Highest poverty rate in Colorado

Colorado counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Colorado by poverty rate — which have the highest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Bent County leads at 31.7%.

Among cities & places, Brandon leads at 100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Bent County	31.7%
2	Baca County	24.1%
3	Otero County	23.6%
4	Costilla County	22.3%
5	Dolores County	18.8%
6	Crowley County	18.2%
7	Alamosa County	18.2%
8	Jackson County	18.2%
9	Saguache County	17.6%
10	Huerfano County	17.5%
11	Las Animas County	17.4%
12	Prowers County	17.2%
13	San Juan County	16.8%
14	Phillips County	15.7%
15	Pueblo County	15.4%
16	Yuma County	15.0%
17	Rio Grande County	14.9%
18	Sedgwick County	14.5%
19	Delta County	14.2%
20	Fremont County	14.0%
21	Conejos County	13.8%
22	Montezuma County	13.2%
23	Logan County	13.1%
24	Gunnison County	13.1%
25	Mineral County	13.0%
26	Kiowa County	12.8%
27	La Plata County	12.4%
28	Morgan County	12.3%
29	Montrose County	11.9%
30	Moffat County	11.7%
31	Boulder County	11.4%
32	Cheyenne County	11.4%
33	Denver County	11.2%
34	Mesa County	11.2%
35	Larimer County	11.1%
36	Lincoln County	10.3%
37	Gilpin County	10.0%
38	Chaffee County	10.0%
39	Custer County	9.7%
40	Adams County	9.4%
41	Kit Carson County	9.1%
42	Garfield County	9.1%
43	Weld County	9.0%
44	Grand County	9.0%
45	Rio Blanco County	9.0%
46	El Paso County	8.5%
47	Arapahoe County	8.5%
48	San Miguel County	8.4%
49	Archuleta County	8.3%
50	Eagle County	8.3%
51	Washington County	7.6%
52	Teller County	7.6%
53	Summit County	7.4%
54	Lake County	7.2%
55	Park County	7.2%
56	Pitkin County	7.2%
57	Clear Creek County	6.8%
58	Jefferson County	6.7%
59	Routt County	6.4%
60	Elbert County	5.3%
61	Ouray County	5.0%
62	Broomfield County	5.0%
63	Hinsdale County	4.5%
64	Douglas County	3.2%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Brandon	100.0%
2	Parshall	100.0%
3	Crestone	90.3%
4	Saddle Ridge	77.6%
5	Padroni	73.9%
6	Towaoc	70.2%
7	Lazear	62.2%
8	San Acacio	60.9%
9	Hartman	60.3%
10	Eldora	56.4%
11	Hasty	51.1%
12	Paoli	49.2%
13	Collbran	42.2%
14	Joes	42.1%
15	Rocky Ford	40.2%
16	Keystone	39.2%
17	Ellicott	39.0%
18	Coaldale	38.8%
19	Las Animas	37.9%
20	San Luis	37.4%
21	Rye	36.6%
22	Maybell	34.2%
23	Vilas	34.0%
24	Walsh	33.9%
25	Fort Garland	33.3%
26	Alamosa East	33.1%
27	Pritchett	32.7%
28	Salt Creek	30.8%
29	Romeo	30.7%
30	Dove Creek	30.1%
31	North Washington	29.8%
32	Monte Vista	29.3%
33	Haxtun	28.8%
34	Crawford	28.6%
35	La Jara	28.2%
36	Simla	28.0%
37	Antonito	27.6%
38	Naturita	27.3%
39	Crook	26.9%
40	Grover	26.8%
41	Towner	26.1%
42	Gunnison	26.0%
43	Center	26.0%
44	Woody Creek	26.0%
45	La Junta	26.0%
46	Kiowa	25.7%
47	Seibert	25.2%
48	Walsenburg	25.0%
49	Lakeside	25.0%
50	Cedaredge	24.7%
51	Moffat	24.6%
52	Sugar City	24.3%
53	Sheridan Lake	24.1%
54	Olathe	24.1%
55	Holly	23.0%
56	Pagosa Springs	23.0%
57	Peoria	22.5%
58	Jackson Lake	22.5%
59	Ward	22.5%
60	Yuma	22.4%
61	Maysville	22.1%
62	Fowler	22.0%
63	Boulder	21.8%
64	Bethune	21.8%
65	Kremmling	21.5%
66	Midland	21.3%
67	Coal Creek	21.3%
68	Cokedale	21.0%
69	Copper Mountain	20.9%
70	Federal Heights	20.8%
71	City of Creede	20.5%
72	Julesburg	20.4%
73	Lamar	20.0%
74	Stonewall Gap	19.7%
75	Eckley	19.5%
76	Delta	19.5%
77	Lincoln Park	19.5%
78	Hudson	19.4%
79	Arriba	19.4%
80	Blende	19.3%
81	Pueblo	19.2%
82	Paonia	19.1%
83	Hooper	19.0%
84	Kim	19.0%
85	Ordway	18.9%
86	Granada	18.9%
87	Walden	18.7%
88	Boone	18.6%
89	Catherine	18.5%
90	Trinidad	18.5%
91	Silver Plume	18.4%
92	Gold Hill	18.4%
93	Chacra	18.3%
94	Branson	18.2%
95	Olney Springs	18.2%
96	Parachute	18.0%
97	Genoa	17.9%
98	Alamosa	17.8%
99	Air Force Academy	17.6%
100	Wray	17.3%

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