Poverty Rate in Boulder County, CO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.2%
Rank #1,054/3,222 · #32 in CO
67th
Boulder 11.2%
CO 9.4% +18.2%
US 12.6% -11.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Boulder County's poverty rate of 11.2% 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 Boulder County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,051 | Marshall County, IA | 11.2% |
| #1,052 | Adams County, IN | 11.2% |
| #1,053 | Pennington County, SD | 11.2% |
| #1,054 | Boulder County, CO | 11.2% |
| #1,055 | Morgan County, WV | 11.2% |
| #1,056 | Stokes County, NC | 11.2% |
| #1,057 | Madison County, MS | 11.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Boulder County, Colorado has a poverty rate of 11.2%, ranking #1,054 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 11.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Colorado, it ranks #32 of 64. This places it in the 67th 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.