Colorado SNAP Income Limits and Benefits Calculator (Food Stamps), 2026-27

The federal limits apply in Colorado: gross $1,729 (130%) and net $1,330 (100%) a month for one person, $3,575 and $2,750 for four. Colorado's categorical eligibility rule also reaches 200% of the federal poverty level. The rule gives the percent and no dollar column, so this page shows no Colorado dollar limit for 200 percent. A household with an elderly or disabled member only has to meet the net limit.

SNAP (food assistance), run by county departments under the Colorado Department of Human Services and applied for through Colorado PEAK. SNAP and food stamps are the same program, and the figures here are for October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027; the FY 2026 figures (October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026) are on the SNAP income limits page.

Maintained by Archie Chang · Limits and sources checked October 31, 2026 · Methodology & sources

Estimate your SNAP benefit

In SNAP, a member counts as elderly or disabled if they are 60 or older, or receive Supplemental Security Income, certain Social Security, railroad, veterans or state disability payments, or meet another test in the definition in 7 CFR 271.2.

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Enter your monthly utility costs for Colorado; the state applies its own standard utility allowance when a household qualifies for one. Do not include internet: since Public Law 119-21 it no longer counts.

Your estimate

Estimated SNAP benefit: $306 a month.

Gross income test (October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027)
Pass: $0 is at or below $1,729
Net income test
Not required for categorically eligible households (net income $0)
Maximum allotment for 1 person
$306
30% of net income (rounded up)
$0
Step by step SNAP calculation
StepAmount
Gross monthly income (earned plus unearned)$0
Minus: 20% earned income deduction$0
Minus: Standard deduction for 1 person$217
Minus: Dependent care costs$0
Legally owed child support paid (already taken out of gross income above)$0
Income after the deductions above$0
Shelter costs (rent or mortgage, taxes, insurance)$0
Half of income after the deductions above$0
Minus: Excess shelter deduction (capped at $769)$0
Net monthly income$0
Minus: 30% of net income, rounded up to the next dollar$0
Maximum allotment for 1 person$306
Estimated monthly benefit$306

This is an estimate, not an eligibility decision. Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) decides who is in the household, what income counts and the final benefit. Not modeled: asset (resource) limits, which can decide eligibility for households that are not categorically eligible; work-requirement time limits for able-bodied adults without dependents; student rules and noncitizen eligibility; self-employment cost rules and income exclusions; prorated first months and the $10 initial-month rule; state options beyond the ones sourced on the state pages (for example a standard medical deduction). Apply: Colorado PEAK.

Colorado SNAP income limits by household size

Monthly limits effective October 1, 2026. The federal columns are the standard limits: a household with an elderly or disabled member skips the gross test, and a categorically eligible household skips both tests. The Colorado column is the categorical eligibility limit.

Colorado SNAP monthly income limits by household size
Household sizeFederal gross, 130%Federal net, 100%Maximum benefit
1$1,729$1,330$306
2$2,345$1,804$562
3$2,960$2,277$808
4$3,575$2,750$1,023
5$4,191$3,224$1,217
6$4,806$3,697$1,463
7$5,421$4,170$1,616
8$6,037$4,644$1,841
Each additional member+$616+$474+$225 (9th to 17th person)

Colorado's rule gives 200% of the federal poverty level as the categorical eligibility limit. The rule gives the percent and no dollar column, so this page shows no Colorado dollar limit for 200 percent.

Colorado's rule 10 CCR 2506-1 (effective October 1, 2024) puts a household with combined gross income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level that has been authorized to receive a non-cash TANF/MOE-funded service under Expanded Categorical Eligibility (ECE), which exempts it from having resources considered. A household with a member disqualified for an intentional program violation, or convicted of a drug-related felony where SNAP benefits were used to purchase drugs, is not eligible under ECE rules. Any gross income at or below the federal 130 percent limit is also within 200 percent, so the calculator treats it as categorically eligible and skips the net test.

“Households with a combined gross income at or below two hundred (200%) of the federal poverty level as defined in section 4.401.1; and 2) Households who have been authorized to receive non-cash Temporary Assistance to Needy Families/Maintenance of Effort (TANF/MOE) funded service designed to further TANF Purpose Four (4) by “encouraging the formation and maintenance of two-parent families.””
10 CCR 2506-1, Expanded Categorical Eligibility (ECE) (source)
““Expanded Categorical Eligibility (ECE)” means households that are exempt from having resources considered when determining eligibility for SNAP.”
10 CCR 2506-1, definitions (source)

Colorado SNAP asset test

ECE households are exempt from having resources considered. Under standard eligibility, the rule effective October 1, 2024 sets the resource limit at $3,000, or $4,500 for a household with a member who is 60 or older or has a disability (the FY 2027 federal figure is $4,750).

