State programs in Colorado
Colorado runs its own programs for food, health, energy, and child care. This page names those programs and links to the official office. Their income limits are not verified, so no dollar cutoff is printed. We will not fill a blank with a guess. This site does not approve or deny benefits.
Which state programs still need a verified income limit? Figures below use the 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000 for a household of four in Colorado, unless the program uses its own dollar table.
The largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gap among ranked metros in Colorado is $548: Denver at $2,169 and Colorado Springs at $1,621.
Colorado taxes wages at a flat 4.40%. Combined state and local sales tax is 7.9%. The ACS effective property tax rate is 0.49%.
A household of four with $48,000 of income is about 145 percent of the $33,000 poverty guideline and is a maybe for State programs. Open these, but no state income limit is verified.
Limits behind the page
| Household | 100% | 138% | 185% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $15,960 | $22,025 | $29,526 |
| 2 | $21,640 | $29,863 | $40,034 |
| 3 | $27,320 | $37,702 | $50,542 |
| 4 | $33,000 | $45,540 | $61,050 |
An illustrative household
Two adults, ages 34 and 32, filing jointly, plus children ages 8 and 3. Gross income $48,000 a year, about 145 percent of the poverty guideline in Colorado. They rent. Nobody is marked disabled or pregnant.
State programs
MaybeOpen these, but no state income limit is verified
- Colorado SNAP office: SNAP in Colorado is run by the state human services agency. Many states raise the gross income test through broad-based categorical eligibility. That state percentage is not verified in this dataset, so the checker uses the federal 130 percent test only.
- Colorado Medicaid and CHIP agency: Children's CHIP ceilings, pregnancy coverage, and parent coverage in non-expansion states are set by Colorado. Those percents of poverty are not stored unless a figure has been checked against a primary table.
- Colorado energy assistance: LIHEAP grantees set income limits between 110 percent of the poverty guidelines and the greater of 150 percent of poverty or 60 percent of state median income. The percent this state chose is not verified here.
- Colorado child care assistance: Child care subsidies are a state and local program. Income limits for Colorado are not in this dataset.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Colorado
Last checked: October 15, 2026
Sources
What changed
- October 15, 2026. The benefit rules file was checked against the sources listed here.
- January 15, 2026. HHS published the 2026 poverty guidelines in the Federal Register.
Colorado SNAP office
SNAP in Colorado is run by the state human services agency. Many states raise the gross income test through broad-based categorical eligibility. That state percentage is not verified in this dataset, so the checker uses the federal 130 percent test only.
Income threshold: not verified.
Official pageColorado Medicaid and CHIP agency
Children's CHIP ceilings, pregnancy coverage, and parent coverage in non-expansion states are set by Colorado. Those percents of poverty are not stored unless a figure has been checked against a primary table.
Income threshold: not verified.
Official pageColorado energy assistance
LIHEAP grantees set income limits between 110 percent of the poverty guidelines and the greater of 150 percent of poverty or 60 percent of state median income. The percent this state chose is not verified here.
Income threshold: not verified.
Official pageColorado child care assistance
Child care subsidies are a state and local program. Income limits for Colorado are not in this dataset.
Income threshold: not verified.
Official page
Other programs in Colorado
- Food stamps (SNAP)
- Medicaid and CHIP
- WIC
- School meals
- LIHEAP
- Earned Income Tax Credit
- Child Tax Credit
- Marketplace subsidies
- Lifeline
- SSI
Large metros in Colorado
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · 2-bedroom FMR $2,169
- Colorado Springs, CO · 2-bedroom FMR $1,621