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Cities in Colorado by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Fort Lupton, CO had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 54 cities in 2024, at 8.4%. Timnath, CO had the lowest, at 0.6%. The median was 4.3% and the figure for Colorado was 4.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8.4Fort Lupton, CO
Lowest0.6Timnath, CO
Median4.354 cities
Colorado4.6History

All cities, 2024

Fort Lupton, CO: 8.4 %Fort Lupton, CO8.4Sterling, CO: 7.8 %Sterling, CO7.8Evans, CO: 7.6 %Evans, CO7.6Wellington, CO: 6.5 %Wellington, CO6.5Federal Heights, CO: 6.5 %Federal Heights, CO6.5Fort Morgan, CO: 6.4 %Fort Morgan, CO6.4Boulder, CO: 6 %Boulder, CO6Aurora, CO: 5.9 %Aurora, CO5.9Greeley, CO: 5.6 %Greeley, CO5.6Colorado Springs, CO: 5.6 %Colorado Springs, CO5.6Loveland, CO: 5.4 %Loveland, CO5.4Fort Collins, CO: 5.4 %Fort Collins, CO5.4Fountain, CO: 5.4 %Fountain, CO5.4Wheat Ridge, CO: 5 %Wheat Ridge, CO5Montrose, CO: 5 %Montrose, CO5Pueblo, CO: 5 %Pueblo, CO5Denver, CO: 4.9 %Denver, CO4.9Longmont, CO: 4.8 %Longmont, CO4.8Brighton, CO: 4.8 %Brighton, CO4.8Grand Junction, CO: 4.8 %Grand Junction, CO4.8Centennial, CO: 4.6 %Centennial, CO4.6Windsor, CO: 4.6 %Windsor, CO4.6Lakewood, CO: 4.5 %Lakewood, CO4.5Thornton, CO: 4.5 %Thornton, CO4.5Glenwood Springs, CO: 4.5 %Glenwood Springs, CO4.5Castle Rock, CO: 4.4 %Castle Rock, CO4.4Monument, CO: 4.3 %Monument, CO4.3Commerce City, CO: 4.3 %Commerce City, CO4.3Englewood, CO: 4.3 %Englewood, CO4.3Cañon City, CO: 4.2 %Cañon City, CO4.2Firestone, CO: 4.2 %Firestone, CO4.2Johnstown, CO: 4.2 %Johnstown, CO4.2Lafayette, CO: 3.8 %Lafayette, CO3.8Broomfield, CO: 3.8 %Broomfield, CO3.8Littleton, CO: 3.8 %Littleton, CO3.8Arvada, CO: 3.8 %Arvada, CO3.8Northglenn, CO: 3.7 %Northglenn, CO3.7Superior, CO: 3.7 %Superior, CO3.7Westminster, CO: 3.7 %Westminster, CO3.7Louisville, CO: 3.6 %Louisville, CO3.6Golden, CO: 3.6 %Golden, CO3.6Frederick, CO: 3.4 %Frederick, CO3.4Greenwood Village, CO: 3.3 %Greenwood Village, CO3.3Erie, CO: 3.1 %Erie, CO3.1Durango, CO: 3.1 %Durango, CO3.1Steamboat Springs, CO: 3 %Steamboat Springs, CO3Parker, CO: 3 %Parker, CO3Rifle, CO: 3 %Rifle, CO3Lone Tree, CO: 3 %Lone Tree, CO3Castle Pines, CO: 2.6 %Castle Pines, CO2.6Fruita, CO: 2.5 %Fruita, CO2.5Severance, CO: 2.3 %Severance, CO2.3Berthoud, CO: 1.6 %Berthoud, CO1.6Timnath, CO: 0.6 %Timnath, CO0.6Fort Lupton, CO: 8.4 %Fort Lupton, CO8.4Sterling, CO: 7.8 %Sterling, CO7.8Evans, CO: 7.6 %Evans, CO7.6Wellington, CO: 6.5 %Wellington, CO6.5Federal Heights, CO: 6.5 %Federal Heights, CO6.5Fort Morgan, CO: 6.4 %Fort Morgan, CO6.4Boulder, CO: 6 %Boulder, CO6Aurora, CO: 5.9 %Aurora, CO5.9Greeley, CO: 5.6 %Greeley, CO5.6Colorado Springs, CO: 5.6 %Colorado Springs, CO5.6Loveland, CO: 5.4 %Loveland, CO5.4Fort Collins, CO: 5.4 %Fort Collins, CO5.4Fountain, CO: 5.4 %Fountain, CO5.4Wheat Ridge, CO: 5 %Wheat Ridge, CO5Montrose, CO: 5 %Montrose, CO5Pueblo, CO: 5 %Pueblo, CO5Denver, CO: 4.9 %Denver, CO4.9Longmont, CO: 4.8 %Longmont, CO4.8Brighton, CO: 4.8 %Brighton, CO4.8Grand Junction, CO: 4.8 %Grand Junction, CO4.8Centennial, CO: 4.6 %Centennial, CO4.6Windsor, CO: 4.6 %Windsor, CO4.6Lakewood, CO: 4.5 %Lakewood, CO4.5Thornton, CO: 