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Highest poverty rate, New Mexico cities · 1990

New Mexico cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 41 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Sunland Park, NMNM18,26853.0%+36%

02Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,86448.7%+13%

03Anthony, NMNM8,90047.4%+25%

04Shiprock, NMNM7,61046.7%+19%

05Portales, NMNM11,73435.0%+41%

06Deming, NMNM14,94433.9%+3%

07Las Vegas, NMNM12,57430.3%+9%

08Socorro, NMNM8,26129.1%−10%

09Tucumcari, NMNM5,08228.6%+16%

10Belen, NMNM7,58928.2%+14%

11Grants, NMNM8,93327.4%+25%

12Taos, NMNM6,52627.0%+17%

13Lovington, NMNM11,62026.7%+21%

14Chaparral, NMNM18,18626.5%−15%

15Española, NMNM10,45826.3%+22%

16Los Lunas, NMNM20,57225.3%+87%

17South Valley, NMNM37,12024.9%+15%

18Hobbs, NMNM40,86324.8%+2%

19Silver City, NMNM9,28424.0%+10%

20Bernalillo, NMNM9,15923.5%+29%

21Aztec, NMNM6,09123.3%+34%

22Gallup, NMNM19,96923.0%+10%

23Las Cruces, NMNM116,97822.6%−3%

24Roswell, NMNM46,87821.6%−4%

25Clovis, NMNM37,12721.4%+2%

26Artesia, NMNM12,73521.4%+6%

27Bloomfield, NMNM7,33520.8%+41%

28Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,94920.7%−10%

29Carlsbad, NMNM32,52420.7%+26%

30Raton, NMNM5,95220.5%+18%

31Ruidoso, NMNM7,58019.5%+63%

32Farmington, NMNM46,05515.2%−5%

33Albuquerque, NMNM556,58814.0%+3%

34Alamogordo, NMNM31,90613.5%−18%

35North Valley, NMNM10,45513.1%+23%

36Santa Fe, NMNM89,83712.3%−0%

37Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,79010.8%+24%

38Corrales, NMNM8,4848.7%+74%

39Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,6193.0%+5%

40White Rock, NMNM5,7162.5%+84%

41Los Alamos, NMNM13,3172.3%−36%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES