Poverty Rate in Bent County, CO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Bent County Compares
National Distribution
Where Bent County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Bent County: 28.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,062 | Wilcox County, AL | 28.2% |
| #3,063 | Desha County, AR | 28.3% |
| #3,064 | Faulk County, SD | 28.3% |
| #3,065 | Bent County, CO | 28.4% |
| #3,066 | Cibola County, NM | 28.4% |
| #3,067 | St. Francis County, AR | 28.5% |
| #3,068 | Marlboro County, SC | 28.5% |
Poverty Rate in Bent County, Colorado
Bent County, Colorado has a poverty rate of 28.4%, which ranks #3,065 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 125.1% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Colorado, Bent County ranks #64 of 64 out of 64 counties. This places it in the 5th 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.