Poverty Rate in Los Alamos County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Los Alamos County Compares
National Distribution
Where Los Alamos County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Los Alamos County: 3.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Morgan County, UT | 1.4% |
| #2 | Stanton County, KS | 1.5% |
| #3 | Nantucket County, MA | 3.2% |
| #4 | Los Alamos County, NM | 3.5% |
| #5 | Douglas County, CO | 3.8% |
| #6 | Rich County, UT | 3.8% |
| #7 | Calvert County, MD | 3.9% |
Poverty Rate in Los Alamos County, New Mexico
Los Alamos County, New Mexico has a poverty rate of 3.5%, which ranks #4 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 72.0% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within New Mexico, Los Alamos County ranks #1 of 33 out of 33 counties. This places it in the 100th 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.