Poverty Rate in Torrance County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.3%
Rank #2,485/3,222 · #12 in NM
23th
Torrance 18.3%
NM 17.8% +2.4%
US 12.6% +45.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Torrance County's poverty rate of 18.3% 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 Torrance County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
| #2,486 | Cannon County, TN | 18.3% |
| #2,487 | Moore County, TX | 18.3% |
| #2,488 | Owen County, KY | 18.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Torrance County, New Mexico has a poverty rate of 18.3%, ranking #2,485 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 45.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New Mexico, it ranks #12 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.