Colorado
Population5.8m
Counties64county-level areas on the 2024 Census map
Density21.6people per km² of land
Median household income$92,47083rd percentile of states
How it has changed
The state’s own figures from 2010 to 2024. A measure published for only one year shows as a single point instead of a line.
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The state figure, and the range across its counties
The state figure is the one its own agency publishes. It is never an average of the counties. You cannot average medians (middle values) to get a new median, and a rate has to be worked out again from the added-up counts. The county range next to it shows what a single state number has to hide.
Sometimes fewer counties report than the state has. The missing ones were held back because their counts were too small to publish — mostly deaths. A range from only part of the state is not the state’s full range. It can even sit entirely above or below the state figure. So the number of counties reporting is shown next to it.
You can sort by any column. 47 of these 185 measures have a clear better end, and those are ranked best first. For example, the lowest infant death rate is first place, and so is the highest life expectancy. The rest have no better end, so they are ranked highest first, and the cell says “highest” instead of “best”. A state is not winning or losing by how much of its tax comes from severance taxes (taxes on oil, gas and minerals taken from the ground).
| Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths | 0.362% | 46th best of 51 | 0% | 0.364% | 0.625% | 47 |
| Always wears a seatbelt | 94.6 | 18th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Arrivals per 100 people staying | 4.29 | 9th highest of 51 | 2.79 | 7.51 | 13.9 | 62 |
| Arrivals per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 3.04 | 18th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Arthritis | 23 | 10th best of 46 | — | — | — | — |
| Binge drinking | 19 | 40th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 50 | 48.2 | 44th highest of 52 | 0 | 50.5 | 163 | 29 |
| Black Protestant adherents | 0.51 | 33rd highest of 51 | 0 | 0 | 5.09 | 64 |
| Black-white residential segregation | 66.1 | 18th highest of 51 | 26.2 | 58.9 | 76.7 | 27 |
| Business closing rate | 11.2 | 1st highest of 51 | 0 | 11 | 26.3 | 64 |
| Business opening rate | 11.8 | 10th highest of 51 | 0 | 10.9 | 22.4 | 64 |
| Catholic adherents | 15.1 | 25th highest of 51 | 0 | 12.2 | 29.3 | 64 |
| Checkup in the past year | 71.1 | 45th highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Child mortality | 51.2 | 22nd best of 51 | 28.9 | 55 | 88.2 | 23 |
| Child poverty rate, ages 0-17 | 10.9% | 6th best of 51 | 3.1% | 15.7% | 37.2% | 64 |
| Children in single-parent households | 0.214% | 36th highest of 51 | 0.0875% | 0.209% | 0.357% | 43 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people | 7.5 | 44th highest of 51 | 4.05 | 17 | 99.3 | 64 |
| Current asthma | 11.3 | 38th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Current smoking | 10.7 | 9th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Departures per 100 people staying | 4.14 | 6th highest of 51 | 3.31 | 7.54 | 14 | 61 |
| Departures per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 2.77 | 15th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Depression | 21.8 | 20th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Diabetes | 11 | 5th best of 45 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty concentrating or deciding | 13.7 | 21st best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty running errands alone | 5.65 | 4th best of 46 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty walking or climbing stairs | 12.1 | 4th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Disability-free score | 0.493 | 8th highest of 47 | -1.5 | 0.574 | 1.83 | 64 |
| Drug overdose deaths | 29.7 | 27th best of 51 | 12 | 28.8 | 58.8 | 29 |
| Effective general sales tax rate | 2.5 | 25th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective individual income tax rate | 1.43 | 40th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective property tax rate | 0.487 | 49th highest of 52 | 0.205 | 0.385 | 0.616 | 64 |
| Effective property tax rate on income | 2.77 | 23rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Evangelical Protestant adherents | 11.7 | 32nd highest of 51 | 0 | 11.1 | 147 | 64 |
