Poverty Rate in Taos County, NM

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
15.5% +22.7% vs nat'l
Rank #2,033 of 3,222
37th percentile

How Taos County Compares

Taos County
15.5%
New Mexico Average
15.5%
Rank #6 of 33 in state
National
12.6%
22.7% above

National Distribution

Where Taos County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Taos County: 15.5%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,030 Lincoln County, MT 15.4%
#2,031 Montgomery County, NC 15.4%
#2,032 Sanders County, MT 15.4%
#2,033 Taos County, NM 15.5%
#2,034 Yakima County, WA 15.5%
#2,035 Monroe County, TN 15.5%
#2,036 Fayette County, IL 15.5%
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Poverty Rate in Taos County, New Mexico

Taos County, New Mexico has a poverty rate of 15.5%, which ranks #2,033 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 22.7% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within New Mexico, Taos County ranks #6 of 33 out of 33 counties. This places it in the 37th 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.