Heavy Drinking vs. Unemployment in Colorado

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.



RankingCountyNumber of Excessive DrinkersNumber of UnemployedPercentage of Heavy DrinkersPercentage 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.