28.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chinle, AZ (1.14k out of 4.02k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chinle, AZ is Native American, followed by White and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.