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Highest poverty rate, New Mexico cities

New Mexico cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 22.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Tucumcari, NM, up 16 places to #2.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01▲14Shiprock, NMNM7,61034.6%−4.6 pts

02▲16Tucumcari, NMNM5,08234.3%+9.6 pts

03▲7Grants, NMNM8,93334.1%+12.3 pts

04▼2Anthony, NMNM8,90032.9%−5.1 pts

05▲11Socorro, NMNM8,26132.6%+0.3 pts

06▲2Las Vegas, NMNM12,57432.0%+4.2 pts

07▲2Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,94931.7%+8.5 pts

08▲14Belen, NMNM7,58931.2%+6.4 pts

09▲4Deming, NMNM14,94430.9%−2.0 pts

10▲2Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,86429.9%−13.2 pts

11▲6Portales, NMNM11,73428.1%+3.2 pts

12▼7Chaparral, NMNM18,18627.4%−3.9 pts

13▼9Gallup, NMNM19,96926.8%+5.9 pts

14▲11Roswell, NMNM46,87826.0%+3.4 pts

15▼4Aztec, NMNM6,09125.9%+8.5 pts

16▲14Bloomfield, NMNM7,33525.7%+11.0 pts

17▼3Raton, NMNM5,95225.1%+7.7 pts

18▼17El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,32325.0%–

19▲12Lovington, NMNM11,62025.0%+2.8 pts

20▼14Santa Teresa, NMNM6,04123.9%+22.3 pts

21▼18Silver City, NMNM9,28423.7%+1.7 pts

22▼2Las Cruces, NMNM116,97822.6%−0.7 pts

23▼16Sunland Park, NMNM18,26822.4%−16.5 pts

24▲2Clovis, NMNM37,12721.7%+0.8 pts

25▲12Ruidoso, NMNM7,58020.6%+8.7 pts

26▼5Española, NMNM10,45820.4%−1.2 pts

27▲1Hobbs, NMNM40,86319.7%−4.5 pts

28▼1South Valley, NMNM37,12018.5%−3.2 pts

29▲11Los Lunas, NMNM20,57218.2%+4.7 pts

30▲3North Valley, NMNM10,45517.6%+7.0 pts

31▼2Farmington, NMNM46,05517.4%+1.4 pts

32Alamogordo, NMNM31,90616.6%+0.1 pts

33▼9Bernalillo, NMNM9,15915.9%−2.3 pts

34▼15Artesia, NMNM12,73515.7%−4.5 pts

35▼1Albuquerque, NMNM556,58815.5%+2.0 pts

36▼1Carlsbad, NMNM32,52413.8%−2.7 pts

37▼14Taos, NMNM6,52613.7%−9.4 pts

38▼2Santa Fe, NMNM89,83712.9%+0.6 pts

39▲2North Hobbs, NMNM6,03412.8%–

40▼2Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,7908.8%+0.1 pts

41▲2Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,6198.4%+5.5 pts

42▼3Edgewood, NMNM6,1578.3%−2.6 pts

43▼1Rio Rancho, NMNM114,4197.4%+2.3 pts

44Corrales, NMNM8,4847.0%+2.1 pts

45Los Alamos, NMNM13,3174.1%+0.4 pts

46White Rock, NMNM5,7162.5%+1.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES