Poverty Rate in Lea County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.7%
Rank #2,537/3,222 · #13 in NM
21th
Lea 18.7%
NM 17.8% +4.8%
US 12.6% +48.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lea County's poverty rate of 18.7% 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 Lea County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,534 | Leon County, FL | 18.7% |
| #2,535 | Humboldt County, CA | 18.7% |
| #2,536 | Chester County, SC | 18.7% |
| #2,537 | Lea County, NM | 18.7% |
| #2,538 | Saluda County, SC | 18.7% |
| #2,539 | Coles County, IL | 18.7% |
| #2,540 | Las Animas County, CO | 18.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Lea County, New Mexico has a poverty rate of 18.7%, ranking #2,537 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 48.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New Mexico, it ranks #13 of 33. This places it in the 21th 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.