Poverty Rate in Valencia County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.1%
Rank #2,466/3,222 · #9 in NM
23th
Valencia 18.1%
NM 17.8% +1.7%
US 12.6% +43.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Valencia County's poverty rate of 18.1% 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 Valencia County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,463 | San Juan County, UT | 18.1% |
| #2,464 | Charlton County, GA | 18.1% |
| #2,465 | Comanche County, OK | 18.1% |
| #2,466 | Valencia County, NM | 18.1% |
| #2,467 | Laurens County, SC | 18.1% |
| #2,468 | Colfax County, NM | 18.2% |
| #2,469 | Prowers County, CO | 18.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Valencia County, New Mexico has a poverty rate of 18.1%, ranking #2,466 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 43.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New Mexico, it ranks #9 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.