| Fair or poor health | 15.2 | 7th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Fine particulate matter | 5.65 | 10th best of 51 | 4.3 | 5.65 | 10.5 | 58 |
| Firearm fatalities | 16.5 | 32nd best of 51 | 8.67 | 18.6 | 36.6 | 32 |
| Firearm share of suicides, standardised | 99.9 | 30th highest of 51 | 78.2 | 109 | 142 | 37 |
| Firearm suicide rate | 11.8 | 12th highest of 51 | 7.92 | 15.5 | 34.5 | 37 |
| Flu vaccination among Medicare enrollees | 0.48% | 26th best of 51 | 0.07% | 0.405% | 0.61% | 64 |
| Gini index of income inequality | 0.458 | 19th best of 52 | 0.363 | 0.447 | 0.602 | 64 |
| Has health insurance | 90.1 | 35th highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Health score | 0.594 | 9th highest of 49 | -1.09 | 0.361 | 2.09 | 64 |
| High blood pressure | 28 | 1st best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| High cholesterol | 31.7 | 7th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| High school graduation | 0.824% | 39th best of 48 | 0.402% | 0.863% | 0.975% | 40 |
| Homeownership rate | 66.3% | 36th highest of 52 | 49.1% | 71.9% | 94.4% | 64 |
| Homicide rate | 5.22 | 22nd best of 51 | 1.5 | 5 | 12.1 | 15 |
| Homicide rate, annual | 6.26 | 26th highest of 51 | 3.34 | 7.14 | 20.7 | 8 |
| How much faster the top bracket arrives than everyone else | 0.101 | 22nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Income gap between arrivals and departures | $-2,006 | 25th highest of 51 | $-35,210 | $5,286 | $61,030 | 60 |
| Infant mortality | 4.75 | 11th best of 51 | 3.25 | 4.28 | 6.55 | 13 |
| Injury deaths | 93.1 | 26th best of 51 | 54.5 | 102 | 201 | 57 |
| Life expectancy | 78.5 years | 13th best of 51 | 69.8 years | 77.9 years | 94.2 years | 59 |
| Mainline Protestant adherents | 2.91 | 42nd highest of 51 | 0 | 3.08 | 25.8 | 64 |
| Material security score | 0.467 | 19th highest of 51 | -1.39 | 0.485 | 1.69 | 60 |
| Mean adjusted gross income per return | $101,520 | 11th best of 51 | $41,360 | $74,210 | $280,700 | 63 |
| Mean income of arriving households | $82,455 | 17th highest of 51 | $30,050 | $65,000 | $172,200 | 62 |
| Mean income of departing households | $84,460 | 14th highest of 51 | $30,160 | $60,550 | $190,300 | 61 |
| Mean travel time to work | 25.5 min | 28th best of 52 | 6.83 min | 21.9 min | 41.6 min | 64 |
| Median age | 37.5 years | 42nd highest of 52 | 33.1 years | 42 years | 58.6 years | 64 |
| Median gross rent | $1,693 | 4th highest of 52 | $490 | $1,096 | $2,095 | 62 |
| Median home value | $502,200 | 6th highest of 52 | $106,700 | $358,400 | $1,131,000 | 64 |
| Median household income | $92,470 | 10th best of 52 | $36,520 | $71,230 | $145,700 | 64 |
| Median household income (model-based) | $92,790 | 10th best of 51 | $37,110 | $72,980 | $144,800 | 64 |
| Median property tax bill | 2,448 | 29th highest of 52 | 494 | 1,293 | 4,450 | 64 |
| Meets aerobic guidelines | 66.7 | 3rd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Membership organisations | 8.74 | 39th best of 51 | 0 | 9 | 26.2 | 64 |
| Millionaire returns as a share of all returns | 0.506 | 12th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Millionaires' share of all income | 15 | 19th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Motor vehicle crash deaths | 11.8 | 24th best of 51 | 5.02 | 14.8 | 43.9 | 38 |
| Net business formation rate | 0.615 | 36th highest of 51 | -14 | -0.101 | 12.8 | 64 |
| Net domestic migration rate | 1.08 | 25th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Net migration per 100 people staying | 0.158 | 21st highest of 51 | -2.79 | 0.0803 | 3.59 | 60 |
| Net migration per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 0.269 | 20th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Obesity | 24.7 | 2nd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Orthodox Christian adherents | 0.27 | 21st highest of 51 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 64 |
| Other religion adherents | 4.84 | 20th highest of 51 | 0 | 3.6 | 51.3 | 64 |
| People per tax return | 2 | 45th highest of 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 64 |
| Per capita income | $50,489 | 8th best of 52 | $19,320 | $41,810 | $105,100 | 64 |
| Per capita personal income | $80,169 | 9th best of 51 | $26,110 | $61,810 | $261,900 | 64 |
