: 42.2 %Kit Carson County: 46.8 %Lake County: 57.2 %La Plata County: 51.6 %Larimer County: 54.4 %Las Animas County: 51.5 %Lincoln County: 46 %Logan County: 40.6 %Mesa County: 49.1 %Mineral County: 56.1 %Moffat County: 38.5 %Montezuma County: 56.6 %Montrose County: 49.7 %Morgan County: 41.2 %Otero County: 49.1 %Ouray County: 39.5 %Park County: 44.5 %Phillips County: 35.8 %Pitkin County: 49.3 %Prowers County: 61.9 %Pueblo County: 52.9 %Rio Blanco County: 31.7 %Rio Grande County: 38.8 %Routt County: 52.4 %Saguache County: 46.4 %San Juan County: 34.9 %San Miguel County: 43.4 %Sedgwick County: 63.4 %Summit County: 43.5 %Teller County: 54.6 %Washington County: 37 %Weld County: 55.9 %Yuma County: 45.8 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Gilpin County: 69.2 %Gilpin County69.2Clear Creek County: 63.4 %Clear Creek County63.4Sedgwick County: 63.4 %Sedgwick County63.4Prowers County: 61.9 %Prowers County61.9Eagle County: 60.1 %Eagle County60.1Boulder County: 59.8 %Boulder County59.8Lake County: 57.2 %Lake County57.2Crowley County: 56.9 %Crowley County56.9Adams County: 56.6 %Adams County56.6Montezuma County: 56.6 %Montezuma County56.6Mineral County: 56.1 %Mineral County56.1Weld County: 55.9 %Weld County55.9Delta County: 55.9 %Delta County55.9Bent County: 55.8 %Bent County55.8Arapahoe County: 55.4 %Arapahoe County55.4Teller County: 54.6 %Teller County54.6Larimer County: 54.4 %Larimer County54.4Costilla County: 54.2 %Costilla County54.2El Paso County: 53.5 %El Paso County53.5Pueblo County: 52.9 %Pueblo County52.9Jefferson County: 52.8 %Jefferson County52.8Routt County: 52.4 %Routt County52.4Grand County: 52.1 %Grand County52.1La Plata County: 51.6 %La Plata County51.6Las Animas County: 51.5 %Las Animas County51.5Gunnison County: 51.5 %Gunnison County51.5Garfield County: 50.6 %Garfield County50.6Chaffee County: 50.5 %Chaffee County50.5Douglas County: 50.3 %Douglas County50.3Montrose County: 49.7 %Montrose County49.7Jackson County: 49.4 %Jackson County49.4Huerfano County: 49.3 %Huerfano County49.3Pitkin County: 49.3 %Pitkin County49.3Otero County: 49.1 %Otero County49.1Mesa County: 49.1 %Mesa County49.1Archuleta County: 47.8 %Archuleta County47.8Denver County: 47.1 %Denver County47.1Elbert County: 46.9 %Elbert County46.9Kit Carson County: 46.8 %Kit Carson County46.8Saguache County: 46.4 %Saguache County46.4Gilpin County: 69.2 %Gilpin County69.2Clear Creek County: 63.4 %Clear Creek County63.4Sedgwick County: 63.4 %Sedgwick County63.4Prowers County: 61.9 %Prowers County61.9Eagle County: 60.1 %Eagle County60.1Boulder County: 59.8 %Boulder County59.8Lake County: 57.2 %Lake County57.2Crowley County: 56.9 %Crowley County56.9Adams County: 56.6 %Adams County56.6Montezuma County: 56.6 %Montezuma County56.6Mineral County: 56.1 %Mineral County56.1Weld County: 55.9 %Weld County55.9Delta County: 55.9 %Delta County55.9Bent County: 55.8 %Bent County55.8Arapahoe County: 55.4 %Arapahoe County55.4Teller County: 54.6 %Teller County54.6Larimer County: 54.4 %Larimer County54.4Costilla County: 54.2 %Costilla County54.2El Paso County: 53.5 %El Paso County53.5Pueblo County: 52.9 %Pueblo County52.9Jefferson County: 52.8 %Jefferson County52.8Routt County: 52.4 %Routt County52.4Grand County: 52.1 %Grand County52.1La Plata County: 51.6 %La Plata County51.6Las Animas County: 51.5 %Las Animas County51.5Gunnison County: 51.5 %Gunnison County51.5Garfield County: 50.6 %Garfield County50.6Chaffee County: 50.5 %Chaffee County50.5Douglas County: 50.3 %Douglas County50.3Montrose County: 49.7 %Montrose County49.7Jackson County: 49.4 %Jackson County49.4Huerfano County: 49.3 %Huerfano County49.3Pitkin County: 49.3 %Pitkin County49.3Otero County: 49.1 %Otero County49.1Mesa County: 49.1 %Mesa County49.1Archuleta County: 47.8 %Archuleta County47.8Denver County: 47.1 %Denver County47.1Elbert County: 46.9 %Elbert County46.9Kit Carson County: 46.8 %Kit Carson County46.8Saguache County: 46.4 %Saguache County46.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Gilpin County69.2+1.8 pts
2Clear Creek County63.4-0.5 pts
2Sedgwick County63.4+0.5 pts
4Prowers County61.9+7.6 pts
5Eagle County60.1+3.7 pts
6Boulder County59.8+0.8 pts
7Lake County57.2-10.6 pts
8Crowley County56.9-4.2 pts
9Adams County56.6-0.4 pts
10Montezuma County56.6-0.1 pts
11Mineral County56.1+6.1 pts
12Weld County55.9+3.6 pts
13Delta County55.9+2.8 pts
14Bent County55.8+3.6 pts
15Arapahoe County55.4+0.6 pts
16Teller County54.6-0.1 pts
17Larimer County54.4+1.1 pts
18Costilla County54.2-0.9 pts
19El Paso County53.5-0.4 pts
20Pueblo County52.90 pts
21Jefferson County52.8+0.7 pts
22Routt County52.4-1.1 pts
23Grand County52.1+4.3 pts
24La Plata County51.6-1 pts
25Las Animas County51.5+0.8 pts
26Gunnison County51.5+4.3 pts
27Garfield County50.6+2 pts
28Chaffee County50.5-1.5 pts
29Douglas County50.3-0.6 pts
30Montrose County49.7-3.1 pts
31Jackson County49.4-10.9 pts
32Huerfano County49.3-11.4 pts
33Pitkin County49.3-3.9 pts
34Otero County49.1+1.5 pts
35Mesa County49.1+1.9 pts
36Archuleta County47.8-5.9 pts
37Denver County47.1+0.3 pts
38Elbert County46.9+1.7 pts
39Kit Carson County46.8+8.2 pts
40Saguache County46.4-0.4 pts
41Lincoln County46+4.1 pts
42Yuma County45.8-2.4 pts
43Alamosa County45.5+2.9 pts
44Conejos County44.9-0.5 pts
45Park County44.5-4.2 pts
46Broomfield County44.5-0.1 pts
47Summit County43.5+1 pts
48San Miguel County43.4-1.4 pts
49Fremont County43.1-10.3 pts
50Kiowa County42.2-7.3 pts
51Morgan County41.2-4.4 pts
52Custer County40.9-4.1 pts
53Logan County40.6-1.3 pts
54Ouray County39.5-5.1 pts
55Rio Grande County38.8+9.1 pts
56Moffat County38.5-4 pts
57Washington County37-6.7 pts
58Phillips County35.8+0.8 pts
59San Juan County34.9-7.2 pts
60Cheyenne County34.1+5 pts
61Baca County34+1.2 pts
62Dolores County32.1+7 pts
63Rio Blanco County31.7-10.6 pts
64Hinsdale County18.8-9.8 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/colorado-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/colorado-counties?period=2023.

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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/colorado-counties?period=2023 (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 69.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hinsdale County, with 18.8% in 2023.

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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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