Poverty Rate in San Miguel County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
24.4%
Rank #2,968/3,222 · #26 in NM
8th
San Miguel 24.4%
NM 17.8% +36.9%
US 12.6% +93.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How San Miguel County's poverty rate of 24.4% 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 San Miguel County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,965 | Rolette County, ND | 24.3% |
| #2,966 | Letcher County, KY | 24.4% |
| #2,967 | Pike County, KY | 24.4% |
| #2,968 | San Miguel County, NM | 24.4% |
| #2,969 | Rosebud County, MT | 24.5% |
| #2,970 | Bacon County, GA | 24.5% |
| #2,971 | Madison County, ID | 24.5% |
About Poverty Rate
San Miguel County, New Mexico has a poverty rate of 24.4%, ranking #2,968 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 93.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New Mexico, it ranks #26 of 33. This places it in the 8th 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.