| Poverty rate | 9.38% | 5th best of 52 | 3.23% | 11.3% | 31.7% | 60 |
| Poverty rate (model-based) | 9.4% | 4th best of 51 | 3.7% | 11.4% | 37.5% | 64 |
| Premature mortality | 344 | 13th best of 51 | 140 | 383 | 730 | 60 |
| Preventable hospital stays | 1,695 | 4th best of 51 | 221 | 1,643 | 4,130 | 58 |
| Private job growth | 2.04 | 29th highest of 52 | -4.57 | 2.14 | 14.9 | 64 |
| Religious adherents | 35.3 | 46th highest of 51 | 2.03 | 33.3 | 153 | 64 |
| Republican share of the two-party vote, 2024 | 44.4 | 39th highest of 51 | 21.2 | 57.1 | 89.6 | 64 |
| Returns claiming charitable contributions | 7.96% | 13th highest of 51 | 0% | 3.14% | 15.2% | 64 |
| Returns claiming the earned income credit | 10.2% | 46th highest of 51 | 0% | 12.2% | 24% | 64 |
| Returns reporting capital gains | 21.9% | 8th highest of 51 | 9.31% | 20.1% | 38.3% | 64 |
| Returns reporting unemployment compensation | 2.15% | 30th highest of 51 | 0% | 1.85% | 4.55% | 64 |
| Safety score | 0.0342 | 19th highest of 51 | -1.57 | -0.139 | 1.05 | 34 |
| Share aged 65 and over | 15.2% | 47th highest of 52 | 11% | 19.9% | 37.2% | 64 |
| Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 0.385% | 20th highest of 51 | 0% | 0.308% | 8.63% | 22 |
| Share Asian, not Hispanic | 3.16% | 23rd highest of 52 | 0% | 0.844% | 6.72% | 33 |
| Share Black, not Hispanic | 3.8% | 36th highest of 52 | 0% | 0.971% | 10.5% | 34 |
| Share divorced | 11.3% | 25th highest of 52 | 7.12% | 11.8% | 18.9% | 63 |
| Share foreign-born | 9.58% | 20th highest of 52 | 2.13% | 5.37% | 16% | 49 |
| Share Hispanic or Latino, any race | 22.2% | 8th highest of 52 | 7.03% | 16.6% | 55.6% | 56 |
| Share in the same house a year ago | 82.6% | 49th highest of 51 | 77.8% | 86.2% | 94.3% | 64 |
| Share Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0.132% | 15th highest of 49 | 0% | 0% | 0.251% | 41 |
| Share never married | 32.9% | 29th highest of 52 | 10.6% | 27.8% | 44.4% | 63 |
| Share now married | 51.7% | 12th highest of 52 | 38.3% | 54.8% | 71.9% | 64 |
| Share of births to unmarried women | 21.8% | 50th highest of 52 | 0% | 0% | 61.2% | 27 |
| Share of some other race, not Hispanic | 0.449% | 20th highest of 52 | 0% | 0.293% | 0.544% | 21 |
| Share of suicides by firearm | 52.3% | 35th highest of 51 | 39.1% | 58.9% | 79.2% | 37 |
| Share of taxes from alcohol | 0.142 | 41st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporate income | 5.87 | 25th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporation licences | 0.0515 | 36th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from death and gift | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from gambling | 0.534 | 15th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from general sales and gross receipts | 29.7 | 17th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from individual income | 17 | 37th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from insurance premiums | 1.34 | 29th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from licences | 3.09 | 36th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor fuel | 1.78 | 40th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor vehicle licences | 1.16 | 33rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from occupation and business licences | 0.553 | 41st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from other taxes | 1.28 | 28th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property | 32.8 | 15th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property transfer | 0.135 | 32nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from public utilities | 0.427 | 41st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from selective sales | 10.2 | 28th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from severance | 0.868 | 10th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from sports betting and pari-mutuels | 0.0627 | 22nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from tobacco | 0.88 | 21st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of two or more races, not Hispanic | 4.21% | 16th highest of 52 | 2.13% | 3.52% | 9.93% | 50 |
| Share separated | 1.23% | 36th highest of 52 | 0% | 1.33% | 2.28% | 26 |
| Share White, not Hispanic | 65.7% | 27th highest of 52 | 36.9% | 76.1% | 93.1% | 64 |
