2000 vs. 2016 Per Capita Income Growth and Change

Colorado Real Per Capita Income Growth by County

2000 vs. 2016, Net Percent Change

Mineral County 2000 vs. 2016

Net Percent Change = 73.24%

Rank = #1

Bent County 2000 vs. 2016

Net Percent Change = -7.43%

Rank = #63

Rio Blanco County 2000 vs. 2016

Net Percent Change = 26.53%

Rank = #31

With a spotlight on Rio Blanco County, the chart above displays the distribution of the net percent change of real (inflation adjusted) per capita income (PCI) across Colorado's 64 counties over the period 2000-2016.

Statewide Snippets:

Over 2000-2016 real PCI grew in sixty Colorado counties while declining in three.
Real PCI growth in forty-eight counties outpaced the statewide average (13.77%), while growth in fifteen counties trailed.
At the extremes of the distribution, Mineral County posted the highest growth of real PCI (73.24%), while Bent County placed last by logging a -7.43% decline.
The spread in real PCI growth between the highest (Mineral County, 73.24%) and lowest (Bent County, -7.43%) over 2000-2016 equated to 80.67% ( = 73.24% − -7.43%).

Rio Blanco County Snippets:

Over 2000-2016, Rio Blanco County posted a 26.53% net gain in real PCI.
Rio Blanco County was joined by forty-seven other counties whose real PCI growth over 2000-2016 registered above the statewide average (13.77%).
Ranked #31 among Colorado's 64 counties, Rio Blanco County's real PCI growth (26.53%) outperformed the statewide average of 13.77% by a 12.76% margin.
Rio Blanco County's net real PCI growth (26.53%, #31) over 2000-2016 registered just above that of Moffat County (26.19%, #32) and just below that of Eagle County (26.62%, #30).
Rio Blanco County's real PCI as a percent of the statewide average rose from 73.34% in 2000 to 81.57% in 2016, resulting in a gain of 8.23%.

Real Per Capita Income Growth by County

2000 vs. 2016, Net Percent Change

County Distribution of Real Per Capita Income Growth, 2000 vs. 2016

	More than 60%	60% to 50%	50% to 40%	40% to 30%	30% to 20%	20% to 10%	10% or Below	Suppressed or Undefined	Total
2000 vs. 2016	3	5	9	5	16	15	10	10	73

Real Per Capita Income by County, 2016

Pitkin County 2016

PCI = $136,590

Percent of State = 261.66%

Rank = #1

Crowley County 2016

PCI = $21,463

Percent of State = 41.12%

Rank = #64

Rio Blanco County 2016

PCI = $42,580

Percent of State = 81.57%

Rank = #35

Again highlighting Rio Blanco County's position, the bar graph above displays the disposition by county of 2016 real per capita income statewide ($52,202).

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Statewide Snippets:

Ranked #1, Pitkin County's 2016 PCI totaled $136,590, equating to 261.66% of the statewide average.
Ranked last (#64), Crowley County's real per capita income of $21,463 in 2016 comprised just 41.12% of the total statewide. Crowley County's real per capita income in 2016 equates to just 15.7% to that of Pitkin County's.

Rio Blanco County Snippets:

Rio Blanco County's PCI in 2016 ranked #35, amounting to 81.57% of the statewide average.
Rio Blanco County's PCI of $42,580 placed below that of Sedgwick County's ($43,426, #34), and just above that of Morgan County's ($42,150, #36).

Real Per Capita Income by County, 2016

County Distribution of Real Per Capita Income, 2016

	More than $80,000	$80,000 to $70,000	$70,000 to $60,000	$60,000 to $50,000	$50,000 to $40,000	$40,000 to $30,000	$30,000 to $20,000	$20,000 or Below	Total
2016	1	2	5	11	26	16	3	0	64

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Colorado Real* Per Capita Income by County:
2000 vs. 2016

