How does
Colorado
Perform on Health Opportunity and Equity?

This graphic illustrates how each state compares to other states across various factors that influence health

HEALTH OUTCOMES
5th
Domain score:
80
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC FACTORS
7th
Domain score:
70
COMMUNITY & SAFETY FACTORS
26th
Domain score:
45
PHYSICAL
ENVIRONMENT
34th
Domain score:
60
ACCESS TO
HEALTH CARE
14th
Domain score:
69
Key State Highlights.
Colorado experiences some of the best health outcomes and better socioeconomic opportunities than most other states across the nation.
  • However, the Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native populations face some of the greatest challenges to opportunity and health within the state.
  • Although Colorado overall has some of the lowest rates of premature mortality and infant mortality, Black infants have a mortality rate that is almost twice the state rate and American Indian/Alaska Native adults have a premature mortality rate that is twice the state rate for the population overall.
  • Black adults in Colorado are least likely to live in opportunity-rich areas, such as those with low rates of crime and liquor store density. They also face greater challenges in owning homes and being able to afford housing than the state rate for the population overall.
  • Hispanic adults in the state face greatest socioeconomic difficulties in attaining a livable income and post-secondary education, while also having lower rates of health insurance coverage that affects access to care. They also have the lowest rates of adults in excellent or very good health compared to all other groups.
Adult Health Status
Child Health Status
Infant Mortality
Low Birthweight
Premature Mortality
Affordable Housing
Employment
Livable Income
Post-Secondary Education
Youth in School or Working
Low Homicide
Low Physical Assault
Low Robbery
Low Sexual Assault
Food Security
Home Ownership
Housing Quality
Low Liquor Store Density
Access to Primary Care
Access to Psychiatric Care
Affordable Health Care
Dedicated Healthcare Provider
Health Insurance Coverage
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Youth in School or Working
90%
of young people are in school or working
100%
More young people would need to obtain jobs or enroll in school to achieve the HOPE Goal
64,412
More young people would need to obtain jobs or enroll in school to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Colorado
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Youth in School or Working
Hope Goal
100%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
CO
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Post-Secondary Education
71%
of adults have post-secondary education
83%
More adults would need to attain post-secondary education to achieve the HOPE Goal
475,701
More adults would need to attain post-secondary education to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Colorado
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Post-Secondary Education
Hope Goal
83%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
CO
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Premature Mortality
353.01
deaths per 100,000 adults age 25-64
More 25-64 year old adults surviving per year to achieve the HOPE Goals
6,953
More 25-64 year old adults surviving per year to achieve the HOPE Goals
How Does 
Colorado
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Premature Mortality
Hope Goal
241
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400
800
1200
1600
CO
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Low Sexual Assault
40%
of people live in counties with low sexual assault rates
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low sexual assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
3,420,969
More people would need to live in counties with low sexual assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Colorado
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Sexual Assault
Hope Goal
100%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
CO
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Low Robbery
57%
of people live in counties with low robbery rates
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low robbery rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
2,433,277
More people would need to live in counties with low robbery rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Colorado
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Robbery
Hope Goal
100%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
CO
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Low Physical Assault
72%
of people live in counties with low physical assault rates
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low physical assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
1,604,023
More people would need to live in counties with low physical assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Colorado
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Physical Assault
Hope Goal
100%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
CO
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Low Homicide
79%
of people live in counties with low murder rates
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low murder rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
1,626,076
More people would need to live in counties with low murder rates to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Colorado
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Homicide
Hope Goal
100%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
CO
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Low Liquor Store Density
9%
of people are living in counties with low liquor store density
100%
More people would need to live in counties with low liquor store density to achieve the HOPE Goal
5,062,990
More people would need to live in counties with low liquor store density to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Colorado
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Liquor Store Density
Hope Goal
100%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
CO
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Livable Income
71%
of adults live in households with livable income
88%
More adults would need to live in households with livable incomes to achieve the HOPE Goal
669,045
More adults would need to live in households with livable incomes to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Colorado
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Livable Income
Hope Goal
88%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
