Highest Poverty in Colorado

Top 100 cities ranked by highest poverty

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Highest Poverty — Colorado

1 Federal Heights 20.1%

2 La Junta 18.8%

3 Delta 18.7%

4 Salida 16.1%

5 Pueblo 14.7%

6 Carbondale 13.5%

7 Fort Morgan 13.4%

8 Clifton 12.6%

9 Sterling 12.3%

10 Brush 12.2%

11 Gunnison 12.1%

12 Sheridan 11.9%

13 Dove Valley 11.7%

14 Alamosa 11.4%

15 Fort Carson 11.0%

16 Air Force Academy 10.9%

17 Lamar 10.8%

18 Trinidad 10.7%

19 Greeley 10.6%

20 Four Square Mile 10.6%

21 Durango 10.6%

22 Craig 10.6%

23 Berkley 10.4%

24 Fort Lupton 10.1%

25 Breckenridge 10.0%

26 Sherrelwood 9.3%

27 Evans 9.1%

28 West Pleasant View 9.1%

29 Montrose 8.7%

30 Aurora 8.3%

31 Denver 7.7%

32 Avon 7.7%

33 Battlement Mesa 7.7%

34 Welby 7.6%

35 Commerce City 7.5%

36 Edwards 7.5%

37 Cortez 7.5%

38 Grand Junction 7.4%

39 Cimarron Hills 7.1%

40 Northglenn 7.0%

41 Stratmoor 6.4%

42 Cañon City 6.2%

43 Fruitvale 6.1%

44 Colorado Springs 5.9%

45 Boulder 5.9%

46 Fountain 5.8%

47 Wellington 5.8%

48 Wheat Ridge 5.7%

49 Eagle 5.7%

50 Fort Collins 5.6%

51 Dacono 5.6%

52 Brighton 5.5%

53 Security-Widefield 5.4%

54 Castle Pines 5.4%

55 Orchard Mesa 5.4%

56 Lakewood 5.3%

57 Longmont 5.2%

58 Pueblo West 5.2%

59 Westminster 5.1%

60 Thornton 4.8%

61 Englewood 4.8%

62 Timnath 4.8%

63 Loveland 4.6%

64 Derby 4.6%

65 Steamboat Springs 4.2%

66 Shaw Heights 4.2%

67 Glenwood Springs 4.1%

68 Columbine 3.8%

69 Gleneagle 3.8%

70 Cherry Creek 3.7%

71 Arvada 3.5%

72 Berthoud 3.4%

73 Aspen 3.4%

74 Monument 3.2%

75 Rifle 3.2%

76 Eaton 3.2%

77 Littleton 3.1%

78 Firestone 3.1%

79 Gypsum 3.1%

80 Greenwood Village 3.0%

81 Lone Tree 3.0%

82 Windsor 2.8%

83 Gunbarrel 2.8%

84 Estes Park 2.8%

85 Louisville 2.7%

86 Redlands 2.7%

87 Evergreen 2.7%

88 Lafayette 2.5%

89 Golden 2.5%

90 Frederick 2.5%

91 Parker 2.4%

92 Erie 2.4%

93 Castle Rock 2.3%

94 Black Forest 2.3%

95 Ken Caryl 2.2%

96 Severance 2.2%

97 Woodland Park 2.2%

98 Broomfield 2.1%

99 Twin Lakes CDP (Adams County) 2.0%

100 Centennial 1.9%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Colorado face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Federal Heights has a poverty rate of 20.1%.

High poverty rates impact communities in multiple ways: reduced access to healthcare and healthy food, lower educational outcomes, higher crime rates, and deteriorating infrastructure. These challenges are interconnected and require comprehensive solutions.

Addressing poverty in these cities requires a multi-pronged approach including economic development, affordable housing, quality education, healthcare access, and workforce training programs targeting underserved populations.

Did You Know?

1. In Federal Heights, 20.1% of residents — roughly 1 in 5 people — live below the poverty line.
2. Child poverty rates in these cities are often even higher than the overall rate, sometimes exceeding 40%.
3. Poverty is measured by household income relative to family size — the threshold varies from $15,060 for an individual to $31,200 for a family of four.

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