County Data

Colorado County Distress Index

Financial distress scores for all 64 counties in Colorado, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 41.5. 1county is in Serious or Crisis.

Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26

Colorado Snapshot

64 Counties Scored
41.5 Mean Score
40.1 Median Score
67.7 Pueblo County Most Distressed
25.4 Jackson County Least Distressed
1 Serious 14 Elevated 25 Normal 24 Healthy
Zone Distribution

Colorado County Map

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Healthy Normal Elevated Serious Crisis

All 64 Colorado counties colored by distress zone. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.

Most & Least Distressed

Most Distressed

#1 Pueblo County
67.7 Serious
Consumer Credit Distress
#2 Costilla County
64.7 Elevated
Consumer Credit Distress
#3 Las Animas County
64.7 Elevated
Consumer Credit Distress

Least Distressed

#64 Jackson County
25.4 Healthy
Consumer Credit Distress
#63 Rio Blanco County
25.5 Healthy
Consumer Credit Distress
#62 Elbert County
26.5 Healthy
Housing Cost Burden

Score Distribution

How Colorado's 64 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.

All Colorado Counties

64 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.

State Rank Nat'l Rank County Score Zone Primary Driver
1 508 Pueblo County 67.7 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
2 654 Costilla County 64.7 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
3 655 Las Animas County 64.7 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
4 834 Otero County 61.8 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
5 931 Adams County 60.3 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
6 1,030 Alamosa County 58.8 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
7 1,129 Bent County 57.4 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
8 1,145 Sedgwick County 57.0 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
9 1,312 Crowley County 54.4 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
10 1,344 Prowers County 54.0 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
11 1,354 Montezuma County 53.8 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
12 1,420 Arapahoe County 52.7 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
13 1,519 El Paso County 51.0 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
14 1,546 Weld County 50.4 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
15 1,564 Fremont County 50.2 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
16 1,593 Denver County 49.6 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
17 1,611 Delta County 49.4 Normal Housing Cost Burden
18 1,640 Morgan County 49.1 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
19 1,699 Rio Grande County 48.2 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
20 1,705 Saguache County 48.2 Normal Housing Cost Burden
21 1,720 Huerfano County 48.0 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
22 1,778 Mineral County 46.9 Normal Housing Cost Burden
23 1,810 Conejos County 46.6 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
24 1,828 Mesa County 46.2 Normal Housing Cost Burden
25 1,860 Baca County 45.8 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
26 1,911 Lincoln County 44.8 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
27 1,921 Logan County 44.6 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
28 2,045 Moffat County 42.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
29 2,055 Lake County 42.2 Normal Housing Cost Burden
30 2,092 Montrose County 41.6 Normal Housing Cost Burden
31 2,141 Larimer County 40.8 Normal Housing Cost Burden
32 2,148 San Juan County 40.7 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
33 2,229 Teller County 39.5 Normal Housing Cost Burden
34 2,276 Kit Carson County 38.6 Normal Housing Cost Burden
35 2,279 Kiowa County 38.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
36 2,290 Garfield County 38.4 Normal Housing Cost Burden
37 2,326 Jefferson County 37.7 Normal Housing Cost Burden
38 2,330 Clear Creek County 37.6 Normal Housing Cost Burden
39 2,384 La Plata County 36.6 Normal Housing Cost Burden
40 2,450 Gilpin County 35.6 Normal Housing Cost Burden
41 2,497 Washington County 34.7 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
42 2,508 Eagle County 34.3 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
43 2,519 Boulder County 34.1 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
44 2,532 Dolores County 33.9 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
45 2,553 Yuma County 33.7 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
46 2,592 Archuleta County 32.9 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
47 2,595 Chaffee County 32.9 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
48 2,630 Gunnison County 32.3 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
49 2,653 Grand County 31.9 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
50 2,736 Ouray County 30.5 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
51 2,760 Cheyenne County 29.9 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
52 2,765 Broomfield County 29.9 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
53 2,772 Park County 29.8 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
54 2,791 San Miguel County 29.3 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
55 2,815 Routt County 28.7 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
56 2,824 Douglas County 28.5 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
57 2,842 Phillips County 28.2 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
58 2,853 Summit County 27.9 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
59 2,865 Hinsdale County 27.6 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
60 2,894 Pitkin County 27.0 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
61 2,906 Custer County 26.7 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
62 2,910 Elbert County 26.5 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
63 2,951 Rio Blanco County 25.5 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
64 2,953 Jackson County 25.4 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress

How County Scores Work

Each county is scored 0–100 using PCA-weighted percentile-rank scoring across five statistically derived dimensions: Consumer Credit Distress, Housing Cost Burden, Structural Poverty, Economic Vitality, and Legal Distress. A score of 50 means the county falls at the national median. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.

Crisis (≥80) — Among the most distressed counties in the country
Serious (65–80) — More distressed than roughly 80% of counties
Elevated (50–65) — More distressed than roughly half of counties
Normal (35–50) — Near the national median
Healthy (<35) — Less distressed than most counties

Full CDI methodology and data sources

Colorado Resources

Colorado State Profile

State ADI score: 45.7 (Normal). Debt, delinquency, and economic indicators for Colorado.

Find Help in Colorado

HUD-approved housing counselors, legal aid offices, credit counselors, and debtor education providers in Colorado.

Colorado Foreclosure Laws

Foreclosure process, timeline, homeowner protections, and legal resources in Colorado.

State Distress Rankings

All 51 U.S. jurisdictions ranked by financial distress. Compare Colorado to the rest of the country.

National County Profiles

All 3,144 U.S. counties ranked by financial distress score.
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