Poverty Rate in Lea County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lea County Compares
National Distribution
Where Lea County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Lea County: 18.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,534 | Leon County, FL | 18.7% |
| #2,535 | Humboldt County, CA | 18.7% |
| #2,536 | Chester County, SC | 18.7% |
| #2,537 | Lea County, NM | 18.7% |
| #2,538 | Saluda County, SC | 18.7% |
| #2,539 | Coles County, IL | 18.7% |
| #2,540 | Las Animas County, CO | 18.7% |
Poverty Rate in Lea County, New Mexico
Lea County, New Mexico has a poverty rate of 18.7%, which ranks #2,537 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 48.3% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within New Mexico, Lea County ranks #13 of 33 out of 33 counties. This places it in the 21th 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.