Poverty Rate in Rio Arriba County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.2%
Rank #2,482/3,222 · #11 in NM
23th
Rio Arriba 18.2%
NM 17.8% +2.3%
US 12.6% +44.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Rio Arriba 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 Rio Arriba County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,479 | Saginaw County, MI | 18.2% |
| #2,480 | Cherokee County, OK | 18.2% |
| #2,481 | Story County, IA | 18.2% |
| #2,482 | Rio Arriba County, NM | 18.2% |
| #2,483 | Franklin County, NY | 18.2% |
| #2,484 | Henry County, TN | 18.3% |
| #2,485 | Torrance County, NM | 18.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico has a poverty rate of 18.2%, ranking #2,482 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 44.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New Mexico, it ranks #11 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.