| Share widowed | 4.11% | 49th highest of 52 | 1.8% | 5.2% | 12.9% | 59 |
| Share with a bachelor's degree or higher | 44.7% | 3rd best of 52 | 12.7% | 31% | 65.2% | 64 |
| State income tax as a share of income | 1.43 | 39th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State taxes as a share of income | 3.83 | 49th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Suicide rate | 21.8 | 46th best of 51 | 14.8 | 24.8 | 48.4 | 37 |
| Top state income tax rate | 4.4% | 34th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Total tax burden | 8.43 | 45th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor mental health | 16 | 23rd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor physical health | 11.8 | 12th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Unemployment rate | 3.28% | 29th best of 52 | 2.1% | 3.3% | 6.2% | 64 |
| Vacancy rate | 8.63% | 41st highest of 52 | 3.14% | 16.6% | 65.8% | 64 |
| Went without care over cost | 12.7 | 36th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Years of potential life lost | 7,405 | 17th best of 51 | 3,488 | 8,283 | 20,240 | 53 |
| Aggregate travel time to work | 62,865,000 min | 19th highest of 52 | 2,535 min | 122,900 min | 7,977,000 min | 63 |
| Business establishments | 159,310 | 15th highest of 51 | 34 | 445 | 24,680 | 64 |
| Business establishments closed | 17,744 | 12th highest of 51 | 0 | 45.5 | 2,743 | 64 |
| Business establishments opened | 18,720 | 14th highest of 51 | 0 | 42 | 3,028 | 64 |
| Employed | 3,124,000 | 19th highest of 52 | 361 | 6,604 | 432,100 | 64 |
| Foreign-born population | 556,590 | 18th highest of 52 | 143 | 990 | 105,000 | 49 |
| Gross domestic product | $533,270,000k | 15th highest of 51 | $54,520k | $924,100k | $122,300,000k | 64 |
| Housing units | 2,545,100 | 21st highest of 52 | 704 | 8,422 | 352,600 | 64 |
| Labour force | 3,230,100 | 18th highest of 52 | 373 | 6,881 | 447,100 | 64 |
| Millionaire tax returns | 15,610 | 16th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Net domestic migration | 6,341 | 19th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Occupied housing units | 2,325,600 | 21st highest of 52 | 362 | 6,515 | 329,600 | 64 |
| Owner-occupied housing units | 1,542,200 | 22nd highest of 52 | 201 | 4,636 | 188,000 | 64 |
| People covered by a tax return | 5,372,300 | 19th highest of 51 | 690 | 13,570 | 687,600 | 64 |
| People in households earning $200,000 or more who did not move | 702,440 | 16th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| People who did not move | 4,460,400 | 22nd highest of 51 | 535 | 11,160 | 579,200 | 64 |
| Personal income | $473,100,000k | 15th highest of 51 | $43,170k | $815,700k | $84,240,000k | 64 |
| Population | 5,901,300 | 21st highest of 51 | 761 | 15,180 | 746,900 | 64 |
| Population | 5,877,600 | 21st highest of 51 | 765 | 15,140 | 744,200 | 64 |
| Population (firearm measures) | 5,398,900 | 21st highest of 51 | 6,600 | 29,730 | 676,000 | 37 |
| Population (WONDER) | 5,877,600 | 21st highest of 51 | 169,400 | 554,900 | 744,200 | 8 |
| Population aged 15 and over | 4,793,200 | 21st highest of 52 | 630 | 12,760 | 603,400 | 64 |
| Population aged 25 and over | 4,038,500 | 21st highest of 52 | 559 | 10,760 | 526,100 | 64 |
| Population aged 65 and over | 882,560 | 24th highest of 52 | 143 | 2,836 | 101,100 | 64 |
| Population below the poverty line | 534,190 | 28th highest of 52 | 104 | 1,621 | 78,670 | 60 |
| Population below the poverty line | 538,670 | 26th highest of 51 | 40 | 1,517 | 73,630 | 64 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 5,693,100 | 21st highest of 52 | 690 | 14,640 | 714,600 | 64 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 5,730,600 | 21st highest of 51 | 755 | 14,910 | 726,700 | 64 |
| Population in the same house one year ago | 4,798,200 | 22nd highest of 51 | 606 | 13,120 | 588,500 | 64 |
| Population with a bachelor's degree or higher | 1,806,400 | 16th highest of 52 | 195 | 3,137 | 292,800 | 64 |
| Population, decennial census | 5,773,700 | 21st highest of 51 | 705 | 15,140 | 730,400 | 64 |
| Presidential votes cast, 2024 | 3,192,700 | 18th highest of 51 | 588 | 8,358 | 380,800 | 64 |
| Private jobs | 2,432,900 | 21st highest of 52 | 189 | 3,847 | 495,800 | 64 |