CO
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Low Birthweight
9%
of infants are born with low birth weight
5%
Fewer low-weight births would need to happen per year to achieve the HOPE Goal
2,673
Fewer low-weight births would need to happen per year to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Colorado
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Low Birthweight
Hope Goal
5%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
18%
CO
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Health Insurance Coverage
91%
of people under age 65 have health insurance coverage
98%
More people under the age of 65 would need to obtain health insurance coverage to achieve the HOPE Goal
362,409
More people under the age of 65 would need to obtain health insurance coverage to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Colorado
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Health Insurance Coverage
Hope Goal
98%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
CO
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Infant Mortality
4.5
infant deaths per 1,000 live births
2.5
More infants surviving to their first birthday per year to achieve the HOPE Goal
125
More infants surviving to their first birthday per year to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Colorado
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Infant Mortality
Hope Goal
2.5
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
CO
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Housing Quality
85%
of households have good housing quality
92%
More households would need to have good housing quality to achieve the HOPE Goal
152,498
More households would need to have good housing quality to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Colorado
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Housing Quality
Hope Goal
92%
55%
60%
65%
70%
75%
80%
85%
90%
95%
CO
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Home Ownership
68%
of households live in a home they own
81%
More households would need to own their homes to achieve the HOPE Goal
259,402
More households would need to own their homes to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Colorado
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Home Ownership
Hope Goal
81%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
CO
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Food Security
72%
of people with food security
97%
More people would need to have food security to achieve the HOPE Goal
1,674,312
More people would need to have food security to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Colorado
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Food Security
Hope Goal
97%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
CO
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Employment
90%
of people in the labor force are employed
99%
More people in the labor force would need to be employed to achieve the HOPE Goal
288,984
More people in the labor force would need to be employed to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Colorado
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Employment
Hope Goal
99%
75%
80%
85%
90%
95%
100%
CO
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Dedicated Healthcare Provider
78%
of adults have a usual source of care
92%
More adults would need to report having a dedicated health care provider to achieve the HOPE Goal
537,711
More adults would need to report having a dedicated health care provider to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Colorado
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Dedicated Healthcare Provider
Hope Goal
96%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
CO
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Child Health Status
93%
of children in very good or excellent health
98%
More children would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal
More children would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Colorado
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Child Health Status
CO
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Adult Health Status
58%
of U.S. adults are in very good or excellent health
73%
More adults would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal
563,692
More adults would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Colorado
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Adult Health Status
Hope Goal
73%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
CO
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Affordable Housing
66%
of households with affordable housing
87%
More households would need affordable housing to achieve the HOPE Goal
338,305
More households would need affordable housing to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Colorado
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Affordable Housing
Hope Goal
87%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
CO
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Affordable Health Care
90%
of adults with affordable health care
96%
More adults would need to have affordable health care to achieve the HOPE Goal
245,747
More adults would need to have affordable health care to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Colorado
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Affordable Health Care
Hope Goal
97%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
CO
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Access to Psychiatric Care
87%
of people live in counties with access to psychiatric care
100%
More people would need to live in counties with access to psychiatric care to achieve the HOPE Goal
765,010
More people would need to live in counties with access to psychiatric care to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Colorado
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Access to Psychiatric Care
Hope Goal
100%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
CO
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Access to Primary Care
87%
of people live in counties with access to primary care
100%
More people would need to live in counties with access to primary care to achieve the HOPE Goal
753,830
More people would need to live in counties with access to primary care to achieve the HOPE Goal
How Does 
Colorado
Compare to Other States?
HIGHER
LOWER
RACIAL INEQUITY
HIGHER
LOWER
DISTANCE TO GOAL
State Distance to Goal.
Access to Primary Care
Hope Goal
100%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
CO
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