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

Saguache County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 64 counties in 2024, at 10.3%. Hinsdale County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 4% and the figure for Colorado was 4.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.3Saguache County
Lowest0Hinsdale County
Median464 counties
Colorado4.6History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 4.6 %Alamosa County: 3.7 %Arapahoe County: 5 %Archuleta County: 1.3 %Baca County: 0.6 %Bent County: 5.8 %Boulder County: 4.8 %Broomfield County: 3.8 %Chaffee County: 4.8 %Cheyenne County: 0.4 %Clear Creek County: 4.8 %Conejos County: 4.8 %Costilla County: 3.5 %Crowley County: 3.9 %Custer County: 3.7 %Delta County: 3.2 %Denver County: 4.9 %Dolores County: 2.5 %Douglas County: 3.6 %Eagle County: 4.7 %Elbert County: 3.4 %El Paso County: 5.4 %Fremont County: 4.3 %Garfield County: 3.4 %Gilpin County: 3.1 %Grand County: 4.1 %Gunnison County: 4.7 %Hinsdale County: 0 %Huerfano County: 8 %Jackson County: 9.2 %Jefferson County: 3.9 %Kiowa County: 0.1 %Kit Carson County: 2.4 %Lake County: 2.2 %La Plata County: 3.8 %Larimer County: 4.8 %Las Animas County: 5.6 %Lincoln County: 1.4 %Logan County: 5.4 %Mesa County: 5.4 %Mineral County: 9.1 %Moffat County: 4.5 %Montezuma County: 3.9 %Montrose County: 4.4 %Morgan County: 5.3 %Otero County: 6.7 %Ouray County: 3.5 %Park County: 3.3 %Phillips County: 2.9 %Pitkin County: 2.5 %Prowers County: 4.1 %Pueblo County: 4.8 %Rio Blanco County: 2.4 %Rio Grande County: 10.2 %Routt County: 2.4 %Saguache County: 10.3 %San Juan County: 9.4 %San Miguel County: 2.7 %Sedgwick County: 2.9 %Summit County: 5 %Teller County: 3.7 %Washington County: 3.1 %Weld County: 4.8 %Yuma County: 4.5 %
  • Under 2.5
  • 2.5 to 3.5
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  • 4 to 4.8
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  • 5.4 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Saguache County: 10.3 %Saguache County10.3Rio Grande County: 10.2 %Rio Grande County10.2San Juan County: 9.4 %San Juan County9.4Jackson County: 9.2 %Jackson County9.2Mineral County: 9.1 %Mineral County9.1Huerfano County: 8 %Huerfano County8Otero County: 6.7 %Otero County6.7Bent County: 5.8 %Bent County5.8Las Animas County: 5.6 %Las Animas County5.6Logan County: 5.4 %Logan County5.4El Paso County: 5.4 %El Paso County5.4Mesa County: 5.4 %Mesa County5.4Morgan County: 5.3 %Morgan County5.3Arapahoe County: 5 %Arapahoe County5Summit County: 5 %Summit County5Denver County: 4.9 %Denver County4.9Boulder County: 4.8 %Boulder County4.8Clear Creek County: 4.8 %Clear Creek County4.8Chaffee County: 4.8 %Chaffee County4.8Pueblo County: 4.8 %Pueblo County4.8Weld County: 4.8 %Weld County4.8Conejos County: 4.8 %Conejos County4.8Larimer County: 4.8 %Larimer County4.8Eagle County: 4.7 %Eagle County4.7Gunnison County: 4.7 %Gunnison County4.7Adams County: 4.6 %Adams County4.6Moffat County: 4.5 %Moffat County4.5Yuma County: 4.5 %Yuma County4.5Montrose County: 4.4 %Montrose County4.4Fremont County: 4.3 %Fremont County4.3Prowers County: 4.1 %Prowers County4.1Grand County: 4.1 %Grand County4.1Jefferson County: 3.9 %Jefferson County3.9Crowley County: 3.9 %Crowley County3.9Montezuma County: 3.9 %Montezuma County3.9La Plata County: 3.8 %La Plata County3.8Broomfield County: 3.8 %Broomfield County3.8Custer County: 3.7 %Custer County3.7Teller County: 3.7 %Teller County3.7Alamosa County: 3.7 %Alamosa County3.7Saguache County: 10.3 %Saguache County10.3Rio Grande County: 10.2 %Rio Grande County10.2San Juan County: 9.4 %San Juan County9.4Jackson County: 9.2 %Jackson County9.2Mineral County: 9.1 %Mineral County9.1Huerfano County: 8 %Huerfano County8Otero County: 6.7 %Otero County6.7Bent County: 5.8 %Bent County5.8Las Animas