4.5 %Thornton, CO4.5Glenwood Springs, CO: 4.5 %Glenwood Springs, CO4.5Castle Rock, CO: 4.4 %Castle Rock, CO4.4Monument, CO: 4.3 %Monument, CO4.3Commerce City, CO: 4.3 %Commerce City, CO4.3Englewood, CO: 4.3 %Englewood, CO4.3Cañon City, CO: 4.2 %Cañon City, CO4.2Firestone, CO: 4.2 %Firestone, CO4.2Johnstown, CO: 4.2 %Johnstown, CO4.2Lafayette, CO: 3.8 %Lafayette, CO3.8Broomfield, CO: 3.8 %Broomfield, CO3.8Littleton, CO: 3.8 %Littleton, CO3.8Arvada, CO: 3.8 %Arvada, CO3.8Northglenn, CO: 3.7 %Northglenn, CO3.7Superior, CO: 3.7 %Superior, CO3.7Westminster, CO: 3.7 %Westminster, CO3.7Louisville, CO: 3.6 %Louisville, CO3.6Golden, CO: 3.6 %Golden, CO3.6Frederick, CO: 3.4 %Frederick, CO3.4Greenwood Village, CO: 3.3 %Greenwood Village, CO3.3Erie, CO: 3.1 %Erie, CO3.1Durango, CO: 3.1 %Durango, CO3.1Steamboat Springs, CO: 3 %Steamboat Springs, CO3Parker, CO: 3 %Parker, CO3Rifle, CO: 3 %Rifle, CO3Lone Tree, CO: 3 %Lone Tree, CO3Castle Pines, CO: 2.6 %Castle Pines, CO2.6Fruita, CO: 2.5 %Fruita, CO2.5Severance, CO: 2.3 %Severance, CO2.3Berthoud, CO: 1.6 %Berthoud, CO1.6Timnath, CO: 0.6 %Timnath, CO0.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Fort Lupton, CO8.4+1 pts
2Sterling, CO7.8+0.2 pts
3Evans, CO7.6-0.2 pts
4Wellington, CO6.5-0.7 pts
5Federal Heights, CO6.5+1.7 pts
6Fort Morgan, CO6.4+0.1 pts
7Boulder, CO6-0 pts
8Aurora, CO5.9+0.2 pts
9Greeley, CO5.6-0.3 pts
10Colorado Springs, CO5.60 pts
11Loveland, CO5.4+0.5 pts
12Fort Collins, CO5.4+0.3 pts
13Fountain, CO5.4+0.8 pts
14Wheat Ridge, CO5+0.3 pts
15Montrose, CO5+0.4 pts
16Pueblo, CO5-0.9 pts
17Denver, CO4.9+0.3 pts
18Longmont, CO4.8+0.5 pts
19Brighton, CO4.8+0.5 pts
19Grand Junction, CO4.8+0.4 pts
21Centennial, CO4.6+0.9 pts
22Windsor, CO4.6-0.4 pts
23Lakewood, CO4.50 pts
24Thornton, CO4.5-0.1 pts
25Glenwood Springs, CO4.5+0.8 pts
26Castle Rock, CO4.4-0.1 pts
27Monument, CO4.3-1 pts
28Commerce City, CO4.3+0.2 pts
29Englewood, CO4.3+0.4 pts
30Cañon City, CO4.2-0.9 pts
31Firestone, CO4.2-0.2 pts
31Johnstown, CO4.2-0 pts
33Lafayette, CO3.8-0 pts
34Broomfield, CO3.8+0.5 pts
34Littleton, CO3.80 pts
36Arvada, CO3.8-0.1 pts
37Northglenn, CO3.7-0.9 pts
37Superior, CO3.7+0.7 pts
39Westminster, CO3.7-0.1 pts
40Louisville, CO3.6+0.2 pts
41Golden, CO3.6-1 pts
42Frederick, CO3.4+0.3 pts
43Greenwood Village, CO3.3-0.2 pts
44Erie, CO3.1-0.5 pts
45Durango, CO3.1+0.5 pts
46Steamboat Springs, CO3+0.1 pts
47Parker, CO3-0 pts
48Rifle, CO3-1.3 pts
49Lone Tree, CO30 pts
50Castle Pines, CO2.6+0.1 pts
51Fruita, CO2.5+0.5 pts
52Severance, CO2.3-0.9 pts
53Berthoud, CO1.6-0.2 pts
54Timnath, CO0.6-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Colorado by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Colorado by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/colorado-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Colorado by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/colorado-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Colorado by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/colorado-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Fort Lupton, CO, with 8.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Timnath, CO, with 0.6% in 2024.

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