Counties in Colorado by unemployment rate

Costilla County had the highest unemployment rate of 64 counties in July 2026, at 7.3%. Yuma County had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 4% and the figure for Colorado was 3.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest7.3Costilla County
Lowest2.4Yuma County
Median464 counties
Colorado3.9History

Top 40 counties, July 2026

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Costilla CountyCostilla County: 7.3 %7.3Las Animas CountyLas Animas County: 6.7 %6.7Huerfano CountyHuerfano County: 6.3 %6.3Pueblo CountyPueblo County: 6.1 %6.1Otero CountyOtero County: 6 %6Delta CountyDelta County: 5.6 %5.6Fremont CountyFremont County: 5.3 %5.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 5.1 %5.1Alamosa CountyAlamosa County: 4.8 %4.8Bent CountyBent County: 4.7 %4.7Montezuma CountyMontezuma County: 4.7 %4.7Rio Grande CountyRio Grande County: 4.7 %4.7Saguache CountySaguache County: 4.7 %4.7Crowley CountyCrowley County: 4.6 %4.6Dolores CountyDolores County: 4.6 %4.6Moffat CountyMoffat County: 4.5 %4.5Weld CountyWeld County: 4.5 %4.5Adams CountyAdams County: 4.4 %4.4Morgan CountyMorgan County: 4.4 %4.4Prowers CountyProwers County: 4.4 %4.4Denver CountyDenver County: 4.3 %4.3El Paso CountyEl Paso County: 4.3 %4.3Mesa CountyMesa County: 4.3 %4.3Conejos CountyConejos County: 4.2 %4.2Montrose CountyMontrose County: 4.2 %4.2Arapahoe CountyArapahoe County: 4.1 %4.1Washington CountyWashington County: 4.1 %4.1Boulder CountyBoulder County: 4 %4Broomfield CountyBroomfield County: 4 %4Clear Creek CountyClear Creek County: 4 %4Mineral CountyMineral County: 4 %4Park CountyPark County: 4 %4Rio Blanco CountyRio Blanco County: 4 %4Teller CountyTeller County: 4 %4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 3.9 %3.9Logan CountyLogan County: 3.9 %3.9Larimer CountyLarimer County: 3.8 %3.8Douglas CountyDouglas County: 3.7 %3.7Custer CountyCuster County: 3.6 %3.6Elbert CountyElbert County: 3.6 %3.6
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesJuly 2026 (%)Change on July 2025
1Costilla County7.3+0.9 pts
2Las Animas County6.7+0.2 pts
3Huerfano County6.3-0.3 pts
4Pueblo County6.1+0.3 pts
5Otero County6+0.1 pts
6Delta County5.6+0.4 pts
7Fremont County5.30 pts
8Lincoln County5.1+0.6 pts
9Alamosa County4.80 pts
10Bent County4.7-0.3 pts
10Montezuma County4.7+0.2 pts
10Rio Grande County4.7+0.1 pts
10Saguache County4.7-0.5 pts
14Crowley County4.6+0.4 pts
14Dolores County4.6+0.9 pts
16Moffat County4.5+0.7 pts
16Weld County4.5+0.1 pts
18Adams County4.4+0.1 pts
18Morgan County4.40 pts
18Prowers County4.4+0.3 pts
21Denver County4.3+0.1 pts
21El Paso County4.3+0.1 pts
21Mesa County4.3+0.1 pts
24Conejos County4.2+0.1 pts
24Montrose County4.2+0.3 pts
26Arapahoe County4.1+0.1 pts
26Washington County4.1+0.5 pts
28Boulder County4-0.1 pts
28Broomfield County4+0.2 pts
28Clear Creek County4+0.3 pts
28Mineral County4-0.1 pts
28Park County40 pts
28Rio Blanco County4+0.3 pts
28Teller County4+0.2 pts
35Jefferson County3.9+0.1 pts
35Logan County3.90 pts
37Larimer County3.8-0.1 pts
38Douglas County3.70 pts
39Custer County3.6+0.5 pts
39Elbert County3.6+0.2 pts
39La Plata County3.6+0.1 pts
39Ouray County3.60 pts
39Sedgwick County3.60 pts
44Archuleta County3.5+0.1 pts
44Gilpin County3.50 pts
44Jackson County3.5+0.4 pts
44Lake County3.5+0.2 pts
44Summit County3.5+0.4 pts
49Chaffee County3.4-0.1 pts
49Routt County3.4+0.2 pts
51Kiowa County3.2+0.3 pts
52Eagle County3.10 pts
52Garfield County3.1+0.2 pts
52Grand County3.1-0.1 pts
52Phillips County3.1+0.1 pts
52Pitkin County3.1+0.5 pts
52San Juan County3.1-0.4 pts
52San Miguel County3.1+0.1 pts
59Gunnison County3-0.2 pts
60Baca County2.9-0.2 pts
61Cheyenne County2.8+0.3 pts
62Hinsdale County2.7-0.3 pts
63Kit Carson County2.5-0.4 pts
64Yuma County2.40 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Costilla County, with 7.3% in July 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Yuma County, with 2.4% in July 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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