- Central Peaks
  Chaffee, Custer, Fremont & Park counties
- High Country
  Eagle, Lake, Pitkin & Summit counties
- North
  Larimer & Weld counties
- Northeast
  Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington & Yuma counties
- Northwest
  Garfield, Grand, Jackson, Mesa, Moffat, Routt & Rio Blanco counties
- San Juan
  Delta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, San Miguel & Ouray counties
- San Luis Valley
  Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande & Saguache counties
- Southeast
  Baca, Bent, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers & Pueblo counties
- Southwest
  Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma & San Juan counties

Northwest Region: In Focus

By the Numbers

The Northwest Region has a population of 263,319. *
10.3% of people in the Northwest Region are under the poverty line. *
14.1% of children in the Northwest Region are under the poverty line. ***
6.9% of the population in the Northwest Region is under the age of five. *
24.0% of the population in the Northwest Region is under the age of 18. *
12.4% of the population in the Northwest Region is over the age of 65. *
The unemployment rate in the Northwest Region is 8.6%. ****
The average median household income in the Northwest Region is $56,153.71. *
There are 458 nonprofit public charity organizations in the Northwest Region that file
annually. **
In 2009, $139,231,386.00 worth of private and government grants was given to the Northwest Region. **
26.4% of the population, 25 years of age or older, in the Northwest Region have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. *
89.2% of the population, 25 years of age or older, in the Northwest Region have graduated from high school. *

2009 Top Funders in the northwest Region

1	The Colorado Health Foundation	$9,276,187
2	Yampa Valley Community Foundation	$1,182,020
3	The Colorado Trust	$939,516
4	El Pomar Foundation	$861,225
5	Boettcher Foundation	$685,261
6	Caring for Colorado Foundation	$643,826
7	Daniels Fund	$511,170
8	Bacon Family Foundation	$501,625
9	Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation	$412,725
10	Gates Family Foundation	$338,980

*2010 U.S. Census
** National Center for Charitable Statistics, 2009
*** 2011 Kids Count in Colorado!, Colorado Children’s Campaign
****Bureau Labor of Statistics, 2009