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SNAP Benefits in
Colorado

Colorado had an overall SNAP participation rate of 8.0% across 64 counties, with a coverage gap of 62.3% of below-poverty households. Use the interactive map below to compare coverage across counties.

8.0%

SNAP participation

62.3%

Poverty coverage gap

186K

SNAP households

$92,470

Median income

Colorado by county

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Toggle between six SNAP metrics to see how coverage varies within Colorado. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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Colorado at a glance

SNAP households

186K

Est. from ACS receipt rate

Participation rate

8.0%

All households

Poverty coverage

37.7%

Below-poverty HH on SNAP

Senior SNAP use

36.9%

HH with a 60+ member

Disability SNAP use

46.6%

HH with a disability

Working-poor share

62.3%

SNAP HH above poverty

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 64 counties in Colorado.

Widest coverage gap

% of poor HH not enrolled

  1. 1 Hinsdale 100.0%
  2. 2 Summit 95.4%
  3. 3 Pitkin 92.3%
  4. 4 Douglas 88.7%
  5. 5 Eagle 86.9%

Strongest coverage

% of poor HH enrolled

  1. 1 Saguache 60.9%
  2. 2 Bent 59.1%
  3. 3 Huerfano 58.5%
  4. 4 Baca 58.2%
  5. 5 Otero 57.8%

Highest SNAP use

% of all HH on SNAP

  1. 1 Alamosa 26.9%
  2. 2 Costilla 24.6%
  3. 3 Crowley 24.3%
  4. 4 Bent 23.4%
  5. 5 Baca 22.8%

Every county in Colorado

All 64 counties across the six SNAP metrics plus median income.

