Poverty Rate in Pitkin County, CO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.8%
Rank #337/3,222 · #13 in CO
90th
Pitkin 7.8%
CO 9.4% -17.4%
US 12.6% -38.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Pitkin County's poverty rate of 7.8% 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 Pitkin County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #334 | Carbon County, MT | 7.8% |
| #335 | Wallowa County, OR | 7.8% |
| #336 | Mathews County, VA | 7.8% |
| #337 | Pitkin County, CO | 7.8% |
| #338 | Jo Daviess County, IL | 7.8% |
| #339 | Culpeper County, VA | 7.9% |
| #340 | Sweet Grass County, MT | 7.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Pitkin County, Colorado has a poverty rate of 7.8%, ranking #337 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 38.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Colorado, it ranks #13 of 64. This places it in the 90th 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.