Poverty Rate in Elbert County, CO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.3%
Rank #67/3,222 · #6 in CO
98th
Elbert 5.3%
CO 9.4% -44.0%
US 12.6% -58.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Elbert County's poverty rate of 5.3% 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 Elbert County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #64 | Cass County, NE | 5.2% |
| #65 | Waukesha County, WI | 5.2% |
| #66 | Howard County, MD | 5.2% |
| #67 | Elbert County, CO | 5.3% |
| #68 | Lyon County, IA | 5.3% |
| #69 | Hendricks County, IN | 5.3% |
| #70 | Somerset County, NJ | 5.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Elbert County, Colorado has a poverty rate of 5.3%, ranking #67 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 58.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Colorado, it ranks #6 of 64. This places it in the 98th 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.