Poverty Rate in Lincoln County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.3%
Rank #2,603/3,222 · #14 in NM
19th
Lincoln 19.3%
NM 17.8% +8.0%
US 12.6% +52.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lincoln County's poverty rate of 19.3% 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 Lincoln County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,600 | Butte County, CA | 19.2% |
| #2,601 | Butte County, ID | 19.3% |
| #2,602 | Livingston County, KY | 19.3% |
| #2,603 | Lincoln County, NM | 19.3% |
| #2,604 | Otero County, NM | 19.3% |
| #2,605 | Iron County, MO | 19.3% |
| #2,606 | Hart County, KY | 19.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Lincoln County, New Mexico has a poverty rate of 19.3%, ranking #2,603 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 52.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New Mexico, it ranks #14 of 33. This places it in the 19th 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.