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Colorado

Environmental and community health profiles for all 64 counties in Colorado. Sorted by opportunity score (highest need first).

Counties

Avg opportunity score

Converging-risk counties

What the data shows in Colorado

Across Colorado's 64 counties, 1 have two or more of the four health-risk areas (environmental, disease, provider access, and social conditions) above the national threshold at the same time. These are the places where several pressures land together rather than one at a time.

Statewide, the health-risk area scoring highest on average is social and economic conditions, the leading driver of community health need in Colorado.

The most widespread specific risk pattern is Industrial Burden, triggered in 9 counties, followed by Respiratory Burden in 5 counties.

Baca County carries the highest overall need in the state, with an opportunity score of 65 out of 100 (elevated). Higher scores mean more burden relative to the rest of the country.

County	Opportunity	Env	Disease	Provider	Social	Pop
Baca County 08009	65	43	79	50	70	3,344
Kiowa County 08061	62	46	66	67	58	1,384
Jackson County 08057	59	34	78	74	41	1,309
Sedgwick County 08115	55	42	69	40	56	2,299
Costilla County 08023	53	19	59	51	82	3,628
Bent County 08011	48	37	61	18	63	5,681
Saguache County 08109	47	21	70	14	69	6,688
Otero County 08089	47	41	62	14	60	18,136
Mineral County 08079	47	18	43	87	43	944
Prowers County 08099	47	52	46	30	56	11,751
Phillips County 08095	46	44	54	30	51	4,476
Kit Carson County 08063	46	45	53	20	57	6,994
Montezuma County 08083	44	35	58	20	56	26,531
Delta County 08029	44	25	68	15	56	31,746
Washington County 08121	44	47	47	22	56	4,855
Huerfano County 08055	43	20	65	14	61	7,055
Las Animas County 08071	43	23	56	16	66	14,348
Pueblo County 08101	42	56	38	14	58	169,422
San Juan County 08111	42	23	34	65	49	802
Moffat County 08081	42	38	42	28	56	13,327
Cheyenne County 08017	40	45	52	33	35	1,727
Logan County 08075	40	49	48	14	48	20,619
Custer County 08027	39	19	64	16	50	5,534
Dolores County 08033	39	22	55	36	44	2,513
Yuma County 08125	39	49	42	21	47	9,862
Montrose County 08085	38	29	54	17	47	44,156
Fremont County 08043	37	32	47	14	53	50,318
Morgan County 08087	37	60	31	15	49	29,524
Lincoln County 08073	35	42	39	18	45	5,480
Crowley County 08025	35	35	21	19	69	5,636
Mesa County 08077	35	39	40	18	45	159,681
Rio Grande County 08105	35	21	38	15	62	11,188
Adams County 08001	34	71	16	15	46	533,365
Conejos County 08021	34	19	37	19	59	7,521
Chaffee County 08015	33	37	41	14	45	20,617
Gilpin County 08047	33	48	34	20	39	5,926
Archuleta County 08007	32	16	51	21	41	14,189
Denver County 08031	31	60	10	14	53	716,577
Park County 08093	31	38	38	16	41	18,117
Alamosa County 08003	31	22	27	15	63	16,655
Teller County 08119	31	31	42	15	40	24,617
Clear Creek County 08019	30	46	31	17	38	9,147
Hinsdale County 08053	30	16	39	29	43	765
San Miguel County 08113	30	38	24	21	45	7,868
Weld County 08123	28	61	18	15	36	359,442
Grand County 08049	28	43	31	15	36	15,935
Rio Blanco County 08103	28	36	36	18	33	6,569
La Plata County 08067	28	33	33	20	36	56,407
El Paso County 08041	28	40	26	15	42	744,215
Arapahoe County 08005	27	53	16	15	41	656,061
Jefferson County 08059	27	51	25	15	33	576,366
Ouray County 08091	27	20	39	21	36	5,176
Larimer County 08069	26	41	27	16	34	370,771
Garfield County 08045	26	36	20	17	43	62,707
Elbert County 08039	25	35	32	14	30	28,806
Broomfield County 08014	25	60	15	15	26	76,860
Boulder County 08013	23	45	17	15	35	326,831
Gunnison County 08051	23	37	18	17	35	17,321
Routt County 08107	21	29	26	15	27	25,064
Lake County 08065	21	30	12	13	43	7,365
Pitkin County 08097	20	18	27	16	33	16,640
Douglas County 08035	19	36	17	14	19	383,906
Eagle County 08037	17	18	14	14	37	54,381
Summit County 08117	16	20	17	15	27	30,465

Scores are national percentile ranks (0–100) from the Banana Analytics methodology (v1.2.0). Higher scores indicate more burden. Click any county for its full environmental and community health profile.