Poverty Rate in Sierra County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
21.4%
Rank #2,786/3,222 · #20 in NM
14th
Sierra 21.4%
NM 17.8% +19.9%
US 12.6% +69.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Sierra County's poverty rate of 21.4% 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 Sierra County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,783 | Pike County, OH | 21.3% |
| #2,784 | Philadelphia County, PA | 21.4% |
| #2,785 | Breckinridge County, KY | 21.4% |
| #2,786 | Sierra County, NM | 21.4% |
| #2,787 | Barbour County, AL | 21.4% |
| #2,788 | Mora County, NM | 21.4% |
| #2,789 | Johnson County, TN | 21.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Sierra County, New Mexico has a poverty rate of 21.4%, ranking #2,786 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 69.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New Mexico, it ranks #20 of 33. This places it in the 14th 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.