What is the age of consent in Colorado?
16–17
The age of consent in Colorado is 17.
Colorado is classified “16–17” for the age of consent, as are 37 of the other 49 states and the District of Columbia.
Source
- Note
- A close-in-age exemption applies from 14.
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read from the source’s state-by-state coverage; the topic is published only once hand-verified reference states match it.
Across the United States
- 16–17 37 states and the District of Columbia, including Colorado.
- 18+ 13 states.
Nearby states
- Utah
- 18+ The age of consent in Utah is 18.
- Wyoming
- 16–17 The age of consent in Wyoming is 17.
- New Mexico
- 16–17 The age of consent in New Mexico is 16.
- Nebraska
- 16–17 The age of consent in Nebraska is 16.
- Kansas
- 16–17 The age of consent in Kansas is 16.
- South Dakota
- 16–17 The age of consent in South Dakota is 16.
Other laws in Colorado
- Abortion
- Legal on request
- Euthanasia
- Assisted dying only
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Death Penalty
- Fully abolished
- Gun Laws
- Restrictive
- Cannabis
- Legal
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.