Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US states.

Safety30#36/51
Economy92#5/51
Housing18#42/51
Health70#16/51
Healthcare78#12/51
Environment56#22/49
Education88#7/51
Infrastructure94#4/51
Community76#13/51
Leisure & amenities56#23/51

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Colorado ranks highest and lowest among US states (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Hospital quality rating · high4.0
98/100United States 3.2Jul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesAggregated from counties
Broadband subscriptions · high93.5%
98/100United States 91.0%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B28002
Preventable hospital stays · low1,686 /100k
96/100United States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Bachelor's degree or higher · high45.7%
96/100United States 35.7%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003
Adult obesity · low27.1%
94/100United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Physical inactivity · low19.0%
94/100United States 26.5%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute

Weaknesses

Pharmacies · low0.9 /10k
2/100United States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Grocery stores · low1.0 /10k
3/100United States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Property crime rate · high2,144 /100k
4/100United States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of Investigation
High ozone days · high10 days
5/100United States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAggregated from counties
Suicide rate · high22.4 /100k
6/100United States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional data
Rent-burdened households · high52.9%
10/100United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

High ozone daysWorsening
6 days (2017) → 10 days (2022)
+89%5 yearsUS 9 days → 7 days
New business applicationsImproving
16.2 /1k (2020) → 23.9 /1k (2025)
+48%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Homicide rateImproving
6.3 /100k (2021) → 3.6 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−43%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
New homes permittedWorsening
9.7 /1k (2021) → 5.6 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−42%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Cost of buying a home todayWorsening
32.9% (Dec 2021) → 39.8% (Aug 2026)
+7 pts5 yearsUS 26.4% → 34.1%
Income adjusted for local pricesImproving
$59,789 (2019) → $80,595 (2024)
+35%5 yearsUS $55,567 → $73,204

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Colorado improved on 11 of 31 measures with a comparison and declined on 7. 10 moved within the margin of error and 3 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among states: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved11

Bachelor's++4.8 points40.9% → 45.7%
Weekly wage+26%$1,282 → $1,618
New businesses+48%16.2 /1k → 23.9 /1k
Commute−0.6 min25.8 min → 25.2 min
Real income+35%$59,789 → $80,595

Declined7

Overdose deaths+22%22.9 /100k → 28.0 /100k
Transit use−1.4 points3.0% → 1.6%
Price / income+0.9×4.7× → 5.6×
Restaurants−4.7%9.8 /10k → 9.4 /10k
Rent / income+0.9 points30.5% → 31.4%

All 31 measures

Change of every measure of Colorado between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	6.1 /10k2020	6.9 /10k2025	+12%	Improved	40%
Average commute time	25.8 min2015-2019	25.2 min2020-2024	−0.6 min	Improved	72%
Average weekly wage	$1,2822020	$1,6182025	+26%	Improved	81%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.9%2015-2019	45.7%2020-2024	+4.8 points	Improved	95%
Broadband subscriptions	87.6%2015-2019	93.5%2020-2024	+5.9 points	Improved	7%
Child poverty rate	11.2%2019	11.2%2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	15%
Distance to an airport	40 mi2020	40 mi2025	−1 mi	Little change	89%
Drug overdose deaths	22.9 /100k2020	28.0 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	+22%	Declined	9%
Effective property tax rate	0.55%2015-2019	0.50%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Little change	19%
Firearm deaths	15.9 /100k2020	15.5 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−2.5%	Within the margin of error	34%
Grocery stores	1.1 /10k2020	1.0 /10k2025	−4.1%	Within the margin of error	21%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.6 /10k2020	1.7 /10k2025	+6.6%	Within the margin of error	26%
High school diploma or higher	91.7%2015-2019	92.9%2020-2024	+1.1 points	Improved	30%
Home price to income ratio	4.7×2015-2019	5.6×2020-2024	+0.9×	Declined	19%
Homicide rate	5.8 /100k2020	3.6 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−38%	Improved	62%
Income adjusted for local prices	$59,7892019	$80,5952024	+35%	Improved	72%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4572015-2019	0.4592020-2024	+0.002	Within the margin of error	46%
Median household income	$77,1042019	$96,8712024	+26%	Improved	60%
New business applications	16.2 /1k2020	23.9 /1k2025	+48%	Improved	81%
Pharmacies	0.8 /10k2020	0.9 /10k2025	+9.2%	Within the margin of error	97%
Poverty rate	9.4%2019	9.6%2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	24%
Public libraries	0.5 /10k2019	0.5 /10k2024	−0%	Within the margin of error	87%
Public transit commuters	3.0%2015-2019	1.6%2020-2024	−1.4 points	Declined	26%
Rent as share of income	30.5%2015-2019	31.4%2020-2024	+0.9 points	Declined	28%
Rent-burdened households	50.9%2015-2019	52.9%2020-2024	+1.9 points	Declined	32%
Restaurants and bars	9.8 /10k2020	9.4 /10k2025	−4.7%	Declined	17%
Students per teacher	17.0×2019	16.2×2024	−0.8×	Little change	58%
Suicide rate	22.5 /100k2020	22.4 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−0.4%	Within the margin of error	74%
Traffic deaths	10.8 /100k2015-2019	11.9 /100k2020-2024	+9.9%	Declined	32%
Unemployment rate	6.8%2020	4.0%2025	−2.8 points	Improved	38%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	9.4%2019	9.3%2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	30%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 51 states that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Small Area Health Insurance Estimates; Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates; Public Libraries Survey; Common Core of Data; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 51 states that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

