Poverty Rate in El Paso County, CO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.5%
Rank #470/3,222 · #22 in CO
85th
El Paso 8.5%
CO 9.4% -9.7%
US 12.6% -32.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How El Paso County's poverty rate of 8.5% 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 El Paso County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #467 | Lamoille County, VT | 8.5% |
| #468 | McClain County, OK | 8.5% |
| #469 | Gray County, KS | 8.5% |
| #470 | El Paso County, CO | 8.5% |
| #471 | Emmet County, MI | 8.5% |
| #472 | Dawson County, GA | 8.5% |
| #473 | Sanborn County, SD | 8.5% |
About Poverty Rate
El Paso County, Colorado has a poverty rate of 8.5%, ranking #470 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 32.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Colorado, it ranks #22 of 64. This places it in the 85th 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.