Poverty Rate in Lincoln County, CO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.8%
Rank #750/3,222 · #28 in CO
77th
Lincoln 9.8%
CO 9.4% +4.1%
US 12.6% -22.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lincoln County's poverty rate of 9.8% 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 Lincoln County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #747 | Adams County, CO | 9.8% |
| #748 | Garfield County, UT | 9.8% |
| #749 | Pike County, PA | 9.8% |
| #750 | Lincoln County, CO | 9.8% |
| #751 | Kit Carson County, CO | 9.8% |
| #752 | Perquimans County, NC | 9.8% |
| #753 | Orange County, VA | 9.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Lincoln County, Colorado has a poverty rate of 9.8%, ranking #750 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 22.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Colorado, it ranks #28 of 64. This places it in the 77th 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.