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Where are people moving in Colorado?

Elbert County (37.9 per 1,000 residents), Ouray County (17.7 per 1,000 residents) and Gilpin County (16.6 per 1,000 residents) drew the most people from other U.S. counties for their size in Colorado in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 61 ranked Colorado counties

Colorado counties ranked by net domestic migration per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Net movers 2025Residents
1Elbert County37.9+1,15630,534
2Ouray County17.7+935,265
3Gilpin County16.6+1016,073
4Huerfano County15.4+1087,011
5Cheyenne County14.6+251,713
6Archuleta County13.8+19814,306
7Costilla County11.1+413,679
8Dolores County10.5+262,466
9Weld County10.2+3,857378,426
10Mesa County10.1+1,638162,845
11Crowley County9.2+525,677
12Douglas County8.3+3,330399,396
13Lincoln County8.1+465,645
14Saguache County8.0+546,732
15Fremont County6.6+32950,039
16Grand County6.4+10616,496
17Larimer County5.4+2,050377,292
18Kit Carson County4.2+307,069
19Broomfield County3.6+28679,174
20Kiowa County3.5+51,412
21Lake County3.4+267,552
22Custer County2.7+155,590
23Chaffee County2.6+5520,831
24Montezuma County1.8+4926,678
25Conejos County1.6+127,529
26Bent County1.4+85,716
27Teller County1.3+3124,756
28Adams County0.7+383554,668
29Logan County0.5+1020,654
30Montrose County0.3+1444,591
31El Paso County0.2+164757,040
32Delta County−0.0−132,178
33La Plata County−0.4−2556,898
34Alamosa County−0.9−1516,688
35Clear Creek County−1.7−158,994
36Gunnison County−1.8−3217,439
37Sedgwick County−2.2−52,247
38Rio Grande County−2.3−2511,087
39Washington County−3.0−144,732
40Jefferson County−3.3−1,904580,451
41Las Animas County−3.4−4914,391
42Park County−3.4−6318,314
43Pueblo County−3.8−648169,277
44Prowers County−5.6−6711,884
45Otero County−6.7−11917,683
46Boulder County−6.8−2,248328,560
47Yuma County−7.5−749,896
48Morgan County−8.2−24830,306
49Baca County−9.9−333,347
50Denver County−10.8−8,023740,613
51Phillips County−11.1−494,420
52Routt County−11.4−28925,329
53Pitkin County−11.9−19816,625
54Garfield County−12.1−77063,474
55Eagle County−12.2−66254,291
56San Miguel County−13.3−1037,753
57Summit County−14.2−44831,517
58Arapahoe County−14.6−9,859673,820
59Moffat County−17.0−22313,122
60Rio Blanco County−17.1−1146,683
61Jackson County−52.8−641,211

3 of 64 Colorado counties are not ranked on this measure.

How this is ranked

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from other U.S. counties minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves from and to other countries are not included. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Questions

Which county in Colorado gains the most people from other counties?

Elbert County: 37.9 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Ouray County (17.7 per 1,000 residents) and Gilpin County (16.6 per 1,000 residents), of 61 Colorado counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from other U.S. counties minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves from and to other countries are not included. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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