Poverty Rate in Ouray County, CO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.3%
Rank #13/3,222 · #3 in CO
100th
Ouray 4.3%
CO 9.4% -54.9%
US 12.6% -66.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Ouray County's poverty rate of 4.3% 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 Ouray County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #10 | Rockwall County, TX | 4.0% |
| #11 | Hinsdale County, CO | 4.1% |
| #12 | Loudoun County, VA | 4.2% |
| #13 | Ouray County, CO | 4.3% |
| #14 | Oldham County, KY | 4.3% |
| #15 | Sterling County, TX | 4.3% |
| #16 | Forsyth County, GA | 4.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Ouray County, Colorado has a poverty rate of 4.3%, ranking #13 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 66.2% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Colorado, it ranks #3 of 64. This places it in the 100th 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.