States like Colorado five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Colorado in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Colorado itself moved −2.2 points in standing on average over the same 31 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

5,862,189 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under 10 men (−0.7 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

5,862,189 residents

Colorado
United States share

White65%3,797,912
Black3.8%224,141
Hispanic or Latino23%1,320,937
Asian3.2%188,583
American Indian and Alaska Native0.4%21,296
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.1%7,705
Other or two or more races5.1%301,615

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: White (−3.3 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

4,095,727 residents (±1,088)

Colorado
United States share

No high school diploma7.1%291,720
High school or GED20%808,163
Some college19%784,975
Associate degree8.3%339,200
Bachelor's degree28%1,151,206
Graduate degree18%720,463

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Bachelor's degree (+2.5 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

2,374,218 households (±4,232)

Colorado
United States share

Under $25k11%265,037
$25k–50k14%323,560
$50k–75k15%347,421
$75k–100k13%302,834
$100k–150k19%454,706
$150k–200k12%277,959
$200k or more17%402,701

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $200k or more (+8.2 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

2,374,218 households (±4,232)

Colorado
United States share

Own66%1,571,735
Rent34%802,483

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+1.0 points).

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

776,071 households (±6,486)

Colorado
United States share

Under $7507.3%56,784
$750–1,0005.7%44,344
$1,000–1,50022%168,593
$1,500–2,000

Home values

1,571,735 homes (±8,198)

Colorado
United States share

Under $150k6.4%101,003
$150k–250k5.1%80,252
$250k–400k16%248,760
$400k–750k

Age of homes

2,589,053 homes (±653)

Colorado
United States share

2010 or later16%409,740
2000–200917%429,217
1980–199928%721,308
1960–1979

Size of homes

2,589,053 homes (±653)

Colorado
United States share

Studio2.7%70,370
1 bedroom12%302,096
2 bedrooms24%623,940
3 bedrooms

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

3,074,682 workers (±7,294)

Colorado
United States share

Drive alone65%2,001,174
Carpool7.7%236,642
Public transit1.6%50,318
Walk2.5%76,868
Bike0.9%27,889
Work from home21%645,882
Other1.2%35,909

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+12.8 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

2,428,800 workers (±7,963)

Colorado
United States share

Under 15 min27%643,808
15–29 min38%920,767
30–44 min21%521,228

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The 10 largest occupations in Colorado employ 536,540 people. 10 pay a median above the US median.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in Colorado by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
Fast Food and Counter Workers82,010 jobs	82,010	$36,270US $31,200	+16%	1.15×
Retail Salespersons76,660 jobs	76,660	$37,950US $35,410	+7%	1.06×
Stockers and Order Fillers55,520 jobs	55,520	$42,350US $37,330	+13%	1.06×
Registered Nurses54,490 jobs	54,490	$100,260US $97,550	+3%	0.87×
Cashiers51,670 jobs	51,670	$36,870US $32,880	+12%	0.9×
Business Operations Specialists, All Other45,670 jobs	45,670	$92,520US $83,050	+11%	2.27×
Home Health and Personal Care Aides44,650 jobs	44,650	$38,540US $35,800	+8%	0.56×
Software Developers43,320 jobs	43,320	$138,390US $135,980	+2%	1.39×
General and Operations Managers41,870 jobs	41,870	$131,840US $105,770	+25%	0.65×
Waiters and Waitresses40,680 jobs	40,680	$44,860US $35,230	+27%	0.97×

Look up any occupation

Search more than 800 occupations and see what they pay in Colorado.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025-05 (all industries and ownerships) bls.gov/oes

