Poverty Rate in Colfax County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.2%
Rank #2,468/3,222 · #10 in NM
23th
Colfax 18.2%
NM 17.8% +1.8%
US 12.6% +44.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Colfax County's poverty rate of 18.2% 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 Colfax County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,465 | Comanche County, OK | 18.1% |
| #2,466 | Valencia County, NM | 18.1% |
| #2,467 | Laurens County, SC | 18.1% |
| #2,468 | Colfax County, NM | 18.2% |
| #2,469 | Prowers County, CO | 18.2% |
| #2,470 | Montmorency County, MI | 18.2% |
| #2,471 | Cherokee County, TX | 18.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Colfax County, New Mexico has a poverty rate of 18.2%, ranking #2,468 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 44.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New Mexico, it ranks #10 of 33. This places it in the 23th 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.