You’re probably never going to make enough money to live in the richest counties in Colorado.
The median household income in Summit County, the richest county in Colorado is $109,773, significantly higher than the US median of $74,580, which means based purely on math most people never make enough to live there.
And that’s okay because it’s still fun to look at the people living in the lap of luxury.
So we used Saturday Night Science and the most recent Census to rank home prices and incomes for all 64 counties in the Centennial State. Let’s star gaze together.
What is the richest county in Colorado? The richest county in Colorado is Summit County. In contrast, the poorest county in the state is Baca County, according to the Census data.
$109,773 median income · $987,547 median home price
$104,096 median income · $1,311,797 median home price
$106,489 median income · $1,123,458 median home price
$149,594 median income · $712,073 median home price
$102,645 median income · $2,661,788 median home price
$132,685 median income · $682,939 median home price
$103,994 median income · $725,126 median home price
$123,874 median income · $629,328 median home price
$110,656 median income · $630,481 median home price
$91,020 median income · $795,988 median home price
The receipts
Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Colorado’s statewide median.
Colorado statewide median: $95,470
Colorado statewide median: $541,842
On the map
Where Colorado’s richest counties are
Saturday Night Science
Methodology: How do you determine which Colorado county is the richest?
To determine the richest county in Colorado, we have to look at a handful of metrics that correlate with how rich people are. To do that, we made assumptions about what makes a county rich. For reference, we are trying to make the kind of argument you’d make at a bar using facts, Saturday Night Science.
With that in mind, we went to the American Community Survey data and Zillow for the most recent reporting period for data on the following:
- Average Home Price
- Median Income
We then ranked each county in Colorado for each of the criteria from one to 64, with one being the richest.
Taking the average rank across the two criteria, we created a Rich Score with the county posting the lowest overall score being the “Richest County In Colorado.”
The result is some of the places with the most expensive real estate and highest earners in the Centennial State.
We updated this article for 2026. This report is our first time ranking the richest counties to live in Colorado. The median Colorado home is 37 years old — old enough that it pays to compare home warranty plans before something expensive breaks.
The full plate
Detailed List Of The Richest Counties In Colorado
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| Rank | County | Population | Median Income | Average Home Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Summit County | 31,017 | $109,773 | $987,547 |
| 2 | Eagle County | 55,135 | $104,096 | $1,311,797 |
| 2 | Routt County | 25,084 | $106,489 | $1,123,458 |
| 4 | Douglas County | 377,150 | $149,594 | $712,073 |
| 4 | Pitkin County | 16,985 | $102,645 | $2,661,788 |
| 6 | Elbert County | 27,874 | $132,685 | $682,939 |
| 7 | Boulder County | 328,961 | $103,994 | $725,126 |
| 8 | Broomfield County | 76,304 | $123,874 | $629,328 |
| 8 | Jefferson County | 579,377 | $110,656 | $630,481 |
| 10 | Ouray County | 5,087 | $91,020 | $795,988 |
| 11 | Grand County | 15,895 | $88,612 | $749,416 |
| 12 | Garfield County | 62,479 | $91,131 | $708,392 |
| 12 | San Miguel County | 7,968 | $79,024 | $1,581,198 |
| 14 | Park County | 17,907 | $103,670 | $521,571 |
| 15 | Gunnison County | 17,241 | $84,527 | $713,232 |
| 15 | Clear Creek County | 9,262 | $94,577 | $563,107 |
| 17 | Gilpin County | 5,901 | $95,361 | $547,968 |
| 17 | Arapahoe County | 659,844 | $101,087 | $517,194 |
| 20 | La Plata County | 56,331 | $86,056 | $673,258 |
| 20 | Denver County | 718,877 | $94,718 | $546,602 |
| 20 | Larimer County | 367,368 | $93,765 | $552,909 |
| 22 | Lake County | 7,380 | $96,575 | $513,522 |
