Poverty Rate in Jefferson County, CO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.7%
Rank #173/3,222 · #9 in CO
95th
Jefferson 6.7%
CO 9.4% -29.2%
US 12.6% -47.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jefferson County's poverty rate of 6.7% 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 Jefferson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #170 | Pottawatomie County, KS | 6.7% |
| #171 | San Benito County, CA | 6.7% |
| #172 | Sioux County, IA | 6.7% |
| #173 | Jefferson County, CO | 6.7% |
| #174 | Norfolk County, MA | 6.7% |
| #175 | Wakulla County, FL | 6.7% |
| #176 | Bryan County, GA | 6.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Jefferson County, Colorado has a poverty rate of 6.7%, ranking #173 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 47.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Colorado, it ranks #9 of 64. This places it in the 95th 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.