	2000		2016		2000 - 2016
County	Constant Dollars	Percent of State Average	Constant Dollars	Percent of State Average	Net Percent Change	Net Change	Change in Percent of State Avg.
Adams	36,606	79.78	40,337	77.27	10.19	3,731	-2.51
Alamosa	30,265	65.96	34,418	65.93	13.72	4,153	-0.03
Arapahoe	57,602	125.54	56,345	107.94	-2.18	-1,257	-17.60
Archuleta	26,623	58.02	41,735	79.95	56.76	15,112	21.93
Baca	33,026	71.98	37,809	72.43	14.48	4,782	0.45
Bent	26,453	57.65	24,488	46.91	-7.43	-1,964	-10.74
Boulder	55,873	121.77	65,316	125.12	16.90	9,443	3.35
Broomfield	N	N	60,754	116.38	N	N
Chaffee	30,186	65.79	44,008	84.30	45.79	13,822	18.51
Cheyenne	38,479	83.86	40,152	76.92	4.35	1,673	-6.95
Clear Creek	48,039	104.70	58,347	111.77	21.46	10,309	7.08
Conejos	21,943	47.82	34,480	66.05	57.14	12,538	18.23
Costilla	25,935	56.52	33,577	64.32	29.47	7,642	7.80
Crowley	21,659	47.20	21,463	41.12	-0.90	-196	-6.09
Custer	30,215	65.85	44,396	85.05	46.93	14,181	19.20
Delta	29,123	63.47	33,472	64.12	14.93	4,349	0.65
Denver	53,103	115.74	63,850	122.31	20.24	10,746	6.58
Dolores	27,227	59.34	31,802	60.92	16.80	4,574	1.58
Douglas	59,206	129.04	59,331	113.66	0.21	125	-15.38
Eagle	53,744	117.13	68,050	130.36	26.62	14,307	13.23
Elbert	42,319	92.23	55,385	106.10	30.88	13,066	13.87
El Paso	41,605	90.68	45,296	86.77	8.87	3,691	-3.91
Fremont	26,260	57.23	32,283	61.84	22.94	6,023	4.61
Garfield	41,749	90.99	53,144	101.81	27.29	11,395	10.81
Gilpin	47,242	102.96	49,035	93.93	3.80	1,793	-9.03
Grand	38,538	83.99	46,170	88.44	19.80	7,631	4.45
Gunnison	31,958	69.65	45,282	86.75	41.69	13,325	17.09
Hinsdale	32,557	70.96	46,369	88.83	42.42	13,812	17.87
Huerfano	24,108	52.54	38,846	74.42	61.14	14,738	21.87
Jackson	28,370	61.83	46,682	89.43	64.54	18,311	27.59
Jefferson	52,053	113.45	58,078	111.26	11.58	6,025	-2.19
Kiowa	41,678	90.84	44,483	85.21	6.73	2,805	-5.62
Kit Carson	34,133	74.39	39,674	76.00	16.24	5,542	1.61
Lake	28,396	61.89	34,652	66.38	22.03	6,256	4.49
La Plata	38,046	82.92	53,592	102.66	40.86	15,547	19.75
Larimer	41,623	90.72	48,918	93.71	17.53	7,295	2.99
Las Animas	28,040	61.11	34,655	66.39	23.59	6,615	5.28
Lincoln	25,034	54.56	26,998	51.72	7.84	1,964	-2.84
Logan	32,731	71.34	49,300	94.44	50.62	16,569	23.11
Mesa	34,698	75.62	40,543	77.67	16.84	5,845	2.04
Mineral	32,970	71.86	57,117	109.42	73.24	24,147	37.56
Moffat	31,725	69.14	40,034	76.69	26.19	8,309	7.55
Montezuma	31,028	67.62	40,708	77.98	31.20	9,680	10.36
Montrose	31,029	67.63	37,109	71.09	19.59	6,080	3.46
Morgan	29,817	64.98	42,150	80.74	41.36	12,333	15.76
Otero	31,205	68.01	33,369	63.92	6.94	2,165	-4.09
Ouray	36,367	79.26	56,159	107.58	54.42	19,791	28.32
Park	40,533	88.34	44,803	85.83	10.54	4,270	-2.51
Phillips	34,912	76.09	41,950	80.36	20.16	7,038	4.27
Pitkin	106,050	231.13	136,590	261.66	28.80	30,541	30.53
Prowers	30,393	66.24	40,141	76.90	32.07	9,747	10.65
Pueblo	32,162	70.10	35,924	68.82	11.70	3,762	-1.28
Rio Blanco	33,652	73.34	42,580	81.57	26.53	8,928	8.23
Rio Grande	31,074	67.72	41,211	78.94	32.62	10,137	11.22
Routt	45,896	100.03	71,077	136.16	54.86	25,180	36.13
Saguache	24,191	52.72	33,081	63.37	36.75	8,890	10.65
San Juan	34,292	74.74	50,774	97.27	48.06	16,482	22.53
San Miguel	49,591	108.08	73,581	140.96	48.38	23,990	32.87
Sedgwick	33,629	73.29	43,426	83.19	29.13	9,797	9.90
Summit	48,402	105.49	61,490	117.79	27.04	13,088	12.30
Teller	41,369	90.16	48,175	92.29	16.45	6,806	2.12
Washington	29,809	64.97	38,257	73.29	28.34	8,448	8.32
Weld	34,376	74.92	44,648	85.53	29.88	10,272	10.61
Yuma	35,916	78.28	51,534	98.72	43.49	15,618	20.44