| 22 | Weld County | 350,396 | $97,097 | $494,686 |
| 24 | Chaffee County | 20,178 | $84,132 | $680,807 |
| 25 | Archuleta County | 13,900 | $83,065 | $566,277 |
| 25 | Adams County | 530,225 | $94,571 | $486,343 |
| 27 | San Juan County | 724 | $77,824 | $551,662 |
| 28 | El Paso County | 742,999 | $90,363 | $454,740 |
| 28 | Teller County | 24,825 | $85,361 | $479,238 |
| 30 | Hinsdale County | 1,005 | $75,972 | $472,780 |
| 31 | Mesa County | 158,601 | $73,658 | $430,881 |
| 31 | Montrose County | 43,807 | $72,120 | $456,826 |
| 33 | Custer County | 5,247 | $72,674 | $410,602 |
| 34 | Morgan County | 29,520 | $73,278 | $327,911 |
| 35 | Moffat County | 13,207 | $73,849 | $301,764 |
| 36 | Montezuma County | 26,412 | $65,244 | $407,795 |
| 37 | Rio Blanco County | 6,544 | $65,473 | $330,882 |
| 38 | Mineral County | 729 | $56,250 | $438,028 |
| 39 | Dolores County | 2,432 | $64,907 | $306,338 |
| 39 | Fremont County | 49,634 | $62,664 | $336,800 |
| 41 | Delta County | 31,598 | $57,774 | $408,110 |
| 41 | Rio Grande County | 11,321 | $64,411 | $321,325 |
| 43 | Washington County | 4,831 | $67,167 | $268,630 |
| 44 | Pueblo County | 169,356 | $64,010 | $284,548 |
| 45 | Kit Carson County | 7,023 | $70,259 | $238,814 |
| 47 | Phillips County | 4,496 | $64,674 | $262,121 |
| 47 | Alamosa County | 16,581 | $55,397 | $324,072 |
| 47 | Yuma County | 9,979 | $60,545 | $285,313 |
| 49 | Cheyenne County | 1,741 | $70,865 | $196,506 |
| 50 | Lincoln County | 5,550 | $62,861 | $263,357 |
| 51 | Huerfano County | 6,972 | $52,526 | $270,939 |
| 52 | Kiowa County | 1,376 | $58,618 | $181,076 |
| 53 | Logan County | 20,892 | $51,829 | $253,326 |
| 53 | Las Animas County | 14,413 | $52,074 | $241,542 |
| 55 | Prowers County | 11,910 | $53,508 | $175,198 |
| 56 | Conejos County | 7,530 | $50,978 | $211,485 |
| 56 | Otero County | 18,321 | $54,037 | $157,784 |
| 58 | Saguache County | 6,580 | $50,082 | $233,072 |
| 58 | Jackson County | 1,372 | $47,667 | $240,685 |
| 60 | Sedgwick County | 2,304 | $52,386 | $161,455 |
| 61 | Costilla County | 3,607 | $36,861 | $182,490 |
| 62 | Bent County | 5,549 | $50,179 | $117,954 |
| 62 | Crowley County | 5,647 | $48,826 | $152,856 |
| 64 | Baca County | 3,428 | $46,215 | $123,456 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS + Zillow via Saturday Night Science. All 64 Colorado counties.
Summary
Summary: The Richest Counties In Colorado For 2026
Living in Colorado can vary from one part of the state to the next, with pretty extreme variance in home prices and incomes across counties.
The richest counties in Colorado are Summit County, Eagle County, Routt County, Douglas County, Pitkin County, Elbert County, Boulder County, Broomfield County, Jefferson County, and Ouray County.
Now you know the parts of the state where Goodwill will have the best goodies, and that’s what you came here to learn at the end of the day.
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Questions and answers
Richest Counties In Colorado FAQs
What is the richest county in Colorado?
Summit County is the richest county in Colorado for 2026, with a median household income of $109,773. Eagle County and Routt County are next.
What are the richest counties in Colorado?
The richest counties in Colorado are Summit County, Eagle County, Routt County, Douglas County, Pitkin County, Elbert County, Boulder County, Broomfield County, Jefferson County, and Ouray County. We ranked all 64 Colorado counties on average home price and median income.
How much do people make in Summit County?
The median household in Summit County earns $109,773 a year, against a Colorado statewide median of $95,470. The US median household income is $74,580.
What do homes cost in the richest counties of Colorado?
The median home across the ten richest Colorado counties is $760,557, versus $541,842 statewide. In Summit County, the typical home runs $987,547.
What is the poorest county in Colorado?
Baca County is the poorest county in Colorado by this ranking, coming in last of the 64 counties we scored on income and home prices.
