Poverty Rate in Chaves County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
24.3%
Rank #2,961/3,222 · #25 in NM
8th
Chaves 24.3%
NM 17.8% +36.2%
US 12.6% +92.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Chaves County's poverty rate of 24.3% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Chaves County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,958 | Brazos County, TX | 24.3% |
| #2,959 | Catahoula Parish, LA | 24.3% |
| #2,960 | Guaynabo Municipio, PR | 24.3% |
| #2,961 | Chaves County, NM | 24.3% |
| #2,962 | Bamberg County, SC | 24.3% |
| #2,963 | Washington Parish, LA | 24.3% |
| #2,964 | Macon County, AL | 24.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Chaves County, New Mexico has a poverty rate of 24.3%, ranking #2,961 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 92.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New Mexico, it ranks #25 of 33. This places it in the 8th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.