Colorado	45,883	100.00	52,202	100.00	13.77	6,319	0.00
Metropolitan	47,524	103.58	52,744	101.04	10.99	5,221	-2.54
Nonmetropolitan	36,196	78.89	48,446	92.81	33.84	12,250	13.92

United States	41,384		49,826		20.40	8,442
Metropolitan U.S.	43,392		51,643		19.01	8,250
Nonmetropolitan U.S.	30,577		38,658		26.43	8,081

*Real per capita personal income determined using the Implicit Price Deflator for
Personal Consumption (2017=1.00).

N Data not available for this year or not meaningful.

Source: Calculations by the Colorado Regional Economic Analysis Project (CO-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Colorado Per Capita Income by County:
2000 vs. 2016

	2000		2016		2000 - 2016
County	Current Dollars	Percent of State Average	Current Dollars	Percent of State Average	Net Percent Change	Net Change	Change in Percent of State Avg.
Adams	27,023	79.78	39,644	77.27	46.71	12,621	-2.51
Alamosa	22,342	65.96	33,827	65.93	51.41	11,485	-0.03
Arapahoe	42,523	125.54	55,378	107.94	30.23	12,855	-17.60
Archuleta	19,654	58.02	41,019	79.95	108.71	21,365	21.93
Baca	24,381	71.98	37,160	72.43	52.41	12,779	0.45
Bent	19,528	57.65	24,068	46.91	23.25	4,540	-10.74
Boulder	41,247	121.77	64,195	125.12	55.64	22,949	3.35
Broomfield	N	N	59,712	116.38	N	N
Chaffee	22,284	65.79	43,253	84.30	94.10	20,969	18.51
Cheyenne	28,406	83.86	39,463	76.92	38.93	11,057	-6.95
Clear Creek	35,463	104.70	57,346	111.77	61.71	21,883	7.08
Conejos	16,198	47.82	33,889	66.05	109.21	17,690	18.23
Costilla	19,146	56.52	33,001	64.32	72.37	13,855	7.80
Crowley	15,989	47.20	21,095	41.12	31.93	5,106	-6.09
Custer	22,305	65.85	43,635	85.05	95.62	21,329	19.20
Delta	21,499	63.47	32,897	64.12	53.02	11,398	0.65
Denver	39,202	115.74	62,754	122.31	60.08	23,552	6.58
Dolores	20,100	59.34	31,256	60.92	55.51	11,156	1.58
Douglas	43,707	129.04	58,313	113.66	33.42	14,605	-15.38
Eagle	39,675	117.13	66,882	130.36	68.58	27,208	13.23
Elbert	31,240	92.23	54,434	106.10	74.24	23,194	13.87
El Paso	30,714	90.68	44,518	86.77	44.95	13,805	-3.91
Fremont	19,386	57.23	31,729	61.84	63.67	12,344	4.61
Garfield	30,820	90.99	52,232	101.81	69.47	21,412	10.81
Gilpin	34,875	102.96	48,194	93.93	38.19	13,319	-9.03
Grand	28,450	83.99	45,377	88.44	59.50	16,928	4.45
Gunnison	23,592	69.65	44,505	86.75	88.65	20,914	17.09
Hinsdale	24,034	70.96	45,573	88.83	89.62	21,539	17.87
Huerfano	17,797	52.54	38,179	74.42	114.53	20,383	21.87
