Poverty Rate in Eddy County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.8%
Rank #1,716/3,222 · #4 in NM
47th
Eddy 13.8%
NM 17.8% -22.4%
US 12.6% +9.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Eddy County's poverty rate of 13.8% 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 Eddy County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,713 | Iron County, UT | 13.8% |
| #1,714 | Pierce County, GA | 13.8% |
| #1,715 | Jackson County, MS | 13.8% |
| #1,716 | Eddy County, NM | 13.8% |
| #1,717 | Essex County, VT | 13.8% |
| #1,718 | Sullivan County, IN | 13.9% |
| #1,719 | Erie County, NY | 13.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Eddy County, New Mexico has a poverty rate of 13.8%, ranking #1,716 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New Mexico, it ranks #4 of 33. This places it in the 47th 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.