County: 5.6 %Las Animas County5.6Logan County: 5.4 %Logan County5.4El Paso County: 5.4 %El Paso County5.4Mesa County: 5.4 %Mesa County5.4Morgan County: 5.3 %Morgan County5.3Arapahoe County: 5 %Arapahoe County5Summit County: 5 %Summit County5Denver County: 4.9 %Denver County4.9Boulder County: 4.8 %Boulder County4.8Clear Creek County: 4.8 %Clear Creek County4.8Chaffee County: 4.8 %Chaffee County4.8Pueblo County: 4.8 %Pueblo County4.8Weld County: 4.8 %Weld County4.8Conejos County: 4.8 %Conejos County4.8Larimer County: 4.8 %Larimer County4.8Eagle County: 4.7 %Eagle County4.7Gunnison County: 4.7 %Gunnison County4.7Adams County: 4.6 %Adams County4.6Moffat County: 4.5 %Moffat County4.5Yuma County: 4.5 %Yuma County4.5Montrose County: 4.4 %Montrose County4.4Fremont County: 4.3 %Fremont County4.3Prowers County: 4.1 %Prowers County4.1Grand County: 4.1 %Grand County4.1Jefferson County: 3.9 %Jefferson County3.9Crowley County: 3.9 %Crowley County3.9Montezuma County: 3.9 %Montezuma County3.9La Plata County: 3.8 %La Plata County3.8Broomfield County: 3.8 %Broomfield County3.8Custer County: 3.7 %Custer County3.7Teller County: 3.7 %Teller County3.7Alamosa County: 3.7 %Alamosa County3.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Saguache County10.3+2.5 pts
2Rio Grande County10.2+2.2 pts
3San Juan County9.4+2.7 pts
4Jackson County9.2-0.3 pts
5Mineral County9.1+1.6 pts
6Huerfano County8-3.1 pts
7Otero County6.7+2.2 pts
8Bent County5.8+1.2 pts
9Las Animas County5.60 pts
10Logan County5.4-0.2 pts
11El Paso County5.4-0 pts
11Mesa County5.4+0.3 pts
13Morgan County5.3+1.1 pts
14Arapahoe County5+0.3 pts
14Summit County5+1.6 pts
16Denver County4.9+0.3 pts
17Boulder County4.8+0.2 pts
18Clear Creek County4.8+0.6 pts
19Chaffee County4.8-0.4 pts
20Pueblo County4.8-0.6 pts
20Weld County4.80 pts
22Conejos County4.8+0.1 pts
23Larimer County4.8+0.2 pts
24Eagle County4.7+0.5 pts
25Gunnison County4.7+1 pts
26Adams County4.60 pts
27Moffat County4.5+0.5 pts
28Yuma County4.5-0.8 pts
29Montrose County4.4+0.2 pts
30Fremont County4.3-0.1 pts
31Prowers County4.1-0.6 pts
32Grand County4.1-0.3 pts
33Jefferson County3.90 pts
34Crowley County3.9-1.6 pts
35Montezuma County3.9-0.6 pts
36La Plata County3.8+0.7 pts
37Broomfield County3.8+0.5 pts
38Custer County3.7-1.9 pts
39Teller County3.7+0.3 pts
40Alamosa County3.7+1.2 pts
41Douglas County3.60 pts
42Costilla County3.5-1 pts
42Ouray County3.5+0.3 pts
44Elbert County3.4+0.4 pts
45Garfield County3.4-0.3 pts
46Park County3.3-0.2 pts
47Delta County3.20 pts
48Gilpin County3.1+0.1 pts
48Washington County3.1-0.3 pts
50Sedgwick County2.9+0.7 pts
51Phillips County2.9+2.1 pts
52San Miguel County2.7-1.4 pts
53Pitkin County2.5+1 pts
54Dolores County2.5-0 pts
55Rio Blanco County2.4-1.9 pts
56Kit Carson County2.4-0.4 pts
57Routt County2.4-0 pts
58Lake County2.2-0.1 pts
59Lincoln County1.4-0.4 pts
60Archuleta County1.3-0.5 pts
61Baca County0.6-0.7 pts
62Cheyenne County0.4-1.5 pts
63Kiowa County0.1+0.1 pts
64Hinsdale County0-1.5 pts

Other periods

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 counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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. 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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties. 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. Counties 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-counties.

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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, Counties 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-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Saguache County, with 10.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hinsdale County, with 0% in 2024.

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