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

Saguache County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 64 counties in 2021, at 10.7%. Kiowa County had the lowest, at 0.6%. The median was 4.5% and the figure for Colorado was 4.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.7Saguache County
Lowest0.6Kiowa County
Median4.564 counties
Colorado4.7History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 4.6 %Alamosa County: 5.5 %Arapahoe County: 4.6 %Archuleta County: 4.7 %Baca County: 2.7 %Bent County: 6.1 %Boulder County: 4.6 %Broomfield County: 3.3 %Chaffee County: 4.8 %Cheyenne County: 2.9 %Clear Creek County: 3.9 %Conejos County: 8 %Costilla County: 7.7 %Crowley County: 5.6 %Custer County: 5.5 %Delta County: 5.2 %Denver County: 4.6 %Dolores County: 3 %Douglas County: 3.5 %Eagle County: 3.9 %Elbert County: 2 %El Paso County: 6.1 %Fremont County: 4.7 %Garfield County: 3.9 %Gilpin County: 1.9 %Grand County: 5 %Gunnison County: 4.2 %Hinsdale County: 3.9 %Huerfano County: 5.3 %Jackson County: 9 %Jefferson County: 4 %Kiowa County: 0.6 %Kit Carson County: 3.2 %Lake County: 2.7 %La Plata County: 3.3 %Larimer County: 4.6 %Las Animas County: 7.3 %Lincoln County: 2.6 %Logan County: 3.4 %Mesa County: 5.6 %Mineral County: 4.5 %Moffat County: 4.5 %Montezuma County: 5.1 %Montrose County: 5.3 %Morgan County: 4.3 %Otero County: 6.3 %Ouray County: 3.6 %Park County: 4.4 %Phillips County: 1.1 %Pitkin County: 2.7 %Prowers County: 3.9 %Pueblo County: 6.7 %Rio Blanco County: 7 %Rio Grande County: 7.2 %Routt County: 2.5 %Saguache County: 10.7 %San Juan County: 6.9 %San Miguel County: 3.6 %Sedgwick County: 4.3 %Summit County: 3.3 %Teller County: 4.4 %Washington County: 3.1 %Weld County: 4.9 %Yuma County: 6 %
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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

