State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for Colorado by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank

Colorado

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 85,236.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 5 of 52

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,181,779.
• Rank within US : N/A

Summit County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 94.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 12 of 3143

Clear Creek County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 37.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 13 of 3143

Douglas County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,719.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 20 of 3143

Pitkin County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 72.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 27 of 3143

Ouray County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 27.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 29 of 3143

Elbert County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 156.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 31 of 3143

Broomfield County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 396.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 32 of 3143

Hinsdale County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 45 of 3143

Grand County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 105.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 72 of 3143

Park County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 158.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 86 of 3143

Custer County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 46.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 121 of 3143

Teller County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 245.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 144 of 3143

Mineral County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 9.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 158 of 3143

Jefferson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,689.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 169 of 3143

Boulder County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,298.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 266 of 3143

Eagle County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 566.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 292 of 3143

San Miguel County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 91.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 301 of 3143

Larimer County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,184.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 333 of 3143

Gilpin County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 73.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 336 of 3143

Routt County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 309.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 350 of 3143

Arapahoe County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 8,169.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 409 of 3143

Dolores County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 41.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 484 of 3143

Garfield County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 897.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 561 of 3143

La Plata County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 804.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 567 of 3143

Lincoln County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 63.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 630 of 3143

Archuleta County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 249.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 658 of 3143

Kit Carson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 121.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 736 of 3143

El Paso County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 11,789.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 757 of 3143

Gunnison County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 239.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 775 of 3143

Weld County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,436.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 832 of 3143

Rio Grande County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 198.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 860 of 3143

Montrose County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 839.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 974 of 3143

Adams County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 8,863.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 982 of 3143

Cheyenne County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 34.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1055 of 3143

Logan County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 376.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1174 of 3143

Mesa County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,139.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1207 of 3143

Morgan County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 589.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1236 of 3143

Jackson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 32.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1301 of 3143

Denver County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 12,713.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1376 of 3143

Montezuma County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 605.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1382 of 3143

Lake County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 128.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1393 of 3143

Washington County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 122.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1463 of 3143

Fremont County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,052.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1627 of 3143

Rio Blanco County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 151.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1644 of 3143

Kiowa County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 34.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1829 of 3143

Chaffee County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 550.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1874 of 3143

Yuma County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 285.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1877 of 3143

San Juan County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 20.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2091 of 3143

Phillips County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 133.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2167 of 3143

Prowers County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 333.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2169 of 3143

Delta County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 928.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2272 of 3143

Pueblo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,341.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2405 of 3143

Las Animas County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 479.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2420 of 3143

Sedgwick County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 78.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2475 of 3143

Saguache County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 248.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2482 of 3143

Otero County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 617.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2486 of 3143

Alamosa County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 531.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2521 of 3143

Conejos County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 247.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2546 of 3143

Baca County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 132.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2552 of 3143

Huerfano County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 243.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2572 of 3143

Moffat County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 571.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2774 of 3143

Crowley County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 141.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2879 of 3143

Costilla County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 173.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2899 of 3143

Bent County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 222.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3014 of 3143

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/20/2024 1:51 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.