Poverty Rate in Los Alamos County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.5%
Rank #4/3,222 · #1 in NM
100th
Los Alamos 3.5%
NM 17.8% -80.2%
US 12.6% -72.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Los Alamos County's poverty rate of 3.5% 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 Los Alamos County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1 | Morgan County, UT | 1.4% |
| #2 | Stanton County, KS | 1.5% |
| #3 | Nantucket County, MA | 3.2% |
| #4 | Los Alamos County, NM | 3.5% |
| #5 | Douglas County, CO | 3.8% |
| #6 | Rich County, UT | 3.8% |
| #7 | Calvert County, MD | 3.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Los Alamos County, New Mexico has a poverty rate of 3.5%, ranking #4 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 72.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within New Mexico, it ranks #1 of 33. This places it in the 100th 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.