Poverty Rate in La Plata County, CO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.7%
Rank #1,191/3,222 · #39 in CO
63th
La Plata 11.7%
CO 9.4% +24.0%
US 12.6% -7.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How La Plata County's poverty rate of 11.7% 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 La Plata County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,188 | Valley County, ID | 11.7% |
| #1,189 | Holt County, NE | 11.7% |
| #1,190 | Lyon County, NV | 11.7% |
| #1,191 | La Plata County, CO | 11.7% |
| #1,192 | Clay County, IN | 11.7% |
| #1,193 | Bingham County, ID | 11.7% |
| #1,194 | Boone County, AR | 11.7% |
About Poverty Rate
La Plata County, Colorado has a poverty rate of 11.7%, ranking #1,191 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 7.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Colorado, it ranks #39 of 64. This places it in the 63th 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.