“Effective October 1, 2024, the resource limit for households that include a member who is aged sixty (60) and older and/or a person with a disability is four thousand and five hundred dollars ($4,500). The resource limit for households that do not include a member who is aged sixty (60) and older and/or a person with a disability is three thousand dollars ($3,000).”
10 CCR 2506-1, resource limits (source)

The federal asset limits for households that are not categorically eligible are $3,000, or $4,750 when a member is 60 or older or disabled (FY 2027).

Colorado SNAP utility allowances

Colorado's rule sets four mandatory allowances: heating and cooling, basic (at least two other utility costs), one utility, and telephone. A household is entitled to only one of them and cannot claim actual utility expenses instead. This page shows no Colorado FY 2027 allowance amount, so the calculator uses the utility costs you enter as a stand-in.

“Households cannot claim actual utility expenses and are only entitled to one (1) of the four (4) utility allowances.”
10 CCR 2506-1, 4.407.31 Four-Tiered Mandatory Standard Utility Allowance (source)

Internet costs no longer count toward shelter or utility costs under Public Law 119-21 section 10104, and a LIHEAP or similar payment gives the heating and cooling allowance only to a household with an elderly or disabled member (section 10103).

Colorado SNAP child support rule

Colorado's own source treats legally owed child support you pay as an exclusion from income, so the calculator takes it out of gross income before the income tests.

“A household shall receive an exclusion from income for legally binding child support payments made to or for non-household members.”
10 CCR 2506-1, 4.407.5 Child Support Expense Exclusion (source)

How to apply for SNAP in Colorado

Colorado food assistance is run by county departments of human services under CDHS; Colorado PEAK is the state portal for applying online.

Colorado PEAK

What the Colorado calculator uses

  • Gross test: the federal 130% limit, with gross income at or below it treated as categorically eligible where the state rule says so; income above it is shown as "possible", not as a result, because of the Colorado 200% rule described above.
  • Deductions and maximum benefit: the FY 2027 federal figures shown on this page.
  • Child support you pay: an exclusion from income, as the state source says.
  • Utilities: the utility costs you enter; this page lists no state allowance amounts.

Frequently asked questions

What are the Colorado SNAP income limits for 2026-27?

The federal limits apply in Colorado: gross $1,729 (130%) and net $1,330 (100%) a month for one person, $3,575 and $2,750 for four. Colorado's categorical eligibility rule also reaches 200% of the federal poverty level. The rule gives the percent and no dollar column, so this page shows no Colorado dollar limit for 200 percent. A household with an elderly or disabled member only has to meet the net limit.

Is there an asset test for SNAP (food stamps) in Colorado?

ECE households are exempt from having resources considered. Under standard eligibility, the rule effective October 1, 2024 sets the resource limit at $3,000, or $4,500 for a household with a member who is 60 or older or has a disability (the FY 2027 federal figure is $4,750).

What is Colorado's standard utility allowance for SNAP?

Colorado's rule sets four mandatory allowances: heating and cooling, basic (at least two other utility costs), one utility, and telephone. A household is entitled to only one of them and cannot claim actual utility expenses instead. This page shows no Colorado FY 2027 allowance amount, so the calculator uses the utility costs you enter as a stand-in.

How do I apply for SNAP in Colorado?

Colorado food assistance is run by county departments of human services under CDHS; Colorado PEAK is the state portal for applying online. Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) decides eligibility and the benefit amount.

How much SNAP could a Colorado household get?

The maximum allotment is the same in every one of the 48 states and DC: $306 a month for one person, $562 for two, $1,023 for four. The benefit is that amount minus 30% of net income, rounded up to the next dollar, and a one or two person household that is eligible gets at least $25. The calculator on this page shows every deduction.

Is Colorado SNAP the same as food stamps?

Yes. In Colorado the program is described as: SNAP (food assistance), run by county departments under the Colorado Department of Human Services and applied for through Colorado PEAK. The federal program is SNAP, formerly called Food Stamps, so the income limits and benefit formula on this page apply under every one of those names.

Related pages

FedRateCalc is not a government site and cannot decide eligibility. Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) decides each case, and its figures change when it updates them.

Sources

All sources are government pages, read October 31, 2026, except the pages marked below, which were read from Internet Archive captures of the agency page on the date shown.