Poverty Rate in El Paso County, CO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How El Paso County Compares
National Distribution
Where El Paso County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ 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% |
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.