Poverty Rate in Curry County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Curry County Compares
National Distribution
Where Curry County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Curry County: 20.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,711 | Hickman County, KY | 20.5% |
| #2,712 | Dallas County, MO | 20.5% |
| #2,713 | Butler County, MO | 20.5% |
| #2,714 | Curry County, NM | 20.5% |
| #2,715 | Butler County, KY | 20.5% |
| #2,716 | Lake County, MI | 20.5% |
| #2,717 | Leake County, MS | 20.5% |
Poverty Rate in Curry County, New Mexico
Curry County, New Mexico has a poverty rate of 20.5%, which ranks #2,714 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 62.8% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within New Mexico, Curry County ranks #18 of 33 out of 33 counties. This places it in the 16th 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.