Jackson	20,944	61.83	45,881	89.43	119.07	24,937	27.59
Jefferson	38,427	113.45	57,082	111.26	48.55	18,655	-2.19
Kiowa	30,768	90.84	43,720	85.21	42.10	12,952	-5.62
Kit Carson	25,197	74.39	38,993	76.00	54.75	13,796	1.61
Lake	20,962	61.89	34,057	66.38	62.47	13,095	4.49
La Plata	28,086	82.92	52,673	102.66	87.54	24,587	19.75
Larimer	30,727	90.72	48,079	93.71	56.47	17,352	2.99
Las Animas	20,699	61.11	34,060	66.39	64.55	13,361	5.28
Lincoln	18,481	54.56	26,534	51.72	43.58	8,054	-2.84
Logan	24,163	71.34	48,454	94.44	100.53	24,291	23.11
Mesa	25,615	75.62	39,847	77.67	55.56	14,232	2.04
Mineral	24,339	71.86	56,137	109.42	130.65	31,798	37.56
Moffat	23,420	69.14	39,347	76.69	68.01	15,927	7.55
Montezuma	22,906	67.62	40,010	77.98	74.67	17,104	10.36
Montrose	22,906	67.63	36,473	71.09	59.22	13,566	3.46
Morgan	22,011	64.98	41,427	80.74	88.21	19,415	15.76
Otero	23,036	68.01	32,797	63.92	42.37	9,761	-4.09
Ouray	26,847	79.26	55,195	107.58	105.59	28,348	28.32
Park	29,922	88.34	44,034	85.83	47.16	14,112	-2.51
Phillips	25,773	76.09	41,230	80.36	59.98	15,458	4.27
Pitkin	78,288	231.13	134,247	261.66	71.48	55,958	30.53
Prowers	22,437	66.24	39,452	76.90	75.83	17,015	10.65
Pueblo	23,743	70.10	35,307	68.82	48.71	11,565	-1.28
Rio Blanco	24,843	73.34	41,850	81.57	68.46	17,007	8.23
Rio Grande	22,939	67.72	40,503	78.94	76.57	17,564	11.22
Routt	33,882	100.03	69,857	136.16	106.18	35,975	36.13
Saguache	17,859	52.72	32,514	63.37	82.06	14,655	10.65
San Juan	25,315	74.74	49,903	97.27	97.13	24,588	22.53
San Miguel	36,609	108.08	72,319	140.96	97.54	35,710	32.87
Sedgwick	24,826	73.29	42,680	83.19	71.92	17,855	9.90
Summit	35,731	105.49	60,435	117.79	69.14	24,704	12.30
Teller	30,539	90.16	47,348	92.29	55.04	16,809	2.12
Washington	22,005	64.97	37,600	73.29	70.87	15,595	8.32
Weld	25,377	74.92	43,882	85.53	72.92	18,505	10.61
Yuma	26,514	78.28	50,649	98.72	91.03	24,136	20.44

Colorado	33,872	100.00	51,306	100.00	51.47	17,434	0.00
Metropolitan	35,083	103.58	51,839	101.04	47.76	16,757	-2.54
Nonmetropolitan	26,721	78.89	47,615	92.81	78.19	20,894	13.92

United States	30,551		48,971		60.30	18,421
Metropolitan U.S.	32,033		50,756		58.45	18,723
Nonmetropolitan U.S.	22,573		37,995		68.32	15,422

N Data not available for this year or not meaningful.

Source: Calculations by the Colorado Regional Economic Analysis Project (CO-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

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