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Which counties in Colorado have the lowest unemployment?

Yuma County (2.5%), Cheyenne County (2.6%) and Kiowa County (2.9%) had the lowest unemployment in Colorado in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 61 ranked Colorado counties

Colorado counties ranked by lowest unemployment rate
RankCountyRate 2025Change since 2019Residents
1Yuma County2.5%+0.9 pts9,896
2Cheyenne County2.6%+1.0 pts1,713
3Kiowa County2.9%+1.1 pts1,412
4Kit Carson County2.9%+1.0 pts7,069
5Phillips County2.9%+1.2 pts4,420
6Summit County3.0%+1.1 pts31,517
7Baca County3.2%+1.2 pts3,347
8Garfield County3.2%+0.7 pts63,474
9Eagle County3.3%+1.1 pts54,291
10Grand County3.3%+1.2 pts16,496
11Jackson County3.3%+0.4 pts1,211
12Pitkin County3.3%+0.5 pts16,625
13Routt County3.3%+1.0 pts25,329
14Elbert County3.4%+1.2 pts30,534
15Washington County3.4%+1.2 pts4,732
16Gunnison County3.5%+1.3 pts17,439
17Lake County3.5%+1.1 pts7,552
18Logan County3.5%+1.2 pts20,654
19Sedgwick County3.5%+1.5 pts2,247
20Chaffee County3.6%+1.3 pts20,831
21Clear Creek County3.6%+1.1 pts8,994
22Gilpin County3.6%+1.3 pts6,073
23Archuleta County3.7%+0.5 pts14,306
24Custer County3.7%+0.6 pts5,590
25Douglas County3.7%+1.4 pts399,396
26Rio Blanco County3.7%+0.3 pts6,683
27Broomfield County3.8%+1.5 pts79,174
28Jefferson County3.8%+1.3 pts580,451
29La Plata County3.8%+1.2 pts56,898
30Prowers County3.8%+1.2 pts11,884
31San Miguel County3.8%+1.0 pts7,753
32Arapahoe County3.9%+1.3 pts673,820
33Crowley County3.9%+0.7 pts5,677
34Larimer County3.9%+1.5 pts377,292
35Teller County3.9%+0.8 pts24,756
36Boulder County4.0%+1.6 pts328,560
37Park County4.0%+1.1 pts18,314
38Conejos County4.1%+0.3 pts7,529
39Denver County4.1%+1.6 pts740,613
40El Paso County4.1%+1.0 pts757,040
41Moffat County4.1%+0.5 pts13,122
42Morgan County4.1%+1.3 pts30,306
43Adams County4.2%+1.5 pts554,668
44Dolores County4.2%+1.0 pts2,466
45Mesa County4.2%+1.0 pts162,845
46Montrose County4.2%+0.9 pts44,591
47Ouray County4.3%+1.4 pts5,265
48Weld County4.3%+1.8 pts378,426
49Rio Grande County4.5%+0.5 pts11,087
50Alamosa County4.6%+1.1 pts16,688
51Bent County4.6%+1.4 pts5,716
52Saguache County4.7%+0.5 pts6,732
53Lincoln County4.8%+1.8 pts5,645
54Montezuma County5.0%+0.6 pts26,678
55Fremont County5.3%+1.0 pts50,039
56Delta County5.4%+1.6 pts32,178
57Otero County5.4%+1.2 pts17,683
58Pueblo County5.5%+1.5 pts169,277
59Las Animas County6.2%+2.4 pts14,391
60Huerfano County6.6%+0.8 pts7,011
61Costilla County6.9%+1.9 pts3,679

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

How this is ranked

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. 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 has the lowest unemployment rate?

Yuma County: 2.5%, ahead of Cheyenne County (2.6%) and Kiowa County (2.9%), of 61 Colorado counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. 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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