Poverty Rate in Colfax County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Colfax County Compares
National Distribution
Where Colfax County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Colfax County: 18.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #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% |
| #2,470 | Montmorency County, MI | 18.2% |
| #2,471 | Cherokee County, TX | 18.2% |
Poverty Rate in Colfax County, New Mexico
Colfax County, New Mexico has a poverty rate of 18.2%, which ranks #2,468 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 44.1% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within New Mexico, Colfax County ranks #10 of 33 out of 33 counties. This places it in the 23th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.