Poverty Rate in El Paso County, CO

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
8.5% −32.4% vs nat'l
Rank #470 of 3,222
85th percentile

How El Paso County Compares

El Paso County
8.5%
Colorado Average
8.5%
Rank #22 of 64 in state
National
12.6%
32.4% below

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ El Paso County: 8.5%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#467 Lamoille County, VT 8.5%
#468 McClain County, OK 8.5%
#469 Gray County, KS 8.5%
#470 El Paso County, CO 8.5%
#471 Emmet County, MI 8.5%
#472 Dawson County, GA 8.5%
#473 Sanborn County, SD 8.5%
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Poverty Rate in El Paso County, Colorado

El Paso County, Colorado has a poverty rate of 8.5%, which ranks #470 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 32.4% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Colorado, El Paso County ranks #22 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.