Poverty Rate in Custer County, CO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.7%
Rank #1,448/3,222 · #41 in CO
55th
Custer 12.7%
CO 9.4% +34.6%
US 12.6% +0.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Custer County's poverty rate of 12.7% 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 Custer County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,445 | Bradley County, TN | 12.7% |
| #1,446 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | 12.7% |
| #1,447 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | 12.7% |
| #1,448 | Custer County, CO | 12.7% |
| #1,449 | Hillsborough County, FL | 12.7% |
| #1,450 | Hampton city, VA | 12.7% |
| #1,451 | Shawnee County, KS | 12.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Custer County, Colorado has a poverty rate of 12.7%, ranking #1,448 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 0.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Colorado, it ranks #41 of 64. This places it in the 55th 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.