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Insurance agencies in Adams County, CO

The insurance agencies in Adams County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,198 of 2,272 scored counties
#12 of 35 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
309
78 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
210
+7.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$395.5M
On vehicle insurance · $2,096 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.4
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
554,668
+6.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 309 insurance agencies in Adams County. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 16.4 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Adams County comes to about $395.5M a year: $2,096 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 309 insurance agencies, that is $1.3M per agency, 2% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Adams County was 210 in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 899 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $5.1M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Adams County.

Population estimates put the population change in Adams County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For insurance agencies, Adams County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,198 of 2,272 scored counties and #12 of 35 scored counties in Colorado.

How Adams County compares

The same measures for Colorado and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle insurance by the insurance agencies counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Insurance agencies in Adams County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureAdams CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.419.215.6
Spending per listing$1.3M$1M$1.3M
Households per official establishment899760966
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.7%−1.0%−1.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.6%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle insurance$2,096$1,936$1,957
Median household income$94,571$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score4838

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
195 → 210+7.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
605
Annual payroll, 2023
$34.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30978 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
315The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
12
Amount
$5.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Adams County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Adams County

Population, 2025 estimate
554,668+6.6% since 2020
Households
188,730
Median age
35.6
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,167 sq. mi.
People per square mile
454
Median household income
$94,571+32.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,016
Median home value
$484,200
Jobs located here
254,922
Daytime population
520,338Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Insurance agencies across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for insurance agencies, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Adams County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Park County, CO8666.7$3.6M+5.1%#110 of 2,272
2Grand County, CO7656.7$3.3M+4.8%#306 of 2,272
3Elbert County, CO751313.0$2.2M+16.5%#337 of 2,272
4Gunnison County, CO6467.1$2.9M+2.9%#640 of 2,272
5Weld County, CO5917814.3$1.5M+14.2%#815 of 2,272
6Routt County, CO55108.9$2.3M+2.0%#938 of 2,272
7Fremont County, CO552413.4$1.5M+2.4%#960 of 2,272
8Archuleta County, CO551016.9$1.3M+6.6%#971 of 2,272
9Eagle County, CO522210.0$2.1M−2.4%#1,033 of 2,272
10Delta County, CO491914.7$1.4M+3.6%#1,141 of 2,272
12Adams County, CO4830916.4$1.3M+6.6%#1,198 of 2,272

Other business types in Adams County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Adams County, CO?

There are 309 insurance agencies on map listings in Adams County as of September 2026. 78 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 210 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Adams County, CO spend on vehicle insurance?

About $395.5M a year, or $2,096 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 309 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 188,730 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Adams County, CO compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Adams County has 16.4 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.3M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Adams County would have about 315, against 309 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 899 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Adams County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Adams County at 554,668 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 188,730 households. The median household income in Adams County is $94,571 a year, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Adams County scores 48 for insurance agencies (lower middle), #1,198 of 2,272 scored counties.

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