Reference period: 2025-05. BLS publishes metro areas, states and the nation (not counties or cities), so a county or city page shows its metro area.
Pay is not adjusted for the cost of living, so a higher median does not mean more purchasing power.
BLS caps the highest wages it publishes: where a figure is shown as “or more”, the real value is at least that much.
Some occupations (teachers, performers) are published by the hour or school year and shown here as an annual figure.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Colorado has 182,486 employer establishments, 309 for every 10,000 residents (1.24× the US rate of 248), with 2,566,040 paid employees at an average annual pay of $70,681. The Census Bureau also counts 627,479 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 182,486; 627,479 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 309; US 248
Paid employees: 2,566,040
Average annual pay: $70,681; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Colorado by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	14,779	25	1.20×About typical	155,126	$71,948	32,967
Specialty trade contractors	13,937	23.6	1.52×More than typical	112,229	$70,274	44,559
Lessors of real estate	13,156	22.3	1.81×More than typical	42,964	$71,530	70,235
Restaurants and other eating places	11,631	19.7	1.07×About typical	231,199	$27,988	2,311
Real estate agents and brokers	7,456	12.6	2.59×More than typical	13,021	$75,186	17,531
Management, scientific and technical consulting	7,278	12.3	1.83×More than typical	39,653	$109,196	31,163
Offices of other health practitioners	5,930	10	1.65×More than typical	26,706	$49,558	19,221
Construction of buildings	5,603	9.5	1.25×More than typical	39,792	$94,939	18,969
Full-service restaurants	5,074	8.6	1.12×About typical	111,442	$33,082	905
Building equipment contractors	5,030	8.5	1.41×More than typical	49,486	$72,000	6,872
Services to buildings and dwellings	4,758	8	1.19×About typical	44,356	$43,909	29,479
Limited-service restaurants	4,753	8	1.00×About typical	96,000	$23,539	907

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 5,912,240 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $12.9B on contracts performed in Colorado: $2,139 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $12.9B; −20% vs FY2025
Per resident: $2,139; US $1,994
Sole-source: 29%; US 30%
Single offer: 13%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Air Force$5B39%
Department of Veterans Affairs$1.5B12%
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$1B7.8%
Department of the Navy$887.3M6.9%
Department of Energy$844.1M6.6%
Federal Acquisition Service$405M3.1%
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement$369.7M2.9%
Missile Defense Agency$292.9M2.3%

Top recipients

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP$2.2B17%
SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC$2B15%
ALLIANCE FOR ENERGY INNOVATION, LLC$762.8M5.9%
V3GATE, LLC$564.8M4.4%
OPTUMRX ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, LLC$508.7M4.0%

Spending by fiscal year

10.6BFY2017
10.4BFY2018
11.4BFY2019
12.2BFY2020
12.8BFY2021
14BFY2022
14.9BFY2023
15B

Top industries (NAICS)

Aerospace product and parts manufacturing · 3364$2.9B22%
Scientific research and development services · 5417$2.8B22%
Computer systems design and related services · 5415$1.3B9.7%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$966.8M7.5%
Facilities support services · 5612$686.5M5.3%

Largest awards

DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, TEST&EVALUATION OF PROJECT ORION$15.6B
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP· Douglas County, CO· Research & development· Oct 3, 2016 – Sep 29, 2026· NNJ06TA25C
AWARD OF CONTRACT TO MANAGE AND OPERATE THE NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY$11.1B
ALLIANCE FOR ENERGY INNOVATION, LLC· Jefferson County, CO· Facilities & utilities· Oct 27, 2016 – Sep 28, 2026· DEAC3608GO28308
RESTRUCTURED CONTRACT TO FACILITATE A CONTRACTUAL VEHICLE FOR THE LIFE OF THE DAAA09-02-D-0025 CONTRACT FROM SYSTEMIZATION THROUGH CLOSURE. THIS IS SEEN AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE TO DAAA09-02-D-0025$4.6B
BECHTEL NATIONAL, INC.· Pueblo County, CO· Facilities & utilities· Oct 13, 2016 – Jun 3, 2026· W52P1J09C0012

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

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Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $52.8B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Colorado: $8,783 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $52.8B; −1.5% vs FY2025
Per resident: $8,783; US $12,955
Loan face value: $6.1B; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.6%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$20.4B39%
93.778 · Grants to States for Medicaid$11.2B21%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$4B7.6%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$1.6B3.0%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$1.5B2.9%
10.551 · Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program$1.3B2.4%
93.774 · Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance$1.1B2.0%
93.773 · Medicare Hospital Insurance$685.4M1.3%

