Cheyenne County, CO
Demographic and economic profile of Cheyenne County, CO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Cheyenne County is a sparsely populated, agriculture-oriented rural county in eastern Colorado with just 1,732 residents and a GDP per capita of $184,589—more than four times the median worker earnings of $41,525, pointing to capital-intensive production concentrated in farming and ranching rather than a broad wage-earning base. The labor force is small, with 67.6% participation, 24.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of just 1.9%, suggesting a tight but limited pool of available workers. Housing costs are low—median home value of $187,100 and median gross rent of $862/month—though the county has shed 15.1% of its population over the past five years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-15.1% since 2018
Cheyenne County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone1,428 (82.0%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race114 (6.5%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races106 (6.1%)
- Some Other Race Alone50 (2.9%)
- Black or African American Alone31 (1.8%)
- Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone10 (0.6%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish144
- 2.German or other West Germanic60
- 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic3
- 4.Other Indo-European3
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance252
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining175
- 3.Construction (Group)99
- 4.Public Administration (Group)89
- 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities85
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations429
- 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations165
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations132
- 4.Service Occupations121
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations121
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.