Poverty Rate in Arapahoe County, CO

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
8.6% −31.5% vs nat'l
Rank #493 of 3,222
85th percentile

How Arapahoe County Compares

Arapahoe County
8.6%
Colorado Average
8.6%
Rank #23 of 64 in state
National
12.6%
31.5% below

National Distribution

Where Arapahoe County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Arapahoe County: 8.6%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#490 Osage County, MO 8.6%
#491 Fayette County, TX 8.6%
#492 Butte County, SD 8.6%
#493 Arapahoe County, CO 8.6%
#494 Williams County, ND 8.6%
#495 Sherman County, NE 8.6%
#496 Washington County, VT 8.7%
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Poverty Rate in Arapahoe County, Colorado

Arapahoe County, Colorado has a poverty rate of 8.6%, which ranks #493 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 31.5% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Colorado, Arapahoe County ranks #23 of 64 out of 64 counties. This places it in the 85th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.