Top recipients (organizations)

STATE OF COLORADO - DEPT OF HEALTH CARE POLICY & FINANCING$11.7B22%
DENVER, CO
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES COLORADO$2B3.9%
DENVER, CO
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$1.1B2.0%
DENVER, CO
BOARD OF EDUCATION COLORADO$779.5M1.5%
DENVER, CO
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$24.1B46%
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$14.1B27%
Department of Health and Human Services
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$4.7B8.9%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Food and Nutrition Service$1.8B3.5%
Department of Agriculture
Department of Education

Assistance by fiscal year

52.6BFY2021
45.3BFY2022
46.7BFY2023
48.5BFY2024
53.6BFY2025
52.8BFY2026

County aggregates

59%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

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Public money & outcomes

Federal money per resident by fiscal year next to how the place changed, and, when its money jumped, how it compares with similar counties. A comparison, not cause and effect.

Federal money per resident in Colorado, and how its outcomes moved, each next to the United States. Counties whose money jumped are compared on their own pages.

Money per resident

By federal fiscal year (October to September, named by the year it ends), obligations per resident. A year with no record counts as $0.

Colorado
United States
partial year

Federal contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Colorado and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Colorado	United States
FY2017	$1,885	$1,436
FY2018	$1,831	$1,552
FY2019	$1,971	$1,654
FY2020	$2,102	$1,880
FY2021	$2,198	$1,810
FY2022	$2,389	$1,917
FY2023	$2,519	$2,079
FY2024	$2,504	$2,047
FY2025	$2,679	$2,165
FY2026	$2,139 (partial year)	$1,911

Construction contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Colorado and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Colorado	United States
FY2017	$101	$93.28
FY2018	$114	$105
FY2019	$140	$128
FY2020	$106	$145
FY2021	$168	$117
FY2022	$111

Contracts and grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Colorado and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Colorado	United States
FY2021	$5,456	$5,748
FY2022	$5,209	$5,221
FY2023	$5,375	$5,364
FY2024	$5,402	$5,501
FY2025	$5,768	$5,732
FY2026	$5,194

Transportation grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Colorado and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Colorado	United States
FY2021	$332	$298
FY2022	$219	$357
FY2023	$272	$301
FY2024	$191	$319
FY2025	$271	$360
FY2026	$308 (partial year)

Housing assistanceUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Colorado and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Colorado	United States
FY2021	$164	$239
FY2022	$141	$185
FY2023	$174	$229
FY2024	$177	$229
FY2025	$181	$249
FY2026	$161 (partial year)

HHS grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Colorado and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Colorado	United States
FY2021	$1,852	$2,304
FY2022	$1,824	$2,197
FY2023	$1,888	$2,274
FY2024	$1,813	$2,267
FY2025	$1,999	$2,397
FY2026	$2,291 (partial year)

SBA lending volumeUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Colorado and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Colorado	United States
FY2021	$1,231	$1,186
FY2022	$493	$465
FY2023	$118	$76.52
FY2024	$178	$120
FY2025	$215	$148
FY2026	$143 (partial year)

Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)

How outcomes moved

Calendar years. Charts share the same years as the money above. Levels are shown as percent change since 2016; rates are shown as the rate itself.

Colorado
United States
Years with money loaded

Job growthpercent

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Job growth, Colorado and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Colorado	United States
2014	3.5%	2.0%
2015	3.2%

When its money jumped

A county-year with at least 10,000 residents whose money per resident is at least twice its earlier average counts as a jump. Each is compared with up to five similar counties in the same region whose money did not jump.

Counties of Colorado whose money per resident jumped. Open a county for its comparison with similar counties.

Denver County, COFederal contracts · FY2024$2,578 (2.3×)
Las Animas County, COContracts and grants · FY2024$2,160 (2.1×)
Las Animas County, COFederal contracts · FY2024$781 (6.8×)
Las Animas County, COTransportation grants · FY2024$1,023 (2.4×)
Garfield County, COConstruction contracts · FY2024$314 (11×)
Rio Grande County, CO

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Business Formation Statistics, Building Permits Survey, Cartographic Boundary Files, Gazetteer and metro delineations, Population Estimates Program, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission), Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System), Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordability. JSON · /api/v1/outcomes/places/08

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Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Colorado is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Counties of Colorado

All 64 counties, best quality-of-life score first.

Metro areas in Colorado

Metropolitan and micropolitan areas based in Colorado, largest first.

Largest cities and towns in Colorado

By population.

