Poverty Rate in Santa Fe County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.0%
Rank #1,267/3,222 · #3 in NM
61th
Santa Fe 12.0%
NM 17.8% -32.9%
US 12.6% -5.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Santa Fe County's poverty rate of 12.0% 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 Santa Fe County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,264 | McKenzie County, ND | 12.0% |
| #1,265 | Pickens County, GA | 12.0% |
| #1,266 | Gordon County, GA | 12.0% |
| #1,267 | Santa Fe County, NM | 12.0% |
| #1,268 | Roane County, TN | 12.0% |
| #1,269 | Henry County, IA | 12.0% |
| #1,270 | Whiteside County, IL | 12.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Santa Fe County, New Mexico has a poverty rate of 12.0%, ranking #1,267 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 5.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within New Mexico, it ranks #3 of 33. This places it in the 61th 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.