The table below ranks the correlation between unemployment and heavy drinking in each county in Colorado. San Juan has the strongest correlation, while Bent has the weakest.
Ranking | County | Number of Excessive Drinkers | Number of Unemployed | Percentage of Heavy Drinkers | Percentage of Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | Routt | 2,796 | 359 | 24 | 2.2 |
27 | Pueblo | 18,368 | 3,129 | 18 | 4.1 |
28 | Park | 2,055 | 282 | 22 | 2.5 |
29 | Gunnison | 1,904 | 248 | 23 | 2.1 |
30 | Summit | 3,382 | 419 | 24 | 1.8 |
31 | Montrose | 4,663 | 683 | 20 | 3.1 |
32 | Ouray | 540 | 71 | 22 | 2.9 |
33 | Conejos | 895 | 152 | 17 | 3.6 |
34 | Archuleta | 1,530 | 220 | 20 | 3.2 |
35 | Larimer | 38,923 | 4,859 | 23 | 2.4 |
36 | Adams | 56,430 | 8,065 | 20 | 2.9 |
37 | Grand | 1,716 | 213 | 23 | 2.1 |
38 | Costilla | 424 | 74 | 16 | 3.9 |
39 | Morgan | 3,170 | 436 | 20 | 2.6 |
40 | Boulder | 35,575 | 4,640 | 21 | 2.4 |
41 | Garfield | 6,550 | 889 | 20 | 2.7 |
42 | Broomfield | 7,685 | 992 | 21 | 2.4 |
43 | Fremont | 5,217 | 703 | 20 | 4.6 |
44 | Arapahoe | 71,608 | 9,930 | 19 | 2.7 |
45 | Lake | 886 | 116 | 20 | 2.3 |
46 | Douglas | 38,297 | 4,662 | 21 | 2.4 |
47 | Elbert | 2,915 | 335 | 22 | 2.2 |
48 | El Paso | 78,567 | 11,282 | 17 | 3.3 |
49 | Washington | 535 | 59 | 22 | 2 |
50 | Custer | 553 | 63 | 21 | 3 |
51 | Weld | 35,389 | 4,331 | 19 | 2.5 |
52 | Prowers | 1,327 | 168 | 18 | 2.6 |
53 | Chaffee | 2,220 | 235 | 21 | 2.4 |
54 | Logan | 2,444 | 263 | 20 | 2.4 |
55 | Kiowa | 153 | 15 | 21 | 1.6 |
56 | Sedgwick | 245 | 25 | 20 | 2 |
57 | Cheyenne | 200 | 19 | 21 | 1.6 |
58 | Crowley | 661 | 65 | 20 | 4.3 |
59 | Phillips | 465 | 42 | 21 | 1.6 |
60 | Baca | 391 | 37 | 20 | 1.7 |
61 | Lincoln | 622 | 56 | 21 | 2.3 |
62 | Kit Carson | 774 | 73 | 20 | 1.7 |
63 | Yuma | 1,093 | 98 | 20 | 1.6 |
64 | Bent | 608 | 56 | 19 | 2.9 |
Data Based on County Health Rankings.