Poverty Rate in Denver County, CO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.2%
Rank #1,075/3,222 · #35 in CO
67th
Denver 11.2%
CO 9.4% +19.1%
US 12.6% -10.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Denver 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 Denver County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,072 | Waynesboro city, VA | 11.2% |
| #1,073 | Ness County, KS | 11.2% |
| #1,074 | Miner County, SD | 11.2% |
| #1,075 | Denver County, CO | 11.2% |
| #1,076 | Lincoln County, NC | 11.2% |
| #1,077 | Garrett County, MD | 11.2% |
| #1,078 | Caroline County, VA | 11.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Denver County, Colorado has a poverty rate of 11.2%, ranking #1,075 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 10.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Colorado, it ranks #35 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.