The income needed to make ends meet varies widely across Colorado

The 2011 Colorado Self-Sufficiency Standard for a single adult with one preschooler ranges from $24,033 to $59,408 annually depending on the county. The map below shows a noticable disparity between higher cost suburban and resort areas and lower cost non-mountainous rural counties in Colorado.

Learn more by checking out the Self-Sufficiency Standard for Colorado 2011, a measurement of the true cost of making ends meet for Colorado families.