Colorado Poverty Rate
In Colorado, an estimated 553,272 of 5,696,140 people live in poverty.
FAQs
- What is the poverty rate in Colorado?
The poverty rate in Colorado is 9.7%.
- How many people in Colorado live in poverty?
In Colorado, an estimated 553,272 of 5,696,140 people live in poverty.
- How does the poverty rate in Colorado compare to the US?
The poverty rate in Colorado is 24.22% lower than the US average. In Colorado, an estimated 9.7% of 5,696,140 people live in poverty. In the United States, 12.8% of 324,173,084 people live in poverty.
Population
Colorado
2021
9.7% of 5.7 million people
- Age
Under 18 years
Colorado
2021
11.8% of 1.2 million people
Under 5 years
Colorado
2021
13% of 304 thousand people
5 to 17 years
Colorado
2021
11.4% of 921 thousand people
Related children of householder under 18 years
Colorado
2021
11.5% of 1.2 million people
18 to 64 years
Colorado
2021
9.5% of 3.6 million people
18 to 34 years
Colorado
2021
12.5% of 1.4 million people
35 to 64 years
Colorado
2021
7.6% of 2.2 million people
60 years and over
Colorado
2021
8.5% of 1.2 million people
65 years and over
Colorado
2021
7.7% of 866 thousand people
- Gender
Male
Colorado
2021
8.8% of 2.9 million people
Female
Colorado
2021
10.6% of 2.8 million people
- Race
White
Colorado
2021
8.1% of 4 million people
Black or African American
Colorado
2021
17.7% of 217 thousand people
American Indian and Alaska Native
Colorado
2021
18.1% of 58 thousand people
Asian
Colorado
2021
8.3% of 182 thousand people
Some other race
Colorado
2021
14.5% of 358 thousand people
Two or more races
Colorado
2021
13.3% of 849 thousand people
Hispanic
Colorado
2021
15% of 1.3 million people
White, not Hispanic
Colorado
2021
7.4% of 3.7 million people
- Education level
Population 25 years and over
Colorado
2021
8% of 4 million people
Less than high school graduate
Colorado
2021
20.4% of 297 thousand people
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
Colorado
2021
11.9% of 783 thousand people
Some college, associate's degree
Colorado
2021
8.5% of 1.1 million people
Bachelor's degree or higher
Colorado
2021
4% of 1.8 million people
- Employment status
Civilian labor force 16 years and over
Colorado
2021
5.9% of 3.2 million people
Employed
Colorado
2021
4.8% of 3 million people
Male
Colorado
2021
4.3% of 1.6 million people
Female
Colorado
2021
5.5% of 1.4 million people
Unemployed
Colorado
2021
26.1% of 166 thousand people
Male
Colorado
2021
25.2% of 90 thousand people
Female
Colorado
2021
27.1% of 76 thousand people
- Work experience
Population 16 years and over
Colorado
2021
9.2% of 4.6 million people
Worked full-time, year-round in the past 12 months
Colorado
2021
1.9% of 2.2 million people
Worked part-time or part-year in the past 12 months
Colorado
2021
13.3% of 1.1 million people
Did not work
Colorado
2021
17.3% of 1.3 million people
- Single people
SINGLE PEOPLE
Colorado
2021
19.9% of 1.3 million people
Male
Colorado
2021
17.8% of 665 thousand people
Female
Colorado
2021
22.1% of 608 thousand people
18 to 24 years
Colorado
2021
38.3% of 164 thousand people
25 to 34 years
Colorado
2021
13.3% of 366 thousand people
35 to 44 years
Colorado
2021
15% of 173 thousand people
45 to 54 years
Colorado
2021
17.6% of 133 thousand people
55 to 64 years
Colorado
2021
23.9% of 172 thousand people
65 to 74 years
Colorado
2021
17.1% of 156 thousand people
75 years and over
Colorado
2021
18.5% of 104 thousand people
Worked full-time, year-round in the past 12 months
Colorado
2021
3.4% of 627 thousand people
Worked less than full-time, year-round in the past 12 months
Colorado
2021
30% of 319 thousand people
Did not work
Colorado
2021
41.5% of 327 thousand people
Population in housing units for whom poverty status is determined
Colorado
2021
9.6%