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Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Colorado

The top 25 of 54 Colorado cities on GIS Map, ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.

#CityBelow poverty level
1Boulder
21.5%
2Trinidad
21.1%
3Delta
20.5%
4Sterling
19%
5Pueblo
17.5%
6Alamosa
15.9%
7Fort Collins
15.8%
8Greeley
15.1%
9Cortez
15%
10Evans
13.5%
11Canon City
13.4%
12Durango
13%
13Golden
12.6%
14Aurora
11.9%
15Grand Junction
11.8%
16Montrose
11.6%
17Denver
11.2%
18Wheat Ridge
11.2%
19Salida
11.1%
20Aspen
10.6%
21Fountain
10.3%
22Northglenn
10.2%
23Brighton
9.4%
24Lakewood
9.2%
25Colorado Springs
9%

Top Colorado Counties

Counties ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.

1. Bent County28.4%2. Baca County24.6%3. Otero County22.1%4. Dolores County21.6%5. San Juan County21.3%6. Costilla County21%7. Crowley County19.4%8. Las Animas County18.7%9. Prowers County18.2%10. Rio Grande County18%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Colorado”, https://gismap.land/rankings/colorado/highest-poverty-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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