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Colorado Scorecard

Quality of Life

Outdoor Recreation

Colorado Hiking Trails​

39,000

miles
State Parks​

43

(Increasing)
Ski Slopes​

1,483

miles
Public Lands​

8.3

million acres

Obesity Rate

24.9%


(Decreasing)
State Ranking​

2nd


(Unchanged)

Public Safety

48th


(Declining)
Crime Rate
Violent

2.12

per 1,000 people

(Decreasing)
Crime Rate
Property

12.33

per 1,000 people

(Decreasing)

Poverty

Poverty Rate​

9.3%


(Decreasing)
Child Poverty Rate​

10.7%


(Decreasing)
Homeless Individuals​

11,316


(Increasing)

Well-Being

Well-Being Ranking

9th


(Declining)
Healthiest States Ranking

2nd


(Improving)

Infrastructure

12th


(Declining)

Colorado Hiking Trails

2024: 39,000 miles

Source: Colorado.com

State Parks

2024: 43
2023: 42
2022: 41

Source: Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Ski Slopes

2024: 1,483 miles

Source: Ski Resort Information

Public Lands

2024: 8.3 million acres

Source: Colorado Bureau of Land Management

Obesity Rate

2023: 24.9% (ranked 2)
2021: 25.1% (ranked 2)
2020: 24.2% (ranked 2)

Source: CDC

Public Safety Ranking

2024: 48th
2023: 44th
2021: 39th

Source: U.S. News

 

Crime Rate

2024 Violent: 2.12 per 1,000 people
2024 Property: 12.33 per 1,000 people
2023 Violent: 3.19 per 1,000 people
2023 Property: 21.53 per 1,000 people
2022 Violent: 5.52 per 1,000
2022 Property: 37.39 per 1,000

Source: Colorado Crime Statistics

Poverty Rate

2023: 9.3%
2021: 9.7%
2020: 9.8%

Source: U.S. Census

Child Poverty Rate

2023: 10.7%
2021: 11.8%
2020: 10.6%

Source: U.S. Census

Homeless Individuals

2023: 11,316
2022: 10,397
2021: 8,016

Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report

Well-being ranking

2022: 9th
2021: 7th

Source: The Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index

Healthiest States Ranking

2024: 2nd
2023: 5th
2022: 10th

Source: United Health Foundations

Infrastructure Ranking

2024: 12th
2023: 10th
2022: 16th

Source: CNBC Top States for Business