County SNAP rate Coverage Gap Senior Disability Working-poor Median income
Adams 9.9% 32.3% 67.7% 34.2% 47.1% 69.6% $91,387
Alamosa 26.9% 55.7% 44.3% 26.1% 63.6% 59.3% $51,445
Arapahoe 7.6% 32.3% 67.7% 35.3% 48.1% 65.3% $97,215
Archuleta 6.0% 26.8% 73.3% 40.8% 54.1% 63.4% $76,524
Baca 22.8% 58.2% 41.8% 29.5% 41.0% 31.7% $40,380
Bent 23.4% 59.1% 40.9% 36.8% 56.2% 26.7% $49,194
Boulder 5.7% 16.9% 83.1% 40.9% 39.2% 65.4% $102,772
Broomfield 3.2% 17.2% 82.8% 54.1% 51.7% 71.0% $121,025
Chaffee 9.0% 37.5% 62.5% 32.1% 25.3% 47.0% $70,909
Cheyenne 6.5% 33.3% 66.7% 22.4% 36.7% 57.1% $67,768
Clear Creek 4.9% 22.4% 77.6% 39.4% 38.5% 77.4% $96,667
Conejos 18.3% 50.5% 49.5% 34.9% 56.5% 53.3% $47,209
Costilla 24.6% 43.5% 56.5% 44.7% 49.9% 50.6% $36,519
Crowley 24.3% 57.2% 42.8% 36.7% 37.0% 36.4% $47,563
Custer 5.9% 28.9% 71.1% 59.7% 31.9% 59.0% $72,700
Delta 12.2% 37.2% 62.8% 54.2% 52.1% 56.8% $58,330
Denver 8.3% 34.8% 65.2% 42.7% 44.3% 54.6% $91,681
Dolores 9.6% 22.9% 77.1% 83.2% 27.7% 57.1% $70,490
Douglas 1.9% 11.3% 88.7% 37.5% 41.6% 79.5% $145,737
Eagle 3.5% 13.1% 86.9% 21.6% 23.3% 69.3% $103,174
El Paso 8.7% 34.7% 65.3% 28.8% 46.0% 66.5% $87,470
Elbert 4.3% 26.6% 73.4% 51.1% 43.7% 63.5% $129,477
Fremont 15.5% 42.2% 57.8% 47.4% 59.6% 59.6% $61,027
Garfield 8.6% 34.8% 65.2% 24.8% 43.1% 63.0% $86,172
Gilpin 7.5% 23.8% 76.2% 62.3% 52.8% 72.7% $88,654
Grand 5.1% 19.0% 81.0% 69.6% 45.8% 74.7% $84,558
Gunnison 6.2% 16.4% 83.6% 22.0% 37.4% 68.0% $77,358
Hinsdale 9.3% 0.0% 100.0% 29.5% 0.0% 100.0% $64,327
Huerfano 15.0% 58.5% 41.5% 64.4% 52.6% 38.4% $52,139
Jackson 13.6% 14.9% 85.0% 18.6% 14.0% 81.4% $41,809
Jefferson 5.1% 25.8% 74.2% 38.0% 47.0% 66.3% $107,800
Kiowa 15.3% 56.3% 43.8% 19.3% 35.2% 59.1% $56,389
Kit Carson 11.3% 33.9% 66.1% 39.6% 67.4% 71.3% $59,810
La Plata 7.3% 23.4% 76.6% 29.7% 37.7% 64.1% $85,296
Lake 6.0% 15.3% 84.7% 16.9% 0.6% 65.5% $93,655
Larimer 7.0% 21.5% 78.5% 32.6% 40.7% 64.5% $91,364
Las Animas 18.7% 51.8% 48.2% 29.8% 54.6% 48.0% $50,408
Lincoln 10.8% 22.5% 77.5% 38.7% 49.1% 63.7% $54,257
Logan 15.1% 44.0% 56.0% 33.8% 62.6% 62.6% $55,074
Mesa 10.6% 38.7% 61.3% 36.4% 50.8% 57.1% $71,485
Mineral 9.7% 37.7% 62.3% 19.0% 31.0% 30.9% $52,455
Moffat 11.0% 32.3% 67.7% 19.1% 46.3% 59.7% $70,975
Montezuma 10.9% 30.2% 69.8% 47.9% 42.0% 69.4% $63,005
Montrose 10.8% 32.0% 68.0% 56.3% 36.4% 64.7% $66,072
Morgan 13.7% 55.4% 44.6% 33.2% 35.8% 49.7% $75,407
Otero 20.0% 57.8% 42.2% 42.5% 52.4% 39.7% $54,897
Ouray 4.1% 27.4% 72.6% 27.9% 13.5% 56.7% $84,556
Park 4.0% 21.9% 78.1% 50.7% 40.3% 62.1% $95,450
Phillips 9.3% 40.3% 59.7% 51.4% 38.7% 28.3% $60,372
Pitkin 1.5% 7.7% 92.3% 41.4% 36.8% 56.4% $100,318
Prowers 17.1% 39.6% 60.4% 47.4% 62.3% 55.9% $57,601
Pueblo 20.0% 52.6% 47.4% 40.8% 53.2% 56.9% $62,250
Rio Blanco 13.3% 27.0% 73.0% 29.7% 51.3% 77.5% $72,620
Rio Grande 18.3% 49.8% 50.2% 35.9% 63.4% 49.9% $62,166
Routt 5.1% 23.6% 76.4% 26.1% 41.2% 68.0% $104,803
Saguache 20.6% 60.9% 39.1% 48.7% 45.9% 47.1% $54,283
San Juan 8.6% 31.4% 68.6% 48.4% 19.4% 48.4% $73,889
San Miguel 3.5% 19.3% 80.7% 45.3% 22.3% 47.5% $80,117
Sedgwick 15.1% 40.9% 59.1% 33.1% 65.6% 52.3% $52,833
Summit 2.1% 4.6% 95.4% 27.8% 29.8% 83.9% $106,255
Teller 10.6% 43.0% 57.0% 49.4% 32.0% 66.5% $80,666
Washington 9.5% 45.5% 54.5% 42.3% 38.8% 51.0% $65,164
Weld 8.2% 33.1% 66.9% 35.9% 51.4% 64.6% $93,287
Yuma 13.0% 35.4% 64.6% 30.8% 35.5% 58.7% $60,051

Apply for SNAP in Colorado

If you or someone you know may qualify, our state-specific guide walks through eligibility, documents needed, and how to apply online.

Colorado SNAP guide

Find a local food pantry

While SNAP is the largest safety net, food pantries bridge immediate gaps. Search our directory of verified pantries across Colorado.

Colorado food pantries