| State and local tax collections | $39,879,000k | 17th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| State individual income tax collected | $6,780,800k | 19th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State tax collected, all taxes | $18,132,000k | 23rd highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Tax returns filed | 3,086,400 | 19th highest of 51 | 420 | 7,640 | 403,000 | 64 |
| Total population | 5,810,800 | 21st highest of 52 | 690 | 15,090 | 736,000 | 64 |
| Unemployed | 106,030 | 18th highest of 52 | 12 | 273 | 15,030 | 64 |
| Vacant housing units | 219,550 | 26th highest of 52 | 130 | 1,370 | 23,020 | 64 |
| Women aged 15 to 50 | 1,408,700 | 19th highest of 52 | 124 | 2,908 | 203,000 | 64 |
| Women who gave birth in the past year | 67,887 | 21st highest of 52 | 0 | 566 | 9,986 | 29 |
| Workers aged 16 and over who commute | 2,468,400 | 22nd highest of 52 | 295 | 6,387 | 316,800 | 64 |
Links inside Colorado
These are the site’s strongest pairs nationwide, worked out again using only this state’s counties. The r column shows how closely two measures rise and fall together, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step); 0 means no link. A link that shows up nationally but disappears inside every state is really about differences between states. A link that also holds here is not.
These figures are before adjusting for anything. Unlike the national figures, they do not take out population density, income or education.
| Pair | r within CO | counties |
|---|---|---|
| Median age × Share aged 65 and overInside Colorado, where Median age is higher, Share aged 65 and over tends to be higher: a strong link across 64 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.91 | 64 |
| Self-care disability × Material security scoreInside Colorado, where Self-care disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 60 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.81 | 60 |
| Stroke × Material security scoreInside Colorado, where Stroke is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 60 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.77 | 60 |
| Vision disability × Material security scoreInside Colorado, where Vision disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 60 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.81 | 60 |
| Self-care disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Colorado, where Self-care disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 64 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.87 | 64 |
| Vision disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Colorado, where Vision disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 64 counties, before adjusting for anything. | +0.89 | 64 |
| Fair or poor self-rated health × Material security scoreInside Colorado, where Fair or poor self-rated health is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 60 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.79 | 60 |
| Independent-living disability × Material security scoreInside Colorado, where Independent-living disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 60 counties, before adjusting for anything. | -0.75 | 60 |
What this state is divided into
64 county-level areas, largest first. Each one is compared with its peers — the counties across the country most like it — not with the rest of this state.
El Paso County · Denver County · Arapahoe County · Jefferson County · Adams County · Douglas County · Larimer County · Weld County · Boulder County · Pueblo County · Mesa County · Broomfield County · Garfield County · La Plata County · Eagle County · Fremont County · Montrose County · Delta County · Summit County · Morgan County · Elbert County · Montezuma County · Routt County · Teller County · Logan County · Chaffee County · Otero County · Park County · Gunnison County · Pitkin County · Alamosa County · Grand County · Las Animas County · Archuleta County · Moffat County · Prowers County · Rio Grande County · Yuma County · Clear Creek County · San Miguel County · Conejos County · Lake County · Kit Carson County · Huerfano County · Rio Blanco County · Saguache County · Gilpin County · Crowley County · Lincoln County · Bent County · Custer County · Ouray County · Washington County · Phillips County · Costilla County · Baca County · Dolores County · Sedgwick County · Cheyenne County · Jackson County · Kiowa County · Hinsdale County · Mineral County · San Juan County