Saguache County: 10.7 %Saguache County10.7Jackson County: 9 %Jackson County9Conejos County: 8 %Conejos County8Costilla County: 7.7 %Costilla County7.7Las Animas County: 7.3 %Las Animas County7.3Rio Grande County: 7.2 %Rio Grande County7.2Rio Blanco County: 7 %Rio Blanco County7San Juan County: 6.9 %San Juan County6.9Pueblo County: 6.7 %Pueblo County6.7Otero County: 6.3 %Otero County6.3Bent County: 6.1 %Bent County6.1El Paso County: 6.1 %El Paso County6.1Yuma County: 6 %Yuma County6Mesa County: 5.6 %Mesa County5.6Crowley County: 5.6 %Crowley County5.6Custer County: 5.5 %Custer County5.5Alamosa County: 5.5 %Alamosa County5.5Huerfano County: 5.3 %Huerfano County5.3Montrose County: 5.3 %Montrose County5.3Delta County: 5.2 %Delta County5.2Montezuma County: 5.1 %Montezuma County5.1Grand County: 5 %Grand County5Weld County: 4.9 %Weld County4.9Chaffee County: 4.8 %Chaffee County4.8Archuleta County: 4.7 %Archuleta County4.7Fremont County: 4.7 %Fremont County4.7Denver County: 4.6 %Denver County4.6Adams County: 4.6 %Adams County4.6Boulder County: 4.6 %Boulder County4.6Arapahoe County: 4.6 %Arapahoe County4.6Larimer County: 4.6 %Larimer County4.6Moffat County: 4.5 %Moffat County4.5Mineral County: 4.5 %Mineral County4.5Teller County: 4.4 %Teller County4.4Park County: 4.4 %Park County4.4Morgan County: 4.3 %Morgan County4.3Sedgwick County: 4.3 %Sedgwick County4.3Gunnison County: 4.2 %Gunnison County4.2Jefferson County: 4 %Jefferson County4Garfield County: 3.9 %Garfield County3.9Saguache County: 10.7 %Saguache County10.7Jackson County: 9 %Jackson County9Conejos County: 8 %Conejos County8Costilla County: 7.7 %Costilla County7.7Las Animas County: 7.3 %Las Animas County7.3Rio Grande County: 7.2 %Rio Grande County7.2Rio Blanco County: 7 %Rio Blanco County7San Juan County: 6.9 %San Juan County6.9Pueblo County: 6.7 %Pueblo County6.7Otero County: 6.3 %Otero County6.3Bent County: 6.1 %Bent County6.1El Paso County: 6.1 %El Paso County6.1Yuma County: 6 %Yuma County6Mesa County: 5.6 %Mesa County5.6Crowley County: 5.6 %Crowley County5.6Custer County: 5.5 %Custer County5.5Alamosa County: 5.5 %Alamosa County5.5Huerfano County: 5.3 %Huerfano County5.3Montrose County: 5.3 %Montrose County5.3Delta County: 5.2 %Delta County5.2Montezuma County: 5.1 %Montezuma County5.1Grand County: 5 %Grand County5Weld County: 4.9 %Weld County4.9Chaffee County: 4.8 %Chaffee County4.8Archuleta County: 4.7 %Archuleta County4.7Fremont County: 4.7 %Fremont County4.7Denver County: 4.6 %Denver County4.6Adams County: 4.6 %Adams County4.6Boulder County: 4.6 %Boulder County4.6Arapahoe County: 4.6 %Arapahoe County4.6Larimer County: 4.6 %Larimer County4.6Moffat County: 4.5 %Moffat County4.5Mineral County: 4.5 %Mineral County4.5Teller County: 4.4 %Teller County4.4Park County: 4.4 %Park County4.4Morgan County: 4.3 %Morgan County4.3Sedgwick County: 4.3 %Sedgwick County4.3Gunnison County: 4.2 %Gunnison County4.2Jefferson County: 4 %Jefferson County4Garfield County: 3.9 %Garfield County3.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Saguache County10.7
2Jackson County9
3Conejos County8
4Costilla County7.7
5Las Animas County7.3
6Rio Grande County7.2
7Rio Blanco County7
8San Juan County6.9
9Pueblo County6.7
10Otero County6.3
11Bent County6.1
12El Paso County6.1
13Yuma County6
14Mesa County5.6
15Crowley County5.6
16Custer County5.5
17Alamosa County5.5
18Huerfano County5.3
19Montrose County5.3
20Delta County5.2
21Montezuma County5.1
22Grand County5
23Weld County4.9
24Chaffee County4.8
25Archuleta County4.7
26Fremont County4.7
27Denver County4.6
28Adams County4.6
28Boulder County4.6
30Arapahoe County4.6
30Larimer County4.6
32Moffat County4.5
33Mineral County4.5
34Teller County4.4
35Park County4.4
36Morgan County4.3
37Sedgwick County4.3
38Gunnison County4.2
39Jefferson County4
40Garfield County3.9
41Hinsdale County3.9
41Prowers County3.9
43Eagle County3.9
44Clear Creek County3.9
45San Miguel County3.6
46Ouray County3.6
47Douglas County3.5
48Logan County3.4
49Broomfield County3.3
50La Plata County3.3
51Summit County3.3
52Kit Carson County3.2
53Washington County3.1
54Dolores County3
55Cheyenne County2.9
56Lake County2.7
56Pitkin County2.7
58Baca County2.7
59Lincoln County2.6
60Routt County2.5
61Elbert County2
62Gilpin County1.9
63Phillips County1.1
64Kiowa County0.6

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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 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 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/colorado-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/colorado-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/colorado-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Saguache County, with 10.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Kiowa County, with 0.6% in 2021.

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