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Employee / Resident Ratio

Employee / Resident Ratio

This measure represents the number of Full Time Equivalents (FTE) employed by Arapahoe County for every 1,000 residents. 

Reflects the ability of Arapahoe County Government to provide efficient and effective services to Arapahoe County residents.

Medium – The County is able hire additional employees to meet the needs of residents, but ultimately has little control over the rate of population growth in Arapahoe County or the availability of funds to hire additional employees.

Arapahoe County is growing rapidly, increasing the demand for County services. From 2023 to 2024, the number of County FTEs per 1,000 residents increased from 3.89 to 3.96.

The increase results in a red status for this measure.

Please note this data is presented 1 year in arrears due to data availability from the US Census Bureau. 

Legend: Meeting or exceeding target | Close to target | Below target | Data Pending
Contact Laura Taylor with the Arapahoe County Finance Department: [email protected]