Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for Colorado by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
Colorado
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 84,646.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 5 of 52
United States
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,176,933.
- Rank within US : N/A
Hinsdale County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 0.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 0.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1 of 3143
Broomfield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 398.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 25 of 3143
Douglas County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,201.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 25 of 3143
Grand County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 81.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 28 of 3143
Lincoln County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 36.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 78 of 3143
Ouray County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 51.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 78 of 3143
Pitkin County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 137.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 78 of 3143
San Miguel County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 61.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 78 of 3143
Clear Creek County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 84.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 98 of 3143
Summit County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 229.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 98 of 3143
Park County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 207.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 114 of 3143
Teller County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 264.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 114 of 3143
Jefferson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,662.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 133 of 3143
Routt County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 264.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 149 of 3143
Elbert County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 319.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 174 of 3143
Mineral County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 10.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 174 of 3143
Boulder County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,255.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 241 of 3143
Eagle County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 581.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 292 of 3143
Larimer County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,218.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 292 of 3143
Gilpin County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 76.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 309 of 3143
Gunnison County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 197.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 309 of 3143
Archuleta County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 202.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 332 of 3143
Washington County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 66.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 358 of 3143
Custer County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 86.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 501 of 3143
El Paso County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 10,572.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 501 of 3143
Lake County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 88.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 533 of 3143
Arapahoe County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 9,296.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 561 of 3143
Weld County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,259.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 637 of 3143
Montezuma County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 480.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 865 of 3143
Adams County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 8,923.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 929 of 3143
Garfield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,093.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 929 of 3143
Kit Carson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 128.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 929 of 3143
Chaffee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 400.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 964 of 3143
Rio Blanco County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 122.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 988 of 3143
Mesa County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,965.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1022 of 3143
Kiowa County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 26.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1110 of 3143
Denver County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 11,611.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1144 of 3143
La Plata County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,144.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1231 of 3143
Montrose County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 959.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1292 of 3143
Logan County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 443.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1580 of 3143
Fremont County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,007.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1613 of 3143
Dolores County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 83.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1646 of 3143
Cheyenne County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 47.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1726 of 3143
Morgan County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 738.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1777 of 3143
Prowers County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 306.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1777 of 3143
Rio Grande County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 346.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1830 of 3143
Delta County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 842.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1985 of 3143
Las Animas County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 419.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1985 of 3143
Moffat County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 375.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1985 of 3143
Yuma County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 291.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2047 of 3143
Huerfano County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 195.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2148 of 3143
Pueblo County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,888.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2163 of 3143
Conejos County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 218.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2216 of 3143
Alamosa County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 533.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2470 of 3143
Sedgwick County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 84.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2551 of 3143
San Juan County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 31.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2584 of 3143
Jackson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 64.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2624 of 3143
Saguache County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 282.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2637 of 3143
Otero County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 756.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2710 of 3143
Phillips County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 182.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2740 of 3143
Crowley County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 135.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2820 of 3143
Baca County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 166.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2993 of 3143
Costilla County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 209.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3018 of 3143
Bent County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 255.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3080 of 3143
Notes:
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Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.