Economic Activity

On this page, you can find information on unemployment, Medicaid and Child Health Care Plan Plus enrollment, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program claims.

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Unemployment

19-Jan19-Jan19-Mar19-Mar19-May19-May19-Jul19-Jul19-Sep19-Sep19-Nov19-Nov20-Jan20-Jan20-Mar20-Mar20-May20-May20-Jul20-Jul20-Sep20-Sep20-Nov20-Nov21-Jan21-Jan21-Mar21-Mar21-May21-May21-Jul21-Jul21-Sep21-Sep21-Nov21-Nov22-Jan22-Jan22-Mar22-Mar22-May22-May22-Jul22-Jul22-Sep22-Sep22-Nov22-Nov23-Jan23-Jan23-Mar23-Mar23-May23-May23-Jul23-Jul23-Sep23-Sep23-Nov23-Nov24-Jan24-Jan24-Mar24-Mar24-May24-May24-Jul24-Jul24-Sep24-Sep24-Nov24-Nov% of Unemployed County Residents12.7%12.7%11.4%11.4%10.2%10.2%8.9%8.9%7.6%7.6%6.3%6.3%5.1%5.1%3.8%3.8%2.5%2.5%1.3%1.3%0%0%% of Unemployed County Residents

19-Jan19-Jan19-Mar19-Mar19-May19-May19-Jul19-Jul19-Sep19-Sep19-Nov19-Nov20-Jan20-Jan20-Mar20-Mar20-May20-May20-Jul20-Jul20-Sep20-Sep20-Nov20-Nov21-Jan21-Jan21-Mar21-Mar21-May21-May21-Jul21-Jul21-Sep21-Sep21-Nov21-Nov22-Jan22-Jan22-Mar22-Mar22-May22-May22-Jul22-Jul22-Sep22-Sep22-Nov22-Nov23-Jan23-Jan23-Mar23-Mar23-May23-May23-Jul23-Jul23-Sep23-Sep23-Nov23-Nov24-Jan24-Jan24-Mar24-Mar24-May24-May24-Jul24-Jul24-Sep24-Sep24-Nov24-Nov# of Unemployed County Residents40,00040,00032,00032,00024,00024,00016,00016,0008,0008,00000Unemployed County Residents

Medicaid Member Enrollment (All Ages)

19-Jul19-Jul19-Sep19-Sep19-Nov19-Nov20-Jan20-Jan20-Mar20-Mar20-May20-May20-Jul20-Jul20-Sep20-Sep20-Nov20-Nov21-Jan21-Jan21-Mar21-Mar21-May21-May21-Jul21-Jul21-Sep21-Sep21-Nov21-Nov22-Jan22-Jan22-Mar22-Mar22-May22-May22-Jul22-Jul22-Sep22-Sep22-Nov22-Nov23-Jan23-Jan23-Mar23-Mar23-May23-May23-Jul23-Jul23-Sep23-Sep23-Nov23-Nov24-Jan24-Jan24-Mar24-Mar24-May24-May24-Jul24-Jul24-Sep24-Sep24-Nov24-NovJan-25Jan-25220,000220,000200,000200,000180,000180,000160,000160,000140,000140,000120,000120,000Medicaid Enrolled County Residents

We present the monthly Medicaid total member count for the county. Data is from the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. All Medicaid caseload data is from the Business Intelligence and Data Management System and Services (BIDM) table: Client Monthly Snapshot. Data are suppressed for counties with smaller populations per the Department’s threshold rule to comply with HIPAA regulations.


SNAP Monthly Claims in Adams County

Jan-19Jan-19Mar-19Mar-19May-19May-19Jul-19Jul-19Sep-19Sep-19Nov-19Nov-19Jan-20Jan-20Mar-20Mar-20May-20May-20Jul-20Jul-20Sep-20Sep-20Nov-20Nov-20Feb-21Feb-21Apr-21Apr-21Jun-21Jun-21Aug-21Aug-21Oct-21Oct-21Dec-21Dec-21Feb-22Feb-22Apr-22Apr-22Jun-22Jun-22Aug-22Aug-22Oct-22Oct-22Dec-22Dec-22Feb-23Feb-23Apr-23Apr-23Jun-23Jun-23Aug-23Aug-23Oct-23Oct-23Dec-23Dec-23Feb-24Feb-24May-24May-24Jul-24Jul-24Sep-24Sep-24Nov-24Nov-24Distinct Cases and Clients80,00080,00070,00070,00060,00060,00050,00050,00040,00040,00030,00030,00020,00020,00010,00010,000Number of Distinct Cases and Clients

We present the monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for the county. The count of distinct cases/clients represents any case/client that received a benefit (who was enrolled in SNAP during a given month). The historical client to case ratio in Colorado is approximately 2.1 clients per case. Data is from the Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Economic Security.


Jan-19Jan-19Mar-19Mar-19May-19May-19Jul-19Jul-19Sep-19Sep-19Nov-19Nov-19Jan-20Jan-20Mar-20Mar-20May-20May-20Jul-20Jul-20Sep-20Sep-20Nov-20Nov-20Feb-21Feb-21Apr-21Apr-21Jun-21Jun-21Aug-21Aug-21Oct-21Oct-21Dec-21Dec-21Feb-22Feb-22Apr-22Apr-22Jun-22Jun-22Aug-22Aug-22Oct-22Oct-22Dec-22Dec-22Feb-23Feb-23Apr-23Apr-23Jun-23Jun-23Aug-23Aug-23Oct-23Oct-23Dec-23Dec-23Feb-24Feb-24May-24May-24Jul-24Jul-24Sep-24Sep-24Nov-24Nov-24Issuance Amount$20,000,000$20,000,000$16,000,000$16,000,000$12,000,000$12,000,000$8,000,000$8,000,000$4,000,000$4,000,000

We also present the monthly issuance amount, which helps to understand how much purchasing power the SNAP program affords clients. This measure is helpful to understand how SNAP participation contributes to addressing food insecurity.



Note: The bar charts above display the numbers for each indicator for all 64 Colorado counties. This can help you understand how one county compares to all other counties for a specific community characteristic.


Note: There is evidence suggesting that various demographic, socio-economic and health risks are associated with different levels of COVID-19 disease severity. Please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for more information about how these indicators may be connected to different levels of COVID-19 severity.