Poverty Rate in Yuma County, CO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.9%
Rank #2,440/3,222 · #54 in CO
24th
Yuma 17.9%
CO 9.4% +90.0%
US 12.6% +42.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Yuma County's poverty rate of 17.9% 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 Yuma County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,437 | Larue County, KY | 17.9% |
| #2,438 | Heard County, GA | 17.9% |
| #2,439 | Adams County, ID | 17.9% |
| #2,440 | Yuma County, CO | 17.9% |
| #2,441 | Floyd County, TX | 17.9% |
| #2,442 | Clayton County, GA | 17.9% |
| #2,443 | Thomas County, GA | 17.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Yuma County, Colorado has a poverty rate of 17.9%, ranking #2,440 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 42.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Colorado, it ranks #54 of 64. This places it in the 24th 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.