What is the 2026 poverty guideline for four people in Colorado?

The 2026 HHS poverty guideline for a household of four in Colorado is $33,000.

Colorado

A household of four is measured against a 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000. Colorado has adopted Medicaid expansion, so the adult income screen is 138 percent of poverty. The 2024 all-items state price parity is 103.1.

Sales tax: 7.9%
Wage income tax: Yes
Property tax: 0.49%

Benefit pages

Each program has its own page for Colorado. The label is the illustrative household of four at $48,000.

SNAP eligibility · unlikely
Medicaid and CHIP eligibility · maybe
WIC eligibility · likely
School meals eligibility · likely
LIHEAP eligibility · maybe
Earned Income Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Child Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Marketplace subsidies eligibility · likely
Lifeline eligibility · unlikely
SSI eligibility · unlikely
State programs eligibility · maybe

Counties

Adams County · 2-bed $2,169
Alamosa County · 2-bed $1,149
Arapahoe County · 2-bed $2,169
Archuleta County · 2-bed $1,542
Baca County · 2-bed $1,014
Bent County · 2-bed $1,150
Boulder County · 2-bed $2,033
Broomfield County · 2-bed $2,169
Chaffee County · 2-bed $1,755
Clear Creek County · 2-bed $2,169
Conejos County · 2-bed $1,014
Crowley County · 2-bed $1,405
Delta County · 2-bed $1,266
Denver County · 2-bed $2,169
Douglas County · 2-bed $2,169
Eagle County · 2-bed $2,607
El Paso County · 2-bed $1,621
Elbert County · 2-bed $2,169
Fremont County · 2-bed $1,436
Garfield County · 2-bed $1,781
Grand County · 2-bed $1,844
Gunnison County · 2-bed $1,437
Huerfano County · 2-bed $1,116
Jefferson County · 2-bed $2,169
Kit Carson County · 2-bed $1,241
La Plata County · 2-bed $1,821
Lake County · 2-bed $1,485
Larimer County · 2-bed $1,759
Las Animas County · 2-bed $1,291
Lincoln County · 2-bed $1,070
Logan County · 2-bed $1,249
Mesa County · 2-bed $1,282
Moffat County · 2-bed $1,225
Montezuma County · 2-bed $1,280
Montrose County · 2-bed $1,321
Morgan County · 2-bed $1,261
Otero County · 2-bed $1,059
Ouray County · 2-bed $1,640
Phillips County · 2-bed $1,137
Pitkin County · 2-bed $2,597
Prowers County · 2-bed $1,050
Pueblo County · 2-bed $1,263
Rio Blanco County · 2-bed $1,165
Rio Grande County · 2-bed $1,220
Routt County · 2-bed $2,384
Saguache County · 2-bed $1,059
San Miguel County · 2-bed $1,631
Sedgwick County · 2-bed $1,014
Summit County · 2-bed $2,766
Teller County · 2-bed $1,474
Washington County · 2-bed $1,297
Weld County · 2-bed $1,647
Yuma County · 2-bed $1,132

Towns

213 places in Colorado have a cost page and a benefits page.

Metros in this ranking

Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
Colorado Springs · Colorado Springs, CO