Poverty Rate in Bent County, CO

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

28.4% Rank #3,065/3,222 · #64 in CO
5th
Bent 28.4%
CO 9.4% +200.5%
US 12.6% +125.1%

Poverty Rate Trend

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National Distribution

How Bent County's poverty rate of 28.4% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.

Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties

Ranking Context

Counties ranked closest to Bent County for poverty rate.

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#3,062 Wilcox County, AL 28.2%
#3,063 Desha County, AR 28.3%
#3,064 Faulk County, SD 28.3%
#3,065 Bent County, CO 28.4%
#3,066 Cibola County, NM 28.4%
#3,067 St. Francis County, AR 28.5%
#3,068 Marlboro County, SC 28.5%

About Poverty Rate

Bent County, Colorado has a poverty rate of 28.4%, ranking #3,065 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 125.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Colorado, it ranks #64 of 64. This places it in the 5th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.