All 482 cities and towns in Colorado

Neighboring states

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar states

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Health Professional Shortage AreasHealth Resources and Services Administration · release 2026-10-03
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
Common Core of DataNational Center for Education Statistics · release 2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

JSON · /api/v1/places/08

Calendar years	Colorado	United States
2014	−3.5%	−4.2%
2015	−0.9%	−1.3%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+4.2%	+3.3%
2018	+7.8%	+6.8%
2019	+13.1%	+10.5%
2020	+22.0%	+19.4%
2021	+29.1%	+26.1%
2022	+36.2%	+30.6%
2023	+41.1%	+35.0%
2024	+46.9%	+41.0%
2025	+53.9%	+46.8%

Calendar years	Colorado	United States
2014	−2.1%	−5.5%
2015	+0.2%	−1.9%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+5.6%	+4.1%
2018	+12.6%	+8.9%
2019	+19.4%	+13.5%
2020	+26.1%	+20.8%
2021	+40.2%	+32.1%
2022	+49.4%	+35.4%
2023	+56.2%	+42.9%
2024	+61.9%	+49.5%

Calendar years	Colorado	United States
2014	5.4/1k	3.3/1k
2015	5.8/1k	3.7/1k
2016	7.0/1k	3.7/1k
2017	7.2/1k	3.9/1k
2018	7.5/1k	4.1/1k
2019	6.7/1k	4.2/1k
2020	7.0/1k	4.4/1k
2021	9.7/1k	5.2/1k
2022	8.3/1k	5.0/1k
2023	6.7/1k	4.5/1k
2024	5.4/1k	4.3/1k
2025	5.6/1k	4.2/1k

Calendar years	Colorado	United States
2014	−6.7%	−6.9%
2015	−2.7%	−3.2%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+5.2%	+4.7%
2018	+9.5%	+7.5%
2019	+17.3%	+14.0%
2020	+18.2%	+16.9%
2021	+25.1%	+21.0%
2022	+35.6%	+29.7%
2023	+41.2%	+34.9%
2024	+47.4%	+41.6%

Calendar years	Colorado	United States
2014	−19.6% (Dec 2014)	−10.8% (Dec 2014)
2015	−8.9% (Dec 2015)	−5.2% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	+8.2% (Dec 2017)	+6.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	+15.4% (Dec 2018)	+12.6% (Dec 2018)
2019	+20.3% (Dec 2019)	+18.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	+30.6% (Dec 2020)	+29.3% (Dec 2020)
2021	+53.7% (Dec 2021)	+49.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	+64.3% (Dec 2022)	+64.7% (Dec 2022)
2023	+63.8% (Dec 2023)	+69.0% (Dec 2023)
2024	+65.5% (Dec 2024)	+73.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	+61.5% (Dec 2025)	+73.7% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	Colorado	United States
2014	5.0%	6.2%
2015	3.7%	5.3%
2016	3.1%	4.9%
2017	2.6%	4.4%
2018	3.0%	3.9%
2019	2.7%	3.7%
2020	6.8%	8.1%
2021	5.5%	5.4%
2022	3.1%	3.7%
2023	3.3%	3.6%
2024	4.1%	4.0%
2025	4.0%	4.3%

Calendar years	Colorado	United States
2014	12.1%	15.5%
2015	11.5%	14.7%
2016	11.0%	14.0%
2017	10.3%	13.4%
2018	9.7%	13.1%
2019	9.4%	12.3%
2020	9.0%	11.9%
2021	9.7%	12.8%
2022	9.5%	12.6%
2023	9.4%	12.5%
2024	9.6%	12.1%

Calendar years	Colorado	United States
2014	11.7%	13.5%
2015	9.2%	10.9%
2016	8.6%	10.0%
2017	8.7%	10.2%
2018	8.8%	10.4%
2019	9.4%	10.8%
2020	9.9%	10.4%
2021	9.3%	10.2%
2022	8.4%	9.5%
2023	7.9%	9.5%
2024	9.3%	9.8%

Calendar years	Colorado	United States
2014	13.0/1k	8.5/1k
2015	13.1/1k	8.7/1k
2016	13.5/1k	9.1/1k
2017	14.3/1k	9.8/1k
2018	15.4/1k	10.7/1k
2019	15.0/1k	10.6/1k
2020	16.2/1k	13.1/1k
2021	19.1/1k	16.2/1k
2022	19.8/1k	15.1/1k
2023	23.6/1k	16.2/1k
2024	21.8/1k	15.4/1k
2025	23.9/1k	16.6/1k

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What changed in five years

Improved11

Declined7

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Declined7

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